yource blog: Intercultural Youth Exchange "ACTING AROUND"

Workshop:Forum Theatre

Nicoleta Vica

^{One of the activities was the forum theatre workshop which everybody enjoyed so much.

The best things about the forum theatre workshop were: the good organisation; beeing a small group we could talk to each other, get to know each other and the relationship was closer and of course the experience we achieved working with forum theatre.

The theatre plays which were real stories made me think better at the people around me. The sincere friendship of all the participants, all the new things we learnt and the places we saw, the youthful spirit and the laughing atmosphere contributed most to my personal development making me more self-confident and joyful.

Every time I'll have the opportunity and I'll be working with groups of young people, I'll propose the games I learnt in order to make the group more compact and I'll use the skills learned during the workshop in different activities in my organization.

Una dintre activitatile propuse a fost chiar forum teatru, workshop care a placut tuturor.

Buna organizare, grupul restrans in care comunicarea si relationare erau mai eficiente si experienta castigata in urma acestui atelier, l-au facut la fel de interesant ca si celelalte.

Piesele de teatru inspirate din fapte reale m-au facut sa ma gandesc mai bine la oamenii cu care am lucrat si chiar m-au ajutat sa-i cunosc. Prietenia tututror participantilor, toate lucrurile noi invatate si locurile vazute, spiritul tanar si atmosfera de veselie au contribuit in aceeasi masura la dezvoltarea mea personala facandu-ma mai increzatoare.

De cate ori voi avea ocazia imi doresc sa mai fac parte din grupuri de tineri cu care sa pot lucra, voi propune jocurile invatate la acest workshop pentru a ne apropia.}

Workshop: Mask

Larisa Bibirita

^{Hello. It’s me again. Halloween. I thought it would be cool to share my experience in one of the workshops. The mask workshop. I don’t know why but some of the persons that should have been there didn’t came. It’s was fun though… We had to put plaster on our face to make a mask that matched our face lines. I had a strange feeling because the plaster was hardening and it was like smashing my face. But I, amazingly, survived. The women that was supervising us told me that my mask was the only one of that type which she ever made. Only on one half of the face like the Phantom of the Opera. Cool huh?}^{Buna. Tot eu sunt. Halloween. M-am gandit ca ar fi dragut sa va impartasesc din experinta mea in unul din workshop-uri. In workshop-ul de masti. Nu stiu de ce o parte din persoanele care ar fi trebuit sa fie acolo nu au venit. A fost amuzant oricum… A trebuit sa ne punem gips pe fata pentru a face mastile sa ne urmeze toate liniile fetei. Am avut un sentiment ciudat pentru ca gips-ul, in timp ce se intarea, se strangea si aveam impresia ca imi zdrobea fata. Dar, uimitor, am supravietuit. Femeia care ne supraveghea a zis ca nu a mai facut niciodata o masca de genul ala. Doar pe o jumatate din fata ca cea din filmul Fantoma de la Opera. Misto nu?}

Workshop: Stage-fighting

Monica Teodorescu

^{I’m going to present now the workshops that we had in this exchange: and for start I’m going to begin with:

Stage-fighting - Kevin showed as some defense moves and some stage-fight moves: that fight types that you see in the movies-how you can hit someone without hurting your fighting partner.

We’ve made a sort “scene” from a “movie” and we had to use that tehnic that we learned.

It’s true that some of as, at the ending, had some scratching and some bruises but we’re Fine and more then Ok that we participate at this Workshop. It was fun and a great experince!}^{Am sa va prezint workshop-urile care le-am avut in exchange: si am sa incep cu:

Stage-fighting - Kevin ne-a aratat cateva miscari de aparare si cateva miscari de stage-fighing: acele lupte de scena, care se pot vedea in filme-cum poti sa loveti pe cineva fara sa ranesti acea persoana/partenerul de lupta.

Am realizat si o scurta “scena” dintr-un “film” unde a trebuit sa folosim tehnicile invatate.

