International experiences
The Teaching of Wandering
One of the practices of the ecocentric model is wandering. Unlike aimless walking, wandering is setting out with intention, but without perhaps a specific destination. The invitation to wander is an invitation to notice - which place is calling me. Which plant, which being, is speaking to me to s...
Re-Wild
How did it all start? Six years ago, somewhere in Slovakia, for some reason, an organisation messed something up. And they were left without trainers for a big project with three interlinked trainings for youth workers. Through networks and friends, they asked Linda from Radi Vidi Pats and Alex...
Shifting Realities: Exploring Bill Plotkin’s Eco-Centric Human Development Model in Youth Work
Since I discovered Bill Plotkin’s Eco-Centric Human Development Model, my perception of reality has shifted into a new dimension. Now that I feel I have a deeper understanding of what’s happening within me—my mind, body, and spirit—I can begin to grasp what’s occurring in others. What’s truly fa...
Why did deer cross Madalina’s path?
In October I went to Latvia to find out “Why Did Deer Cross the Road” or, in other words, to take part in the training course for youth workers by the same name, the brainchild of brilliant minds from the youth associations Radi Vidi Pats in Latvia and Human and Tree in Romania. I left without...
Why Did Deer Cross The Road?
Introduction What if the best way to learn isn’t in a classroom, but by immersing yourself in a culture entirely different from your own? This was one of the main reasons why I was drawn to the Erasmus+ program. I wanted to step out of my comfort zone, meet people from all walks of life, immerse...