Tag: Event
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Week 28 — On-Arrival Training & A Cultural Weekend
17th March – Day 177 to 21st March – Day 181 This week was dedicated to my On-Arrival Training in Budapest as part of the ESC program. On Monday, I met up with Ricsi at 9:00 AM at the Szolnok train station. Together, we took the train to Budapest-Nyugati, where we met two other volunteers…
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Week 27 — A Week of Work, Community & Budapest Adventures
10th March — Day 170 After our big weekend trip to Kraków and Prague, we arrived back in Szolnok around 8 AM on Monday. Even though we were tired, some of us decided to go to the Youth Center instead of resting all day. There wasn’t much on the schedule, so we took it easy…
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Week 24 – The Newbies and Budapest Trip
18th February – Day 150 On Tuesday, I returned from my spontaneous visit to Germany. I had some dental issues and needed to see a dentist. However, since it wasn’t classified as a “real” emergency, the Henner health insurance from the ESC didn’t cover the costs. Additionally, Hungary has a different system for dental insurance,…
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Wrapping Up the Year: Reflections, Celebrations, and Homecoming
Week 16 16th December – Day 98Monday began with cleaning and tidying the youth center after the guitar concert the previous day. Pisti also brought some sacks of old clothes for us to pick through—I found a leather jacket that I liked.In the evening, Roland, András, and I went out for pizza, enjoying a relaxed…
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Cultural Encounters and Farewells
Week 15 9th December – Day 91This Monday, we had a change of routine. Instead of my usual Hungarian lesson, we had a special program. Roli picked us up, and by 8:30 AM, we were at the youth center.The reason? We met with a group of individuals from a social minority. Lana gave a presentation…
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A Week of Presentations, Challenges, and Festivities
2nd December – Day 84On December 2nd, we held the presentation I mentioned in last week’s blog. It took place at a school near our apartment at 11 o’clock. Roland and Rebeka joined the Georgian volunteers and me. Roli took pictures while Rebeka managed the PowerPoint slideshow on my laptop. 3rd December – Day 85I…
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Creativity, Collaboration, and Christmas Cheer
25. November – Day 77This Monday, we went to the youth center, and I began working on a presentation about the European Solidarity Corps. The Georgian volunteers and I were tasked with creating it for a school visit. Unfortunately, the others had to leave early as they weren’t feeling well. 26. November – Day 78Richárd…
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Christmas Crafts and Community Events
Week 12 18. November – Day 70On Monday I had my Hungarian lesson like every Monday.I also went to the youth centre where people with special needs were baking Christmas cookies.I baked some too. Anna and Robi went to Budapest with their friends until Thursday. Lana returned from Budapest, where she met with a friend.…
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Workshops, Events, and Quiet Days
Week 11 11. November – Day 63On Monday, we met Richárd, who picked us up in front of the apartment building. He took us to his workshop in Szolnok, where he gave us a tour. He asked us to think about whether we’d like to work on any projects there in the future and what…
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Arrival new Volunteers
30. September – Day 30 to 13. October – Day 36Not much happened during these two weeks, so this post covers both weeks. In the week from September 30th to October 6th I finished my presentation, created a German version and made a Kahoot! about it. On the weekend I also went to the pub…