by Dika from Indonesia This blog will tell the excitement in cleaning and caring for plants in the Volunteerhaus with friends. Work done together makes work lighter and more enjoyable! And the photo above is our team from the Garden Day at 13 April 2019. Before starting Gartentag (the German term for Garden Day, as we usually say, even when we talk English), we start with eating together to fill energy and warm ourself before starting work. It was still snowing in April and the air was quite cold, but fortunately at 11am, the sun began to come out and the air did not get too cold. Then we began to divide the tasks: some cut grass with machines, some cut trees, swept the yard, planted flower, etc. When cleaning the yard so that

by Dika from Germany Decided to go to Germany following the south-north volunteer program from UEM. It was a big decision at the age of 22 for me. I am a fresh graduate who just graduated from Faculty of Architecture and Design Duta Wacana Christian University Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Life is always about choice, and this time I chose to go far by flying using a plane that felt like a time machine. travel for approximately 15 hours from Indonesia and break the 5 hour time difference with Indonesia. I could have chosen to stay in Indonesia and find work according to my hobby in the field of Architecture. It will be very pleasant to work according to hobbies and get paid.

by Hannah from India. It’s almost 10 months since I arrived in Germany, I have made a million memories, been a part of great experiences and met amazing people and I have realized that most of these wonderful people I get to meet only once in my lifetime. This emotion which I bear is both happy and sad, high and low at the same time.

I am Rachel from Hong Kong. I work as a volunteer in the ESG Dortmund and will be in Dortmund for one year! I am now living in Meylandstraße and that’s the reason I am writing here. I would like to share my first days in Dortmund with you.