LINK No 91 MARCH 15th, 2017
Already half way through March ! A few day ago, EVS volunteers had the opportunity to get involved with the Women international day. It was importnat for us to show the people (women) of Kalamata that they are appreciated ! It was a beautiful idea, thank you Martyna ! We hope you’ll enjoy reading !! Editor & Designer:
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Glory of Beauty News from Netherland A Year Round of Travelling Tips for Turkey
Molly O’Doherty Óscar Villarraso López Aroa Liébana Rellán Tea Križanec
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Interview a local volunteer Youtube Channel Favorite singer Past events
Mariam Sassi Sara Amghar Joana Ganilho Marques Yana Volkova
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Sending organisation SOS village Be bold for change Future events !
Renée Hoogenboom Anna Szlendak Martyna Czypicka Joana Ganilho Marques Sara Amghar Zoom on Kalamata
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Yoga Hometown Botwinka Women’s day at Kane Women’s day
Staff members of KANE: Filaretos Vourkos Fotini Arapi Jelena Scepanovic Nantiana Koutiva Vyron Giannakopoulos EVS: Aroa Liébana Rellán Arthur Gallagher Laura Gimenez Renée Hoogenboom Rosa Vernooij Rüya Hazar Martyna Czypicka Molly O’Doherty Óscar Villarraso López Oskar Shrattenecker Sara Amghar Tea Križanec Anna Szlendak Mariam Sassi Yana Volkova Joana Ganilho Marques Sofiene Lahdheri Credits pictures: V-Pack: 78MEA78, Wallpaper Tumblr, 10.22.15
Contact us: K.A.N.E Social Youth Development Youth Center of Kalamata Plateia Othonos 10 Kalamata 24100 Greece Telephone: +30 272 111 0740 E-mail: info@ngokane.org URL: https://kentroneon.wordpress.com/ http://www.ngokane.org/index.php/el/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ kentroneon/?fref=ts
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i, This is RĂźya from Istanbul,Turkey. I am 28 years old. I have studied Maritime Transportation and Management Engineering in Istanbul Technical University. Then, i started working on tanker ships as an officer. So, i was once an old mariner, than after leaving ships become a full time traveller and now i am a volunteer in Kalamata until next middle of May:). I am into sports, cultural activities and travel.
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i there, my name is Renee, I am seventeen years old and I am from the Netherlands. I arrived last monday and I will stay here for ten months. My work will be therapeutic horseriding and in the keviab. I just finished highschool and I didn’t wanted to study immediately, then I came across EVS and it turned out to be the perfect thing to do this year. Because I am doing something good and I will learn a lot from it. I hope that when I come back I will have new friends and have a lot more life experience.
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ello my name is Oskar Schrattenecker, I am 18 years old and from Linz/Austria. I am doing Evs in Kalamata. The main reason for me to do Evs was because i didn’t know what I wanted to do in my future so hopefully I get orientation during my Evs. Also since first of January in Austria you can do a long term Evs instead of your military service, so this was a nice opportunity. I started my Evs one month ago on 18. of April and my project lasts for one year, I work in the Youth center of Kalamata. Me and 6 other Volunteers live in an apartment. near the Youth center.
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i everyone! My name is Rosa and I am 17 years old. I come from a small town called Woerden in the Netherlands. I just graduated from high school, so now I am taking a gap year before I will go to university. I like hanging out with friends, watching a movie, going for a hike and cooking. I will stay in Kalamata for 9 months to work in the Day care centre for autistic children. We visited Kalamata in the beginning of August for one weekend, so we got to see a little bit of Kalamata already. The people here have been really nice, but it is so different from the Netherlands. I hope to become more independent here and meet new friends. I am also looking forward very much to learning about autistic children and how to approach them.
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ey guys! My name in Martyna and I’m new volunteer from Poland! I’ve grown up in Poznan (west side of the country). I’m 26 this year and I try to enjoy every minute of my life! I’m crazy about Greece, this is my favourite place in Europe – however I love to travel and I take every opportunity to see the world. In my free time I like to read and spend time outside of the house. I love to eat, this is my biggest passion! I’m totally a beauty freak.
