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Hi everyone, I’m Jorge Iritia and I come from Zaragoza. I arrived at Mrachenik the 10th of September, which means that what you’re seeing now is my mid-term evaluation. Here I’m drafting some of the feelings, different experiences and thoughts that have come through my mind during this first month.
Firstly, I would like to say that this opportunity that Smokinya gave me to come here is the best thing that could happen to me in this exact moment of my life. After failing one of the exams to continue my dream studies to be an air traffic controller, I tried to find a job until the exams next year but I wasn’t really lucky. But then I received the spam mail about this offer and everything changed.
I have to say that I felt confident from the beginning. Thanks to all the details given and the background of the foundation I had no doubts about the decision that I was making, and for now I can truly say that I was right.
Before getting here I didn’t wanna make any expectations. I just wanted to focus on enjoying the process, completing the tasks handed, and helping both the villagers and the community. Obviously I had some concerns like how the other volunteers were gonna be, or the living conditions. But now that I’m here my main concern is feeling that the time is flying and not enjoying the process as much as I should because I’m just looking forward to the result.
It’s something that I really want to change for the last two months so that I can appreciate the different activities that we complete throughout the days.
Besides that, the difference between the level of disconnection that I can get here compared to the one that I could get in my home town is really huge. In terms of just going outside, stay silent and hear all the nature around you, at the same time that you watch the clear sky full of stars. For me it’s easier to reach the moment of having conversations with myself when this is your environment.
Furthermore, I could make a book just naming all the things that I’ve learnt and all the ones that I’ve made for the first time. Including a 2 days hike sleeping next to a lake, renovating a whole roof, learning another language, hearing a lot of interesting facts from an anthropologist, cooking more than ever, improving my overall skills, but mainly making friends and connecting with amazing people and new cultures.
My purpose now is to continue with the work that I’ve been doing until this moment, and we’ll see at the end.
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