March got off to the best possible start: in another country. I was in Serbia, more precisely in Novi Sad, visiting friends. As I mentioned in my previous vlog, this trip marked the beginning of my month and allowed me to start March with some new experiences.

Upon my return, I had two days to readjust to being home before we headed straight to Tisno, Croatia, to participate in the Argonauta training, this time exclusively as participants. Although we were supposed to record a podcast with the other participants—both experienced and inexperienced—the whole thing revolved around the theme of working with young people. There we met some wonderful people who became friends, and we'll see most of them again in May at a youth exchange.

As for my personal life,I continued to try out baking recipes: I baked bread and flour tortillas a few times. I think they've become a staple in my diet. Now I want to try baking sourdough bread; we'll see how that goes next month.

In the meantime, I already had my first meeting with my thesis advisor, who guided me on how to take the first steps with my documentary—which will also be the same documentary I'll be making for my personal project. On that note, Naelys also presented her new personal project, as the previous one we had planned ultimately didn't work out. So, during this past March, we began to shape our projects.

March was also the month of the final workshops for the “Winter Full of Life” program. I grew very fond of them over time, and I'm thrilled that when we meet them on the street, they recognize and greet us.

One weekend, we decided to go shopping at a shopping mall in Zadar. It was a busy day; we walked from one store to another looking for what we wanted or needed. I can say it was a perfect day because we found everything we were looking for.

At the end of the month, Naelys and I celebrated six months since we met and started our journey together. So, we decided to mark the occasion by going to a restaurant on Murter for the first time and enjoying some pizza. You should always find a reason to celebrate in life.

We walked there and then walked back, completing the entire loop around Murter. In total, we covered 27 km; to be honest, we were exhausted when we got home, but we felt great knowing we’d explored our island of Murter from one end to the other.

And now it’s really happening! We’ve reached the peak of this first phase of our volunteer work, and from here on out it’s all downhill… so it’s time to enjoy every moment and make the most of what’s left.