TOLA C.O.

The name of the month of March in Valencia should be changed to Fallas. The money, the organization, the energy it goes in preparing this festival here is inspiring. Luckily for us there were also night trains so we could stay in Valencia longer. The food, the drinks, the music, the people, … yes, it

February was a month of being sick. I don’t remember when was the last time i was that sick – it was worse than Covid. I stayed at home for two weeks but despite the flu I had such a great time because my bosy was calling me to stop and finally I had some

This is the fourth month here in Spain for me and life is almost completely familiar. Now I don’t have to make mental efforts to change the habits I had in Italy to adapt them to the Spanish ones, I’m starting to understand that maybe it will be difficult to change the habits that I’m

The month of January started aswell in a festive mode. We celebrated flatmates birthday and prepared him various fun games he needed to participate in. It was also an emptional moment since he was leaving few days later since his volunteering ended this month. The volunteering started to get more relaxing and comfortable since I

Even though it feels like I arrived yesterday, I’ve been in Spain for three months now. Before starting to write this post I reread what I wrote here two months ago and to my great surprise I realized how many things have changed in a short time. Now I consider a bit mine the house

Decemeber was colored with upcoming holidays! The atmosphere was relaxed and in awaiting of celebrating with the closed ones or im my case, near ones. Or at least this is what I wanted. I was excited about having more holidays than in my country but at the end i spent the days finishing the project

My volunteering in the month of November felt quite overwhelming, mainly because of the new environment and the new language. Before I arrived to Spain I have had few spanish classes but I soon figured out that there’s a big difference between taking spanish lessons in a class an speaking with people. Regardless of this,

I’m Francesco, I’m 26 years old, I’m Italian, I recently graduated with a master’s degree in psychology and after having done a year of internship in a Psychiatric Hospital in my city in Italy I decided to try to have an experience in Spain. What brings me here is the desire to learn a new

Al principio del abril nos fuimos para unos días a Alicante para participar y ayudar en un proyecto de Amics en relación con juventud. Fui muy interesante y también divertido conocer a nueva gente y hablar sobre varios temas. Ademas me ha gustado muchísimo visitar la cuidad. Así que fuimos a ver el castillo desde

And again, another month is over. And unfortunately, so are Las Fallas. The most spectacular and beautiful time we have had here so far.  But let’s start with the beginning of March…At the beginning we flew back to Berlin for a few days to be able to attend the birthday of my little sister, which

Since we wrote last time, a lot has changed and we have experienced a lot of new things. Back in December we got to know Valencia at Christmas time: we strolled through the Christmas markets, looked for gifts for our loved ones back at home and went to a candlelight concert.  Then I spent the

(Maxima – Germany) As they say, time flies when you’re having fun. I can’t believe that just a month ago I was running around my home in Berlin trying to get everything into my suitcases. When Camillo`s (my boyfriend) and my adventure started with the flight from Berlin to Valencia, I was very excited, nervous

This month I want to share a bit more about what I am doing at work as I think a lot ofpeople cannot imagine volunteering in a centre for people with functional diversity. Before Icame to „TOLA “(which is the name of the Centre), I did not know what to expect, especiallysince I never worked

Since last October, I have been working at TOLA, an occupational center for people with mental as well as physical disabilities. In the center, the users can partake in quite a lot of activities, it offers different services ranging from gardening work, craft classes, sport activities, individual learning, and various other workshops. Besides that, one

Right now I am laying in the sun, waiting for my bla bla car in Granada, to head back to Valencia. I spent 10 days exploring a small part of Andalusía with three friends. Those days were super relaxing as we spent a lot of time at the beach, going swimming, reading, sleeping and just

As April arrived, I was really excited because I went on vacation for 10 full days. Me and some friends went to two places in Andalucía, where I had never been before and only heard great things about. I was especially excited to go the south this month, as it had basically rained all of

The first thing that comes to my mind when I think about March is – FALLAS.„Las Fallas“ is the biggest and kind of most important holiday in Valencia. In those four days all of Valencia parties on the streets, no matter if it is sunny or raining. (We had awful weather.) Every day for 19

This years ‘March has truly been a one of a kind experience. That’s because March is one of the -if not the most important month in Valencia, as it is the month of „Las fallas“. It is the celebration of the arrival of spring, which is kind of ironic because here, it never rained so

Right now, I am sitting in a bla bla car on my way back to Valencia. My roommate and I spent fourdays in Madrid, a city I fell in love with. There are so many beautiful places in Spain, and I am reallyexcited to travel more through the country. I am so grateful to be

The first week of this year I spent in Austria and went skiing with my friends. Ihad an extremely nice time back home, which made saying goodbye evenharder. It felt a bit like when I left for the first time. Now I had to get used toSpain again which was not easy still I was