Tag: Volunteering
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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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BIT – Back In Town
Week 10 4. November – Day 56The 4th of November was a Monday, and I went back to Szolnok to continue my volunteering with the ESC. I left at 8.30am to get to Cologne Central Station, where my ICE train to Vienna left with a 15–20-minute delay. I arrived in Vienna 20 minutes later than…
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The Georgian Volunteers
14. October – Day 44On my 44th day in Szolnok, Hungary my first activity of this day were my Hungarian lesson with Ilona. After that I went with the new volunteers to the youth place, there Roli showed them the place and explained them the rules. They were also introduced to the other people which…
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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…
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Hortobágy
23 September – Day 23That day I had to get up at 6 a.m. because we were going on a school trip to Hortobágy with a class from Szolnok. We took a long-distance bus. Our first stop on this trip was the Lake Tisza Eco centre in Poroszló, Hungary. There we got a tour of…
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Week Four
23 September – Day 23At 11 a.m. I had my Hungarian lesson.After that I was at the youth place and Roli and I spoked about the plans for the next days. 24 September – Day 24 / 25 September – Day 25I was with a class on a school trip in Hortobágy. But the text…