You can find the Estonian translation below.
In english:
Hello! My name is Beáta which sounds very special but it’s a very widespread name in Hungary where I came from. My hometown, Csákberény is close to the Vértes-hills, so nature has been playing an important role in my whole life. So has the music, I used to play on clarinet for ten years – of which for six years I was playing in the The Youth Wind Orchestra of Székesfehérvár and as an adult I was playing on piano for two years.
I’ve gained an Adult education BA and Cultural mediation MA degree at the University of Szeged, after that I started my Phd study at Eötvös Lóránd University Faculty of Humanities Cultural History Doctoral Programme in Budapest. During those years I became a volunteer in the Hungarian National Museum. I informed the visitors about the programmes and exhibitions, and after a while they involved me in the event organization and I had the possibility to take guided tours.
To my great delight they offered me a job so I was working there as an adult educator in the past two years. Working in a museum is not as boring as it seems to be and how I tought for the first time. It involves a lot of work: guided tours and living history programmes for different group ages, lectures and festival programmes organising all year long. Among others the Museums’ Spring Festival – which is held in the Hungarian National Museum, and the Sziget Festival, where we prepared with different themes and programmes year after year. The most enjoyable part of my job was to work with people to show and teach them new things in an unusual, non-formal way. I especially loved “working” with children and teenagers because they are the most open-minded, most sincere people, and in my opinion they are more open to the world.
Because of this the project caught my eyes. I felt that thanks to this project I can not only show a bit of my culture but also I can experience and learn something new by them. I hope that I will be able to use this new knowledge in the future, and I’ll become a more open-minded and receptive person.
In Estonian:
Hello! My name is Beata, and while my name might sound unique, it is very common in Hungary, where I come from. My hometown, Csákberény, is close to the Vértes Mountains, so nature plays an important role in my life. Music also plays a big role in my life – I have played the clarinet for ten years and the piano for two years. For six years, I was also actively involved in The Youth Wind Orchestra.
I obtained a bachelor's degree in adult education and studied intercultural differences for my master's degree at the University of Szeged. I also began doctoral studies in the Faculty of Humanities, specializing in cultural history, in Budapest. During this time, I also became a volunteer at the Hungarian National Museum, where my job was to inform visitors about programs and exhibitions. I was also involved in event organization and conducted tours.
To my great delight, they offered me a job, and for the past two years, I worked there as an adult educator. Working in a museum might seem boring, or at least I thought so. In reality, it involves a lot of work: conducting guided tours, running historical programs for various target groups, giving lectures, and developing festival programs year-round. These included the Museums' Spring Festival, held at the Hungarian National Museum, and the Sziget Festival, for which we prepared several themes and programs. What I enjoyed most about my job was interacting with people, sharing new knowledge, and presenting new things in unconventional ways – through non-formal learning. I particularly enjoyed "working" with young people and children because they are sincere and open to life's possibilities.
For all these reasons, this project also caught my eye. I hope that thanks to this project, I will not only be able to showcase my culture but also learn and experience something new. I hope to use this knowledge in the future and become an even more open-minded and receptive person.
Beáta Pravetz
Volunteer at the European Solidarity Corps at Tartu Youth Work Center
