My second month in Ankara
February flied so
fast. During this month we organised intercultural evenings during which we
prepared traditional dishes from our countries. We attended Turkish lessons,
yoga classes and different activities such as wood carving, block printing and
the Turkish art of Ebru painting. We continued our knitting workshop and we recorded new videos and social
media content.
During a sunny
day off we went on a hiking trip to Lake Eymir to spend some time in nature. I
discovered new parts of Ankara like Anıtkabir (the mausoleum of Atatürk), Atakule Tower, Esztergom Castle and the Museum of Anatolian
Civilizations. I had the opportunity to visit the
nearby city of Eskişehir with its beautiful old town and also to travel to
Cappadocia for one weekend. Göreme was fully covered with snow, so it felt like a winter fairytale.
I’m thankful for
my volunteering experience because it allowed me to learn a lot. Now I have a little more than one week before flying back to Italy and I want to enjoy my last days here to the fullest.
