I'm Nicola, a 28 year old PhD student from Glasgow who has a love of volunteering! I've done a bit of everything over the years from helping out at uniformed youth organisations to digging in trenches as a volunteer excavator to taking part in the big, glamorous events such as London 2012 (yup, that's me in the picture looking a bit pleased to be part of it all)!
It is true what people say and you really do get more out of volunteering than you put in (well.....most of the time....I have had some bad experiences)! Since London 2012 I've noticed people seem quite fascinated with the volunteering experience and I've had no end of people asking me questions about my time in London so I thought I might start a blog as the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games are about to start and I'll be embarking on another big volunteer journey! Hopefully somebody out there will be interested in reading my inane ramblings about my experiences. Some people might be able to enjoy them as they relate to experiences that they had at London or Glasgow or elsewhere while others might find themselves inspired to go out and try volunteering for the first time or for the first time in a long while. Either way, I hope someone can get pleasure out of reading this blog as I'm sure I'll enjoy recording my memories!
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