Este adevarat ca cativa din noi(scuzati cacofonia), la sfarsit, au avut cateva zgarieturi si cateva vanatai, dar eram Bine si mult mai mult decat Ok, ca am participat la acest workshop. A fost distractie si o noua si minunata experinta!}

Main theme was drama

Raluca Fomino

^{For 27 July until 3rd of August in St. David's, Wales took place the project "Acting Around" from "Drums for Peace" which’s main theme was drama.

In this exchange Theatr Fforwm Cymru invited in UK the following: A.C.T.O.R. ( Romania ), GAIAC ( Portugal ), JCDC ( Lithuania ) and Karksi-Nuia Y.C. ( Estonia ).

During this week the participants socialized, made new friends, learnt from each other, but don’t think it was all fun and play! The four workshops that were organized: media, stage-fighting, forum and mask, were meant to keep them “busy” a good part of the day.

If in Mask we were asked to pus Vaseline and then make a mold straight on our own faces, at stage-fighting we learnt fighting techniques, self-defense and how to fake a fight and at forum we learnt about trust by getting our colleagues over the chair with our eyes closed and letting ourselves guided in a room and then going on a field trip to the park while being blind folded, in media it was a bit more normal, our only task being collecting pictures, information and movies about everything that happened during this week for the final project presentation at the end .

We also had one day off in which we offered an… extreme sport: coasteering. Even though everyone was excited to see what we’ll have to do, the smile on our faces faded away when we were asked by some unusual and brave people to jump from the cliffs we had just climbed and has various heights( between 5 and 10 meters).

The week ended without any casualties and with a good-bye party where the excitement and mirth were present even though everyone was sad that an excellent project ended after such a short while.}^{In perioada 27 iulie- 3 august a avut loc in St. David's, Wales, proiectul "Acting Around" din cadrul "Drums for Peace" avand ca tema principala actoria.

In acest exchange au fost invitati A.C..T.O.R. (Romania), JCDC (Lituania) GAIAC (Portugalia) si Karksi-Nuia Y.C.(Estonia) in Marea Britanie de catre Theatr Fforwm Cymru.

In decursul acestei saptamani participantii au socializat, si-au facut noi prieteni, au invatat unii de la altii, dar sa nu credeti ca totul a fost numai distractie si joaca! Cele 4 work-shop-uri organizate: media, forum , mask si stage-fighting, au fost menite sa ii tina "ocupati" o buna perioada a zilei.

Daca la "Masca" am fost pusi sa ne dam cu vaselina si apoi sa ne facem mulajele direct pe propria noastra fata, la stage-fighting am invatat tehnici de lupta, autoaparare dar si de bataie scenica iar la forum am invatat despre incredere, trecandu-ne coechipierii cu ochii inchisi peste scaune, lasandu-ne ghidati de ei intr-o camera si facand o mica excursie pana in parc fiiind legati la ochi, la media a fost ceva mai normal , singura noastra sarcina fiind aceea de a aduna cat mai multe informatii, poze si filmulete despre tot ceea ce s-a intamplat in proiect pentru a face prezentarea finala din ultima zi.

Organizatorii au avut grija sa avem si o zi libera in care sa ne distram, oferindu-ne si un sport...extrem : coasteering. Desi toti am fost entuziasti sa vedem ce vom fi pusi sa facem , zambetul ne-a pierit de pe fata in momentul in care am fost pusi de niste oameni ...neobisnuiti si neinfricati sa sarim de pe stancile pe care tocmai le escaladaseram si care aveau inaltimi variabile (intre 5 si 10 metrii).

Saptamana s-a incheiat fara nici o pierdere si cu o petrecere de ramas bun unde voia buna si voiosia nu au lipsit chiar daca toti erau tristi ca un proiect minunat a luat sfarsit dupa un timp atat de scurt.}

St. David’s Worst Nightmare–The arrival of disaster

Sandu Adriana

_{I am Adriana - a strange, unsociable and lazy 17 year old girl from Romania.

But between the 27th of July and 3rd of August 2008 I found myself as a whole new person through the intercultural exchange ‘Acting Around’in the wonderful city of St David’s, Wales, together with participants from Portugal, Wales, Estonia and Lithuania. The theme was drama, and even though I lacked stage talent, it didn't even matter in the end, as I experianced various forms of theatre.

