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Goodbye – My Year in Scotland Comes to An End

The last two months have been exactly that, my last two months, at Corbenic and in Scotland. I’ve been able to take holidays and travel a lot, but what I enjoyed most was soaking up the precious time with co-workers…

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Recharged – Summer Weather and First Holiday

The last two months brought a few significant transitions: The weather went from bleak and gloomy to perfectly summerly, the relaxation of covid restrictions allowed me and my co-workers to travel more, I got a new roommate after lacking one…

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Happy Now – Deciding to Stay

After the stressful month of January, I had wanted to go home earlier. I had made that decision throughout February, then March has brought many beautiful memories; and suddenly the reason why I had wanted to go back to Germany…

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Half-Time – Christmas and New Year

The last two months have held many new experiences, among them celebrating Christmas and New Year at Corbenic which was my first turn of the year away from home. Beside the homesickness thereafter, I faced some other challenges in January…

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Settling In – Between Homesickness and Excitement

It has already been two months since I arrived in the Corbenic Camphill Community in Scotland for my voluntary year. Through completing the shadowing shifts in my first week, I earned the basic knowledge to perform care and work independently…

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Somewhere New – My Arrival in Scotland

Soon after I had received the message from Corbenic Camphill Community that I can begin my voluntary social year on the 1st of August as planned, the notice from the Friends of Waldorf Education with the date of the preparatory…

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First Steps - Application and Confirmation

During my second last year of school, I decided to take a break between school and university. I needed to do something else than studying for a change and a gap year seemed just right. Working as an au pair…

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