My name is Caroline, I’m 22 years old and from Marseille, France.
I’m sensitive, outgoing, and very curious. I’ve always wondered what I truly wanted to do in life. Initially, I decided to study social work because I’ve always been drawn to helping others and wanted to feel useful. However, after stopping and restarting my studies twice, I realized that although I enjoyed the program, I wasn’t fully committed to it, and wasn’t the right time in my life.
At the same time, I’ve always taken on various jobs because I didn’t want to be inactive. Working allowed me to experience the professional world, gain independence, and save money. However, what has always fascinated me is traveling. I was lucky enough to visit several countries when I was younger, thanks in particular to my ten years in the scouting movement. This experience opened my mind to others and to the world around me. It also sparked my passion for discovering new cultures and marked the beginning of my travels.
I’m someone who adapts quickly to new environments and loves trying new things, immersing myself in different places with different lifestyles. As much as I love the city, I’m also a nature and animal lover, and this connection with nature deeply fuels my desire to travel.
Last year, during a month-long trip to Réunion Island, I realized that I wanted to explore even more cultures and environments. After that trip, a complicated breakup slowed me down in my plans, but I continued working in fast food and started a course to get my driver’s license. By the end of the year, I was feeling better and, on a whim, quit my job and went on a two-month volunteering trip to Albania. That journey was a true opportunity for personal growth and allowed me to reconnect with myself.
Today, since I haven’t yet found my professional path, I’ve decided to take advantage of my early twenties to travel and discover the world. My mission in Croatia is an excellent opportunity to develop new skills, learn more about the Balkans, and continue growing personally.
After this mission, I plan to take my driving test, return to work in Marseille, and prepare for a new adventure in Australia by the end of the year.
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Moje ime je Caroline, imam 22 godine i dolazim iz Marseillea, Francuska.
Osjetljiva sam, otvorena i vrlo znatiželjna. Oduvijek sam se pitala što zapravo želim raditi u životu. Isprva sam odlučila studirati socijalni rad jer me uvijek privlačila pomoć drugima i željela sam se osjećati korisno. Međutim, nakon što sam dva puta prekinula i ponovno započela studij, shvatila sam da, iako uživam u programu, nisam mu bila potpuno posvećena i da to nije bio pravi trenutak u mom životu.
Istovremeno, uvijek sam radila razne poslove jer nisam željela biti neaktivna. Rad mi je omogućio da steknem iskustvo u profesionalnom svijetu, postanem neovisna i uštedim novac. Ipak, ono što me oduvijek najviše fasciniralo je putovanje. Imala sam sreću posjetiti nekoliko zemalja dok sam bila mlađa, ponajviše zahvaljujući deset godina provedenih u izviđačkom pokretu. To iskustvo mi je otvorilo um prema drugima i svijetu oko mene te probudilo moju strast za otkrivanjem novih kultura i označilo početak mojih putovanja.
Brzo se prilagođavam novim okruženjima i volim isprobavati nove stvari, uranjati u različite sredine i stilove života. Iako volim grad, također sam ljubiteljica prirode i životinja, a ta povezanost s prirodom dodatno potiče moju želju za putovanjima.
Prošle godine, tijekom jednomjesečnog putovanja na otok Réunion, shvatila sam da želim još više istraživati različite kulture i okruženja. Nakon tog putovanja, složen prekid veze usporio je moje planove, ali sam nastavila raditi u fast food restoranu i upisala tečaj za vozačku dozvolu. Do kraja godine osjećala sam se bolje i, impulzivno, dala otkaz te otišla na dvomjesečno volontersko putovanje u Albaniju. To putovanje bilo je pravo iskustvo osobnog razvoja i pomoglo mi je da se ponovno povežem sa sobom.
Danas, budući da još uvijek nisam pronašla svoj profesionalni put, odlučila sam iskoristiti rane dvadesete kako bih putovala i otkrivala svijet. Moja misija u Hrvatskoj bit će izvrsna prilika za razvoj novih vještina, učenje o Balkanu i nastavak osobnog rasta.
Nakon ove misije planiram položiti vozački ispit, vratiti se raditi u Marseille i pripremiti se za novu avanturu u Australiji do kraja godine.
