Be a Dreamer
By:Saúl Olvera The last post I wrote that growing hurts. And now that feeling couldn’t be more accurate these days. There are already 169 days since I’m out of my country and arrived to make a big change in my life that I didn’t expect: to volunteer in Austria. Of course several decisions were settled […]
By: Felicita Invrea Today I am going to talk about another aspect of Argentine culture, and more in general about Latin American culture, that I was able to meet during the months of January and February. Argentina is characterized by understanding several different cultures in themselves, whether indigenous or imported, from the Mapuches of Patagonia […]
By: Marina Gomel Another month in this place that is not so unknown, with people who are no longer so strange, with smells that are becoming customs, but always in a roller coaster of emotions. And if we have to talk about emotions, this month he crowned himself as the king of strong emotions. I […]
By: Ezequiel Lifschitz On Friday, November 3, at the Kairos Center, I had the opportunity to spend a night dedicated to Argentine culture where, with images, small texts and comic strips, we have immersed ourselves in the context of a society increasingly hit by the current government where every day there is place to events […]
By: Laura Gravina Whenever I find myself in a new country, for the first couple of months it’s either all black or white. Different shades of color only begin to appear after some time, depending on the complexity of the reality surrounding me and Argentina appears to have countless. Argentina is a country that stretches […]
By: Saúl Olvera We are regularly told that growing hurts. Since we are teenagers, our extremities stretch and cause us physical pain. Also, psychologically, we carry similar processes, where our mind must stretch out of prejudices, bad habits learned, endless thoughts that do not allow us to move forward and, sometimes, we must forcefully fight. […]
Por: Felicita Invrea ———————– Llegué a Buenos Aires, Argentina hace dos meses y medio, y poco a poco estoy aprendiendo a conocer ésta cultura que tanto resuena de influencias europeas, y en particular, italianas. Para una italiana como es divertido y raro a la vez hallar comidas que según deberían ser típicas, y que hasta tienen […]
Por: Marina Gomel Un viernes normal, como cualquier otro viernes. Argentina. Buenos Aires. Suena el celular, es un mensaje de WhatsApp. El mensaje decía algo como: “Está la posibilidad de irte a hacer un voluntariado a Italia, durante un año. Tenes dos días para decidir”. Revolución interna. Mil cosas pasan por mi cabeza. A los dos días, después de consultarlo hasta con la almohada, respondí “Dale, hagámoslo“, sin […]
By: Saul Olvera ———————– -There is no way that I introduce myself without people asking: Why do you volunteer in Europe, if you are from México?- Hello, my name is Saúl Olvera and I’m volunteering at Die Bäckerei Kulturbackstube, a cultural organization/open house which provides spaces, tools and networking to those who want to develop […]
Por: Ezequiel Lifschitz Llegué a Italia dos meses atrás, desde ese momento cada día es una nueva experiencia y aprendizaje. Estaré trabajando durante un año como voluntario en un centro social juvenil llamado Kairòs, ubicado en Pergine. En este lugar suceden muchas cosas, trabajamos con educación no formal y utilizamos el juego como medio para […]