Kalat

MY EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE (EVS) EXPERIENCE IN SICILY

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Name: Zsòfia Kèrdy (25), (Hungary)
Project: Celtyk
Period of volunteer work: 9 months between 1st February 2005- 1st November 2005

My studies: I have a degree in Economics, currently I am studying Sociology

My hobbies: sports (paragliding, skiing, swimming), writing, cinema, theatre, sociology, psychology, social-psychology, travelling around the world, meet new people, new cultures

My experience, description of my work:

-promotion of the Kalat Summer Camp
-maintenance of the antique park Iachinu Filí
-organising and participating in the Kalat International Archaelogical Summer Camps
-3 week-long project close to Trapani, where we were maintening a medieval church called San Ippolito
-Youth Program promotion about the foreign opportunities of the EU for the youth in grammar schools in the region of Agrigento
-writing articles in newspapers about the activities of Archeoclub d'Italia
-archaeological activities with elementary school students
-realisation of web pages about the Camps and about our experiences during the EVS

I was doing my volunteer work in Campobello di Licata for 9 months and I can say, that it was one of the most instructive experience of my life. I had opportunity to learn how to work and live in an international environment. I was living together with young people from all Europe, such as Belgium, Latvia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Poland, France, Greece, the Netherlands and Spain. Living together is a great possibility to learn more about the different cultures and habits. And what is more it makes you really tolerant. I think every young person should have an experience like this!

Since I had finished marketing, my main task at the beginning of my EVS was to promote the International Summer Camps that we are organising for the young people from all over the world. The Summer Camps were the most active part of my voluntary work, full of tasks, responsibility but also games and fun on the other side. And here we had further opportunity to meet more foreigners. It was really a great and useful experience. I was also happy for the opportunity to write about these experiences in the local and national newspapers.

I could also try another activity, that I really enjoyed: the promotion of Youth Program, the different European opportunities for the youth to work and study abroad. I felt it very useful and their interest made me really satisfied about my work.

We also made activities with elementary school students to teach them about the archaeology with imitation of the most important archaeological activities, such as the survey, the excavation, the washing and the analysing of the artifacts.

Besides the Summer Camps one of the most interesting period of my EVS was the project we made in Trapani. During 3 weeks we were working on a medieval church, which is called Chiesa Sant' Ippolito. Thanks to the hot in Sicily, we were working only in the evening hours, so we had opportunity to travel around this part of the island as well!

You can check in photos, how nice can be an EVS experience!

My EVS experience in photos:


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