Hey! I’m Tavi, a 23 year old guy from Romania. For the past 12 months I’ve been working as a volunteer at the Spin office.
I will keep it short and sweet since I’ve been the one publishing
testimonies during the last months so I feel I’ve read everything there is to
read about volunteering experiences.
I think the almost all the clichés about
European volunteering apply to me. I will sound like a paid advertisement
for ESC but I really developed my skills, became more independent, put more my
ideas into practice etc. The only thing I didn’t improve in this project is my
English. I think it’s worse now.
Working there is different for each volunteer but I’ve been lucky enough
to do mostly things I like (drawing on the Spin hostel wall, making illustrations,
editing videos and interviews).
Here are some highlights of my time in Portugal:
-random live music and dancing at miradoros where lots of hippies just
come together
-going to museums not because I like them, but just to check them off
the list
-absolutely insane huge waves compared to the tiny black sea ones
-house parties that inevitably get interrupted by the police
-discovering a million types of vegan food I never wanted to know
-hanging out with everyone on the weekend at the beach
I couldn’t have asked for more. I am truly grateful for this opportunity and to all my friends here who have made this experience unforgettable, even during a pandemic.
