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Flying for seventeen hours, I stepped out the comfort zone, entering the whole new world, Slovakia. Here, gathering with trainees from Taiwan, Indonesia, Turkey, Italy and Ukraine and we are ready to begin our unique journey. For these six weeks, I learned about how to be independent, how to be brave, how to overcome timidity and how to be different. When I was first in the school, facing the student I was nervous to death. However, the students were kind and curious about Eastern culture, things about Taiwan, food and so on. Through the teaching, I realized that I am not just a student without any skills, actually, I bring a lot of happiness and difference to them. I started to feel that I can be star who lights up the others path. I learned passion through the teachers and Aiesecers. The education is so different in Slovakia and Taiwan. I saw the passion of teaching on the teachers. They put every effort to students they taught, wanting them to learn, wishing them to pursue their dream. Every Aiesecer has their dream, dreaming to make the world a better place. They love their study and are ready to use it in the future, ready to make difference. About the journey in Europe, it’s full of excitement. I’ve been to Budapest, Wien, Praha. Traveling alone is really a challenge. I learned to be prepared at everything, including accidents. Living in a hostel, experiencing different culture is really amazing. Slovakia is really a nice place if I have another chance I’ll willing to come back in the future. Next time I will visit the High Tatras mountain and Spis Castle, enjoying the natural beauty of Slovakia.
Albert Yu, 19, Taiwan, Educate Slovakia
I am Antonella Selvitella from Benevento , Italy. I joined the Internship "'Educate Slovakia " 2015 . The period before I was thinking to take an Aiesecinternship somewhere, but I didn t know exactly where ,so I was just looking at Global community page on FB and I liked the post from AIESEC Banska Bystrica and then I have been contacted and choosen for this experience, and here I am . We are several interns , the majority are from Taiwan andIndonesia , only a girl is from Ukraina and a guy from Turkey . The first week some of us were traveling form Banska Bystrica to Zvolenska Slatina ,it was our first teaching experience with primary and secndary school , it was really nice because of the familiar and nice environment we found there, teachers have been so nice with us and children look like angels. The second week I moved in Zvolen , the place which entered in my heart, I spent two weeks there , the primary school looks more formal than in the village we experienced before but it was a great experience too, the third week was really interesting because me and my job partner had the chance to teach in High school Technická Akadémia , almost all the students there, are boys and the first impact was embaressing for me but then thanks to my assistents from the school I went on very well with almost all the students, I will not forget the assistents from this school . The last two weeks were interesting as well , one was Slovakian holiday week and the other one spending the last teaching experience in Dobrá Niva a really small village , in those two last weeks we came close to some slovakian traditions and costums . Almost all the lessons were about itaian culture and language in english and some lessons were aboutpersonal development. The impact was great and emotional for me , I love to teach and I love students,everybody brought me their smile , I love this country now . To conclude this report , I want thank AIESEC Committee Banská Bystrica, as we know AIESEC is a global organization which is growing day after day , I found the local members really friendly and helpful , I hope we will be friends in the next future. This period has flied , I discovered more things about myself and I got some professional experience too , I challenged myself trying to speak slovakian and dancing slovakina folklore and try to retunr back at my eighteens years old , everythingis concluding like in a dream, beautiful children , Tatras mountains, Castles , Global Villages and mymasks. A big thank you for this experience . Love Antonella
Antonella Selvitella, 27, Italy, Educate Slovakia
Volunteering in Slovakia is very awesome experience. This is also my first time to visit another country. But it felt different, because i have opportunity to meet, know and talk with people from other country. In this project there are 11 people and we are from different country, there is Indonesia, Italy, Ukraine, Turkey, and Taiwan. We were like family here. we talk, we sharing about anything from our country. Thats why, 5 weeks i felt just 5 days because i really enjoy this project. Althought sometimes there is something trouble from this project but it didnt change my spirit to give some information about my country to children in different school. My first school were in Zvolenska Slatina. My partner is Sonia from Ukraine. She is very kind person, she know how to communicate with children. In this school i met amazing people and kids. They are so funny and friendly, they teach me how to make snowman. And thats really unforgetable experience. And from that school i can learn how to be a DIVA . haha and special thanks to Filip. I will never forget about all that things. I teach primary school and it was amazing because they are very excited with all information that Sonia and i gave to them. And they were sing “Snowflake” for me for the first time. My second school were in Hnusta. We teach secondary class. We stay in Host Family in Radka’s house heheh thank you so much Radka. People in Hnusta very kind. They invite us to made Halusky in their house, they accompany us to walked around the town. Student there they are very friendly. They also invite us to their house. Student there very excited with indonesian game called “Bekel”. They learned so hard and really funny to saw them practice to play bekel. My Third school were in Zvolen. We teach secondary and primary student. I was talk about Indonesian tradition and i think they can remember “cut finger” hehe. It was fun to saw their expresion when i was tell about that. And this school have a lot of talented student. They were dance and sing folk song and dance from Slovakia. I am glad to see that. My last week were in Dobra Niva. In this school, my partner is Victoria from Taiwan. That very nice because in this school we can play our favorite sport. and like other school before, we were also meet kind person. In dobra niva, they gave us everything. They were show us their typical song and dance and we were dance together. Also so many cake. We stay in Host Family. They are very kind. This school gave us beautiful goodbye. And it was success to make me cry in front of them. Haha And also thanks for the chef in all school were always gave me something special for lunch. Overall, thanks for AIESEC were gave me this opportunity. I will keep all this memories in my mind. This project was success to change my live. And i really sad why time run so fast but i hope i can meet and visit Slovakia in someday. And i always welcome you evertime in Indonesia. Thank you so much for this amazing experience, With love, Dian
Dian Astika, 19, Indonesia, Educate Slovakia
