{"id":8647,"date":"2025-01-30T09:27:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T08:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.youthforequality.sk\/index.php\/2025\/01\/30\/volunteering-in-a-youth-for-equality-heres-what-it-taught-me-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T10:19:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T08:19:47","slug":"volunteering-in-a-youth-for-equality-heres-what-it-taught-me-copy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youthforequality.sk\/index.php\/2025\/01\/30\/volunteering-in-a-youth-for-equality-heres-what-it-taught-me-copy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Opportunity that found me!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8647\" class=\"elementor elementor-8647\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6942abe9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6942abe9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-562c817f\" data-id=\"562c817f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb8ed18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fb8ed18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"785\">People often start by saying \u201cHi, my name is\u2026\u201d and then write a generic blog about how they got involved with Youth For Equality and what they did there.<\/p><p data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"785\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"785\">Honestly, who really wants to read that? Unless someone seems truly different from the 8 billion other humans on this planet, it\u2019s hard to care. Well, I believe I am different. I\u2019m Spanish, so\u2026 Hi, my name is David, and I\u2019ve been an ESC volunteer for the past 10 months. Okay, just joking (kind of). But yes, I really was a volunteer \u2014 and yes, I really am a bit special.<\/p><p data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"785\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"1169\">You might be wondering why this \u201cblog\u201d starts like this. Truth is, I\u2019m not totally sure. Maybe I just felt a bit creative. I studied Music Production in Madrid, where I\u2019m from, so I tend to do things a little differently. Take risks, explore the world \u2014 and that\u2019s exactly what I did when I joined the European Solidarity Corps and landed in a little town in Slovakia called Trnava.<\/p><p data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"1169\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"1171\" data-end=\"1528\">At first, I didn\u2019t really know what I would be doing. I\u2019d never had a proper job before, and now I was going to live on my own for the first time \u2014 in a foreign country! But I took it as a challenge. I figured I\u2019d spend the next 10 months learning how not to starve and maybe even figuring out what I want to do with my life (you know, classic Gen Z stuff).<\/p><p data-start=\"1171\" data-end=\"1528\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"1530\" data-end=\"2144\">Soon after arriving and meeting the amazing team at Youth For Equality, I was given the opportunity to join something called &#8222;On-Arrival Training&#8220; in Bratislava \u2014 a spot opened up because my fellow volunteers were sick. I had no idea what to expect, but it turned out to be a great, interactive experience. It helped me understand the ESC program better and gave me tools for my volunteering journey. Plus, I met lots of inspiring people from all over Europe who were also volunteering across Slovakia. Some of them I haven\u2019t seen since, others I\u2019ve bumped into again by chance \u2014 because volunteers are everywhere.<\/p><p data-start=\"1530\" data-end=\"2144\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"2146\" data-end=\"2542\">As time went on, I got more comfortable with the ways I could support the youth workers and the organization. Since I had some experience with graphic design and marketing, I started helping them with our social media. I didn\u2019t \u201crun\u201d it as a job, but I contributed a lot \u2014 I redesigned our templates for Instagram, created posts, stories, and tried to give our online presence a little creative boost.<\/p><p data-start=\"2146\" data-end=\"2542\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"2544\" data-end=\"3113\">But that\u2019s just part of it. I also helped prepare and support various workshops in Trnava \u2014 for example, assisting with planning and running local youth activities or events. I was often helping out to young people come to relax and join activities. I supported the team during conferences, workshops, training courses and youth exchanges, too, where I got to meet even more amazing people from all over Europe. Some of the main topics were Health and Mobility, and those few weeks were packed with workshops, trips, volunteering and learning (including a bit of Slovak).<\/p><p data-start=\"2544\" data-end=\"3113\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"3115\" data-end=\"3382\">Throughout the 10 months, I got to do so many different things: I helped with presentations in schools and the library, took part in various public events, and even started my own Spanish Speaking Club under the lead of coordinators, where I shared my language and culture with others. Pretty wild.<\/p><p data-start=\"3115\" data-end=\"3382\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"3384\" data-end=\"3787\">I could go on and on, but the point is \u2014 this experience changed me. It helped me understand who I want to be, what I want to do, and where I want to go. I developed new skills, learned a lot about myself, and saw things from totally new perspectives. 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