Hey, hey!
In this post I would like to show some pictures about our day in Bohinj, I am in love with this place. Thomás and I slept in a hammock and we were able to see fire flights for our first time.

Also, while we were waiting until the “tortilla española” dinner we made a decoration for the RV because we have just moved to the orchard to spend our days there.

One of the best things to sleep there is to wake up and be surrounded by the nature without any noise and people.
I would recommend you two things if you want to sleep in the hammock: one is to be hidden (you know from the police) and the other is to set it in the shade because in the morning it can be very warm.
 
Summer vibes are coming!

See u soon,
 
Vicky

Our journey in Bled ended around 10:20 when we decided to go on a bus to go back home. Yes, it was short but it was pretty intense and 1 day in Bled is way enough.

See you on our next adventure.
Thomas

Hey, hey!
In this post I would like to mention Maja´s and Matjaž ´s work because they deserve it.
Every Thursday in Máribor and every two Wednesday in Ljubjiana during almost the whole year they are ready to the CSA delivery with a smile in their faces.
When they speak about the farm you can feel the emotion in their eyes and when we work together also you can feel that they put the whole heart in all the tasks.
Also, these vibes go into me and they make you a part of this little (or I am thinking it is already big) family too.
Thank you for all the knowledge that you have and the way you give them to us

See u you soon,
Vicky

At the end of May, we decided together with other volunteers to go to a concert on the main square of Maribor. Our program was quite simple: having a drink (or two) before diner, having diner. restaurant near by, and when the time comes we would go to the ain square to watch the show, even though we knew the rain was on its way.

What was really weird for a classic concert (orchestra type of concert) was that the musicians had arelly nice stage in the middle of the main square BUT they didn't have anything to protect them from the rain.

Although it was raining a few minutes before the concert, we decided to head their when we heard the first music, and after a few seconds there we knew it was worth it because the music was formidable.

As you're probably guessing now, the concert had started 15 to 20 minutes ago and the rain was getting closer and closer. A few seconds after hearing the storm and seeing the lightnings, rain started to fall down and everyone decided to leave the main square to go to a safe and dry place, which we also did to avoid being wet to the bones. And that's basically how the night ended (after a few drinks at the Living Room obviously).

April was a very busy month!

We spent the first week at the On Arrival Training in Strunjan: we met other ESC volunteers in Slovenia and it was one of the strongest experiences I've ever had (few others have had a similar impact). On arrivals are very useful for connecting volunteers and creating a solid network of new friends in our common foreign country/new home country.
It was a month that opened with creativity thanks to the pottery course we received as a gift from the Turinke's, in which the rain was finally able to water the arid and thirsty soils with clouds that always made me look for the sun beyond them and within me. But also a month in which, thanks to various coincidences, I managed to go home often not forgetting my Italian network full of love and joy.
A little more sober and less introspective because there are no quotes from my diary that I was unable to write because I was always somewhere or with someone (there is never a bad thing without a good one!).

See you next month! :3
Sofishino

Hey, hey!
I am Vicky, we have just arrived to Slovenia and I will show you the some of the most interesting things to me in here:

See u soon,
 
Vicky

Hey, hey!
During our ESC volunteer program, we have a meeting which name is On Arrival, this made not only for meeting other volunteers around Slovenia but also having more knowledge about the ESC program.
During this week we formed groups to make a little project together. Our project was about collecting rush from the sea and transform them in toys or useful objects:
 

See u you soon!
 
Vicky

This experience begins with a crazy energy charge.
I desired to do a project with the European Solidarity Corps since it was called European Voluntary Service, but the first real possibility materialized before the outbreak of the pandemic, when I was selected for a project that then I decided to give up because it seemed more supportive and empathetic to be close and operating within my local community in Trieste and Muggia (Italy) where I’m from.
At the end of 2021 the news of having been selected for the "Organic Life Ideas in Action" project in Maribor and Jarenina (Slovenia), overwhelmed me with enthusiasm and pride: finally I could combine European volunteering with rural life, which for some years I wanted to discover more deeply.
Below you can find the collage of my first month in the ESC experience in Slovenia: a conglomerate of photos, keywords, quotes from my diary and creativity with which I wanted to express myself not to forget the highlights. It is an introspective creation of a month that I spent immersed in myself & among new people with serenity and sometimes challenge both to which I tried to give maximum space, welcoming what came with open arms.
See you next month! :3
Sofishino

On February 27th, 2022, I’m leaving home to go abroad alone for the first time. 20 hours long bus ride sounds like an adventure before the real adventure. I thought it would be really long to be 20 hours seating on a bus seat, not moving, only listening to music, looking at the scenery around.

The first transfer took place in Germany, in Salzburg more specifically. I didn’t have much time to go around the city, especially considering the three full bags that I had to carry around with me so I decided to wait at the train station for a few hours. It can sound a bit boring to wait for hours alone but it actually was not that bad. I even realized something during these few hours: NEVER EAT A CROISSANT WHEN YOU’RE NOT IN FRANCE, IT’S NOT GOOD!

When the second bus arrived at the bus station, the driver got off of the bus to help everyone put their luggage in the trunk and check the tickets and IDs. When he came to me, I showed him my ticket and my European COVID passport. He looked at me and asked: “Housewife?”. Why the heck is this guy asking me if I have a housewife? I answered that I do not have a housewife and then he told me “No housewife, no bus.” I have to say I was a bit lost. So I asked him to repeat the question and it turned out that what the man wanted was actually my ID. Yes, I know I should have guessed that housewife was my ID but come on, I’m no good at guessing!

When I finally arrived in Maribor at 5 in the morning, it took me less than 15 minutes before I met someone for the first time in Slovenia. Who could have guessed that at 5:00 am at Maribor train station I would meet a Romanian guy, talking to me in English because he wanted to go back to Romania but didn’t know how?

A couple of hours later, Maja came to the train station and that was the real start of my adventure in Slovenia. And as I’m writing this article in June, I can say that I had never imagined that this adventure would be far beyond my expectations.

See you on the next adventure
Thomas