Milica Jovanović

INICIO: 10/05/2021

FIN: 30/06/2021

Semana I (10/05/2021)

I was honored to get another chance to work with Tudanzas!

Maybe i should introduce myself for the ones that don't know me. Hola, my name is Milica, i live in Belgrade and i study tourism. This summer i'm turning 21! 

We started this week on wednesday (online), so it was a short but hard working week. I met my future roomate Francesca on video call, and my first thought was that's she's very nice and positive person which i really liked. Also we had a great long talk with Ana, wich made me feel closer to her. I wrote down some things that she said because it was so moving. We got some things to do/learn before the next week starts so we can be fully prepared for new tasks.

Happy to work again with this beautiful people! :) 

Semana II (17/05/2021)

More online meetings, some new faces and a lot of work...

I think those words are the best description of the week. I had a lot of things to do on the drive so i worked overtime to be able to finish everything. I even started calling myself- half woman half chart... 

Even though there was a lot of work, I was ready for it. Everything reminded me of the last time i work with Tudanzas. It was so similar but also so different. 

Basically all i did that week was charts, meetings and yoga. Online work is so boring, i hope i will get a chance to actually go and experience everything on the right way...

Semana III (24/05/2021)

This was a very hard week for me. I couldn't focus on anything. Every little thing was distracting me and there was a lot of things that had to be done. And because of that fact i started pushing even bigger pressure on myself because i knew i needed to work but i couldn't. 

I had a great talk with Bruna which helped me a lot to realise that putting the presure at myself if making things worse, but she understood me. She said that sometimes she does the same which made me feel a little better knowing that i'm not the only one. 

Also i got amazing news, I can start packing because next week i'm flying to Barcelona!!! So thursday and friday were such a mess because i had to work, to collect all the papers, organise trip, PCR, pack my things, say goodbye to boyfriend and family and start a new chapter in my life. That made my week a little bit better...

Semana IV (31/05/2021)

This week started in Sofia, Bulgaria. I was alone at the hotel so i decided to go outside and I met German guy (that was my age) , so we ended sight seeing the city together and had some nice time. When i arrived at the hotel I slept for only few hours, but when i heard alarm i felt fresh and ready for an adventure!

At the airport i felt relaxed and calm. I just had the feeling that everything will be alright. When i first saw plane i got excited like ''Wohoo i'm going to fly for the first time!!!''

My feeling was good and everything went well. That was the moment when i grabbed my suitcase and thought ''welcome to Spain, this is really happening!''

I didn't know how to pay for the bus ticket, because i didn't have any money on my card, so some nice man offered to pay for my ticked and i'm very thankfull for that, i sad thank you a few times because i was so moved by his kindness. Also i cried in the bus 3 times (from happines of course ahahah)

At some point i realised i got lost because i didn't have the right adress on my contract and i got a little bit scared because i was alone, without internet, water or anyone i could ask for help, but i found the way at the end. When i saw the people at Tudanzas i was so confused to see them in real life, not just on the screen. :)

During this week i think i developed much more than before. It was much easier to work and focus when you have company. Also i stepped out of my comfort zone which is awesome (although I thought it would be scarier).

Long story short, i had amazing week. A lot of things have happened (good ones), my roomate is such a nice person and i like spending time with her. The city is amazing, it feels like a dream! I needed a lot of time to realise where am I and what's actually happening... 

Semana V (07/06/2021)

Such a crazy week!!! Lot of new faces, tasks, places, memories... During this week i realised how grateful I am to be here.

Monday was fun because there were lot of new faces and voices at the office. I especially liked the part where we took their pictures because behind the camera you could see the different side of them. Some of them were tired, some excited, some even scared. 

The rest of the days were much different then my last week. A lot of new things happened, so time was passing very fast. Also we started doing Roho tabu as a team, and I could say that that is something really out of my comfort zone. But everytime we finished i felt better because i did something new and i didn't give up. 

We had some discussions in the group, a lot of talk (too much if you ask me), but it also showed me how different people are, and maybe something that's good and nice for me, is completely different for someone else. I'm trying to except that we are different and that is okay and i'm not the one to judge (my leo side is not helping). 

Also after work i had amazing time with Francesca, i met a lot of people and had a blast!

During weekend, i finally visited Sagrada and had a nice two days at the beach. 

Once again, I'm super grateful to be here because it's not just about the work i'm doing, it's also about improving myself, getting out of my comfort zone and learning some important life lessions (that i can't learn in school). 



Semana VI (14/06/2021)

Such a crazy week!

This week was actually the best for me because i learned a lot, and i worked a lot which is perfect combo. I didn't have much time to think so i could completely focus on my work.

The beggining the week was going smoothly, there was a lot of work so we didn't have time for much else.

Also there was a little surprise for me- Joana came and I finally got the chance to meet her in person! She was so nice, i was really happy!

When the festival started, i was amazed by the artist and their performances. I enjoyed every one of them and wathed them with my full attention. But on the other hand the first day was hard. You could feel the bad energy that was drowning us down. After we finished and cleaned everything, we we headed to the TDZ office to have a meeting and then we met the volunteers to talk abou the day. It was very emotional for me but i'm glad i shared my side of the story, especially beacuse I saw the change the day after.

In general, i had great time during festival, i did a lot of things, at some point i helped the streaming group as well. Performances were amazing, some even breath taking! On Sunday, we were part of the performance. Honesty, i didn't feel nice, and it was akward for me, but i didn'y want to complain. Then i realised why i felt like that- because it was out of my comfort zone! And since i came here to do that, i realised this will be the best performance! 

After we finished, i felt nice, and happy that i did it! Also, i relised that it's not that hard and scary as i thought!



Semana VII (21/06/2021)

Working monday and tuesday in Starbucks was fun. We focused on work and finished our tasks. Then it was time to have fun and enojoy sightseeing the city. I went to a lot of places, to the beach, played volleyball...  In Serbia we say "заслужен одмор"!

I used my free time to enjoy the city and nice weather, to visit aquarium and to spend some more time with Fra before i go and to celebrate Sant Juan!

This was also my last week in Bcn since my flight was canceled and i had to leave earlier...