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​YES Abroad Macedonia Mid-Year Orientation

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By Vesna Naumovska, YES Abroad Coordinator

Originally published on the American Councils South East Europe blog.

It’s been 5 months since Jeremy, Kyra, Jaleh, and Arshia arrived in Macedonia. They were not happy to realize that they were already halfway through their exchange year, so rather than calling our mid-year orientation by that same name, we called it simply, a “Trip to Veles.”

We organized everything for our trip on Monday, except the weather - we couldn’t control the weather, and since it was snowing so much we couldn't get on the morning train as planned, we took a later bus instead and made it safely to Veles.

We had a very successful Mid-Year Orientation in Hotel Gardenia. Students reflected on their goals and expectations and set up new goals for the remaining 5 months, which was interesting and valuable for all. 

The following day, the YES Abroad students met with Aleksandra Najdovska, a YES '16 alumna from Veles. The YES Abroad students enjoying hearing stories from Aleksandra about her exchange experience. 

My dear students, every day you experience something new. Time flies, so don’t waste time on worries and things that you cannot change or control. Enjoy the rest of your stay in Macedonia; explore and share and be the best youth ambassadors that you can.

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