On arrival training in Kõrvemaa
As ex-volunteers (which is now the status that we have to accept), we have been asked by the national agency for volunteering, to participate in on-arrival trainings for people who have recently arrived in Estonia. Some might remember the article we wrote about us going to Pärnu, this time it was deep in the forest, about 16 kilometers from the main road, in the region of Kõrvemaa. The name is usually associated to vast landscapes of wetlands (as in Soomaa), but this time we stayed in the woods and though it was pooring rain, we joined the other volunteers on a hike.
Though we were very wet, a bit cold, and have been devored by mozquitos, we were relieved when we finally discussed different topics around a table, after a nice warm tee. Our fourty five minutes presentation lasted two hours in the end but trainers and volunteers seemed interested and asked quite a few questions.
It was also the occasion for us to meet new volunteers, from different horizons, trainers which we hope we will meet again, and surprise the few volunteers we knew already during their on-arrival training.
