The EVS experience is running out, this is the last week of activities and July is a month of reflection for us, reflection on our learning, writing a report and enjoy the good weather, as Jorge always tells us!!

We would like to thank him first, our coordinator, Dato, the supervisor, Ainhoa, Alvaro and Jesus, our mentors (Irene, Idoia, Eneriz and Ainhoa), Eider for the translations in Basque in this blog and for her joyfulness, Elena for her patience and all those people who entered in our Donostiarra life and will remain in our hearts.

Thanks to all those associations with who we have worked, +55, Goienetxe, Jone with the project Todos creamos Donostia and all the others who have welcomed us with enthusiasm and hope.

So all these months I met beautiful people, I made new friends and I learned a lot from them. I also learned about different countries and cultures. I discover "País Vasco" and the South of Spain. I didn't find a Bask boy but I found people who I will always have in my mind and my heart!!!

During my stay I had a chance to learn about other cultures and people. Now I am even further convinced that similarities among people are always greater than the differences. I made friends for life and our shared memories will be with me forever. Agur!

It is difficult to sum up my experience in San Sebastian so far. Although the project was not exactly what I expected, and there were a few pitfalls in terms of organization, I must confess that I came here from Holland at a low in my life, and that my EVS program has helped me overcome this slump. The warm people, the gorgeous places and the delicious food helped with my comfort, whilst the wide variety of work kept me engaged most of the time. I am now ready to go to England, study for my masters, and apply all the wonderful skills that I have learned and developed here in San Sebastian. 

Hola, during the project I realized how people are important around me. I met interesting persons and it made this project. I learned how to live with a small amount of money and be happy. I discovered that Spain is not just flamenco and sangria but it is a beautiful country with many different parts and interesting history. I tried lots of new recipes and learned about Spanish culture. This project totally opened my eyes. 

My eyes are still brown, my age, height and weight have not changed, well maybe the weight a bit. "What is essential is invisible to the eye," as Antoine said... I’ve learned to reflect, to learn more, to discover with thousand eyes, to share more, to internalize and to choose, to say yes and always try! Eskerrik asko!

Rested and inspired by beautiful people i met i am ready to kiss the basque waves goodbye and start a new adventure!

I've become a more decisive person and more authentic in decision-making. I gained a long-term love. Which is the love for my Self. I've become relaxed, maybe more mature. Reinforcing what I do not want for me in life, without feeling stressed about that anymore.

Who I became during my EVS? I can be honest - I don't know. But definitely it's a good beginning to start to understand, to start to find out. I'm happy about this choice.

Huh, daily life in San Sebastian is different than back at home. You need to live with less money in a more expensive place. For me at first it was a challenge, I needed to change my daily habits. I think I have already forgotten what is a taxi and how does it look like. But we are thinking about our mother earth and our bodies, we are using a better thing than a taxi – a bike. It doesn’t matter if it is new or old, beautiful or not, the most important thing is that it works, and takes you to the most incredible places in San Sebastian and even outside of San Sebastian.

But some of us like little bit more adrenalin and active life, so San Sebastian is a good place where to start to practice your skills with long board.

Probably every girl has made cloth exchange with her friends or gave to places where people need them more than you. So we are one of those people who are giving a second breath to them. We have learned where and how to find a places to get these things for free, or at least for a smaller price.  And you will not buy things what you do not need, or at last your heart is not resisting for it.

San Sebastian people are really generous also with furniture. Of course we had all things what we need for living, but to make cosier, and more comfortable we recycle things what people are leaving on the streets.

Now our balcony has wonderful chair and table for morning coffees. And extra chairs are always useful, because you never know how many guests can come over and we want that everyone is feeling comfortable.

Now this is one part of our life in a project. And if someone still have this question – is it possible to survive with money what gets a volunteer, then my answer is yes, you just need to be more creative, and then everything is possible.

Linda

This Monday we’ll finish with another activity that we developed throughout the past months: the writing of articles for Eurodesk and Europedirect. Then on Tuesday we’ll finish with the language lessons.

We would like to thank the centre that allowed us to develop these activities and also gave us the space for the meetings with our mentors every Tuesday: the Euskaltegi Centre. Thanks for letting us use the space and always being kind to us.

Within our EVS Project, each one of us has the possibility to create a personal project. This means creating an activity that we like and want to develop and making it available for the city and the citizens, finding the place and the facilities for our activity by ourselves.

