Diana,

Russia,

2016/2017, 12 months

I live in a city, lost in green. On the one side it is surrounded by a great river and high mountains on the other. So every night you can see a picturesque sunset. There are some numerous plants and animals which are included in the Red Book. Every year I can watch lotuses rising up from pure water. In my childhood my parents took me hiking with them for hours. So I can't help loving nature. I wasn't given a chance anyway. My previous volunteer experience was connected with children and a little with nature. And my profession is governmental economy, what meant no outdoor activities. After 5 years office work, I asked myself: "What can I do that is really useful? And volunteering was the first thought I had. And now I am here, writing an article, trying to introduce myself. So, what can I say: reading, travelling and new meetings is my passion. According to my fields of interest I will have an exciting year.

During my EVS I was involved in:

• On-arrival training course
• World Water Monitoring day
• Tamjdem in Toulcuv Dvur
• St Mikulas celebration in Toulcuv Dvur
• Mid-term evaluation meeting
• Local action for Change Climate Change campaign
• Study session "Exploring gender equality in environmental projects"
• Training course "YEE-nclude: inclusion in environmental youth projects"
• Office Cuisine blog
• Helping in "Seminko" kindergarten
• Booklet "Best recipes"   
• Training course "International Environmental Action Days"
• Annual Meeting 2017
• Earth Day in Toulcuv Dvur
• Publication "Inclusion in environmental youth projects: guide for youth organisations"
• YEE at Sziget festival
• helping with writing final reports
• Office Cuisine photo competition
• e-Newsletter
• Board meetings
• Creating an infographic "10 things you can do to help the bees" 
• Creating promo posters of membership in YEE
• Publication "E-waste" (EVS personal project)