On this blog I will be revising all the reasons why an exchange like this one can completely change someone, starting with the very first day:

27 July: It was my first time ever flying on an airplane, so unlike others who were engaging in various activities to pass the time or being very afraid, I was curious and excited about a lot of things.

After hours of flying and waiting we were finally on the bus with the others. The variety of languages spoken could have made anyone very unsure of how to approach other new people.

28 July: Songs were sang, snacks were devoured, stops were made and in the end the clock read 2 a.m when we finally arrived. There were no street lights so everything was covered in darkness, leaving most of us scared to death when we saw strangers holding lanterns approaching us.. It was actually the Welsh group which came to greet us. Having no idea where we were heading, we walked farther and farther into the unknown, trailing strategically after the dim lights in front of us.

And after a few minutes there it was, standing proudly right in front of our bloodshot eyes – our new home for the week, TYF HOTEL!

And this is where all the craziness starts to take place. This being said you’ll just have to wait for the next episode – READ AND COMMENT OR NEVER FIND OUT HOW THIS EXCITING STORY ENDS!!!

PREVIEW – Next time find out more about the city and how we all demolished it! Bonus – Individual Country games -> Origami fun !

Eu sunt Adriana – o fată ciudată, nesociabilă şi leneşă de 17 ani din România.

Dar între 27 iulie şi 3 august 2008 m-am regăsit ca o persoană cu totul nouă prin schimbul intercultural ‘Acting Around‘ din incredibilul oraş St. David’s,Wales, impreuna cu paticipanti din Portugalia, Tara Galilor, Estonia si Lituania. Tema a fost teatrul, iar cu toate ca nu am talent actoricesc acest lucru nici nu a contat in final, dupa ce am avut ocazia de a experimenta diferite tipuri teatrale.

În acest blog voi recapitula toate motivele care pot dovedi cum un schimb ca şi acesta are capacitatea de a schimba o persoană, începând cu prima zi:

27 iulie: A fost pentru prima oară când am zburat cu un avion, iar de aceea în timp ce alţii îşi găseau alte preocupări pentru a-şi ocupa timpul sau erau foarte terifiaţi, eu eram curioasă şi emoţionată din mai multe motive.

După ore de zburat şi aşteptat am ajuns în final pe autocar împreună cu restul participanţilor. Marea varietate de limbi vorbite ar fi putut sa facă pe oricine nesigur de cum să interacţioneze cu persoane noi.

28 iulie: Cântece au fost cântate, gustări au fost devorate, stopuri au fost făcute iar in final ceasul arăta 2 dimineaţa când am ajuns la destinaţia noastră. Nu existau stâlpi de iluminat iar totul era înghiţit de întuneric, lasându-ne pe majoritatea morţi de frică atunci când am văzut străini cu lanterne venind spre noi. De fapt era grupul galezilor care venise să ne întâmpine. Neavând nicio idee încotro ne îndreptam, ne-am aventurat din ce în ce mai mult în necunoscut, păşind strategic în urma luminilor slabe din faţa noastră.

Şi după câteva minute acolo se afla, tronând mândru în faţa ochilor noştrii obosiţi – noua noastră casă pentru următoarea săptămână – HOTELUL TYF!

Iar de aici încep să aibă loc toate trăznăile. Acestea fiind spuse va trebui să aşteptaţi urmatorul episod – CITEŞTE ŞI COMENTEAZĂ SAU NU VEI AFLA NICIODATĂ DEZNODĂMÂNTUL ACESTEI POVEŞTI INCITANTE!

ÎN EPISODUL URMĂTOR DIN “Cel mai groaznic coşmar al oraşului St. David’s” ! Află mai multe despre oraş şi cum l-am distrus! Bonus – Jocuri individuale – Distracţie cu origami!}

WICKED!

