“Lisbon, my second home…” volunteering recap

“As I write this testimony, I am already in a place that I used to identify as home, the only
home I had, but now that I think about my volunteering adventure, I can openly say that I
also have a second home, where I experienced wonderful but also incredibly difficult
moments in my life, where I met amazing people and created bonds for years, where I was
able to be myself and rediscover myself every day – Lisbon, my second home.

I am incredibly grateful to myself from a year ago that I decided to take such a brave step in my life as moving out and wanting to help the local community and face a new unknown life as a volunteer. It was a decision I made quite suddenly and I didn’t really know what I was doing.

I now know that it was one of the best decisions of my life. I have learnt amazing things,
developed myself and my passions, I never thought I would be able to build a solar oven! I
have already built two of my own projects and surfed for the first time in my life! Can you imagine!

I think anyone who has the opportunity to take part in this amazing voluntary service with the European Solidarity Corps should definitely take part.”