Emma's wonderful experiences! Blog dei volontari

Hello!! So, what have I been doing lately? Trying to get to know as much as I can Il Trentino <3 I have completely fallen in love with this place and also its people: it is so powerful to feel so comfortable in a -not as much as before but still- new place. To experience the passage from winter to spring has been just beautiful: from skiing to climbing, from white mountains to green ones, from nude trees to ones filled with flowers of all colours. And, as the months have gone by, I have also experienced my own spring blooming: now I can say I have a routine that inspires me here, an -everyday more- solid network of amazing friendships, and more and more opportunities that regard my project. The adrenaline of the beginning of the project has been substituted by a very strong and calming sense of belonging. At least for now.

One of the most beautiful things I have done (and also one of the things I am the proudest of) is to have organized, with all my amazing colleagues, a catalan festivity at Lavis, the village where I am doing my ESC, as a part of my project. I was scared no one would come but, following my supervisors' advice, I just did it. I remember he told me: it is important that, even if you are scared that people won't come, even if they don't actually come, it is important that you do all these things that you think about. I am learning a lot from everything, but a very lot from him. So WE organized Sant Jordi in Lavis, it was a very beautiful day, filled with Catalan tradition and Italian enthusiasm, I felt a very big and deep sense of community, and I won't ever forget about this day. 

The future is always uncertain, but everyday I am more confident that I really want to stay here longer. To be surrounded by an out-of-this-world landscape is difficult, but to also find such inspiring, warm and just GOOD people there sounded too good to be true. And here we are. It is important to be aware of our free will, and just use it!!