Merve Buse Bal, who went to Porto Salvo, Portugal with our European Solidarity Corps project “Ballads from the West”, completed her 10-month volunteering service. Merve, who volunteered at our Portuguese partner ProAtlântico – Associação Juvenil, took part in summer camps with disadvantaged children and helped their development with fun activities. After the summer was over, she participated in activities for the disabled and helped them develop cognitively and live autonomously. Then she took part in activities for the development of preschool children. She learned Portuguese. She made friends with volunteers from other countries in ProAtlântico. She learned both their language and their culture. She introduced Turkish culture to them.