{"id":40151,"date":"2023-12-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/steps.eliasarndt.de\/hallo-nach-namibia\/"},"modified":"2023-12-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T22:00:00","slug":"hello-to-namibia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/hallo-nach-namibia\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello to Namibia!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello to Namibia!<\/h2>\n

steps Volunteers answer questions about their stay and the activities in our facilities in Namibia. Look forward to it!<\/h3>\n

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Hello, my name is Anette and I have been at the Okakarara site with steps for children since mid-August.<\/p>\n

Why did you decide to do a social year in Namibia?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since I first heard in Year 9 about the possibility of doing an FSJ<\/a> to do, it had always been a wish and somehow also a dream of mine to do a voluntary social year. Through my sending organisation Volunta, Namibia and steps in Okakarara were then introduced to me<\/a> and the decision was made relatively quickly for me.<\/p>\n

Are there any tasks that you particularly like at steps?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I especially like the art lessons. Seeing the smile on the children\u2019s faces when they successfully finish making their rattle or butterfly is simply priceless. Then there\u2019s always a high-five and they run back to class. After the art lesson, you can always be sure that at least one child has been made happy.<\/p>\n

What has been particularly challenging on your journey so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I found it difficult not to put too much pressure on myself. It simply takes time until you arrive, feel at home or get to know new people. I had to be very patient with myself and make sure not to stress myself out too much.<\/p>\n

What surprised you the most during your stay?<\/strong><\/p>\n

What was actually the openness of the people. We were welcomed, spoken to and accepted very quickly both in the project and in the village. Especially in the choir, everyone was delighted when we joined in, and it\u2019s simply lovely to see how quickly you get on so well with the people here.<\/p>\n

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What is your favourite way to spend the evenings after your work at steps?<\/strong><\/p>\n

After work, it\u2019s usually shared-house life. We cook together, continue watching our series, or do some yoga and Pilates. On Fridays and Saturdays we always have choir rehearsals in the afternoon, which is always great fun!<\/p>\n

What are you grateful for?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am grateful that I am allowed to be here. I\u2019ve only been here for a month and I\u2019m already so glad that I took the opportunity to come for this year. The experiences and moments you have here are simply a little wow moment every time, and I can already notice how I\u2019m changing here myself.<\/p>\n

What should you definitely try when you are in Namibia?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taking taxis! The taxi drivers have a completely different pace here and there\u2019s always a new story unfolding. Simply an experience in itself.<\/p>\n

I wish...<\/strong><\/p>\n

... that this year continues just as well as it has begun so far. I\u2019m looking forward to having lots of new experiences \u2014 whether in the project or while travelling.<\/p>\n

Dear Anette, we\u2019re delighted that you have arrived at steps for children as part of the team of volunteers and staff, and we wish you continued joy in your tasks. Thank you very much for your support!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Would you like to do a year abroad in Namibia like Anette as well?<\/h4>\n

Click here to our information page, where you can learn about a weltw\u00e4rts year. If you don\u2019t have so much time, we can enable a stay from 3 months in our steps projects. Apply now!\u00a0<\/p>\n


\n MY VOLUNTARY SOCIAL YEAR
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Hallo nach Namibia! steps Volont\u00e4rinnen beantworten Fragen zu ihrem Aufenthalt und den T\u00e4tigkeiten in unseren Einrichtungen in Namibia. Freut euch drauf! Hallo, ich hei\u00dfe Anette und bin seit Mitte August am Standort Okakarara bei steps for children. Wieso hast du dich f\u00fcr ein soziales Jahr in Namibia entschieden? Seit ich in der 9. Klasse das […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,54,29,55,30,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-erfahrungsberichte","category-helfen-mitmachen","category-informieren","category-mitmachen","category-steps-aktuell","category-steps-in-okakarara"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40151\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stepsforchildren.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}