Vyara: Hello, hello! Week 10 it is! Does anybody remember ‘’The wear sunscreen speech’’ by Mary Schmich? It is one of the most famous graduation speeches ever given, it became viral approximately 10 years ago and it starts with a very simple piece of advice: ‘’wear sunscreen. If I could offer you one tip for … Read more
Mali: A sunny hello from Sofia! Can’t express how happy I am to finally be here (exactly a year ago I was still far away in Argentina with corona blocking the way to Bulgaria). First things first: some days of recovering from a 42-hour bus ride, acclimatizing to the unlikely hot weather here (35 degrees … Read more
Vyara: Hello, hello! End of May, end of week eight, at least for me! This week Green School Village hosted the iACT Transnational Partners Meeting, where we had the chance to network and share ideas with some very interesting people from all over Europe. Organizations that took part in the events and which are part … Read more
Vyara T: Hello, hello! Did you guys miss me? Probably not 😂 We decided to change the format of the blog a little bit, now each of us will write an event or something interesting they learnt during the week. That`s the agenda, until we decided to change it again, always adapting! I must … Read more
Hi, there! Filipa here 🙂 Last time I wrote on the blog, I was reporting from the very first week of my 6-month long-term ESC with Green School Village, where I had the chance to do my on-arrival training in the beautiful village of Kromidovo and where I had the opportunity to finally be in … Read more
Not sure that vlogging is my thing, but I decided to try it out 🙂 watch below my first attempt 👇 Hello! You may be used to Vyara posting her weekly project preview, but this week we’re going to split her week 5 into two different parts because, just like the title says, a … Read more
Hello, hello, this is week four! …and I am at the end of my first month as an ESC volunteer 😊 What a great month it has been, I met so many lovely people, learnt a lot of new things, and went to many beautiful places. Everything I have experienced so far went beyond my … Read more
Hello, hello! I think we can officially say that spring has arrived! In Bulgaria, we believe that storks and swallows are messengers of spring and both these birds came back, ready to start building their nests and getting ready for the mating season. Picture 1. Storks` nest opposite our house in the countryside After our … Read more
Hello, hello and welcome to my second week as an ESC volunteer! If you are wondering why I am starting this week`s blog post with a quote, the answer is hiding in the lines below. My first two weeks went by so quickly! I am extremely grateful to Misha for advising me to log into … Read more
By Vyara Hello, hello! My name is Vyara, twenty-nine-years old from Bulgaria. This week I began what I am aiming to be an adventure of a lifetime – my participation in the European Solidarity Corps project! I have been interested in gardening ever since I was a little girl. My gardening journey started when I … Read more