Sunny Hills of Istria

text and photos by Taco Taco My EVS project happened by a series of happy coincidences. After finishing my studies in the Netherlands, I felt the need to get away from it all for a while. I roamed around on Workaway looking for places somewhere away from the busy west. Eastwards, Bulgaria, Romania… I finally … Continue reading Reflection on my EVS experience

While inland is getting cold and foggy, here in Istria we still have full summer. After colourful and joyful visit of Floating castle festival the month of September brings series of events to Sunny Hills of Istria. Our friend Michael organises Dschungel festival at his place just few kilometers from Sunny Hill Camino'd Istria Association … Continue reading September events in Istria

Written by Nolwenn As an EVS volunteer I took the task to write articles about our study circles about sustainability . Just a quick presentation of myself : My name is Nolwenn and I am 23. I am a french volunteer volunteering here in Sunny Hill for almost 2 months now. I studied hotel management, sustainable … Continue reading Study circles at Sunny Hill through the eyes of EVS volunteer

Pod mentorstvom Marjete Šumrada iz Gozdne šole Hosta in s podporo Andragoškega centra Slovenije, smo imeli na Sončnem griču priložnost izvedbe študijskega krožka na temo Trajnostna kultura bivanja. Člani društva Sončni grič in naši znanci smo v 7 srečanjih študijskega krožka raziskovali pojem trajnosti. Krožkov se je udeleževalo 12 ljudi različnih starosti, izobrazbe in narodnosti. Prav … Continue reading Študijski krožek na Sončnem griču

Written by Taco, photos are courtesy of Francois Camino Team:Vida: initiator and president of the Camino d’Istria association Nolwenn: EVS volunteerSara: volunteer Me: EVS volunteer At the end of April we organised the first event of our project: the Camino Days. Five days of discovering three short walks, our first output on the way to … Continue reading April Hike through Istrian hinterland

Written by Taco After visiting the old town I decided that that was enough of urban wandering. Time had come to look for more remoteness, untouched nature and faeries… When walking southwards, I discovered that the fairy trees and hobbit burrows were long gone, replaced by hotel mega-structures resembling cruise ships. These buildings took hold … Continue reading Camino Pilgrimage 2

Hiking is a suitable recreational activity in our era, marked by hurry and lack of time. Walking in the nature has a calming effect on us, slows down the thoughts, and is good for our joints and circulation system. Association of the fans of Istra Camino, explores forgotten paths in Istrian hinterland and prepares an … Continue reading Camino

Written by Taco, EVS volunteer Community life can come to be a quite intense experience. Living with ten to fourteen people in the same spaces everyday is not always easy. Waking up every morning with an 8 month old baby screaming out her joy of life is beautiful but that can not be you’re state … Continue reading Camino pilgrimage

We look for an EVS volunteer from now until the end of September, to join our exciting project Awake Istria. Aim of the project is to bring sustainable activities in depopulated rural  area of the Slovene Istra that in the long run will bring possible local livelihood  and prevent young people from leaving. Three main … Continue reading New EVS opportunity at Sunny Hill

by Nara Petrovič, 25.1 2019 European Ecovillages are developing tools for sustainable living We are witnessing a global epidemic of individualism. Communities are disintegrating everywhere. When individuals do come together, trying to rebuild communities, they are usually not up to the task. More than 90% of community-building attempts fail. To address this problem, experienced community … Continue reading New headway of community incubation