Author name: Irma

Step by step the end is coming. I am not jinxing it but it’s a fact. In exactly one month I will be sitting in an airplane back to Germany. Uff. A lot of emotions are there right now which are quite hard to categorize. Not now! I will work through them step by step. […]

For one year, Macedonia felt like a never-ending eternity, but now this eternity is actually over. It was over one month ago that I entered a taxi with happy tears in my eyes. I remember entering the taxi that would bring me to the airport and thinking: “What a beautiful life you have.” So, let’s

„I write because it feels like someone is listening. – Or am I finally listening to myself? ” Here we go with my 5th article for “Naturkultur” and it’s hard to realize that it will be the last one. Twelve months filled with ups and downs, new friendships, cultural shocks, challenges, experiences, questions, and a

Before coming to Lecce, I was either a student who learned in preparation for exams and had knowledge about things which have little meaning for the future, or I was a cashier who smalltalked with customers and learned how to handle those who are ignorant and unfriendly. Being a volunteer, however, is a different experience.

The time has come and my volunteering year is coming to an end. I have roughly 1 month left here in Skopje, so it is about time to reflect a little bit on the past months and how they were treating me. In the past weeks I had to say good bye to so many

It’s been more than a year ago when I came out of Skopje Airport, when a tough-looking grey haired man that later turned out to be the loveliest guy on earth was waiting for me there, when he told me in the taxi that it’s not obligatory to wear a seatbelt at the backseat ,

Olá! I am Charlotte, 19 years old and I moved with ESC from the cold Bremen to the equally cold (but sunnier) Beirã at the end of October. Here I live with my roommate in a small house, directly opposite the café “Bernardos” (highly recommended). Before writing about my personal experience, let me first give

Time flies and now I find myself in the beginning of 2022 with a bit more than 3 monthly left in Greece. Covid is still around and keeps us busy especially with the cold weather. But I guess there are better days to come (Covid-wise), at least when the weather gets warmer again… Hopefully. Since