Kürşat Doğan

Hello, I'm Kürşat. Now, I would like to share my experiences from the short-term ESC project I participated in from July 21, 2024, to September 19, 2024, in Rezekne. Before going to Rezekne, during the ticket booking and registration process, the hosting organization and the LİDOSK team found solutions to all my questions and problems. I had learned beforehand that Rezekne is a small and charming city (so be prepared for that). The place where I volunteered was a social facility for people with disabilities. We played games with them and helped out. My working hours were from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and weekends were off. There were many staff members at the social facility, and they were actually doing most of the work. Every morning, we would do sports with them, sometimes preparing games for them and supervising; in short, we were doing easy and fun tasks.

There weren’t many places in the city where we could spend our free time, and since no joint activities were organized during my time in Rezekne, I had a lot of free time. It was an opportunity for me to improve my English during this period. I would go to the lake for jogging or walking. I also had the chance to visit nearby cities during this time: Warsaw (Poland), Vilnius (Lithuania), Tallinn (Estonia), and Riga (Latvia). You don't have to limit these trips to weekends. You can use your two days off per month at any time by discussing it with the hosting organization.

If you're coming here in the winter, you should know that it gets very cold. I wish my fellow volunteers a fun and educational experience in advance. Also, I would like to thank the LİDOSK team for giving me this experience.