Hello everybody, my name is Myra and I would like to introduce myself a bit. This year I am one of the volunteers in Familija. It is the two of us this year. We are both working on BLOK and PUM-O+. At the moment we are switching places every other week. I like it a lot because it gives a lot of variety and gives me the opportunity to learn as much as possible. BLOK is an after school center where kids come to enjoy their free time and to make their homework. Our job there is to make cool and fun workshops and activities to entertain them. In PUM-O+ we have youngsters who are having some struggles with their career goals and we are trying to guide them in the form of project learning. Our role there is to assist the mentors and to support the youngster in their journey. Both projects give me a lot of satisfaction and I feel like I can contribute. However there is still a lot to learn and I am very eager to see what more these projects entail.
Now a bit more about myself. I live by the quote “flowers of happiness must be planted by oneself”. I like to think that I am a positive person and I would like to make a positive impact on others. I decided to go for a project in social work because I wanted to go outside of my comfort zone. I am a pharmacist in Belgium and I wanted to see if I could do more than just that. So I took on the challenge of volunteering in the hopes it would open a new view of the world for me. I chose Slovenia because I did my university exchange here and I fell in love with the country. The nature is amazing and the people are so nice. I feel at home here. Škofja Loka seems like a fairytale city to live in. It so quiet and peaceful, but there is still a lot of things happening.
In my free time I like to go for walks or being creative. The next goal is to master crocheting. But during the weekend you can also find me hanging around with friends or just enjoying a good book. I love to travel and I would love to see more of the Balkan. Also in winter I am also not afraid of some slopes to ski down from. But the thing that makes me the happiest is a campfire on a warm summer eve. I am also an animal lover. At home I have 2 cute doggies, whom I miss very much.
Last week we went on a training with volunteers all over Slovenia! We met so many great people there! This all makes me even more excited to continue my journey here!
