Let's get this party started!

     At first I think we should introduce ourselves and tell you something more about us. Ladies first, so Silvia, you can start :)

     Hi. As Martin already mentioned, my name is Silvia, I am from Slovakia (Martin), 24 years old motivated recent graduated student with Master degree in European Studies and Regional Development. I am currently looking for opportunities to develop and improve my skills and capabilities. I participated several times in different exchange programs abroad, such as CEEPUS or Work & Travel in US. I am coffee lover, full time dreamer, free spirit, future travel guru. Recently I decided to take a part as volunteer within European Voluntary Service in Bosnia and Herzegovina, so I applied and here I am, sitting next to Martin :) 

     O.K. My turn. My name is Martin, also from Slovakia (Žiar nad Hronom), 24 years old freelancer, recently finished my low budget traveling, hitchhiking, camping experiences in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia and so on and after that thinking about my future I realized, I am too young for regular job so I tried to apply for EVS Project in B&H (sorry for shortcut Bosnians) and they somehow chose me. I am a huge movie, music, culture, book, good food lover. So also, here I am. Hopefully we will have some good time together and enjoy this show :)

Why are we here? What is our purpose? Where are we actually?

     It might sound like a cliché, but we came to B&H to get a new experience and knowledge about Balkan culture, to develop our skills in the fields of project management, communication and informal education, to help the local community with tasks of all kinds. Moreover, it is a great opportunity to get know new culture, real taste of Balkan, meet new people, learn local language because “Jedan jezik nikad nije dosta”.

     We have been informed about wide range of activities of our hosting organization, what includes taking part in Young Man Initiative by cooperating with schools, Ministries, parents and platform Masterpeace which is aimed at promoting worldwide peace, in our case concretely in region of B&H, specifically in Mostar. 

     We already mentioned our hosting organization, so drumrolls please; we are introducing the NGO Youth Power / Snaga Mladih. YP is a Non-Governmental Organization trying to create a society with positive values, in which young people are contributing to tolerance and interpersonal dialogue, promoting healthy lifestyles, gender equality, non-violence, and actively involved in social life and politics.

     
     For the next ten months, we will be posting at least one time a week, so if you are interested in our new stories, experiences and so on, keep refreshing this page on weekly basis, or often if you want ;)