ENJOYING ZAMOŚĆ FROM THE BEGINNING

Hi everyone!

My name is Sergio, I'm from Spain and I wanted to share with all of you, how is is going here, on my EVS project in the beautiful Zamość.

To start with, my first impression about everything. Well, I came here, and I still don't know how could I get to Zamość safe and sound. I never took a flight before, I was never been abroad, and everything was too new for me. People were really helpful, trying to find for me the right bus, the next station, at what time was the next bus leaving; yes, everything!

By the time I came in Zamość, my coordinator Kasia, my flatmate Alberto, my mentor Daga, and other cool volunteers were there to welcome me, talk about the trip, and how it was going to be here. We had a little dinner, great conversation, and many laughts!!

The first week wasn't actually the first week. I came in Zamość in festival days, it was Corpus Christi- Boże Ciało, so that week was a total blast!! People from here showed me the cool places here in Zamość, the main square (the perfect place for a beer with friends), the beautiful, amazing, huge, stunning  Park Miejski and some pretty cool things, like a representation of a battle, when Zamość had to fight to keep the control of the city.

Some volunteers in Wólka Panieńska made a great dinner, that we called ''Italian Dinner Day'', and it was great, italian people cooking pasta, what more could I ask for?

We also spent some time in the forest, with a campfire and a barbecue. That day was when I started to get to know the people I was going to spend this next 7 months in my EVS project. I am so thankful for that day, for that people, and for everything.

First week of working. Oook, working hehehe I wouldn't say it is working, I am having so much fun that I want to say that this is not a work, it is vacation to me. I've been meeting new people almost everyday, talking to seniors, children, and teenagers. We organized lots of great activities like ''Language Coffee'', ''Fast Dates'', ''AntiStress Workshop'', we baked cookies for charity, disguised as clowns for ''Doctor Clown'' association and made animals with ballons for children... There are so many great things that we have done, and I'm remembering them all, so now I am getting a bit emotional :)

Our third week, we spent it on the Arrival Training. I just can say good things about that week. We went to a lot of new places, played many games, met more volunteers, toured Warsaw with a guide, and learnt how to dance some traditional dances, from Hungary, Spain, and of course, Poland!! Polish traditional dances were the best part of that training; We really enjoyed that day.

When we came from Warsaw to Zamość, our organization had bikes for us! Now we can go everywhere, without depending on buses or these kind of things. It was a really nice surprise ;)

And here we are, just a month passed, and it's been like we are in home. I feel like I don't want to leave Zamość never. I love the people, I love the place, I love the great activities that Zamość prepare, I love the language... And yes, I love everything in here.

So, that was all for now. I want to share with you how is everything going, and I want to show you how people in Poland can be sooo nice and kind, so I hope that you keep on reading.

Dziękuję bardzo!!

PS: I think that there are pics that words can´t describe; If you really want to see how was my first month in Zamość, just take a look  :)