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i! My name is Laura and I’m 24 years old. I come from a small town in France called Le Thor (yeah like the north god), it’s around Marseille. I have a bachelor degree but I wanted to do something else this year, something that will give me life and work experiences: I wanted to be useful. I’ll work in KANE’s office as the webdesigner of the team and I’ll stay in Kalamata for 1 year; I’m really looking forward to it! I have quite a lot of hobbies; I love to draw, write, read, play video games, watching movies and tv show and so on.
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alimera to all of you, I am Sara, I am french and I am 21 years old. Since yesterday, I am a new volunteer in Kalamata and will stay here for a year (maybe more ...?) in order to give some help to the horse riding center of kalamata and the Kefiap as well. More over, I will give french lessons at the Youth Center of the city. I met people I will work with and I am really excited to start being part of the project. Horse riding center is a real peacefull place for anybody who needs to connect his mind with his body. The couple of therapist working there are sensitive and receptive people, so if you have any physycal pain, just go to the horse riding center :) !
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i ! My name is Aroa, I’m from Madrid in Spain but I live in Màlaga, the south of Spain. In Spain I’m working in a secondary school for dance, I’m the teacher for hip-hop, funks, break dance and classic for teens. I have 18 years and I love dance, photography and watch movies with my friends.
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alimera! I am Ania and I come from Poland. I will be working for KANE and running Photography and Ukulele workshops. I studied photography in the Institute of Journalism of the University of Warsaw and worked for press photo agencies when I lived in my country. I enjoy every form of photography, I use both digital and film camera, I also create my own pinhole cameras. Besides, I am totally addicted to travel.
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ello ! My name is Joana, I’m 29 years old and I’m from Lisbon, Portugal. I studied fine arts, art education and museology and I just arrived Kalamata for a 12 months EVS project. I’ve worked for a lot of time in bookshops and I love to read. I like quiet places where I can be in touch with nature. I’m a curious person and I’m always trying to learn new things and find new perspectives. Traveling is one my passions and my day is always better if I have a cup of tea with me.
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aking a decision to leave everything what you have and take a deep plunge into something unknown is never an easy one. I took such a decision, left my job and decided to take one-in-alifetime opportunity to do my EVS in Greece. My name is Sofiene, I’ am 26 and I am from a tiny country in North Africa called Tunisia. I am a photographer, videographer, graphic designer and I am here to share my experience and knowledge as well as expand it and acquire new skills. I’m social, open minded and always curious about different cultures and meeting beautiful people.
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tepping out of your comfort zone and trying new things is the best way to grow, and this is what EVS is all about. My name is Mariam, I am 24 and I come from Tunisia. Passionate by traveling, arts, adventures as well as meeting new people and discovering new traditions, places and cultures. I decided to leave all of my normal steady life in Tunisia to come seek inspiration and and explore a new way of living in Greece, in the beautiful city of KalamĂ ta. I would use all of my knowledge and dig even deeper to give the best of me, but also try to learn everything I can from other volunteers, from locals and daily life experience, either languages, dancing, music instrument, sports etc.
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reece, the final frontier. This will be the voyage of a young volunteer. Her continuing mission - to explore strange new places, to seek out new skills and new forms of art, to boldly go where no volunteer has gone before… Greetings dear readers! Tea is my name and art is my game. I will be working for KANE and leading the Creative arts workshops in the youth centre as well as teaching croatian. Please don’t let my fragile looks trick you, as I am a level 6 elven ranger of the Vanyar clan, my patronus is an Eevee and I am available for tea parties and board games.
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ello everyone! My name is Molly and I come from the UK. I’ve moved here from a city called Bristol in England. I am going to be working in K.A.N.E.’s office. I’ll be helping with the programming, development and evaluation of activities. I’ll also be helping out in the Youth Centre and running an English Conversation workshop. I love cooking, watching films and doing yoga. I also really enjoy helping people to connect with their local history. Before I came here I was working in museums and archives for many years. I am really excited to be in Kalamata and I feel very lucky to be here working as an EVS volunteer.
