Hi!
My name is Flavia. I am a twenty-year-old volunteer from Crodo, a small mountainous town in the Piedmont region of Italy, and I am excited to share my presentation report for the upcoming three-month volunteering project with Smokinya Foundation in Mrachenik, Bulgaria. Growing up surrounded by nature has deeply shaped my personality, making me an open-minded, dynamic, and attentive person who thrives in active environments. In my free time, I love running to maintain my health and energy, hiking in the mountains where I feel completely at home, reading books to reflect on the world, and constantly seeking new challenges to learn about unfamiliar topics. I discovered this amazing opportunity through an international mobility and volunteering newsletter, and I was immediately inspired by the philosophy of Smokinya Foundation, especially its focus on non-formal education and youth empowerment. I decided to accept this challenge because I strongly believe in active citizenship and social solidarity as tools for social change, and I want to step out of my comfort zone to test my independence and overcome language and cultural barriers. During my three months in Mrachenik, I commit to carrying out all official program activities with high dedication and seriousness, while adapting flexibly to any required tasks. I expect this experience to help me develop essential soft skills like intercultural communication and team problem-solving, build my self-confidence by managing daily life in a foreign rural environment, and create authentic, lifelong connections with other European volunteers, the foundation staff, and the local community.
Should you have a question, contact us: info@smokinya.com.
By applying to this course, you take responsibility and risks. Inform yourself about the regulation and potential risks. Smokinya Foundation cannot be held liable for any of the potential risks, and this post is only for informative and popularising purposes.
This program is co-funded by the Erasmus+ / European Solidarity Corps program of the European Union.
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