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Volunteer Life
Erasmus Plus is not a programme, it’s a family where dreams come true.
History of a young dreamer.
by Filippo Massariol
When I left for my first project, I was having
one of the worst periods of my life. At that mo- Since the first day of my short-term EVS in Croment I didn’t even know what to expect, I just atia, I had a great time! It ‘s like when you live knew that all the things would be worth it to be for years inside a nightmare in which you feel better than I was. imprisoned, but suddenly you discover a light I had never traveled before and I was absolute- that is made of the same substance as you. ly unable to take care of myself. But I felt inside me that root that often remains hidden or sunk from the ground above, but that is growing deep “It was not just a cultural exchange, inside you and tries to say: “A’ bello hai finito de it was The Cultural Exchange.” piangerte addosso? - Come on’ man when you gonna stop crying about your own mistakes? Come out of the box and become who you are.”
We lived in a hostel in the suburbs of Zagreb,
the capital. Every night, I remember that people from all over the world used to come and enrich me and indelicate me with a new culture, or maybe with the thing that creates more value and balance within ourselves: diversity. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a great project at a professional level, but in life you don’t learn the important things with a piece of paper, you learn them by living.
I learned to let go and live intensely every day
surrounded by people who love me… so much, that I think I learned in 2 months what I had forgotten in 20 years.
I learned to be eco-sustainable and that every
Meeting random peaceful dogs in Ohrid, North Makedonia
© Filippo Massariol
little gesture is important to help us and the planet. I have also understood that you don’t have to be afraid to throw yourself into life, and that as a wise woman said to me a few days
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