On-arrival training in Romarheim

As you probably know being a volunteer is a very responsible task for a young person. But apart from the seriousness there is also a lot of time for fun. Each volunteer is obliged to participate in a on-arrival training as soon as he reaches the project destination. I had my arrival training last week and it happened around three weeks after my arrival to Norway. Not too soon, not too late as I already had some time to get to know Stavne and Trondheim. The goal of organizing such trainings is to allow the newly arrived people from all over the country to meet up in one place, get to know each other and spend some quality time together.

My on-arrival training took place in Romarheim, a tiny place around 80 km from Bergen. I also had a chance to visit and walk around Bergen so this was a really great advantage. From all organizations around Norway arrived more than 30 people and we stayed together for a week in a school building next to the fjord. We participated in training, group tasks, discussions, games. All of them shared a common topic: why are we volunteers and what does it mean. What values we carry and can we give from ourselves and what can we get in return. We had a great time together and I deeply hope that we will travel to visit each other during our projects.

Hilsen
~Stella