Hi friends, it’s Alex again! I’m here to share more about my first week of volunteering this year after getting back from the holidays. By the way, here it’s one of the cool presents I got last week. Right as I came back, the volunteer duties came calling again and I was more than excited … Read more
This week, I had a look at the fascinating world of vermicomposting in the Green School Village basement. The system features two setups with California red worms working tirelessly to turn food scraps into nutrient-rich compost and liquid fertilizer. It’s a small yet impactful way to close the loop on organic waste. Here’s a deeper … Read more
Last week at Green School Village, we had a meaningful meetup to review our progress as volunteers. I was joined by Maria, Polin, and Misha, who helped guide our session. We engaged in an interesting activity where we drew roses to symbolize our experiences with the project. In our rose drawings, the petals represented the … Read more
This week was busy but kind of calm too. I was working a lot on finishing the Estonia PDC videos, trying to sort them out and get ready to use some AI tools for editing. I hope it will make things faster because doing everything by hand takes so much time. I’m not super good … Read more
This past week, from Monday to Thursday, I participated in an online course organized under the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) volunteer program. Alongside other international volunteers, each representing diverse organizations across Bulgaria, we dove into a program that was both enlightening and engaging. Our journey began with a warm welcome session, that introduced us to … Read more
Hey lovely people! Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting Rashkovo village, near Botevgrad, with Misha and Philip. Our destination was the home and future LAND center of their friend and member of GSV Lyubo Durankev, who recently acquired a plot of land there. Lyubo, his lovely wife, and their incredibly energetic and friendly … Read more
Last weekend I met with Varvara Valchanova, an architect who is involved in sustainable construction and the use of natural materials. Our conversation ranged from her experience in earth building to her current LAND candidate site in the Rhodopes, where she restored old traditional houses and buildings using sustainable methods. The audio from our talk … Read more
Hello guys. Today I’ll tell you about our trip last weekend to Kosovo, a village in the Rhodopi mountains around 1 hour away from Plovdiv. Around 20 years ago they got the place and during the years they repaired and renovated the already existing building using natural materials. Varvara is an architect by education, but … Read more
Продължение на нашия разговор с архитект Николай Маринов. Приятно четене. М.П. : Има ли някакви условия за участие във вашите обучения? Като предишен опит? Н.М. : Зависи много от обучението. Понякога имаме изисквания, но понякога са отворени за всеки желаещ. Примерно тази година, когато правихме през Май месец първото проучвателно теренно проучване тогава изискванията бяха … Read more
This week at the office was kind of technical —Philip was ready with a new data system update that he’s been setting up. It’s a real step up. Makes downloading files a breeze and, better yet, I can now stream videos straight from the platform. This is super handy since I can catch up on … Read more