Embracing Diversity and Growth in Krioneri: A Volunteering Experience
Embracing Diversity and Growth in Krioneri: A Volunteering Experience We recently had the incredible opportunity to volunteer in Krioneri, a charming village of about 900 residents. Arriving a day earlier than the other volunteers, we found ourselves both intrigued and nervous. Meeting new people is always a mix of excitement and anxiety, especially when the […]
BLOG: My experience about volunteering
Blog: My volunteering experience Hello, I’m Marie, and I come from France. I did a voluntary trip in the summer of 2024 on a little island called “Mässkär” in Finland with Villa Elba. I was a student who wanted to enjoy his school holidays before this last year of study, with the ambition to discover […]
BLOG: My volunteering experience in Finland
My volunteering experience in Finland – Federica Gaudenzi
Summer for success: Running summer camps and renovating a cottage on an island.
Summer for Success: Running summer camps and renovating a cottage on an island. European Solidarity Corps volunteers helped organize children’s camps and renovated the Södra Trutklippan cottage in June 2024. During the five-week project, ten volunteers from various European countries organized summer camps that were open to local children and worked on the nearby island […]
BLOG: Becoming an ESC volounteer in Lapland
Merve participated in an exciting volunteer work project coordinated by Villa Elba in the charming municipality of Ranua from May 22, 2023, to April 21, 2024. Here’s how she describes her unforgettable experience.
BLOG: Planet on a plate
BLOG: Planet on a plate Planet on a plate? -Reunion? -A high school reunion? These are questions that’s been asked of us, International club members, ever since the start of this project. So, let’s start by clarifying everything. Planet on a plate, or PoP. What does that mean? Briefly told, is a group of young […]
BLOG: Green travel
Volunteer Kerem travelled green from Finland to Turkey
BLOG: Cultural differences between Finland and Italy
BLOG: Cultural differences between Finland and Italy: “food and coffee issues” If you asked to an Italian to name the biggest cultural difference between Italy and Finland, he would undoubtedly answer “the food”, from many points of view. Ok, I admit it: we Italians have a problem with food from every part of the world […]