This blog is written by volunteers of European Voluntary Service, which is supported by Programme Youth in Action/ERASMUS+
Christoph Lackner
Date of birth: 02/07/1995
Country: Austria
Languages: German / English / Italian / Spanish / learning Latvian / Russian
Interests: cultural activities and sports
Responsibilities in “ERFOLG”: German conversation club / translations / organisation of some events
EVS: from August 01 2015 to March 8 2016
Ani Hakobyan
Date of birth: 01/03/1989
Country: Armenia
Languages: Armenian / English / Russian/ learning Latvian
Interests: cinema / travelling / music / writing
Responsibilities in “ERFOLG”: English conversation club / helping to organise activities such as youth exchanges
EVS: from August 04 2015 to May 20 2016
Javier Luis Porras Garcia
Country: Spain
Languages: Spanish / English / learning Russian and Latvian
About: I finished my degree in Primary School teacher in 2014.
Interests: cinema / travelling / music / writing
Responsibilities in “ERFOLG”: Spanish conversation club / English conversation club / helping to organise activities such as youth exchanges
EVS: from May 2014 to May 2015
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Our former volunteers:
Sophie Bröer
Date of birth: 08/12/1995
Country: Germany
Languages: German / English / French / learning Latvian
About: I finished school in March 2014. In May I came to Latvia, Daugavpils.
Interests: reading /meeting friends / go jogging /culture
Responsibilities in “ERFOLG”: translations / German Conversation Club /organisation of some events
EVS: from May 2014 to May 2015
Amandine Boisson
Date of birth: 06/02/1991
Country: France
Languages: French / English / German / learning Latvian
About: I finished school in 2012 and after that I studied tourism for three years. Afterwards I worked one year at the French administration.
Interests: basketball / history / literature / other cultures / travel and much more
Responsibilities in “ERFOLG”: I would like to participate in events and if it is possible animate something in french or with students who learn french
EVS: from May 2014 to May 2015
Rene Dablander
Date of birth: 06/02/1990
Country: Austria
Languages: German / English learning Latvian and Russian
About: I finished my education as a teacher and now I want to see other countries.
Interests: sport / music / going out / drawing
Responsibilities in “ERFOLG”: translations / German Conversation Club /organisation of some events
EVS: from August 2014 to July 2015
Pia Locher
Date of birth: 03/02/1995
Country: Germany
Languages: German / English / French / learning Russian
About: I finished school in summer 2013 and after my EVS I want to go to university.
Interests: meeting friends /music / drawing /swimming
Responsibilities in “ERFOLG”: children school / English Conversation Club /art workshops /making advertisment and videos/ translations/ writing reports and articles
EVS: from October 2013 to June 2014
Ana Rekhviashvili
Date of birth: 19/08/1988
Country: Georgia
Languages: Georgian / Russian / English
About: graduated Tbilisi State University – faculty of English language and literature /worked as an English language teacher
Interests: traveling / reading / listening to music
Responsibilities in “ERFOLG”: translation / making presentations
EVS: from October 2013 to April 2014
Maria Do Carmo Páscoa
Date of birth: 11/09/1984
Country: Portugal
Languages: Portuguese / English / French / Spanish / learning Russian and Latvian
About: law student / wants to work with children in developing countries
Interests: cinema / travelling / reading / politics / water sports
Responsibilities in “ERFOLG”: Portuguese lessons / organising and taking part in children schools / helping to organise activities such as youth exchanges / planning cultural evenings
EVS: from May 2013 to May 2014
Therese Hempel
Date of birth: 25/07/1994
Country: Germany (Dresden)
Languages: German / English / Russian / learning Latvian and Spanish
About: just finished A-levels / want to enlarge my horizon / fighting for more solidarity in the world
Interests: music / art / literature / travelling / nature
Responsibilities in “ERFOLG”: German Conversation club / blogger and reporter/ organizing and taking part in children schools / German lessons / planning cultural evenings and events
EVS: from July 2013 to February 2014
Madeleine Gerstner
Date of birth: 23/06/1994
Country: Germany
Languages: German / English / Spanish / currently learning Persian
About: After my EVS in Latvia I started studying at the Martin-Luther-University, Halle-Wittenber. I major in Economics and Management and minor in English Studies. Also I enjoy working with children and youth in different projects.
Interests: reading / languages / making food
Responsibilities in “ERFOLG”: writing and correcting German texts / planning traditional events / managing children schools
EVS: from November 2012 to July 2013
Nikolas Stäudte
Date of birth: 13/06/1994
Country: Germany (Leipzig)
Languages: German / English / French / learning Russian and Latvian
About: I finished highschool in summer 2012 before I spent 1 month in a work camp in Helsinki. Now I am studying in Germany.
Interests: music / movies /meeting friends
Responsibilities in “ERFOLG”: giving German lessons / conversation clubs / organizing children schools / writing and translating articles
EVS: from February 2013 till September 2013
Jeanne Wilmart
Date of birth: 31/12/1989
Country: Belgium (Brussels)
Languages: French / Dutch / English / German / Russian / learning Latvian
About: I finished a master in translation before my EVS and I want to work in international relations after!
Interests: Languages /cooking /youth work /oenology
Responsibilities in “ERFOLG”: translations / facilitation of conversation clubs /seminar coordination / animation of children schools / events
EVS: from October 2012 to September 2013