Eva and I, lovers of literature, books and philosophy wanted to work with our imagination through writing. We decided to do a workshop of creative writing in which we want to make space to stimulate the imagination of people through writing. We are using different methods and creating a multicultural space in which everyone can express himself in the language and in the way that feels most comfortable to them. We already began and had very interested and active participants. The place we found, El Subespacio, is right in the centre of San Sebastian. It is a space where a group of creative young people recently started organizing activities and they also help us to promote our event. 

Kaebnai also gave us the idea to write a Youth Exchange as a personal project. Youth exchanges allow groups of young people (aged 13 to 30) from different countries to meet and live together for up to 21 days, during which the participants work together on a chosen topic, through a mix of workshops, exercises, debates, role-plays, etc. Giudita and I got together with two local Kaebnai volunteers and handed in a project for the 30th of April deadline.

"Wake up! Theatre for a colourful Europe" is a youth exchange including Spanish, Italian and Belgian youth and aims to give space to young people to discuss and act against racism and xenophobia by accepting and celebrating multiculturalism through theatre of the oppressed, a participative theatre pioneered by the Brazilian Augusto Boal which involves the spectators and aims at social change. Through theatrical games and exercises, interviews on the streets and testimonies of immigrants we will create a final performance that we will act out in the streets of San Sebastian. Now fingers crossed that the project will be approved!

Sophie

I was thinking a lot about my personal project and I got an idea. I would like to make a photo exhibition. Exhibition of photos with stories. The idea is that pictures will be taken by foreigners living in San Sebastián. Pictures can be of city, nature or people of Donostia. Every photo will show to locals how person from different culture can see the San Sebastián or people in the city. By this project I would like to point out a problem which concerns social inclusion of foreigners into majority society. 

I want to introduce people to different martial arts through a sportive atmosphere. While traditional martial arts usually have an identity of respect, balance and discipline, combat sports sometimes have a bad stigma attached to them. I believe it is undeserved and will show how they are very similar and in the end it is just about finding most effective way moving your body. Martial arts can be practiced by everybody not dependent on age or physical conditioning. 

Workshops will be be in a form of seminars. Every week we will have three meetings where we learn about different distances of fighting and try out many techniques from different martial arts.

Inclusive Dance Workshop

BailaSinFronteras! BailaSinObstaculos! BailaSinLímites! The aim of the workshop is the exploration of the body in movement and the development of physical and sensory abilities. It is open to people who live in different conditions and situations. We will use dance as a new way to approach, recognize, discuss, communicate and grow. The idea is that everyone contributes from their own differences. That is, starting from the singularity of the Other to then overcome the fear of  the different and the Other. Inclusive dance inspires a change in the perception of contemporary dance and art. In addition, it is a possibility to erase concepts about the body, mobility, aesthetics and beauty that we have accumulated in the course of our lives.

A “Sidrería” (cider house) is a house where the cider is produced and consumed. The Basque tradition calls on cider tasters to take their own food there, taste the cider and eat a good meal. This later became an established gastronomic tradition. Today that tradition continues, but the cider houses have taken on a commercial spirit and operate as a restaurant with its own menu.

"Last Saturday, together with my European and KAEBNAI family, I went to a Sidrería (Cider House). We were curious to discover the tradition of the Sidrerías to get closer to Basque culture. On the way there the scenery surprised me. The view was wonderful with a lot of green, trees and flowers. The Cider house was in the mountains in a typical Basque house, they told me. The people of the Sidrería were waiting for us with a big table full of traditional food. We tried tortilla with cod, cod with vegetables and cider sauce, chuleta (chops), and for dessert traditional cheese with quince jam and nuts and of course a lot of cider. We tried almost all barrels: the lady from the Sidrería came, shouted txotx!, opened the barrel for us and we drank. Every time we tried a new barrel she told us the year of the cider and showed us the moves how to fill the glass in the correct way. We stayed there until midnight and we were all very happy with this experience. I am sure that we will remember this forever. I want to thank the local volunteers for the time we spent together in the Sidrería!!!"

