Frankly speaking I have to say that I was fascinated by the idea of working abroad for a long time. I considered doing an internship in Canada or Alaska or doing work and travel in Australia. However, when I was doing civil service I met volunteers doing ESC and due to that encounter I came to the idea of doing volunteer work like them.

I told myself that I will choose a project that really fits my interests and that I will not just apply for any project that is located in my dream country. At first it seemed that I will go to Belgium to a project related to caring for disabled people, but then I found this awesome project at Funkibator embedded into the house of SIP in Sweden. The description seemed to fit me perfectly, so I applied and after the interview I knew that I would go to Sweden for one year. My tasks there were to create events and activities for people with disabilities and migration background.

Why going to sweden for 1 year of volunteer work?

There are many reasons why I wanted to go abroad after the civil service. I wanted to...

...get new perspectives and ideas for my life.
...find new passions and hobbies.
...make new experiences and friends.
...look beyond my own borders and the borders of austria.
...contribute to society and help people.

@Stornsjön, Sweden, 2020

Read about my first impressions when I was volunteering in Sweden

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