My Voluntary Social Year in Scotland

Where: Corbenic Camphill Community, Scotland

When: 01.08.2020 - 31.07.2021

What: living and working with people with disabilities

Organisation: Friends of Waldorf Education

Back Home – What I’ve Learnt and What’s Next

After one year of living and working at Corbenic Camphill Community in Scotland, I went back home to Germany at the beginning of August....

Goodbye – My Year in Scotland Comes to An End

The last two months have been exactly that, my last two months, at Corbenic and in Scotland. I’ve been able to take holidays and travel a...

Recharged – Summer Weather and First Holiday

The last two months brought a few significant transitions: The weather went from bleak and gloomy to perfectly summerly, the relaxation...

Happy Now – Deciding to Stay

After the stressful month of January, I had wanted to go home earlier. I had made that decision throughout February, then March has...

Half-Time – Christmas and New Year

The last two months have held many new experiences, among them celebrating Christmas and New Year at Corbenic which was my first turn of...

Changes – Moving and My 19th Birthday

I’ve been living in Corbenic for four months now. Contrary to my intent to continue travelling, this was only possible to a limited...

Settling In – Between Homesickness and Excitement

It has already been two months since I arrived in the Corbenic Camphill Community in Scotland for my voluntary year. Through completing...

Somewhere New – My Arrival in Scotland

Soon after I had received the message from Corbenic Camphill Community that I can begin my voluntary social year on the 1st of August as...

Don’t Give Up Hope - Preparations in Times of a Global Pandemic

After I had received the confirmation for my voluntary social year by Corbenic Camphill Community in December, everything seemed to be...

First Steps - Application and Confirmation

During my second last year of school, I decided to take a break between school and university. I needed to do something else than...