Why pride month is so important — for everyone
As volunteers it’s our obligation to stand against discrimination and inequality. We came to this program to be a part of something big and in hope to make a difference. We do what we can both in our work and private life, for example by…
Our experience learning Polish
Dzień dobry! IntegrART 8 speaking! Now that we’re more than halfway through the project, we have come to touch on some milestones, the most recent one – we finished our Polish lessons! We started this side quest of our IntegrART journey in December, and although…
Miguel’s POV at winter camp: how’s working in a cultural club?
Hey! What’s up? Miguel it’s here, the volunteer at… Wola? If you have been following this project, you should know I normally volunteer at the 27LO school, so what I am doing with Emma? I promise we are not working on evil plans to take…
A breath of fresh air: On-arrival training in Warsaw
Hey there! IntegrART 8 speaking! I bet you were missing us – we were very busy during November! For most of us at work it was a time of preparation to start our own activities, which was both exciting and tiring, I must say. But then we…
Our first steps: Adaptation weeks
Hey there! IntegrART 8 speaking! Now that you already know us a bit better and we’re starting to settle in our workplaces, let us tell you about our experience during the adaptation weeks. It’s been intense but so fun and heart-warming we just don’t feel…
1 Bicycle – 8 Clubs
Or how I visited all the Dworek Branches in one day. Well, well, well. Your favourite matcha-lover Daniboy is here. And today I have something really special to share with you. For some time, I had the idea of cycling through all 8 cultural clubs…
IntegrART7’s GUIDE to Cafés & Restaurants in Kraków
One thing that really surprised us about Kraków is the immense culinary diversity in the whole city. In every street you stroll around, each corner you turn and in each district you visit there is a cute café or a nice restaurant waiting to be…
IntegrART7: A Volunteer’s Guide to Successful Intercultural Events
Introduction Our modern society is built upon diversity. Each individual wants to be respected and face no judgment for their upbringing. And so, having an open mind and striving for empathy in a blatantly unsympathetic world is hard, yet extremely important. Intercultural events act as…
Our experience of volunteer’s mid-term training
In April and May our team went on a mid-term training for European Solidarity Corps volunteers! For each of us that week was full of new discoveries, inspiration, motivation and some hope for the future in the project and also after this experience. Since we…
What it’s like to volunteer at 27 LO – Zoe
I have known for a longer time that I wanted to do a gap year after school. There is no rush with starting university and I wanted to have a year to experience something completely different and take a step out of my comfort zone.…