Online ON arrival training - Petrino iskustvo

 

Dragi svi,

u tjednu od 6. do 12. prosinca, Ana i ja smo sudjelovale na online On arrival treningu za volontere u organizaciji AMPEU. Trening je trajao 5 radnih dana unutar kojih smo ispunjavali razne zadatke. Osim što smo slušali naše voditelje treninga i upijali nove informacije svakodnevno, sudjelovali smo i u nekoliko diskusija na temelju odrađenih zadataka. Kroz sve te aktivnosti, upoznali smo se s voditeljima, a i ostalim volonterima. Svi smo se jako veselili upoznavanju u Osijeku, gdje je prvotno trebao biti trening, i kada se sve prebacilo online, u nama se pobudila sumnja u provedbu treninga u online obliku, no sve sumnje su pale u vodu već prilikom prvog susreta na Zoom-u. Imali smo se priliku povezati i sprijateljiti i nastojat ćemo ostati u kontaktu, a i prvom prilikom se upoznati i uživo. Aspekt stvaranja novih spoznanstava me je najviše privlačio nastavno na trening koji smo svi trebali proći, a na kraju sam uspjela zadovoljiti i taj aspekt ovog volonterskog iskustva bez obzira što smo bili online, zahvaljujući našim predanim voditeljima. Njihova otvorenost i pristupačnost stvorili su poticajno okruženje u kojemu smo se svi osjećali vrlo ugodno. Ostali volonteri koje sam upoznala su iz cijele Europe – Španjolske, Slovenije, Rusije, Portugala, Turske… Bilo je vrlo zanimljivo slušati njihova iskustva u proteklih nekoliko mjeseci i naučiti malo više o tome kakve poslove obavljaju unutar svojih organizacija. Isto tako mi je bilo super čuti kako se oni svi snalaze u Hrvatskoj kao stranci koji ne poznaju ni jezik. Svatko od njih ima svoju posebnu životnu priču i razlog zbog kojeg su tu što je uvijek vrlo korisno za čuti za proširenje vlastitih horizonta, načina razmišljanja i pristupu životu općenito. Zahvalna sam što sam imala priliku prisustvovati ovom treningu, a pritom zaista osvijestiti, naučiti i spoznati mnogo toga. Ponajviše sam zahvalna zbog novo stečenih poznanstava, ljudi koji su komunikativni i toploga srca kojima se mogu obratiti sa bilo kakvim pitanjima, tražiti ih savjete, a i podijeliti neko zanimljivo iskustvo sa volontiranja.

Lijepi pozdrav!

Petra

Dear everyone,

from the 6^th until the 12^th od December, Ana and I took part in the online On arrival training for volunteers organised by AMPEU. The training lasted 5 days within which we completed a number of tasks. Besides listening to our training leaders and taking in new information daily, we participated in various discussions based on the tasks we completed. Through all these activites, we got to know our leaders, as well as the other volunteers. We were all very excited about meeting each other in Osijek, where the training was first supposed to be held, and when everything was transferred online, we started to doubt whether or not the training would be successful when done online; however, all our doubts disappeared upon our first Zoom meeting. We had a chance to connect with each other and we will continue to stay in contact and even meet in person when we get the chance to. The aspect of making new acquaintances was the most attractive one of the training we were all supposed to go to and in the end I managed to do so even though the training took place online thanks to our leaders. Their openness and willingness to listen was very welcoming and contributed to the creation of a very safe and encouraging environment in which we all felt very comfortable. The other volunteers I met were from all over Europe – Russia, Spain, Slovenia, Portugal, Turkey… It was very interesting listening to their experience over the past several months and to learn about what jobs they have been doing for the organisations they are volunteering in. Also, it was cool to hear about how they have been adjusting to life in Croatia as foreigners who don’t even speak the language. All of them have their own, unique life stories and reasons for which they are here which is useful to hear to widen your own horizons and change your way of thinking and outlook on life in general. I am thankful for getting the change to be part of this training and for becoming aware of and learning various things. I am most grateful for the new acquaintances I have made with people who are so communicative and kind-hearted and who I can come to with any questions, ask them for advice and share something interesting from my volunteering experience.

Kind regards,

Petra