Oznaka: EVS in Croatia

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BLOG II: THERE IS A THING, THAT THERE IS NO THING

Time to discover Pula!

Trust me, a relaxing Saturday afternoon and homemade pizza turn your brain off and good mood on! For two weeks our supervisor had been forcing us to go there. Finally, we went to Lungomare – the seaside promenade! I made pizza pasties with blue cheese, homemade tomato paste, hard cheese, salami and oregano. We took our drinks and went to a picnic on the seashore. Good songs and jokes made our day.

All the time I am finding out something new. The discovery of this week is garlic oil! Pour the olive oil into the bottle and put in a few garlic cloves. Let it rest for the night and here it is! It’s ready to use everywhere: in a soup, on pizza, pasta, bread, etc. At this time of the year, it is very useful and healthy!

TURNING 18+1

Now I am 18+1 years old. Yes! I received so many good vibes from my friends and family: video with my friends jamming, voice messages with congrats, messages from my old friends and just nice inspirational words.

I spent this day cooking pizza with France and Macedonia (that is, my friends from these countries) 😉

In the afternoon we took a walk in the woods – the coolest thing is to walk in rhythm with the music! Thank you, Aline, it was perfect!

All the guests were late for my birthday party! This is part of the culture here, but, whatever, as somebody once said: “I am not late, everybody else is simply early.” Most likely I am too strict about time.

Homemade cake with a secret ingredient was perfect for this evening!  I am grateful to all who came to my birthday and embraced me!

Frankly speaking, I celebrated my birthday twice! Wine not?! 🙂

NEW ADVENTURES

During this week I discovered one more town – Fažana!

Just imagine sitting on a colorful bench directly ashore and listening Balkan music being played by a wooden cat?! That was the moment – the salty smell of the sea, silent waves, morning coffee and tender sun.

Shortly about these 2 weeks:

4 new guests in our house

1 short haircut

+1 city – Fažana (twice)

1 new name for my colleague Belle – Banbelle

2 new recipes

+1 year

10 stickers for ZUM`s project (promoting this website!)

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Što južnije, to.. :)

 

‘’Ciao, kako si?’’ Prošlo je samo mjesec dana, a ovaj pozdrav mi je prešao u naviku.  Jel’ znate da u Makedoniji ciao se kaže samo kada odlaziš..

Prošao je mjesec, a ja se već osjećam kao da sam čitav život provela u vašem gradu.

 

A zašto? Pa.. moje je ime Ivana, ja dolazim iz Skoplja; glavnog grada one male, a toliko divne države na Balkanu. Ovdje sam na EVS razmjeni mladih, a bit ću ovdje još 8 mjeseci.

Završila sam fakultet povijesti u Skoplju, tako da smatram sebe za HISTORY FANATIC. Volim sve što je staro, jer po meni samo to ima pravu vrijednost. Baš super što sam ovdje jer je vama čitav grad muzej.

 

Osim što ovdje nisu moji roditelji, brat (najviše mi fali) i prijatelji… Ok, možda mi ponekad fali I Skoplje, ali Pula ima more pa sve je u redu.

 

Tijekom ovog mjeseca najveća fora mi je da pustim Stingovu pjesmu ‘’English man in New York’’ i krenem kroz grad. OK, prije nego što sam krenula, mislila sam da će ova moja pjesma opisati čitav moj osjećaj, ali zapravo, na moju veliku sreću, nije baš tako ispalo.  

 

Bilo je nešto ovako.. ja na tržnici. Jedan veoma dobar čovjek me pitao: ‘’Iz koje si srednje škole?’’
‘’Pa… prvo hvala, al’ ja sam to davno prošla u Makedoniji’’
A on, sav sretan, je počeo pjevati makedonsku staru pjesmu – ‘’Bitola moj roden kraj!’’ Tako da, oprosti Sting, ali… NA BALKANU SAM.

 

Dopustite da vam ispričam o prvom utisku… Stigla sam na glavni kolodvor, a na sebi imala veliki zimski kaput, a ovdje je bio 20 stupnjeva… Baš sam bila atrakcija. Prvo što sam ovdje osjetila je bila sol u zraku. Možda vi toga niste svjesni ali vjerujte čovjeku koji dolazi iz zemlje koja nema more, ali imamo najstarije jezero u Europi, pa nadoknadimo. 🙂 

Sljedeći dan, nedjelja.. Rekla sam sebi ‘’OK, nedjelja je, ali moram pogledati grad…’’
Nakon što sam stala kod Giardina, a svi su bii van 🙂  ‘’MA BRAVO, tako se radi na Balkanu – svi na kafu, pa sunčan je dan’’

 

Znate, mislila sam da je puno drugačije i da će biti potrebno puno vremena da se prilagodim, ali zapravo… sve je isto. Mentalitet Makedonaca i Hrvata su veoma slični i to je super. Zaista mi je drago što sam bila ovako prihvaćena u vašoj zajednici i hvala vam na tome.

