8th February 2019
Today we visited the short-term volunteers in Xylokastro at their work place in the forest to get a better look on the job they are doing […]
17th January 2019
What do you do when you sit in a train filled with strangers that makes you feel uncomfortable? When the train stops abrupt and then starts […]
24th September 2018
The sixth day of the youth exchange ‘Taste of Europe’ was the last official day. The participants started the day with a nice and cozy time […]
22nd September 2018
‘Find the loudest voice’, ‘take the most colourful picture’ and ‘find the ingredients for your favourite Greek recipe’. These were some of the tasks, that the […]
21st September 2018
The fourth day of the youth exchange was filled with new information. The 55 participants worked in mixed groups to gain new knowledge about different subjects […]
20th September 2018
Beautiful, friendly, welcoming, traditional, nice view, authentic, cultural and sweaty. These where the words that came out of the mouth of three participants, when I asked […]
19th September 2018
Day 2 of the ‚Taste of Europe’ saw the participants of the youth exchange getting more into detail and discuss ideas and notions about eating habits of the […]
18th September 2018
The first day of ‘Taste of Europe’ was filled with joy, expectations and new beginnings After a good first night of sleep in the hotel ‘The […]
13th September 2018
Saturday the 8th of September, we all met with our mentors. Some for the first time, like Tatiana who has just arrived, and some maybe for […]
13th September 2018
Four of our volunteers participated in an ‘on-arrival-camp’ with focus on informal learning, personal development and socializing. “I don’t know why, but on this camp it […]
10th August 2018
Located in the very centre of Xylokastro, the weekly open market, mainly for vegetables and fruits, but also clothes and shoes, offers the real Greek experience. […]
30th July 2018
Imagine the following: It’s Black Friday, this day with huge sales in many, many shops, this day many people […]
2nd May 2018
Every year the Greek national agency org anises the On-Arrival and Mid-Term evaluation training for the EVS long-term volunteers. After the Easter holidays, before we went […]
22nd March 2018
THE GREAT LENT: TRADITIONS AND GASTRONOMY What is it? Greek Orthodox Lent is a time of fasting before Easter, which means abstaining from foods that contain […]
22nd March 2018
Yesterday the office volunteers used the opportunity of the upcoming Greek National Day 25th of March in order to develop their presentation skills. The Greek National […]