FIRST MONTH, FIRST EXPERIENCES

                    MY FIRST MONTH

 

Is incredible how fast time goes... I still remember my last day in Spain saying bye to my family and friends, I was very nervous and enthusiastic at the same time, it was really hard moment leave my dog at the airport, but sometimes you have to be brave and don´t look back.

While the plane took off I was thinking if my decision was the right one, what would had hapenned if i had stayed in Spain, and after a month i have found the answer.

I was very confused in Spain about my future, my family was forcing me to study a master and find a job as accountant but Is that what I want? I needed  time to think about myself, my future, my relationship, about EVERYTHING!! my life in Madrid was like a routine, I needed a change in my life, so what ´s better than a volunteer where I can help people and feel useful? I am happy with my decision, I think is the right one.

 

My first weeks here were the hardest ones, I was completely lost, everyone knew about me but i didn´t have any idea of who they were, but i felt very welcoming, all of my workmates were very nice and kind with me.I visited my work place, i really liked it from the beginning, it was totally different than I was expecting, i visited also my house were i am living now and also the city, where to buy food, where to go party and so on... 

My work is a bit chaotic, I am not sure what is my everyday task, some days I am very busy and some others not, sometimes our events are very successful and many people come to join us and sometimes there is nearly no one coming...  

I have been living in Finland before but i felt like everything is new for me.

The hardest part of live abroad is the loneliness,is very hard to find good friends that will support you in your ups and downs moments, luckily i am not completely alone my boyfriend is from Finland but he lives about two hours far from where i am, so we can´t see each other as much as i would like to see him, public transport in Finland are very expensive if you are not student so I can´t afford to go every weekend to his place. And I am the only volunteer here the closest ones are 30km away, and there is not any public transport to reach the place where they live. As you can read my chances to meet friends fast were not so high, but i managed to meet people in our events and now i am happy with my friends.

 

But remember don´t be afraid of changes!!!