It was always clear to me that you have to go off the beaten track to really discover something new. If, like me, you want to go abroad for a year after school, Australia or America is really nothing special anymore and work&travel…. phew.
“You only meet Germans on the road anyway.”
On the other hand, not many people have heard of the European Voluntary Service – and the framework that goes with it doesn’t make it unattractive.
But in order not to swim in the mainstream, I did my EVS in Armenia. A country that I couldn’t have even come close to showing exactly on a map when I decided in summer 2015 to teach German and English there for a year and to get to know the entire Caucasus region better.
When you then go there for
- the nature eyes,
- the culture interest,
- the people openness,
- the volunteer work stamina,
- and the (countless) hikes through the mountains with the right footwear, (which I had forgotten – never mind) nothing stands in the way of a great year with many good memories and existing friendships. 😉
Thank you, Kultur Aktiv, for supporting me in all organisational matters.
Sepp Vogel
