My EVS in Romania

Two months and a half ago, I left Belgium. I was tired about its institutions and government. I didn't feel welcome in my own country... So I decided to move abroad but had to deal an other type of problem, called the Cultural Shock. Face a new language, culture, rhythm of life and way of thinking seemed so difficult for me, but I feel like home actually 😁 I've always had a good ability to adapt myself  in every kind of situation! Also, living with such different people from many countries is so interesting for me! Of course it's difficult sometimes cause we have really different cultures, but everything can be solved as long as we are open-minded! I met such wonderful people here, and I'm really grateful !  But now I feel more Belgian than ever! And want to share my culture and colours with every people I met! It's a really strange feeling, this country I started to hate is missing me a lot now. I also didn't know that the feeling of lack could be so s...

During those two first months, I already had the opportunity to visit some places 🚀 I went to Cluj, a beautiful city located in the south-west of Romania, but also the capital (non-official huhu) of Transylvania. I did not stay very long, but I had the opportunity to admire the view from the Belveder and visit the botanical garden 🌵! Also, Daniel (the Association's boss) took us to visit Milcoveni, which is located on the Serbian border. From there we went to Cheile Nerei National Park (Beuşniţa). I found my "Hakuna Matata"🌞🌈, it's the most beautiful place I've ever seen (at least until today). The time of a night in tents and a beautiful sunny day, we went to Secu Lake. I will probably go back there soon, it's such a quiet and relaxing place! Here we are, like Children discovering water. I do not usually take a lot of pictures, so take advantage of these please (the last one is for my personal pleasure, we had a great t...

" Very likely guys, it goes like this " :  ( big up to our coordinator Claudiu ) Every friday, we have a meeting to discuss about our week: what happened, was it nice, what should we do more? But this meeting is also to plan the week after! We have such different places to go, so each week are quite the same: we know for example that everyday between 4:00 and 5:00 we have the orphanage! So at each announcement, we must manifest ourselves to take the places . I didn't had the opportunity to go everywhere yet, but I will :) My favourite places for the moment are the orphanage cause the children, even if they are always fighting  each other, are so adorable, we just need a lot of imagination and different activities to keep them focused. I Also like to go in the Elderly Center, we just go there to spend time with old people, speak with them (some of them can speak German, Italian and some words in french too). We dance there, and as you all know now I love it, so I can i...

Hi ! My name is Hélène, I'm 24 and I live in Liège, Belgium. After 6 years at University and High School, I decided to do a break to focus on some personnal projects, like writing about social justice and continuing to be involved and activist as much as I could about Human Rights and Migration Crisis.  I applied for an EVS because I felt bored and lost in my life in Belgium, so as soon as I received a proposal I packed my bag and flew to an unknown country. First I was afraid cause I had only 2 weeks to say goodbye to my family and friends, it was really difficult but the excitement quickly took over the fear !  I arrived in Resita, Ro man ia , on the 22nd of  April, and I will stay there during one year for my EVS project. I am a volunteer for the association Nevo Parudimos,  ( https://nevoparudimos.ro/?lang=en ) I participate in the project VEFCI - Volunteering and education for civic involvement. We go in some schools, youth and elderly centers...