Eva

"From the 31st of April to the 8th of May a group of mostly young adults got together in the border town of Hondarribia to develop a proposal for the European Commission. They came from 7 different countries (Greece, Portugal, Georgia, Estonia, Romania and Slovakia, as well as Spain itself) to argue for the creation of a new certification, awarded to those who successfully mentored an EVS volunteer. The cohesion of the group was fantastic and all the volunteers were fully engaged and having fun. The pictures seen here bear testament to the passion, interest and energy that each person brought to what can only be described as an amazing week."

Vicente

Is there a better way to know more about a Country than through its food?

Maybe not. That is why our Kaebnai team organized a cultural lunch: to let us know better the local volunteers and to let them know better our culture and us. It’s been a really nice and interesting idea. We all cooked typical food of our countries and we used typical ingredients:

Greece – tzatziki and Greek salad

Belgium - meatballs with endive

Italy – tiramisu

Estonia and Czech Republic – potato salad

Latvia – potato pancakes

Rumania – mushroom pie

Germany – strudel

Portugal – cold pasta

It has been very nice to see how people could taste our recipes and how they liked everything and also to have the opportunity to get to know more each other and to spend a nice Sunday.

The place chosen was the headquarters of the association Mundo Nuevo, with who we collaborate also, and that works mostly with young people from the neighbourhoods. Mari Pepa, the coordinator of the association, a very kind and active lady, had the idea and proposed us to do some activities with the children, and we accepted.

The weather didn’t help us so much: only ten or some more children came. But thanks to Idoia, Irene and Eka who organized and explained us everything, it was a very nice and joyful evening. And I’m sure that also the children and their parents that came had a good time with us.

Giudita

"Last weekend the group of European volunteers together with the local team of KAEBNAI, we went in Belabaratz for an EVS Introduction. After a short trip in less than an hour, here we are in a totally different environment:  a typical Basque house was expecting us – caserio – surrounded only by mountains and blue or grey sky (depending on the moment of "tropical Euskadi "), sheep and the highway. From the first moment the freshness of the mountain air, the smell of the nature and the beautiful views filled us with joy and energy.

After the arrival of the participants we made some dynamics and energizer to get to know each other and to break the ice. We were positively surprised that the group formed easily and the cohesion was very good from the beginning. After the icebreaking part we enjoyed the delicious food that Ainhoa, one of our tutors, prepared for the participants.

In the second day we had the opportunity to speak and present more about our countries in a fun and interactive way through a game in which four teams searched for the "treasures" of Europe. In the evening we had intercultural activities where we danced and learned about the Basque Country from the local participants through a game that they have prepared.

For us, the weekend in Belabaratz was a nice experience of teamwork, an opportunity to work in a nice atmosphere on our projects, to get to know each other more and to connect with the Basque culture."

Irina

"Last Wednesday there was a fair about Volunteering at the University. Different organizations of San Sebastian gathered together to inform the students about volunteering opportunities. Of course we were there too. To make it a little more interesting we had decided to organize a 'Human Library'. The Human Library is an innovative method designed to promote dialogue, reduce prejudices and encourage understanding. It was invented by a group of young people in Denmark. It went like this: Eva and me were the librarians and we encouraged students who were passing by to read one of the books in our library. The books, however, were 'human', e.d. other volunteers, who then told them one of their experiences as a volunteer. We tried to find original titles to attract attention! This way we tried to inform students about Erasmus + volunteering opportunities."

Sophie

Every Friday morning, for 1 hour, all 9 volunteers are working in a painting project with Jone (ATZEGI association), and the final result will be displayed during the next year, 2016, when Donostia will be European Capital of Culture (DSS2016). Some of us were a bit sceptical at first, others excited, all full of different emotions…

“Painting is something that I never thought of doing after high school. I remember it as a colourful activity clouded by sometimes strict technical demands of my dear teacher. So when Jorge, our fearless leader, said that we are going to have painting classes every Friday for the whole of March it left me quite emotionless. Sure, a nice activity but nothing to be too excited for. I was pleasantly proven wrong.

After almost getting lost in our own neighbourhood we met Jone in her studio. She greeted us with enthusiastic yet calm warmness and we felt like at home from the first moment. Task was quite simple – to pick a theme, either in Donostia or a scene from back home. And then put that image onto the canvas. All I wanted to do was to paint a ship. Any ship. So I was happy to let Jone choose an image for me. A small sailboat skipping past the isle of Santa Clara just a slight after the sunset felt right.

