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.

Hello all, these are the 22 things I learned under the age of 22, some may be crazy, some may be stupid and some may be interesting, but in the end, I LEARNED IT and that’s all that matters.So in no particular order..

By Josephat Seleman Hema from Tanzania What I can tell is, I have been living in my own fairytale-like mind ever since I knew that I had secured a chance to participate as a one year UEM South-North volunteerservice in Germany from April 2019 until March 2020.At first days seemed to stop, but here in Tanzania we have one Swahili phrase that says,“Siku hazigandi“ meaning;

9149 km far away from the International Volunteershouse in Dortmund, in the mega city of Hongkong, Tsz Yan Lee is preparing for her voluntary service in Germany. Tsz Yan Lee, called Rachel, holds a BA degree in history, will support the team of the Protestant Student Community (ESG) at Dortmund university. We are impressed how perfect Rachel speaks already German even before her arrival in Germany.

by Yeremia Dika Mahendra from Indonesia My name is Yeremia Dika Mahendra, I am 23 years old, from Indonesia, and I have an BA in architcture. Previously I often imagined to come to Germany and now my dream will came true: I got the opportunity to go to Germany! Dortmund is the city where I will stay. At first, when I found out I was leaving for Germany, I felt very happy when I imagined how things would be there,

von Hannah aus Indien. Even before the spring has begun, Dortmund is spotted all green this year. With the branding, marketing and special church services for The German Protestant Kirchentag 19 to 23rd June 2019, the whole city shines in a bright green.