Calvià In Europe

¡Hola, amigos y amigas! Another month is over and I am beginning to think about the end of this adventure. I know it sounds sad, but I am at the turning point (3 months behind and 3 ahead), so it's time to make a summary of this experience in order to enjoy more every little moment that is still waiting for me. There have been some highlights in this period. First of all, I decided to live totally this Spanish experience so that I won't have any regrets looking back; that's why I have planned some tours around the country, also in order to dive deeply into the Spanish culture. After all, knowing the community and the culture is part of the EVS aim! The work in the elderly centre has been crazy lately: we had the Week for the Elimination of Violence against Women, so we organised different activities to engage the guests of the centre in such a valuable event. We made an artwork with all their hands saying 'stop violencia' and even a la...

¡Hola! Otro mes ha pasado y ¡tengo novedades! Primero, los cuatro nos quedamos una semana en Palma para hacer el “Curso de Formación a la Llegada” con l@s voluntari@s que están en Menorca. Al principio pensaba que iba a ser algo muy aburrido, como sentarnos todo el día escuchando a gente que habla sobre temas complicados y no tenía muchas gana de ir. ¡Al final quería quedarme otra semana por todo lo que me ha molado! Más que un curso ha sido unas vacaciones: jugamos, reímos y aprendimos de manera muy divertida, siempre activos y nunca aburridos. Hice tantas migas con l@s que conocí que incluso fui a visitarlos, ¡aprovechando del puente entre 6 y 8 de Diciembre! Menorca es preciosa, completamente diferente a todo lo que he visto en Mallorca. Me encantó dar una vuelta por el centro y el puerto de Mahón y Ciutadela así como ir al faro de Punta Nati, con su paisaje salvaje y el viento que nunca cesa de soplar. He disfrutado de mi breve estancia y de la compañía de nuestr@s...

¡Saludos, amigos! To celebrate the very first days of November, I went back to Helsinki to meet my family and friends. It's been a few days in the dark Northern European climate. When I returned to Mallorca, I felt like summer was back. Playas , sol , pura vida ! With red, tired eyes I woke up in the following morning after my night flight, just to notice at the bus stop that the schedules had changed for winter and there was no eight o’clock morning bus to Santa Ponsa anymore. I waited for my good old 104-limousine for an hour, arrived to my escoleta late and felt a bit bad for it, but as soon as I opened the door to my class, the little ones made sure that I was awake anytime soon and busy with their joy and sorrow again. Talking about the 'winter season'. For a person from a Nordic Country, the lack of approaching winter feels strange. So much light, the sun feels still warm and there no signs of November blues so far. Perfect! Sometimes I check out the weat...

Hola, ¿qué tal? Here I am again telling you about my second mounth of EVS in Calvià. If it is possible, I feel even luckier because the “On arrival training week” has just finished and I can try to send you all the positive vibes it gave me. I couldn't imagine my volunteering experience being more exciting than what it already was: I mean, I lived in an amazing place, I woke up every morning full of energy for my work at the elderly centre, I spent my free time visiting my lovely people... what else? El curso de formación a la llegada ! It has really been the 'spice' of this volunteering project. I felt so many emotions that it's going to be very hard giving them an order. First of all: can you try to think about a training? Can you picture how it would be a whole week of learning activities squeezed in 8 hours per day? Perfect, now just delete everything! Yes, because I have never learnt so many things in a such enjoyable and amusing way. Thanks ...

¡Hola! Llevo aquí solamente seis semanas, pero parece como si llevara un siglo por todo lo que ha pasado. He trabajado mucho en Es Generador para ayudar con el proyecto de Halloween del 27 de Octubre, conociendo a tod@s l@s que han venido a prepararlo. Pasamos horas buscando material, cortando, pegando y pintando cajas, dibujando, moviendo cosas, colgando decoraciones: volvimos al Gene , un pasaje del terror con temática de freak show : el C irco della Morte (c irco de la muerte en italiano ). Los últimos días fueron ajetreados, con gente que iba por todos lados llevando muebles, vallas, telas, disfraces, pelucas, revisando su número u ocupándose de la disposición de todas las cosas. Fue un gran trabajo que dio sus frutos. El Circo ha sido un gran éxito y los comentarios de todos los que vinieron fueron muy positivos. También l@s chic@s y el equipo de dinamización quedaron muy satisfechos. La noche de Halloween fui a Es Capdellà y ayudé en otro pasaje de ter...

First month is over, full of sun and feelings of everything being new. With sun I mean lots of light, so bright that it makes you think you are getting blind. When there is no more room for colors, there are just Mediterranean white, silhouettes of palms and olives. And the smell, of course - seaside; crowdie weekends full of tourists – last waves of the season. Now I’m introduced in all parts of the project, with all these supportive people helping me through first times of language barriers, introducing systems, communication and helping me to do my passion: design!                                            El Toro beach-taken before we participated in a beachcleaning event.                                                    ...

Hello everyone, First month of Mallorca life behind! Towards the end of October the beach life has changed into a raincoat and wet shoes but the experience keeps growing. I started my volunteering time with several projects including Finca Galatzó, Perrera municipal and Escoleta Santa Ponsa. So far my projects have offered me everything I wanted from my experience: animals, archaeological sites, historical buildings and a possibility to observe a behaviour of a previously unknown group of tiny people. And because one can always do a bit more, in November we start with one more project when our 'Snack & Languages' sessions start in the CUC. Our team, accompanied by some crispy crunchy chocolate cookies, is waiting for YOU. Welcome! Besides the beginning of our projects, the first weeks included a lot of learning, joy, observing, misunderstandings ('Why no one told me that money is not plata in Spain?!'), redoing stuff, happiness, redoing the same stuff again...