 

Moj dojam Pule: već sam rekla, za povjesničara ovo je idealno mjesto, a kad na to dodamo more, sunce, ljude, hranu i glazbu onda je skoro savršeno… 



Skoro savršeno jer nemate bijeli sir i makedonski ajvar. A što se tiče glazbe, zaista mi je drago kad čujem pjesme Toše Proeski ovdje. Vidim da njega nitko ne može da zaboravi. Osim toga, druga stvar oko glazbe… Mislim da sam ja jedini čovjek koji sluša Gibonija i Olivera u Puli.

 

Isto je predivno vidjeti da je ujutro 10 stupnjeva u 11. mjesecu, a onda ti bude žao za moje u Skopju koji sad imaju -3. pogledaj 🙂 

ili poslušaj 🙂

Ovo su samo moji prvi dojmovi, ali ne bih voljela da se promijene. Vidjet ćemo… ili ćemo ben… moram i ovo dobro skužiti.

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BLOG I: NO PRESSURE

My way to Pula :

3 HOURS BY PLANE

18 HOURS BY BUS

1 HOUR BY TRAIN

1 SLEEPLESS NIGHT IN THE AIRPORT IN MILAN

Seems like it was a torture! My first independent small journey!

I spent the whole night at the airport thinking about my EVS, drawing and writing my thoughts on paper, reading about being mindful. I have lost my favorite scarf and hat “NIRVANA”. I was so upset that I forgot about my tiredness and took a cup of coffee. The rainy night and morning fog reminded me of Estonian weather.

Bus to Ljubljana. I was so happy to be here again: enjoy the best mango ice-cream, big latte and a bun with blueberries. All that I needed. A walk across Ljubljana by night was memorable. Finally! My last bus on the way to Pula! Sleep! Sleep! Sleep! “Welcome to Pula!” – two strangers and one familiar Italian (but actually Serbian) face met me at the bus station. Our choice was obvious – pizza! A tasty dinner and lots of jokes gave me a little bit of power to sort out my suitcase. I love my apartment! Bath (no shower), two beds in my room, cute roomie and big kitchen with gas stove. Mandarine tree outside and TV on Croatian. My EVS has begun!

One month has passed…

1 ARTICLE FOR 3ska! MAGAZINE

17 GRAPHIC POSTERS ON FB PAGE

1 PRESENTATION

1 HUGE HANDMADE POLAROID FRAME

1 eBOOK ABOUT CULTURAL DIFFERENCES

4 SCHOOLS – LECTURES ABOUT EVS AND ERASMUS+

6 DAYS OF ON-ARRIVAL TRAINING

3 NEW CITIES – ORAHOVICA, ZAGREB AND ROVINJ

9 NEW FRIENDS

1 AEONIUM (plant)

4 PARCELS FROM HOME

EVS is the time when you miss your home more than ever. It is a big challenge because now you should be strong and independent, you should learn how to manage your pocket money, time and power. Sometimes you can be bored and then you just have to find something funny, exciting and incredible in everyday things. For example, instead of staring at the night sky and stars, search constellations on the iNet  and then try to find them among the stars. Try something new; for example, instead of cereal with milk try cookies with yogurt. Buy new sunglasses with orange glass and explore the environment with new colors! Remember, when you are bored it is your problem! You have to keep finding a solution all the time!

 

 

During this month I mostly worked in the design area. I used canva.com to make posters with interesting facts about Estonia and Macedonia! Check it here. Also, I downloaded beautiful photos for my presentation from pexels.com.
I have attended an on-arrival training, where I even met an Estonian guy! We did our own little projects and we bonded with other volunteers. It was very nice to work with them and we had a lot of fun!

 

 

Yes, I am satisfied with work! I am very excited to be able to show my abilities and try what I`ve never tried before!

P.S. Let go of your fears. All we need is LOVE!

Culture shock(s)

  1. People speak very loudly
  2. I understand a lot of Croatian words
  3. People can smoke inside (not everywhere)
  4. People are talking freely with strangers on the streets
  5. A lot of bakeries
  6. Strange milk and cheese/ sour cream is actually a yogurt
  7. A lot of paid roads
  8. NO noodles
  9. People don`t wash mandarin