{"id":710,"date":"2022-08-30T10:52:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T08:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcidrija.si\/?p=710"},"modified":"2025-08-21T11:37:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T09:37:01","slug":"living-in-idrija-by-svein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcidrija.si\/en\/2022\/08\/30\/living-in-idrija-by-svein\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVING IN IDRIJA BY SVEIN"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Arriving with a new spirit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I believe I should start with the beginning when I came. It feels weird to be in a different country not knowing really anything. I had a welcoming feeling from the town of Idrija. In the winter, you can join some activities with the local community. I know you have volleyball, basketball, climbing, and boxing, I personally just attended the first two. A nice thing about living in Idrija is that you feel like a warm hug from the hill around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Living with somebody in the flat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Living with another volunteer who comes from another country in an apartment shouldn’t be a problem, even if you think so, a cultural difference suddenly arises, you might not even notice it. You can expect some friction, but that’s what life is about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working at the center is more like a family, you come to see who you can lend a hand, and where you can leave a smile. A bit like a good neighbor. Family members come and go. Guests who have their outlook on life. It is an excellent house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spare time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In your spare time, you just do what you like to do. If you want to bike, bike, if you want to swim, swim, that’s how I look at it. You can always find some places where you can play board games with somebody. To be fair, I kind of didn’t differentiate too much between work and free time, when you have a great time, it is a great time ;)) It doesn’t mean that I don’t like to have free time and I love to run around Slovenia and be with other volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cultural difference:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Disclaimer stereotype)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, what should we say: Slovenians start drinking at 8 in the evening, maybe even as early as 6 p. m. which is early for me. Even if I see them drunk, they are ready for work the day after. Well, where I come from, we just drink on the weekends. I feel they are smoking a lot here. In practice, when I hang out with people who do not smoke it doesn\u2019t matter. I like the food, I can say that Slovenia\/Idrija has a culture of food like \u017elikrofi, prekmurska gibanica, \u017eganci, and jota. I don’t feel something spectacular because it’s again onions, potatoes, and carrots ;))<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slovenia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m glad that Slovenia is the country I am in, everyone knows English more or less. You feel safe around. You can open up and be yourself. There are a lot of nice spots around Slovenia which deserve a place in your heart. Ljubljana is not the nicest city ever. We always have the seaside + mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keywords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u017dikrofi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concerts in the summers for free on the main square<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having a wonderful place call Bella, we can swim and hang out with people and meet them again<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A youth center that is always there for you<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Mati How brightens up your day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s a sporty town<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can always get out Idrija if you need to<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hills around who screams take me;)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone knows English<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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