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From 16th to 20th January, it was again possible to hear Russian, Englisg and other exotic languages in Čadca. In KERIC, we organized a training for representatives from Russia, Georgia, Moldavia, Lithuania, Macedonia, France, Italy and Czech Republic. The main objective of the meeting was to expend cooperation within the volunteering among these countries.
From September 2010, Keric cooperates with Euroschola from Třinec on the project "Connect with nature", which was supported by fund for cross-border cooperation. The goal of the project is to deepen knowledge of students at Secondary schools in the economic field by the form of workshops, discussions and other non-formal meetings.
Keric was one of the participants of of the seminar in Portugal - Lenka and Nilmar actively presented and discussed during the international seminar "From poverty to welfare"m which is part of the program from Youth in Action and took place within European year of the fight against the poverty and social exclusion.
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Ahoj ! Ja se volam Joffrey, som z Francuzka a mam 20 rokov. Yes, I did it: a sentence in Slovak!!! I am really sorry but it will be the only one! So, I am in KERIC for 10 months to accomplish my European Voluntary Service. In France, I studied at the university during 3 years and I wanted to change my life, to discover a new country with a new culture and to meet new people: EVS is the perfect mean and Slovaquia the perfect place for that! And KERIC gives me the possibility to teach English and French to children, so I think it will be a rewarding experience! Cau! |
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From 10th to 14th of October many people from Čadca could wonder, when Thea, Anabelen, Sarah or other volunteers, who worked here during last years, met in Čadca again. Thanks to the support of program "Youth in Action" we had the opportunity to organize training for ex-volunteers and invited them back to Slovakia. So we met to change in return our experience from the job in KERIC, in Čadca, at schools.
From 30th September to 3rd of October, we hosted representatives of Finnish organizations who wanted to get to know as much as possible about our experience with project European voluntary service in KERIC. During these days they visited also our partner organizations KcA in Trenčín and CVČ in Stará Bystrica. Within the recognition of Slovak culture they visited also the open-air museum in Vychylovka. Definitely the main point of the program was to discuss as much as possible and experience the reality of voluntary life. The result of the meeting is that in future we definitely plan to host volunteers from Finland and also we will send there our young people.
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Ahoj! Dovol’te, aby som sa predstavil. Ja som Lucille a mám dvadsat’dva rokov. Som z Británia. Študovala som na univerzite za Edinburgh. I’m originally from Darlington in North-East England. I graduated this summer from Edinburgh University with a degree in German and Philosophy. Four years at university sounds like a long time but time has a habit of flying by without you really noticing and so this summer I found myself at the end of my studies without being sure what to do next. When I heard of EVS I really felt that was something that would suit me. EVS gives you a wonderful chance to live abroad, gain work experience and meet new people – I just wasn’t sure which project to go on. Then I heard of KERIC and the work they were doing. The mixture of close contact with the local community through teaching, participating in various workshops, and working with a thoroughly mixed group of international volunteers really appealed to me. Previously I hadn’t considered moving to Slovakia but the more I found out about the country the more it intrigued me. The opportunity to learn a completely different language was something else that tempted me to this project. So here I am at the beginning of my time at KERIC leading my first English lessons and speaking my first words of Slovak and most importantly looking forward to the adventures this year has in store for me. |
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Ahojte!! Ja sa volam Eva a som z Rakuska. Som dobrovolnička v Kericu. I decided to do EVS because it is a great opportunity to discover a lot about yourself. You find yourself living and working with other volunteers, who have the same motivation to gain new experiences, but at the same time are totally different characters and come from completely different backgrounds. This makes EVS so special to me. Why I chose to come to Slovakia, is an easy question for me, because I was really interested in the project Keric offers. Trying to teach kids, teenagers and adults for the first time is a really exciting challenge. Furthermore I wanted to discover a country I had never been to before. And although Slovakia is a neighbouring country of Austria hardly anyone knows anything about it – so close and similar, and at the same time so different and a totally new world! And so far, I can honestly say, that coming here was a great decision!! Thanks in advance to everyone, who I am sure, is going to make this a wonderful year! |
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| Ahoj, Ako sa mas??? My mother told me that my real name is Raul Garrido, but you can call me, Piki, Manuel Flores, Paiki Zemiak, Peter Kovacik, Paikislav Zemiacovich,Chuan Carlos, or whatever you want, the thing is that i will be here in Cadca per one year, to give you the proper Roack and Rolle...well, Im 81 years old, but I look like little be younger!
Well, Im really happy to be here per this year, so i hope that we will meet arround the city... or in the spanish lessons...
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| Hellooooooo! My name’s Angela, I am 20 and I’m from Italy. What do I like? Eeeeh a lot of things: music, overall. Music everywhere, always, no matter what. And pasta. And pizza. But those have a special place in my heart (obviously). Here, I’m teaching English and Italian in Keric, and during Wednesdays I am in the Korňa’ school, to help out with English lessons. I am here because I didn’t know which university to attend after my high school and because I needed a break from my studies: my sending organization showed me this project and I was like “oh well, why not!”. I’m sure I’ll have a great time here in Čadca (as soon as I manage to pronounce it, that’s it). |  |