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i ! I’m Oscar, I’m from Spain, I live in Màlaga, so close to Africa. I love the fashion world and I worked as organiser and teacher of modeling in lot of fashion shows. I’m an animal lover, I have a tiny dog called Fredy. Music is very important in my life, I’m listening music every time. I like traveling every time I can, I think exploring the world is the most interestng in your life.
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ello, my name is Arthur, I’m coming from France. I will stay in Kalamata for a 12 months EVS, working at K.A.N.E office. I will animate some workshops here and participate in media communication. I’m glad to be here and experiment the greek way of life.
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am Yana from Ukraine. For 5 years I was studying architecture in university and I fond of everything about it as well as about natural building. Before coming here I was working as a project coordinator of the workcamps and as freelance graphic designer for different social festivals and non-governmental organizations. The last 4 years I’ve been travelling to different places in Europe such as eco-villages and rural areas helping people and promoting volunteering for peace. All kind of arts, nature, voluntarism, and travel -- my biggest passions in life. 13
About us - K.A.NE.
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ello, I am Filaretos Vourkos. For the last 10 years I am working in the field of Non-formal education as avolunteer, youth worker and youth trainer. 6 years ago,I decided to create the Youth Centre of Kalamata, in orderto initiate youth work in Kalamata and promote active citizenship as factor for change.
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i, I’m Jelena Scepanovic, an EVS coordinator in KANE and the volunteer of the Youth center. I came from Montenegro 2012 as an EVS volunteer. I really liked the idea of the Youth center and the work that KANE does, so I decided to stay and be part of it.
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y name is Nantiana! I’m 23 years old. I live in Kalamata! I was living for 5 years in Patras! I was studying there greek philology and now I’m teaching greek to the youth center in Kalamata.
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i my name is Fotini Arapi and I am project manager in K.A.NE. organization and responsible, among other things, for all sending motilities (sending EVS volunteers, participants in training courses, interns, etc). Apart from my work in K.A.NE., I also volunteer in the Youth Centre of Kalamata, a volunteer initiative managed by a team of local volunteers. I am very proud of and I love the Youth Centre, its dynamic atmosphere, and most of all, its natural inclusiveness that allows everybody to feel “at home” there. See you around :-D
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would describe Vyron as an imaginative fast learning and inventive generalist with a passion for remarkable food and the great outdoors. That’s enough talking about myself in third person. Hello, I am Vyron Giannakopoulos, I consider myself a curious and open-minded person. I have studied the science of Geography and as the newest member of KANE I am here to help by managing the creative projects of EVS volunteers, planning events, creating new projects and doing anything that will add value to our organisation. In my free time I like exploring new places and learning new things. But feel free to contact me on any issue if you need help. Namaste
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Dark, party eye-look In the last issue I was talking about everyday eye make-up, so this week I decided to tell you more about a dark eye-look, which is a little more complicated. When you’re playing with dark colors you have to be careful with fall outs (because pigmentation may be not that great and you need to use many layers). Remember that “makeup” means “fun”, so don’t think twice! Play with the shades and create your own look! Today I prepared for you a deep green/brown eye-look with a strong, defining black line. Things I’m using: 1. Eyeshadows from the nude pallet – NYX, Butt “Naked” Underneath in all & Jeffree Star, Beauty Killer and Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bon.
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Eyeliner – Uma cosmetics, Long lasting eyeliner (black); 3. Eye pencil, Beauty Line Cosmetics (050 Sand Beige); 4. Concealer – Catrice Cosmetics, Liquid Camouflage (010 Porcellain);
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Eyelashes curler; Mascara – Eveline, Volumix Fiberlast (black); 7. False, black lashes; 8. Brushes – Hakuro H60, H76, H78, H80.