Laura Burtan

“I still regret I didn’t have a camera with me. I show so little in the ones other people took. But I have taken so many mental pictures.“. These were my first thoughts when I looked back upon the wonderful week spent abroad.
Then I started thinking more about what I wrote above – why would anybody say pictures count?! I don’t have many things to prove i was there, except the testimonies of the other members, my own conscience and some books and jewelry… and in some pictures, someone looking like a fluffy sheep-hound with reddish hair and black clothes shows up - that’s me. But still, all of this is pale compared to the tremendous amount of memories I’ve stored in my head.
When you gaze upon a map or when you see some photos, all places look the same. You might notice one or two buildings, you might remember some facts about that place… But when you actually go there, when you roam the streets, when you meet the people and when you become a part of it, it’s a whole different story. I could never write anything less than a novel about my experience in Wales (and I’m talking about something at least just as long as Crime and Punishment) – it involves many feeling, thoughts and people. It wouldn’t be as tragic as Dostoevsky’s, but at least as epical and full of dramatism as his work. I clearly remember out departure, the way the whole bus whipped, the way emotions were so dense, you could almost see their color (that is, most certainly, octarine , as Terry Pratchett would say…). That scene alone, made into a movie-trailer, would make the director bloody rich : ) (if she/he knows how to make the audience resonate with the protagonists).
I was never good at summaries, I always feel the need to retell all the small details that mattered the most to me. And if I’d ever try to do describe my week in St. David’s in fewer words, I'd use only one word of choice – “wicked!”. Maybe there are better terms out there, I’m not going to pick up a dictionary in the search for a better-sounding word. I’ll go with this one, my second choice – firstly I wanted to say “speechless”.
There are too many things to talk about (maybe I’ll make another blog entry later) and sadly, nearly all seem dull and dry written down. The memories seem just cardboard cutouts this way – the ritual to make them come back to life includes hot cocoa and/or tea and some cookies, a cozy couch and (most important) someone eager to listen. I met extraordinary people there – inside and outside the group… I found even the people on the streets and the clerks to be extraordinary : ) I experienced new things (again, in- and outside the workshops, on my own and together with others), wicked things : ) The one that popped firstly into my head was, of course, the last night there – hint : it involves some insane people and a playground at night. Then, my forum theatre experience; this one involves wandering with my eyes closed through the city, under guidance, and the developing of the now famous saying “In Ed We Trust”… Next in line comes the trip to Castell Henllys - oh yeah, between this and Yum-Yum, I’d always choose Castell Henllys, even if the cinnamon candy I bought from the famous Cardigan shop were one of the most tasty sweets I ever had in my life. Then maybe making tea for 8 people (I guess) at 3 o’clock in the morning, annoying all the other girls in my group with my cell-phone’s ring tone (all hail Alma Mater), sharing my stuff with them and borrowing their stuff … And the list just goes on and on and on.
Do I need to say more? A part of me says YES, because all I wrote till this point doesn’t cover even one percent of all I could say regarding this subject.
Summary – IT WAS WICKED! The others were just great! Everything was nice!
(thank you guys, all of you, for being a part of a wicked week! thanks A.C.T.O.R for giving me the chance to go there : ) )

Laura (the one with the huge lollipop)

Baby Shark~

Andreea Francu

Hello there, dear, dear readers. Thank you for reading this, it means a lot, really.

