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…
It is astonishing how fast the unknown becomes known and a far away place becomes home. And how fast the time passes. In one moment I get picked up at the airport by two people I don’t know and, almost in an instant, I tell them goodbye as good friends. I went to Skopje, Macedonia…
Merhaba! I’m Doğukan, 23, from Turkey. I live in Cappadocia (air balloons, fairy chimneys…) in Turkey. I study primary school teaching at Nevsehir University and I have 1 semester to graduation. I realized in my first year at university that people can do crazy things just his/her youth. So, I leave my comfort zone and…
Здраво! My name is Jules Striffler. I come from Alsace, a border area in France neighboring Germany and Switzerland. I studied first a Bachelor in Languages & Interculturality. Then, I decided to go for European Studies with the Erasmus Mundus joint Master of Arts in Euroculture. So far, I have been studying or working in…
Hello! I'm Kirsi and I come from Helsinki, Finland. I'm 22 years old curious girl and I want to explore the world! I'm really down to earth type of a person. I have passion for good music, dancing and basically any new information. I'm also interested in the well-being of body and mind and moreover…
Здраво ! I'm Camille and I come from Lille, in the North of France. I'm 21 years old and I graduated in 2nd business degree. I'm not just a businesswoman like I learned to be in France, I am also an older sister, a good friend and a scout chief for 1 year (I’m scout…
Bonjour, Hello, Zdravo! Let's introduce myself: I'm 20 years old, I come from France, from one of the biggest city in France – Lille! It's a very nice city and I spent good time there since my birth! I just graduated from my Bachelor's degree in Sciences in Audiovisual and Media Technology. I enjoyed going…
Hello from Dina, from the organization ASF from Belgium. I am 18 years old. I came together with my friend Emma to Skopje, whom I met on a meeting 3 weeks ago, to work as a volunteer in the capital of Macedonia. The organization in Skopje is VCS. I will go to the Daily Center…
Hello everyone! I am Emma and I come from Belgium. The next 3 weeks I'm going to spend here in Macedonia. From the AFS organization in Belgium, I heard about this project and now I am here. Macedonia is very different from Belgium so I could go out of my comfort zone. I am rather…
Hello, My name is Soma and I am coming from Finland. I will spend the next three weeks in this lovely country. Time is limited so I want to experience and do as much as I can. I am also very curious to discover the amazing nature and meet new people from different backgrounds. Life…
Zdravo! My name is Sascha (not Alexander! Yes, Sascha is a real name in Germany) but my friends call me Snorre. I am from Magdeburg/Germany. After almost ten years of voluntary-work in the field of non-formal youth-education, telling school-kids how useful and awesome a long-term mobility-experience is, I finally got to making such an experience…
Hello Everyone! My name is Dorota, but friends call me Doris (because I dont really like my name). I came to EVS in Macedonia so I could get out of my comfort zone which I had in Poland. I’m not a travelling person at all, so I’m really suprised that I actually decided to move…
Здраво на сите! Јас сум Евелина и дојдов во оваа сончева земја од Полска. Многу сум љубопитна да откривам други земји и култури и имам доволно храброст да одам и да го откривам светот но сеуште немам доволно развиени способности да зборувам за себе па затоа не знам и од каде да започнам. Можеби треба…
So many things happened in my mind!! Many questions and many fears! But that's exactly why i'm here: to cross my limits. I don't want my life to be guided by fears anymore. I'm Astrid, a french girl, 27 yo. I just got my diploma as a specialized educator and for me this is a…