Actually putting colours onto paper is simpler that it might look. But to do it well is ever so difficult. Even getting the right colour out of the tubes often seems like an impossible task. The process is also influenced by the mood of the painter. After a sleepless night and coffeeless morning I felt quite frustrated and conjured a stormy sea that seemed to be ready to smash the boat against the rocks of Santa Clara. But on mornings when everything was on point I just got lost in work and the tiny hour went past flying. Those days it was a mindful exercise with paint and pencils that I enjoyed thoroughly.

Our more confident and faster artisans finished their pieces sooner but for the rest of us it took longer than expected. What was supposed to be a month long venture doubled and even tripled in duration. Fortunately it was of no problem for Kaebnai nor Jone to let us finish in peace. Quicker volunteers got to choose some extra work when they felt like it.

Our works will be displayed part of TODOS creamos Donostia project which will be included in DSS2016 program. During 2016 they will show a series of painting exhibits and other artistic and cultural events.

Arto”

Today Linda will tell you about her experience in Goienetxe, an association with whom we are working every week and where every one of us has different activities:

Sophie, Eva and I have individual activities where we teach languages, sports and where we just walk around the city;

Arto and Lisa have yoga workshops in Gros;

Vicente and Lucie have workshops of new technologies and Facebook;

Linda and Irina have workshops of active dancing;

And all together we have Basque lessons with one of the best teacher, in Gros.

"When I first arrived to Goienetxe I was a little confused, maybe even a little worried about how it was going to be, what I needed to do now or how I needed to behave.

There was already enough excitement about the language, about the new place and so many new emotions.

Irina (Romania) and I are providing active dancing workshops in this organization.

The first time we arrived at Goienetxe, we were presented with each person (3 people in total with whom we will work) and the portfolios which they developed themselves with the help of employees. In the portfolio appears what they like, what they do not like, in what situations they need our help, etc.

After viewing the portfolios we had a small icebreaker, where we gave small massages to each other. Already at this point I felt that I began to relax.

The next time we went to Goienetxe we had our first lesson. At the beginning we both thought of synchronized movements, but realized that it was not necessary. Of course every time when we go there, we develop our understanding on what music they like, making us all feel more comfortable. And of course they prefer Spanish and Basque music. We also have to think about what moves are better for them and how to keep their attention to us and dancing.

It is nice to feel that you can give them joyful moments and get the opposite of the emotions, because these people don’t lie about their emotions how they feel in the moment.

This is a unique opportunity to develop experience, identify your emotions, and replenish your spirituality."

Linda

The ‘Semana Santa’ holiday is finished and we already started our activities again!

But we would like to tell you a bit about what we did in our vacation because we all stayed here in Spain: Barcelona, Logroño, Zaragoza and Donostia.

Eva and I went to Zaragoza to discover the famous procesiones that are more tan 700 years old and are unique for their singularity. The peculiarity of Semana Santa in Zaragoza, and what we really loved, is its sound: more than 7000 drums that accompany the procession all along the city by vibrating the citizens and the visitors that came from all over the world.

Logroño    

Another part of our group of volunteers went to La Rioja, in Logroño: Lucie, Irina and Arto.

“For the Easter holiday, Irina, Arto and I decided to visit 3 EVS volunteers, whom we met on Arrival Training in Bilbao. They are doing the EVS project in Logroño, the capital of the province La Rioja, famous for its very tasty wine.  Our aim wasn’t just to visit a beautiful city and meet our friends, but also to see the celebrations of the Holy week, which are totally different in our home countries. All week in the city, processions showed the story of Jesus. People are dressed in costumes and the atmosphere is very special. We had nice weather, which gave us a good opportunity see all city, spent some time in a very nice park close to the river, try famous local wine or see a concert of flamenco music. We had a really good time there, full of fun and interesting moments."

Lucie

Next week we will start again with “Talleres culturales”.

We will present you in an original way with this video made from Sophie…

Subject: cinema

e-mail: kaebnaivoluntariado@gmail.com

What is “United in Differences”?

The 21st of March is the International Day for the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination, established by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1966 following the brutal murder of 69 protestors in South Africa.

The mass killing occurred during a protest against the apartheid laws of the South African government, a regime systematically enforcing racial inequality and segregation. Today racist murders and violence are still frequent and racial discrimination continues to be found in our society.

