Hi, I‘m Miron from Berlin, Germany and I have been volunteering in Rustavi for two and a half months now. I must say, I can‘t believe it has already been this long and I think the reason for that is that the people here were really welcoming right away.
Most of the other volunteers were already here for some time, so they could show me around and introduce me to things that are really handy to know here.
Other than the volunteers, I‘m in daily contact with our coordinator but also with local young people who come to GYE for our clubs and events and have become really good friends with them.
In my experience, Georgian people are often very hospitable and welcoming right away. In my second day, my neighbor already invited me for some coffee to her flat.
Regarding my activities in GYE, I already mentioned the two biggest parts. In the weekly clubs, we offer mostly non-formal education like language clubs, improv theatre, or handicrafts, but we also just do activities like playing football or frisbee when the weather is good (which it is most of the time!).
Other activities I do are going to the disability center in Rustavi once a week - which I really enjoy - or going to the local schools once in a while to give German lessons or help the teacher with the lesson.
Two exciting things coming up soon are the two camps all of us volunteers are planning for the summer: The Ukraine Camp and the annual summer camp! This year, the summer camp theme is Greek mythology and revolves around the ancient Greek gods, which will be so much fun! :)
All in all, I am really happy to have chosen Rustavi and GYE as the places I live and work for the next couple of months, as it has already given me so many nice experiences and I got to meet friends for life!
