The new year brought many new things for the EVS volunteers in YEE.

First of all, we both celebrated the New Year's Eve in beautiful Prague and pretty much enjoyed the dynamic atmosphere that the city had to offer. For me this was a good way to welcome the year I finish my EVS and the year which can and should lead me to new life explorations.

Another amazing thing that I experienced from the beginning of the year is the snow. Maybe you don't know, but winter is my favorite season and I was looking forward to it in Prague. The snow this year was heavy, they say the heaviest in the last years, so I guess I should be very happy. Also, even though I am very sure that Prague always looks gorgeous, still, the city had a special, maybe serene atmosphere covered in white.

On a more professional matter, January was very important period for me and Judit due to writing our very first project application. If you ask a person who works in an NGO, he/ she will tell you that the Erasmus+ application deadline period is one of the busiest times in the office. Still, since we were gathering experience and skills in the past months as EVS volunteers, we felt ready to face this new challenge and work on the application together with Roxana. The application was about a project that we both feel very passionate and dedicated about, since it is a project that has been planned ever since the Annual Meeting in July. The project is actually a training course based on YEE's campaign The Right to Be(e) and since it was our first big campaign in YEE, it has a special importance for us. Thus, me, Judit and Roxana, with the help from the office staff, of course, managed not only to complete the application, but also to develop other aspects of the project, for example the schedule.

At the end, we can say that we are happy to be given this task and this learning experience might come in handy in future. Now we only have to wait for the approval results.

Until next time,
Vladimir