Step 1. Prime your eyelids; Step 2. Put a transition shade on your crease using a puffy blending brush;
Step 3. Put a light brown shade on your crease using a puffy blending brush;
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Step 4. Put a darker, chocolate brown shade on your crease (a little below the light brown) using a puffy blending brush and blend it smoothly;
Step 5. Put a green, shimmery base all over your eyelid with a flat brush;
Step 6. Put a very bright and very pigmented green color all over your eyelid (covering the previous green base) with a flat brush; Blend it with a blending puffy brush;
Step 7. Pick a brighter white/ shimmery shade you have and apply it above all of the eye make-up, right below the brows and in the inner corners of your eyes; Step 8. Wing your eye with eyeliner; Step 9. Curl lashes with lashes curler (10 seconds each eye); Step 10. Put mascara; Step 11. Glued your fake lashes (according to instructions on the box) and apply them.
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Do your face make-up and go back to finishing your perfect eye look! =) Step 12. Put matching colors to define the lower lash line (darker in the outside corner, brighter in the inner corner of your eye), using a small
pointy brush; Step 13. Put a beige pencil on your waterline; Step 14. Put mascara on your lower lashes. Inspiration @Instagram:
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News From Netherland A diplomatic crisis between the Netherlands and Turkey just before the elections Yesterday my news-app gave out a notification that the Dutch prime-minister Mark Rutte prohibited a Turkish minister to come to our country. Knowing the situation in Turkey, it is not surprising that a big fight started. I was following the news very closely, because I was very curious how everyone would react. Of course Erdogan wasn’t going to be amused, but we also have a big Turkish community in the Netherlands which could make the situation worse. In April there will be a referendum in Turkey whether to give the
government more power. At the moment the chances are 50/50. Since 5 percent of the Turkish people doesn’t live in Turkey, Erdogan decided to extend his campaign to other countries. This weekend the Netherlands banned two Turkish ministers to hold a campaign amongst the Turkish people living in Holland. On Saturday the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu wasn’t allowed to land at Rotterdam Airport. This already made the Erdogan supporters in Holland very angry. On Sunday family minister Fatma Betul
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Sayan Kaya planned to come to the Netherlands by car after going to Germany by plane, but she was escorted out of the country by police officers. When she was in front of the Turkish consulat in Rotterdam, she couldn’t enter and was asked to go back to her car. Erdogan-supporters, that were standing in front of the consulate, went crazy over this. Minister Kaya posted on social media that she was treated in a horrible way and president Erdogan called the Dutch government “fascists” and “Nazi remnants”. At the moment the Turkish government doesn’t want to have any form of contact with the Dutch government.
Influence on upcoming elections Since we will have elections for a new prime-minister in a few days it was very important to see how the politicians would react to this situation. The two politicians that gained the most popularity due to the row are the current prime-minister Mark Rutte and the right-extremist Geert Wilders. Rutte said that he did everything to de-escalate the situation, but that the Netherlands will never negotiate under threat. He is also afraid that the campaign which the Turkish ministers wanted to have would separate the Turks in our country even more. Geert Wilders, who is known for his controversial ideas against islam, states that it’s all due to him that minister Kaya had to leave the country. After minister Kaya was denied access to the Turkish consulate, Wilders wrote on social media ‘go
On the left: right-extremist Geert wilders, on the right: the current Dutch prime-minister Mark Rutte
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away and never come back’.
Opinions in other European countries After the row it took a while for the European parliament and other European leaders to respond to the situation. Angela Merkel finds the comments of Erdogan saying: “Nazism is still widespread in the West” unacceptable and offered the Netherlands her full support and solidarity. Since Germany, with a big Turkish community, is in a similar situation as the Netherlands it’s not surprising that they show their support. In Germany (and Austria) there were also planned rallies being blocked.
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Four Seasons of Anatolia!
A Year Round of Travelling Tips for Turkey Turkey is a gem for travellers who are looking for different experiences every time of the year. I will try to give one best recommendation for each month. Let’s start with winter.
