How time flies when you are a volunteer in VCS! Three weeks in Macedonia passed in the blink of an eye for Ine, Ishak, Mohamed, and Alex from Belgium. Even with so little time, they could experience the real life of a volunteer. Did their short volunteering experience change their lives? We can’t be 100%…
It all started with flight cancellation due to an unexpected technical problem, but they are finally with us! Four young and curious volunteers from Belgium joined our VCS Family on the 17th of June. In the next three weeks Volunteers Centre Skopje will host Alex, Ine, Ishak and Mohamed. They will have the opportunity to…
Not so long ago, we were saying hello to them, and now it is time for them to leave Macedonia. Elias, Sebastián, Eduardo and Nerea have ended their Vocational Education and Training (VET) program. At the end of their journey in Macedonia, they shared what this experience taught them.
Hi everyone! I’m Jolanta from Poland and this is my 6th day in Skopje while writing this introduction. Not so long ago, but what already feels like ages, l was rushing to work in another capital city — Warsaw. I didn't feel like I was going to continue moving in the right direction, so I…
They arrived here at the end of May to do their internships in frames of VET program. We have talked with them a little about their first days impressions of Macedonia. After spending some time in their companies, they shared what a fun and ready for action group it is! We welcome a group of…
Cześć! I am Kacper, a 22-years old boy from Poland. This is my 6th day in Macedonia. I came here for a 9-month project “Annual Growth” as a part of the European Solidarity Corps. I am very happy to be in this country. Everyone is very nice and helpful here. I grew up in a…
Cześć! My name is Anna and I'm a 22 years old Polish girl who arrived in Macedonia for an ESC project called "Annual Growth". There is this one scene in one of my favourite TV series "The Office", in which Michael Scott says: "I knew exactly what to do but in much more real sense…
Last Friday, four young Spanish university students arrived in Skopje. After spending their first weekend they came to our VCS office on Monday. We did short interviews and learned that we have quite the artistic group in here. A lot of musicians! Of course we also enjoyed pizza together. No better way to welcome people…
Hello, I am Emmi, a 23-years old girl from Finland. I live in a city called Jyväskylä in Central Finland, but originally I am from a small town in the Eastern part of the country. I recently completed my University Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences with Social Work as my major and after that I…
„If you want to fly, give up everything that weights you down“. Well, apparently I took this quote literal because four days ago I found myself in a new country and started a new chapter in here.
Bonjour ! My name is Yvan and I am 29. I grew up in Marseille for most of my life. I studied in Aix-en-provence when I was a student, a sunny cosmopolitan city located in the South East of France where people come from different backgrounds such as the Maghreb, Sub-Saharan Africa, Armenia or the Comoros.
An unexpected breakup and the wrong job choice brought me to Macedonia: Now I am living my dream. Four months ago I went to a German high school. I enjoyed the comfort of a well-structured life. After my graduation, I faced sudden changes that were difficult to cope with. In a moment of distress, I…
Servus guys, this is Chris from Germany. I was born in Rudolstadt, a small city in the state of Thuringia, the “green heart of Germany”. 21 years later and approximately 40 kilometres further I started studying Business Administration and Economics in the beautiful city of Jena. Eventually, since the end of the year 2018 I…
Hello there! I’m Rute and I am from Chaves, a small Portuguese town near the border with Spain – a detail that my Spanish language skills thank for. I’m 21 years old and I moved to Porto (home of the famous wine, Vinho do Porto) three years ago for my Bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences…
Four young and ambitious volunteers from Turkey made our family bigger these days. Volunteers Center Skopje in the next two months will host Deniz, Senem, Enеs and Eren. They will work in the magazine "Voices", also helping in the Daycare Centre for street children in Shuto Orizari, will follow the whole process of work in…
Hello! I am Blanca from Spain (Barcelona), currently staying in Macedonia, living an amazing life, enjoying the benefits this country offers and discovering new cultures and a new way of living for the very first time, learning to live by myself and with my Erasmus classmates whom I have just met when I came here.…
Six young Catalans decided to step outside their comfort zone and despite the situation with “Covid-19” to come to Macedonia in late October 2020 for vocational education and training (VET) purposes. Bianca, Maria, Antoni, Jostyn, IIlya, and Oscar studied trade, tourism, and sports. In the next two months, Volunteers Centre Skopje as a host of…
Hello everyone! I am Lucile from Bretagne (the best region in France!). During my studies in international business, I had the opportunity to live between six to twelve months in Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam. After my Master’s graduation, I went back to India for 2 years to work as a Business Manager in…
Good morning everyone! My name is Paul (Pol for close friends) and I come from France, the little city of Dijon. I got my diploma in Literature and in addition, I have worked in different fields of activity: factory, farming, shop. However, what has changed me the most was doing civic service in a retirement…
The sun sends the last rays of heat at the end of summer in late August 2018 when a 23-year-old woman sits on the living room floor at home, surrounded by all her belongings. The big red suitcase contains only two black cats leaving their hair all over as a last farewell gift to this…