What could we do to contrast?

Spread a positive message to encourage ourselves and others to stand hand in hand for diversity. From the 16th to the 21st March, United Society of Balkans, (an association from Greece) invites us to share a picture with a sentence followed by this hashtag ‪ #‎UnitedInDifferences and share this picture on facebook.

We wrote about stereotypes for our countries. And you?

Eva

What did we do with Kaebnai?

We have also tried to send a message through a very curious and interesting activity: "Youths learning how to live together". On the 21st of March, both the association Kaebnai and Haritzalde organized a Tree-Planting activity.

What is it?

On Saturday, European volunteers, together with local volunteers, went to the Fields of Puio in Aiete, despite the rain, to reanimate the parts of the fields that were being lost due to the lack of trees. The rain didn’t encourage our day, but the intent was very important and the initiative put together two significant things, the nature and the struggle to overthrow barriers.

Giudita

+ 55 is an association of and for senior citizens that organizes a range of activities. Their activities take place all over the city in different neighbourhoods and their presence hence strengthens community life in the city.

The activities organized by these centers are:

Prevention and promotion of physical health, enhancing interpersonal relationships;

Socio-recreational activities, parties and celebrations;

Cultural activities (excursions, visits to museums, etc.).

Our hosting association, Kaebnai, also collaborates with +55. In our EVS Project, one of the weekly activities takes place in their center in Egia. Every Thursday from 10:30 am to 1 pm we go their to give workshops of:

English with Arto and Eva, Yoga with Lisa and Linda, Photographywith Sophie and Lucie and Mobile with Arto and Irina.

Last week we talked about our experiences and impressions on Teleberri, an informative program on ETB2, and here Lisa makes a short summary:

“Sharing my knowledge of Yoga through teaching in +55 is a beautiful opportunity to share life experiences. Thanks to 6 years of practice, I’ve learned a lot about the importance of working with our body and about how the mind and the body are connected. States of well-being can be reached through mindful and calm practice and this is why I appreciate working with older women a lot. They enrich the hour with their distinct rhythm and new perspectives. It is a present for me being able to give and receive.”

I’m sure you are all asking: who is behind this blog? Who is writing the texts? Who is putting the pictures online? All 9 volunteers? 

Organizing a blog with 9 people is not always easy. Therefore there are two of us who are coordinating this blog: Giudita and Vicente! However, we all work together as a family!

This week we started with some of the activities in the associations we will be working with. From now on we will write you about what excites us, what we like, what we don’t like and, most of all, what we are learning from this experience.

Very important: we started with our cultural and linguistic workshops in CRAJ. The first cultural workshop was about the music of our countries and next week we are going to tell you about our mythology…not to miss! We are only lacking some “students” in the italian class, please spread the word!

We also discovered something new about Basque culture this week: the ‘sociedades gastronomicas’, and here you can read about our experience in Irina’s words (volunteer from Rumania).  

AN INTRODUCTION TO BASQUE GASTRONOMY 

This Saturday we went to Andoain, where we had the chance to try some of the typical dishes of the Basque gastronomy. Txemi, one of our colleague volunteers of KAEBNAI, invited us all to have lunch in his gastronomic society. We tried various dishes, for example the delicious Tolosa beans, oven-baked potatoes, salad and also a traditional dessert of cheese, marmalade and walnuts, called membrillo. 

For me it was a very authentic experience that made me understand more about the culture and tradition of the Basque Country. Txemi told me that the society is more than 25 years old and that his father was a member first, and now that he is retired Txemi joined. The society is really a part of his childhood and he made many friends and memories in this place.

While listening to Txemi, speaking with a lot of enthusiasm about the society, I understood that this is more than a simple place to socialize and enjoy. It is about respect for a common good, the joy of sharing friendship, company and happiness. The society contributes to create a stronger and more interconnected community.

One of the first things that you must know about EVS is that you are in a family, and the family sometimes grows larger, for a small period. These periods are called on arrival training and mid term evaluation. 

The first one takes place in the beginning of the EVS experience and it is a training about all the aspects of EVS (AXA, Youthpass, conflict resolution…). For the participants it contains necessary information. It lasts one week and there are around 30 EVS volunteers.

Our on arrival training was in one of the most beautiful cities in Spain (after San Sebastian!): Bilbao! 

