Storify Yourself! Outside the Shell training course

Storify Yourself! Outside the Shell

At the beginning of November 2022, we traveled to the small mountain town of Dobrinishte in Bulgaria to learn how to gain more confidence when speaking in front of people and to master the skill of sharing.

All participants met in Sofia, and after about 4 hours on the bus, we found ourselves in the mountains. The organizer took us on nature trips, and we also had the opportunity to visit a local thermal spring. As someone who has completed several training courses within the Erasmus program, I must say that this one was the best organized, and I will definitely recommend our main facilitator and his organization Via Civic to my acquaintances. During our stay, two psychologists also worked with us, who were available to us and organized workshops on personal development and self-confidence building.

The entire training was structured to culminate in a kind of simulation of our own TED talk.

On the last day, each participant had 5 minutes to express their story and convey a deeper message or lesson to others.

Both the sending and host organizations were fully available to us non-stop, and fortunately, no urgent problems arose that needed to be resolved. We were provided with the best and traditionally generous Slavic hospitality.

I am taking home with me less fear of speaking in front of people, stronger self-confidence, better fitness, and most importantly, time spent with like-minded people who can always give you a new and better perspective on life.