POLAND IN MY HEART

Hello!! I'm Begüm. My friends in Poland call me Begüminka, I like it :)

I wanna tell you about my EVS experience. I was volunteering in Poland from October 2 until the end of August. 

Poland became my second home, so when I had to leave, I was very sad 😥😥 I felt in love with this country. 

I'm so happy about this experience and I know it would be inadequate if I told you everything, so you may be wondering: How was my project? What did I do? I was a volunteer in a kindergarten for 11 months. I didn't expect that but It was unbelievable!

I was playing and laughing with kids. They learned soo many things from Turkish culture day by day and for me also, it was an opportunity to rediscover it. I taught them new games and Turkish songs, sometimes we were painting and others, on trips or visiting so places together. We also cooked and ate some delicious Turkish dishes.

I worked with so nice people for a whole year. Most of the time, I was helping the teacher in the class or the playground. It was perfect to teach children new things by doing certain activities on one day of the week. I gain a lot of experience when it comes to kids and their feelings, their abilities, imagination, and creativeness. I love them so much.  ❤❤❤ I'll treasure those memories all my life.

As a volunteer, I had other tasks, too. I joined events, participated in international and local activities, celebrations and a few workshops in different cities in Poland. I made presentations about my own country a few times. I also went to a workcamp about a children festival for 3 weeks in France. Of course, I've had new experiences I've met new people I've worked hard again. 

I had two German and one Taiwanese roommates. We all have different cultures and lifestyles. We learned about each other countries, food, new games, and even a few words in different languages. Thanks to this adventure I have a new sister now, Ann. 😁😁 

I have many friends from different countries in the world 🌍and I can't wait to meet them all again. In my spare time, sometimes alone, sometimes traveling with friends to different countries: Sweden, Denmark, German, Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, France, Spain, of course, different cities in Poland. New places, different museums, new routes, beautiful seaside locations, different dishes and lots of things I also met new people while traveling. I know that everything is on my mind. 

It's been a year that I've learned so much about myself. How to deal with problems, what to do in case of risk, how to communicate better with people in a new language, new language structures, new abilities, different cities, and different cultural structures in Europe, different cities and different cultural structures in Europe and many other things. ❤🌞🌄🌈

I had the opportunity to touch the lives of people I didn't know through volunteering. Most importantly, differences make us unique. I realized that every child was special again and again every day. I am grateful to the teachers I work for at school for their help in my organization. I miss Polish people, my polish mom, ciotka, pierogi, delicious polish soups, and my second home.

 I will visit again this wonderful country as soon as possible. For now ''do zobaczenia wkrótce''