I am Andreea, I’m 16 years old and really, really nervous about writing this.
While I’m writing this, I’m thinking of ways to get your attention, to get you to read more and to make you want to know more. But my mind is full of so many thoughts about this exchange that I don’t even know where to start. So I’ll ask you to excuse my possible mistakes and to read on, even though what I’m saying is really boring.
It’s really hard to write about this, because there are so many emotions involved, and we all know it’s not that easy to describe emotions, especially in cyberspace. This was my very first exchange and, more than that, it was my first time doing these kinds of workshops, my first time meeting so many new people, the list could go on and on.
I think that’s the best way to describe the exchange. It’s a first time.
I won’t tell you about the things that we did there, as my friends are already doing that. Instead, I will try to make you understand the things that you could learn in an exchange like this.
I, for one, have learnt so, so many things. Things about myself, things about my friends, things about people in general. I am more confident of my own skills now; I am not the shy and unsocial person that I was before going on the exchange.
Before this whole thing, I was sure that there was no such thing as a “good person”. I thought that human beings are self-centered and mean. However, all the people from the exchange proved me wrong.
I’ve never, ever seen such friendly people.
To be honest, a first I was really nervous about how the people would be, calming myself down by saying “How bad can it be?” However, I don’t think I’ve ever been more wrong in my entire life; there was absolutely no need for thoughts like that.
I think we were all scared, nervous and unsure…but it all turned out really well. I’ve made some good friends out there! But what’s more important is that I have managed to lose all my inhibitions and just go with the flow.
It was a great experience, one that will undoubtedly help me in the future. I really can’t think of a bad thing to say about this exchange.
Oh, if you have the opportunity to go to an exchange but are hesitating about whether or not you should, please, trust me, and go. Go and see for yourself. And then write a blog about it, just like me, and I’m sure you’ll understand better what I want to say now.
If you read this, thank you, I love you from the bottom of my heart.
If you didn’t, then you can’t be reading this so I have nothing to say, but I still love you.

P.S: I’ve finally found a bad thing about the exchange: It only last for a week!

If you want to know me read me^_^

Balut Mihaela-Corina

^{Hy guys......my name is Mihaela-Corina .i am in my opinion a crazy girl..when i want and when is the moment i love to try new things and to make friends(i don't make friends very easy because 1-they have to make me laugh and 2-the have to gain my confidence).i am a member of the romanian group.who went in an exchange in england St.davids.This experience(it was the first and i hope not the last from a long list)it was a great experience from all the points of view.I'm gonna give you some ideas about what I've learnt from this exchange:(i'm sorry about my english so..if you see mistakes ..i'm sorry):

1:-i had the opportunity to be "free"-no parents(i think this is all of you will say but for me it was my chance to demonstrate that i can "survive'" and even defeat every boundary it's great..this experience help you ...because you have the chance to start knowing yourself..and the others have the chance to start knowing how you are in the real life

2.i did it(i don't know how)-i managed to speak in english there but it was very difficult because i understand english but i can't speak in english the way i want to speak...i don't know if you understand me....anyway i survived so this is the most important thing

3.i met fear-it was the most terrifying thing i ever done..but it was soo cool....maybe if i will have another chance i will do it again(on tuesday we had coastering but i didn't know what sport it is...until they put us some swim costums ...and get us to the rocks-from that moment i was like please god help me....when they took us down they tell us to jump and swim to the next rock-i was like wait a minute the storm it's coming..are you crazyyy.....when he told me to jump i was like..this is the end.......but like a miracol i wake up and i was at the surface..but when i start swimming the stom began and i was like...help me..and the women said to me...it's okay...keep swimming but don't kiss the rock.....when i finally get to the big rock from the other side...i told the man to catch me...but he couldn't..he tried i thing 3 or 4 times.....i was like oo god....i will kiss some rock today..but i was lucky because my friends and laura our leader made me laugh all the time it was great.

4.-i met wonderful people- teenagers like me -..i've learn a lot from them....i talk with some of them...and i even keep in touch every day with some of them..it's cool to have friends from another country

5.-there everyday we had a program...so it' nice because you get used to it..so i've tried to keep the program and the hours when i came back to the real life because it's fun to have a program this somehow teach you how to be responsible

6.we had 4 workshops :media, forum , mask and stage-fighting :we had one everyday so it was fun because i was bust all the day with the others....we where so active ..and it was very funny(i really liked forum theatre and stage-fighting it was fun..and at stage fighting i got kicked but that's how you learn so....

heeeyyyy...salut....ce mai faceti?...Numele meu este Mihaela-Corina sunt o tipa destul de nebuna....iubesc sa incerc lucruri noi...si sa imi fac prieteni(nu imi fac prieteni foarte usor pentru ca mai intai trebuie 1-sa ma faca sa rad,2.sa pot avea incredere in ei) si fac parte din echipa care a reprezentat romania. in schimbul intercultural din anglia-St Davids.......aceasta experienta(fiind si prima si sper nu ultima...dintr-un sir foarte lung)...a fost o experienta fantastica din toate punctele de vedere.O sa va dau cateva idei cam ce am invatat eu in acest schimb intercultural :

