November 2018 - Circles of change

November 23, 2018

New country, new language. What now?

Two months ago, I left Portugal and came to Croatia to do an EVS. One of the things that I always thought that would be a problem was the linguistic barrier. Not just because I don’t know to speak croatian but also because my english was not so good. The first thing that I figured out when I arrive here...

Learning process and Youthpass

November 17, 2018

HOW I FACED THE HOME VISITS IN MY EVS

It seems very important to my to dedicate one article in order to explain you my personal perspective about home visits. Why home visits? It is important to highlight that I am social worker. Therefore, the home visits is a technique that I have been studying during my whole degree. The exact meaning of that ones within my profession is:...

Volunteer experience

November 11, 2018

How having a schedule helps you become more productive during your EVS.

Even before starting the EVS, my supervisor sent me my schedule of the first week. It was very detailed, there was a cell for almost every hour of the day. A couple of weeks later, I learned that I’ll be organizing it by myself for the rest of the year. I was 50% excited and 50% worried about my habits....

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Monthly Archive: November, 2018

New country, new language. What now?

HOW I FACED THE HOME VISITS IN MY EVS

How having a schedule helps you become more productive during your EVS.