Winter Freezer December, Best motivation and fitness for new adventures comes with sports. You can open the season with famous and great winter sports facilities in Turkey. You can find many ski centers in Turkey, the ones that are near to İstanbul, such as Kartalkaya (which is the best one) and aother well-known one is Uludağ. The ones that are in the eastern part are, for example: Erciyes, Palandöken… However, my favorite one is; Sarıkamış Sarıkamış iş in the city of Kars, you can take a direct flight from İstanbul or train from Ankara (about the train journey, there will be different advice) What is special about Sarıkamış is that it has crystal snow which is
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the best type for skiing and especially snowboarding. Nature and the quality of snow is amazing. And facilities, rents and ski passes are incredibly cheap. January, Here is a special place in Turkey. A place somewhere from heaven. You should definitely see such a place in every season,. This place is; Abant National Park Abant is a town in the city of Bolu. Bolu already has many beauties inside but Abant is the most famous one. The biggest reason is that you can see almost all colors each season. With time, trees transform to pastel colors. Here are some examples.
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However in winter, it is a different experience!
February, This advice is one of the advised routes in Turkey by travellers; Doğu Ekspresi In English it means, The Eastern Express. It is a train route, starts from capital city Ankara and ends in Kars. As all famous train routes in the world, it has the best beauties of the region where it passes all the way through. It takes 24 hours in one direction. Go and return schedules are different in each direction. So, to be able to experience the route in both daylight and under moonlight, you should go and come back by train. On trains, you can always make new friendships with travellers like you.
Colors of Spring March, In the end of February and beginning of March, just go to the east. You will find; Çıldır Lake
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Çıldır Lake is located in the city of Ardahan. During winter, Çıldır Lake freezes entirely, with tasty fish under it. Fishermen in Ardahan use this chance to present you a sophisticated experience by fishing your own launch under the ice and give you a horse (car)carriage(?) trip like they were doing traditionally for many years.
April, Now that nature is awaking, it is time to proceed west. It is time to take; Likya Yolu (Lycian Way) Lycian Way is a trekking path and it was created by Kate Claw in 1999. The length is 509 km and it usually takes 60 days to finish it. It starts from Ölüdeniz in Fethiye which is another beauty in Aegean area, and finishes in Beldibi in Antalya. It is considered as a lifetime experience. Many people do it to find the meaning of life and to integrate themselves in nature. On the way, you will find natural beauties, historical sites, animals, lovely villagers and lots of oxygen! The reason why it is the best time to do this journey is that this route is in the most southern part of Turkey. After the middle of May, temperatures start to be unbearable. If you don’t want to kill yourself and continue living, you have to finish it before June :D And of course, you don’t need to finish it at once. You can always leave the route and come back next time and start where you stopped. May,
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Are you hungry? Well, you will be! Because, next stop will be in the wonderland of Baklava and best traditional food place in Turkey. Take a tour of; GAP Tour Again, due to expected high temperature in the area, it is better to complete this trip in this month which has the optimal weather for relaxed travel conditions. It is actually a project name to promote cultural and agricultural activities in the area initiated by the government in 1975 and it still continues. It contains 9 cities in Mesopotamia; Adıyaman, Batman, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Kilis, Mardin, Siirt, Şanlıurfa, and Şırnak. By the end of this trip, you will feel dizzy because of the overload of ancient history, nature and amazingly delicious food.
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I will return in the next LINK with Party Summer and Autumn Romance tips!
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Interview with a local volunteer Introducing Penny Molly: Can you tell me a little bit about you? Penny: My name is Penny, I’m from Kalamáta, I was born here. In 2011 I completed university in Nafplion, where I studied Theatre. M: How are you involved in the Youth Centre? P: I came to the Youth Centre when I was in high school, when I was 15 years old. It really helped me. I couldn’t be there that much then because I was in school, but I came after school. Then I wasn’t active for 5 and a half years because I was studying and I was working in Athens. M: But you stayed in touch with people from the Youth Centre? P: Yes, actually I hosted some of them in my student apartment in Nafplion or in my apartment in Athens. And I came back some months ago to figure out how I can do theatre here. And it’s The Big Return. You know, returning to my roots. And being in the Youth Centre again...it’s like coming home. M: Really? That’s lovely. P: Yes. There are even people there now that I didn’t know because they weren’t in the Youth Centre before. I was there since it started and some people are not here anymore, but we have new people. This includes the EVS volunteers that are always changing, and this is really interesting. Here at the Youth Centre I do coordination, I help with running events and I help make posters to promote them. More or less I help with anything I can!