1 week, 28 volunteers from the north of Spain, 4 of the best trainers, 1 of the most beautiful museums in the world and non-stop raining.

EBZ  Europako Boluntariotza Zerbitzua

Kultura berri bat ezagutzearekin interesaturik zaude?

Pertsona berriak ezagutu nahi dituzu?

Esperientzia berri baterako prest zaude?

EBZ da zure erantzuna.

Zer da EBZ? Europako Boluntariotza Zerbitzua bizitza aldatzen duen esperientzia bat da. Epe motzeko edo luzeko proiektua izan daiteke (2 hilabetetik 12 hilabetera), Europan zehar edo Europatik kanpo.

Nor izan daiteke EBZ-ko boluntario? Edozein gazte, 18 urtetik 30 urtera.

Zein ekintza egin ditzakezu EBZ-an? Gehien gustatzen zaizun proiektua aukeratu dezakezu, adibidez, artea eta kulturaren inguruan, ingurumena, gazteekin eta zaharrekin edo ezintasunak dituzten pertsonekin lan egin. EBZ konpetentzia eta aukera berriak ematen dituen ikaskuntzarako esperientzia ez-formala da.

Nola hartu dezakezu parte? Hemen aurkitu dezakezu informazio guztia.

Gure proiektuak “European Volunteer Revolution 2” izena du.

Aurreko EBZ-a jarraitzen duen proiektua da. 9 boluntario gara, Europako 9 herrialde ezberdinetakoak eta Kaebnai elkarteak hartu gaitu.

Hemen Kaebnai elkartearekin lanean dabiltzan elkarte ezberdinekin lan egingo dugu, adibidez:

1. GOIENETXE: yoga, dantza eta teknologia berrien tailerrak ditugu.
   
2. + 55: yoga, ingeles, argazki eta mugikorren erabilera tailerrak ditugu.
   
3. CRAJ-ean gure herrialdetako musika, historia, aurkikuntzak, pelikulak… inguruko tailer kulturalak sortuko ditugu.
   
4. Hizkuntza klaseak CRAJ-ean: Italiarra, Alemana, Frantsesa eta Ingelesa
   
5. ARTE ATZEGI: arte tailerra
   
6. DSS 2016: Europako Kultura Hiriburuari promozioa egiten lagunduko diogu.
   

Guretzako eta Kaebnai-rentzat erronka bat izango da!

Giudita Melis

Nazionalitatea: Italiarra

Zer egiten duzu Donostian? Kaebnai-n nabil lanean boluntario bezala. Esperientzia oso betegarria eta konstruktiboa.

Vicente Biancardi da Camara

Kaixo! Nire izena Vicente Biancardi da Camara da eta boluntario portugaldarra naiz. Musika entzutea gustatzen zait, politikaren inguruan hitz egitea eta janari ona jatea. Eguraldi ona egiten duenean nire “longboard”-arekin eta nire lagunekin bizitzaz disfrutatuz kalean ibiltzea gustuko dut.

Evangelia Dardoumpa

Evangelia naiz, Eva nire “revolution”-eko lagunentzat. Greziakoa naiz. Proiektu honetara aurkeztu naiz Euskal Herriaren inguruan gehiago ikasi nahi nuelako, Europako toki ezberdinetako jendea ezagutu nahi dudalako eta esperientzia berri bat bizi nahi dudalako, eta… agian nire maitasun Euskalduna aurkitu, zergatik ez?

Sophie Samyn

Kaixo, ni Sophie naiz, Belgikakoa. Oso pozik nago Euskal Herrian nagoelako. Kultura berriak deskubritzea ikaragarri gustatzen zait eta Europako Boluntariotza Zerbitzua egiten ari diren beste pertsonengandik asko ikastea espero dut. Guztiok oso ezberdinak gara, baina horrek guztia interesgarriagoa izan dadin laguntzen du!

Arto Haponen

Kaixo! Arto naiz eta Tartu-n egoteaz nazkaturik nago!

Egun bakoitza abentura bat izatea gustatzen zait eta Euskal Herrian esperientzia luzea izateko aukera edukitzeagatik zorioneko sentitzen naiz. Nire esperientzia konpartitzea espero dut eta gauza berriak ikastea.