1.-am avut ocazia sa fiu "libera" de parinti(cred ca asta ar spune toata lumea doar ca pentru mine a fi departe de ei si totusi sa pot sa "supravietuiesc" si chiar sa imi depasesc limitele este ceva extraordinar...in primul rand pentru mine-aceste experiente te ajuta oarecum sa te cunosti pe tine si altii la randul tau sa te cunoasca pe tine(uuuaaaa.......prima idee a fost chiar lunga)

2.-am reusit(desi habar nu am cum) sa vorbesc cat de cat engleza..nu spun ca nu stiu...ba chiar inteleg foarte bine engleza..doar ca vreau ca altii sa o vorbeasca in locul meu.

3.am cunoscuta frica pura..de la mama ei....(frica din ce cauza am cunoscut-o acolo am facut coastering-catarari pe stanci....adica tu esti pe stanca...si hop..mai vine cate-un val....ba mai mult...mai sari si in apa la o adancime de peste 10 m...fara coarda fara nimic..doar cu o amarata de vesta-care apropo ma strangea-inotai ca un catel ca toate animalele daca era nevoie ca sa poti sa ajungi la stanca cealalata...mai era si o tipa care ne facea poza..eu ii ziceam ajutor..ea ai grija la stanca ca vine valu-norocul meu a fost ca atunci cand am sarit mai era si furtuna-mai erau si valuri mari..aa si am uitat sa va anunt nu era vremea asta de 30 de grade...era vreme de vreo 15 grade.....in apa chiar mai putin-si culmea era ca atunci cand ajungea la stanca..te mai scapa si supraveghetorul de vreo 3 -4 ori ca na...tu fiind grea....normal..si valuri mari....si mai ajungeai sa pupi stanga....sa inghiti apa pentru toata viata.....si cam asa am cunoscut frica...va place nu... asa sa continuam..unde ramasesem..eee nu mai conteaza....urmatoarea idee)..dar a fost o experienta pe care o voi tine minte toata viata...chiar un sport extrem.......si am avut norocul ca am fost cu prietenii care ma facea sa rad.....mai ales laura-liderul nostru responsabil....care e cea mai tare..cred ca daca nu era ea acolo...nu puteam sa reusesc.....mergeam 1-2 min..ma facea sa rad....a fost extraordinar........

4-am cunoscut oameni minunati -adolescenti ca si mine din alte tari... -cu care am putut vorbi foarte multe ...si cu care m-am inteles foarte bine in engleza-cu care am facut schimb de adrese si cu care vorbesc si in ziua de azi

5-m-am invatat cu un program ceea ce mi-a fost de mult ajutor si pe care am incercat sa il tin si aici....

6.-am avut workshopuri de media, forum , mask si stage-fighting care m-au tinut ocupata toata ziua-cel mai mult mi-a placut forum teatru si stage-fighting desi la stage-fighting am luat bataie la greu dar asa se invata nu....}

Different

Monica Teodorescu
^{Each member of the Romania Group will write about the experience, feelings, emotions, event and friends in different mode, logical, every person is different in pervious to every different thing.

I’m going to try to express my thoughts about what impressed me in my first flight with air plane, and my first leave from Romania alone-without my parents, with a group that I hardly know…and that I started to know in just a week.

Being alone, on your own, just with your group, but alone like thinking, talking with strangers, working with other people that you never ever talk to in your life…gives you a different perspective on life… and it gives you a different open mind…it gave me a different perception on what I’m capable of…and comparing with other persons in that exchange I realize that I’m a mature person, a mature being…that I can handle difficult situations…

See?! I’ve already have a different stile in writing this blog.

Diferit

Fiecare membru al echipei din Romania va scrie despre experintele, sentimentele, emotiile, evenimentele si prietenii, intr-un mod diferit, logic, fiecare persoana are un stil diferit de a vedea lucrurilor.

