For me my project is already past halftime which really is amazing to me. I feel like I just arrived and I haven’t accomplished enough to be going home in 2 months.

So thank god we had our organized MidTerm Training, which was amazing. First of all we had the chance to meet some of our friends from the OnArrival Training again, second we could share our experience and talk about problems with other volunteers who may have encountered a similar situation, but also with very qualified trainers who lend us their ears. It was so great to be able  to get in touch with all of them and everybody had a fun time.

My OnArrival Training was in the Carpathians, so near to Lviv, which is located in the very west of Ukraine. This time we went to Kyiv and spend our time in a nice hotel 40 min away from the center in the green surrounding of Kyiv. This time we got Hatas (small little bungalows where we stayed in groups of 4 people). It was very nice to have our private place to sleep, although we didn’t exactly get a lot of sleep. We were staying up late talking, playing Werwolf (similar game to Mafia) and simply  listening to music and dancing. It was such a great and educational training that it definitely gave me back some energy and made me want to finally change my project for the better.

I really enjoyed every single moment of it. But when I returned I was even more excited. I realized that I would have to put a lot of work and effort into changing my project and what I am working at but now I can see that it is worth it.

Bye for now,

Maggie