I am Emre Görkem. I am 24 years old, soon to be 25. My family mostly calls me Gorki, named after the Russian author. People are always telling me that my imagination and creativity is strong, so Gorki is one of the names that I accept. I was born and raised in Ankara, the gray…
Hello, my name is Menşure Zeynep. I am from Turkey and live in Ankara. I am 24. I study at TOBB University and the economy department. My university has 3 terms every year. We have to do an internship 3 times during our school life. This term is my internship time. While I was choosing…
Hi, my name is Ahmet Yiğit Bircan. I am from Türkiye and I live in Ankara. I am 20 years old. I study Political Science and International Relations in TOBB ETU. This semester is internship time for me so I thought it would be great to explore different countries/cities except for my hometown. Then I…
My name is Ömer, I am 22 years old. I live in Ankara, Turkey. I am a 3rd year college student. My department is Political Science and International Relations in TOBB Economy and Technology University. I have a great enthusiasm for getting to know different cultures, and this interest is the basis of my desire…
Hello hello. My name is Furkan, and I’m 23 years old. I come from Konya, Turkey. I’m a 3rd grade computer engineering student at KTO Karatay University in Konya. I love creating something with the newest technologies. This is my very first Erasmus experience. Sometime before VCS, I volunteered at some foundation to teach Scratch…
Hello. My name is Süleyman, I am from Turkey and I live in Ankara. I am 21 years old and I study at Hacettepe University. My department is industrial engineering. In my school, I am a volunteer member of the IEEE club at Hacettepe University. I participate in inter-university events. I am responsible for communication,…
Здраво, Hello, and Merhaba! I'm Berfin, 22 years old, and this is my first time going abroad for the Erasmus project. Even though I hail from Denizli originally, it's the connections I've made, the experiences I've had, and the memories I've created in Ankara that truly make me feel like I belong there. I am…
Hello, I’m Augustin, I’m 26 and I come from Marseille, in the south of France. I have joined Volunteers Centre Skopje for a French Civic Service mission. It’s my first foreign volunteering experience and I have chosen VCS and Macedonia for the wealth of the projects developed by the association. I have studied public communication…
Hi, I am Berna. I am 20 years old and this is my first Erasmus related project. I am a 1st year economics student at Galatasaray University in Istanbul, Turkey. I study economics in French and it is a completely new perspective to an interesting field such as economics. This also helps me get more…
Greetings! My name is Ece and I’m from Ankara, the capital of Türkiye. I am 23 years old and trying to survive the phase of after-graduation. I am currently doing a gap year because I decided to have some time for myself before starting my master’s right away, and I feel lucky to have a…
Hello, I’m Ibrahim. I’m 21 and I was born in Sirnak, Türkiye. I currently live-in the energy of Istanbul. I’m a 3rd year student at Trakya University in the department of customs management. I had the chance to join UNICEF and some SCO (civil society organisations) and these experiences are very valuable to me. I…
Hi there! My name is Tara, I’m 19 years old and I come from a sunny island called Aruba. I spent the first years of my life in the Netherlands but moved to Aruba at 8 years old. After my volunteering journey here I will be moving back to the Netherlands to study applied Biology.…
Hello! My name is Kimberly. I am a 19 year old girl from Aruba. I graduated from high school last year and decided to take a gap year to work and to work on myself. Back in Aruba, I used to be in this youth group where we as a group would volunteer at different…
My name is Alisa. I am almost 20 years old, and I come from Finland. I graduated high school last spring and I'm currently on a gap year trying to figure out what I want to do in the future. I do scouts in my free time, in which I spend a lot of time…
It is a pleasure to come once again to this city, which I have experienced before, and to volunteer in VCS again. In my previous project, I stayed here for 6 weeks and now I will stay here for 3 months. I am sure that this city, which I will experience again, will give me…
Zdravo! My name is Hakan, and I am a 20-year-old Istanbulite guy. I am a senior student studying Political Science and International Relations. As my graduation is just around the corner, I have realized that while focusing on my classes, I haven’t contributed enough to my community and was not an active member of society. Thus,…
Hello! My name is Çağla. It means green almond; my mother chose this name for me to be always fresh and in the excitement of starting things new. So, I keep that in my mind every time, I try to keep my life fresh, remove the things that are not good for me, and make…
Hi guys! My name is Batuhan Ege; you can call me Batu too. I’m 27 years old. I’m coming from Izmir, on the west side of Turkey. I graduated from the university in 2021. It is my first abroad experience, but not my first volunteer experience. I worked in IT department and fields like that.…
Hi! I’am Muhammed Ersan. I was born in Istanbul, Türkiye. I’ve graduated from the Istanbul University, Faculty of Political Science. I believe volunteering is a responsibility of any person towards society. So, I wanted to experience a new volunteering activity. Being volunteer in VCS for two months is a great opportunity for me to develop…
Merhaba! I am Cansu Cömert from Istanbul, Türkiye. Istanbul is the most known city in Türkiye and it is a crowded city with big buildings and people rushing everywhere, which gives it a chaotic beauty. I will be working at VCS in Macedonia with a lot of amazing people for the next two months. I…