Am sa incerc sa-mi exprim gandurile despre ce m-a impresionat in primul meu zbor cu avionul si in prima mea plecare din tara fara parinti, doar cu un grup pe care abia il cunoesteam…si care am inceput sa-l cunosc in doar o saptamana.

Fiind singura, pe cont propriu, doar cu grupul tau, dar singura ca gandire, vorbire cu persoane straine, lucrand cu alte persoane cu care un ai mai vorbit niciodata… iti da o perspectiva diferita asupra vietii… si iti da o diferita deschidere de minte… mi-a dat o perspectiva diferita asupra a ceea ce sunt in stare… in comparatie cu alte persoane din exchange, am realizat ca sunt o persoana matura, o fiinta matura… care se poate descurca in situatii diferite…

Vedeti? Deja am un alt stil de a-mi exprima sentimentele pe acest blog.}

This is Halloween

Larisa Bibirita
^{Good morning, guys! Hmm... no, no, no. NO! Good morning was and is a contradiction of terms. So, I’m Larisa, also known as Halloween. I was a part of the Romanian team in the St. David’s exchange. This wasn’t the first country I’ve visited and it wasn’t my first flight but it truly was my first communication/cultural exchange. And because it was the first it also was the best. So… I woke up in the morning and when I realized I had to get in those airplanes I don’t like very much (ok, I hate flying and I’m also very afraid of heights!!). I got in the plane with a terrible headache and I was near crying in front of everyone. The girls made fun of me and my group leader asked me nicely not to die on her criminal record. How nice of her… how responsible! Thank goodness I got off safe. In the bus that took us to St. David’s (because we landed in London) we sang and we had fun. I missed that… The first night I slept in a tent. I liked it… but I was surrounded by bugs and I’m afraid of bugs… and germs… and snakes… and spiders… and heights… and dark… and small spaces… and planes… and cars… oh my god… that was the first day for me. ABSOLUTELY SCARING!!! C ya soon!}^{Buna dimineata, oameni buni! Hmm… nu nu nu. NU! Buna dimineata a fost si este o contradictie de termini. Deci, ma numesc Larisa sau Halloween cum imi spun altii. Am facut parte din grupul roman ce a participat la intrunirea din St. Davids. Nu a fost prima tara pe care am vizitat-o si nu a fost primul meu zbor, dar a fost cu siguranta prima excursie de genul schimb de cultura/comunicare. Ca prin urmare, fiind prima, a fost si cea mai tare. Deci, m-am trezit in dimineata cu pricina si am realizat ca trebuie sa ma urc in avioanele alea pe care nu le prea plac (ok, recunosc, urasc sa zbor si de asemenea sunt ingrozita de inaltimi!!). cand m-am urcat in avion ma durea capul ingrozitor si aproape m-am pus pe plans in fata tuturor. Fetele au ras de mine, iar liderul meu de grup m-a rugat politicos sa nu mor pe cazierul ei. Ce draguta a fost… cat de responsabila! Slava Cerului ca m-am dat jos din avion intreaga. In autobuzul ce ne ducea in St. Davids (pentru ca am aterizat in Londra) am cantat si ne-am simtit bine. Imi lipsea acel lucru… In prima noapte am dormit in cort. Mi-a placut… dar eram inconjurata de gandaci si imi este frica de gandaci… si de germeni… si de serpi… si paianjeni… si inaltimi… si intuneric… si spatii inguste… si de avioane… si de masini… Doamne fereste… Cam asta a fost prima zi pentru mine. ABSOLUT INFIORATOARE!!! Ne vedem in curand!}

We just believe!

Monica Teodorescu

^{From the Echange, St.David’s Group has two big motto’s in live: “Open up your plan and you're FREE!” and “If you really want it, everything is possible!” and we go for it.

And that you will see in our blog.

We believe!

Noi doar Credem!

Din Exchange, grupul St. David's are doua mari motto-uri in viata: "Deschideti mintea si esti LIBER!" si " Totul este posibil daca vrei!".

Si asta veti vedea in blogul nostru.

Noi credem!}