Make the best of your summer!

teachblogger (63)in #life • 6 years ago (edited)

Plans!

As the weather is warming up in many parts of the world, people start thinking about summer time and the ways of spending summer months in the best way possible. I have had some great summers in my life and I feel like I can recommend some good ways to spend your summer If you have time to do the things that you would like. One of the first things that I can recommend is being a volunteer!

Volunteering is getting popular as people are feeling bored with the works that they permanently have. Not only they feel bored with their works, but also feel so stressed because of the pressure created in work places. Instead of living with this endless stress and pressure, people try to look for other ways to be more useful for the society. That's why, volunteering can be really good way to enjoy the summer!

Volunteering

As I mentioned in my previous posts, I have been a volunteer worker. It is also possible for all other steemians on this platform to be a volunteer in different organizations. If you are between 18 and 30 years old, Erasmus+ programs are waiting for you. European Union offers different types of programs which are Erasmus entrepreneurs, Erasmus university and European Voluntary Service program!

Within these programs, it is possible to be volunteer in different fields. As an educator, my priority was teaching , so I mostly joined projects about teaching and helping children to feel more comfortable in the society. In addition to teaching and assisting other educators in their work, I was also involved in some sessions where I could motivate people who were kinda lost in the society. As they needed someone to broaden their minds, I was always with them.

This is also something you can do. Even though we don't see them in our daily activities so often, there are many of them in the society. As they are shy and unhappy, they don't prefer to be out with other people, so you can help them!

Teaching and helping students.

You may not have chances to go abroad and live in a new country. However, you don't need to worry and cry at this point. There are many organizations where you can be a volunteer actively. In my city, the municipality of Izmir which is the city I live at the moment is organizing lessons which bring people who are eager to teach something with students who are in need of teachers since those students don't have much money to go to private courses.

I am sure that there are some similar projects or organizations in your cities. Teaching something and spreading information is very valuable for all the society. If we are following the pursuit of common happiness and peace in the world, we must definitely be eager to help people who are in need of learning no matter which language they speak or which countries they are coming from.

Cultural exchanges

As there are major problems in creating diversity in our wicked world, we surely need people to create awareness in different parts of the world. When people just watch media and get what is given to them, they unfortunately can't learn the reality and what is happening in other parts of the world. In this point, we can do something by joining some education camps and organize cultural activities in other cities.

I used to organize those workshops which were planned with aim of creating diversity in the societies where people are quite reversed and conservative. Cooking a simple meal or organizing a game can be great ways to get people's attention and turn the world into a better and more peaceful place. Differences are the good and tricky things that help people to think about other cultures and life styles!

Explore

If you are too lazy to help people , you can do something else only for yourself which is the best thing to do, I think. If you manage to have long days off, you can just grab your bag and go on new adventures to explore the world more. It will surely help you to grow more as there are many good and bad things on the road which are waiting for you. It can be a great way to spend your summer time

Travelling will absolutely will help you to meet new people. In this point, you might think of combining helping people with travelling. As travelling is not only about visiting the most touristy places of a city, you should definitely try to be a part of the communities that you visit in all countries. I have done all these things that are mentioned in this post and can assure that they are really great ways to help yourself and other people.

The biggest problem about summer plans is the time. If you are facing with the lack of time, it might be hard to do these things in your limited time. However, I think all people should manage to have at least 1 week off to do something useful for them and other people.

Be productive

Go out, people! Time that you are living now is really important and it is impossible to live this moment again. When you have opportunities to be productive for all people in the world, you should definitely think about these options. By the way, If you ever join them, you shouldn't forget to post your experiences on our amazing platform, Steemit!

If you have any interesting ideas or stories about volunteering, you are welcome to share with us in the comments section. Thanks for reading. Have a nice day and Steem on!