Linda Goba

Linda Belinda, barribaribaaa

Lisa Hövelborn Bellido

Nire Euskadira bidaia gustuko dut /// topaketa interkulturalak /// dibertsitatea /// jendea /// instrumentuak /// artea bere ñabardura guztiekin /// natura /// ixiltasuna /// koloreak /// fantasia /// ezezaguna dena /// zapore ezberdinak deskubritzea /// mugitzea /// esploratzea /// ikastea eta ahaztea /// behatzea /// arrazoi berezirik gabe pozik egotea…

Irina Cojocaru

Kaixo, Irina naiz, Errumaniakoa!

Bizitzaren bidean konprometituta, esperientzia berri bakoitzarekin ikasten saiatuz, pertsona bakoitzean edertasuna aurkituz, momentu oro, bidean azaltzen zaidan aukera bakoitzarekin, abenturaz disfrutatuz, BIZITU!

Lucie Maturová 

Proiektu honetara aurkeztu naiz nire lizentzia bukatu berri dudalako eta masterrarekin jarraitu aurretik esperientzia berri bat bizitu nahi nuelako, horrela nire horizonteak irekiz.

EVS - European Voluntary Service

Are you interested in discovering new cultures? 

Are you interested in meeting new people? 

Are you ready for new experiences?

EVS is one of the answers.

What is EVS? It stands for European Voluntary Service and it is a life changing experience.

It can be a short or a long term project (from 2 to 12 months), mostly in Europe but even outside of Europe. 

Who can be an EVS volunteer? Anyone from 18 to 30 years old.

What kind of activities can you do during EVS? You can choose the project that suits you, for example, regarding art and culture, environmental issues, working with youth or elderly people or activities with disabled people. EVS is a non formal learning experience that will give you new skills   and opportunities. 

How you can participate in EVS project? You can find all the information here.

Our project is called “European Volunteer Revolution 2”. 

It is a follow up project of a previous EVS. We are 9 people from 9 different countries of the EU, being hosted by the youth organization Kaebnai. 

We will work in different associations that collaborate with Kaebnai, for example:

1. GOIENETXE: giving workshops of yoga, dance and on new technologies
2. + 55: giving workshops of yoga, english, photography and the use of mobile phones
3. Creating cultural workshops in CRAJ about music, history, inventions, movies etc. of our countries.
4. Language lessons in CRAJ: Italian, German, French and English
5. ARTE ATZEGI: taking part in an art workshop
6. Foundation DSS 2016: helping in the promotion of SS 2016

It will be a challenge for us and for Kaebnai! 

Giudita Melis 

Eyes: brown

Age: not known

High: enough

Weight: …

Nationality: Italian

What are you doing in SAN sebastian? Working as a volunteer with Kaebnai. An experience that seems to me very complete and constructive.

Vicente Biancardi da Camara 

Kaixo! My name is Vicente Biancardi da Camara and I am a Portuguese volunteer. I like listening to music, talking politics and eating good food. If the weather is good, I like being on the street with my longboard, and some friends, enjoying life. 

Evangelia Dardoumpa 

I am Evangelia, Eva for my revolution friends. I’m from Greece. I applied for this project because I wanted to learn more about the Basque Country, to meet people from all around Europe and to live a new experience, and maybe find my Basque love, porque no?!

Sophie Samyn  

Hi I am Sophie from Belgium. I am very excited to be in the Basque Country. I love discovering new cultures and I hope to learn a lot from the other EVS’ers. We are all very different but that just makes it all the more interesting!

Arto Haponen

Kaixo! I am Arto from Tartu. 

Every day should be an adventure and I was fortunate enough to have a long one in beautiful Basque Country. I hope to share my experiences and learn new things.

Linda Goba 

Linda Belinda, barribaribaaa 

Lisa Hövelborn Bellido

I like my trip to the basque country/// intercultural encounters/// diversity/// people/// instruments/// art in all its different shades/// nature/// silence/// colors/// fantasy/// the unknown/// to discover new flavors/// to move/// to explore/// to learn and unlearn/// to observe/// to be happy without any special reasons….

Irina Cojocaru 

Hi, I’m Irina from Romania! 

Totally engaged in the journey of life, looking to learn from each experience, to find beauty in every person, every moment, every challenge that comes in my way, to enjoy every adventure, to BE!

Lucie Maturová 

I applied for EVS because I just finished my bachelor. Before continuing my master I want to get new experiences and open my horizons.