Hey, my name is Natasha and I am a second new EVS volunteer at YEE this year. I arrived in Prague on 15 May and I am really glad to finally be here and be the first EVS volunteer from Russia. I learned about YEE last summer when I was taking part in the training "I can lead!I can facilitate!" and Annual Meeting.

Before coming to the training I had some experience of volunteering in short-term projects and I also worked in environmental NGO in Moscow. But I wanted to do something interesting and new and volunteer for longer period, so I was thinking about doing EVS because it is the great way to get new experience and try living by yourself in a foreign country.

And I was really lucky to go to YEE training just before I started to look for an EVS project. During the training I met people from member organisations, YEE team and Mathieu and Mercedes, EVS volunteers at that time. I enjoyed spending time with young people from all over Europe, who were very enthusiastic about their work in environmental NGOs and also very inspiring. I also saw that EVS volunteers could do and learn a lot in YEE office and Toulcuv Dvur and by the end of the AM I decided to apply to be a volunteer in YEE next year.

I am very excited to be here, especially because of coming a bit later than Cameron, and I am ready to get involved in all YEE activities. During one year in Prague I hope I will learn more about the work of European environmental NGOs, get more knowledge and experience in preparing publications, working with member organisations from different countries and spreading the information about environment and organisations among people who do not know much about it. And many other things, of course. I am also happy to have the opportunity to work with other organisations at Toulcuv Dvur and do completely different things, like working with horses or spending time with children.

During my stay I will also try to explore Czech Republic as much as I can and know more about the people who live here.

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