Sunday, May 8, 2016

The first month of EVS in Arad

The main task of this first month of EVS was to defeat and get through the cultural shock. Living in a new and different country is always a challenge but, the cultural shock is not only about the country or the language (English or Romanian in our case), is also about living with people from other countries, with other habits, almost in the whole aspects of our lives. After one month I think that the best way to defeat the differences is thinking about our similarities, because, for sure we are coming from different countries and from different social and cultural backgrounds, but, at least, we are here together, basically in the same situation of fear and disorientation, but we are young and bold as well.

After one month is easy to see the improvements, in a lot of aspects, language or behaviour for example. It is easy, at the ending of the day to perceive another brick of your general knowledge, and nothing is better than this, nothing is better than improving yourself.

I saw the biggest improvements for me during the week of On-arrival. The aim of the On-arrival training is to sponsor the Erasmus plus and the country Romania, but it was so useful for linking volunteers from different cities as well. During the On-arrival we discovered a lot of things about the Country and the habits, and about our rights and duties during the EVS. We learned the right approach for our working and a lot of activities. For me the On-arrival was the first step for defeating the cultural shock, and for me It was a success.

After one month it could be really easy, not easy at all but easy. You could find the right people for you, the right situations and, last but not the least, the right state of mind for living the EVS at the best of your possibilities.

                                                                                                                                    Alessio Gorgoni

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