A Trip to Understand the Project’s Life by Rosie Probyn We spent 6 days travelling by train through Romania, visiting different organisations and volunteers to observe how they operate and see if we could connect and motivate one another. The journey, which began in Constanta, took us to Craiova, Arad, Baia Mare, Sighisoara and Bucharest….
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Paladin Travel – A Personal Reflection
by Roxana Chiritoiu July 2019, Terrasini. When strangers became family. It was a hot summer in Sicily when 36 complete strangers from 6 countries came together, each one of them looking for something. Some of them were looking for friends, some of them were looking for fun, some of them were looking to learn…
Movie Making Trip
From Cluj Napoca to Constanta and back We arrived here around 8 in the morning, after 15 hours of traveling by train and still had some hours until our meeting. So we headed to the beach!! We were pretty tired and the weather was hot so you can imagine how refreshing it was to finally…
Why I volunteer?
Recently Rosie Probyn held a exhibition called “Why I volunteer” . I choose to give my answer in 4 categories; experience, people, culture and freedom. The people have been the most challenging part but also the most rewarding one. On one side people see what you’re doing and appreciate it, giving so much in return….
Culture Hub Youth Exchange
In April 2019, 41 participants met 65 km away from Istanbul, in the town of Buyukcekmece, for an exchange of art and tradition in the most real sense way possible. We have experienced Ebru water painting, making decorative glass objects, the art of water wetting (Turkey) or needle wetting, painting traditional eggs with wax (Bulgaria),…
Culture Hub Youth Exchange
In aprilie 2019, 41 participanti s-au intalnit la 65 km departare de Istanbul, in localitatea Buyukcekmece, pentru un schimb de arta si traditie in cel mai propriu mod posibil. Am experimentat pictura pe apa Ebru, confectionarea obiectelor decorative din sticla, arta impaslirii cu apa (Turcia) sau ace, vospirea oualor traditionale cu ceara (Bulgaria), semne si…
Assertiveness Training
by Felix Jatko Staalnake Hey once again! So far we mostly written about ourself and the life we have here. That’s why this post is going to be about the work we do, starting with assertiveness training. First off you need to understand what assertiveness is. Shortly put it’s being able to stand for…
Cultural Differences
By Felix Jatko Staalnake Living and working with people from all over Europe is a challenge to start with. Doing this while living in a country far different from your own culture makes it even more of a challenge. A challenge we all gladly accept, something we all have grown from in numerous ways. To…
Volunteer Life in Constanta – by an English girl
We’ve been here for just over four months now, but it feels like a lifetime. It’s very difficult to put into words the insane, crazy rollercoaster of a journey that this country and this experience has taken us on – but I shall attempt to. The prospect of moving to an unknown country for 8…
Swedish View about the Volunteer’s Life in Constanta
You rarely encounter such open and giving people. We have received so much love since our arrival. People have opened their homes for us, others have invited us to their restaurants for a talk and coffee. Even the smallest gesture really lightens up your day. Otherwise the location of Constanta is both great and a…
