On-arrival training (culture club)
Our Croatian dinner started with a plate of local cheese and salami, which was tasty, though nothing compared to what followed, a variety of meat cooked in different ways. This […]
Our Croatian dinner started with a plate of local cheese and salami, which was tasty, though nothing compared to what followed, a variety of meat cooked in different ways. This […]
The second day of training was pretty awful, not in terms of the sessions, but because of the previous night’s rakija. Luckily the training room was just metres from the […]
Lining this bird up in my sights as it was sat on the railings, going through the motions: focus, aperture, shutter speed. About to adjust it so the horizon is […]
Before I left the UK I had an afternoon at Concordia’s office for pre-departure training (another right for all EVS volunteers), where the on-arrival training was described as a ‘networking […]
He ambles along the narrow street. An oversized coat bundled around him. A coat that has passed many winters on others’ backs, before resting on his. The long sleeve reveals […]
All EVS volunteers attend at least one training course during their project. For projects of six months or more there are two, those less than 6 months have just the […]
This is a photo from a recent trip to Sarajevo. It shows many different layers of the plaster and render on top of the timber and brick structure. And peeling […]
We all want to leave a mark, to be remembered. Look at the number of people fighting to be heard;in the modern world, with digital communication, it is easier to […]
“A man who can’t bear to share his habits is a man who needs to quit them.” Stephen King This is a new habit. I have never kept a diary […]
The working week after meeting the Italian community was shortened because we were going to an EVS on-arrival training event from Wednesday evening. Before that though we had to take […]