FOCUS Student Magazine Focus March 2013 | Page 5

However. Quite the opposite occurs when teams start discussing volunteering, touching upon different aspects and digging into unbelievable topics such as“ How to break the stalker stereotype in 10 days” or“ How can we make working at an animal shelter fun and cool for + 18?” and much more. It would be impossible to shed light on all the incredible ideas that were presented during the workshop. One of the ideas generated was a database called“ Volife” for all the volunteers, organizations and possible opportunities for them came up.“ But where is the sexiness of it?” teachers would ask. So a team came up with a sexy virtual garden. This virtual and interactive garden was created to illustrate user’ s volunteering activities and networks. 11 days in Belgium went by with a flash: teamwork, socializing, travelling, taking classes- brought so many new perspectives in the participants’ minds. But what do participants think about this project now?
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