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M: What are the differences between how the Youth Centre was when you first started coming and how it is now? P: It was very different when it first started, when it started it was just a few people. It was funny because I was the youngest one, I wasn’t an adult. And mostly there were adults there. So for everyone I was the little sister in the family. It was really funny. I remember Filaretos was like a big brother to me! M: ...and now that you’ve returned? P: And now that I’ve returned it’s like a bigger family. I met people that I didn’t know, or some of them that I had met but I hadn’t had the time to get to know them. Because I was only coming to Kalamáta for holidays I could attend some Youth Centre parties, but not all the time. And now I feel that it’s much more complicated, there are more people, it’s a bigger thing. Maybe also I’m older now so I can see it from a different perspective. M: You notice more of the organisational aspects? P: Yes. Because back then I was just like, “ok I will go to the Youth Centre”. I remember that the Salsa lesson was the reason I started coming. Actually I don’t know why I went to learn to dance Salsa, what the motivation was. We were two girls, and a teacher. And now you can see 40 people in the Salsa lesson and for me this is like “oh my God”! M: What did you like the most about being part of the Youth Centre when you first started? P: I think it was, and still is, that I was in a process of making new friends and getting to know new people with whom I had many things in common. Now I’m 24 and I met the first EVS volunteers for example when I was 16. And we still keep in touch. This was 8 years ago! M: Do you think there’s a difference between the kinds of bonds you form with these people to those that you form in other parts of your life? P: Yes I think the difference is that when you have a person next to you you don’t pay attention. For example you’re here, we’re having this interview, we have a special bond. You’re leaving, we’ll keep in touch. But suppose you’re staying here, maybe the bond won’t be so strong. Because some people have it in their minds, “ok you’re here, I can see you anytime”. And that’s why the bonds that we create with
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the people that are leaving are different. You know that they will leave so you make the most of the time. And if the timing is good you will have the chance to get 100% from this friendship that you are creating. I will not have in my mind “yes you will leave in October so ok we have time”. Because it’s what? spring, then summer, then the end of your EVS. M: How did you get interested in theatre? P: I had an interest in all kinds of art, I was getting to know things, I was sketching. Although this has nothing to do with theatre. I don’t know how it happened. In the Youth Centre we tried to put on a theatre play but it never worked! Because everyone in the group was working, I was the only one who had time on Sundays for rehearsing. We didn’t actually have “rehearsals” exactly. It was a workshop but no one had a theatre background. At least we had fun! We never performed on stage, but at least we had fun. I was 16 then. M: So this is when you started thinking about studying it? P: At this time I didn’t have it in my mind, I wasn’t thinking about studying theatre. It was just in the last year of high school, when we had to do our final exams, when I was thinking about my plans. I researched and found a programme of studies where the description included theatre. I thought about my options and I knew that I wanted to do something with children. But I didn’t want to be a teacher in formal education and I also didn’t want to work in a kindergarten. Then I wanted to study something like photography or film making. Photography is more difficult to earn money from. Theatre is too but with photography you can’t interact with people so much. And interaction for me is very important (that’s why I’m at the Youth Centre). And I was thinking “ok, I like this”. And as time was passing -before even applying for university- I was thinking more and more and more and finally I was like “ok, I want this [theatre studies]”. And it was a good choice. M: Yes it seems like you have been very lucky with your choice! Do you have any projects planned right now? P: I’m running a Documentary Theatre workshop at the Youth Centre. It’s a kind of theatre that uses facts, historical papers and real stories to create scenes. This type of theatre is a style of Forum Theatre (a kind of interactive theatre developed as a tool for political change) which started in Moscow around 1917 (right after the revolution). Many people couldn’t read and write at the time, a high
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percentage of people were illiterate. Some journalists started reading newspapers to the people that gathered and this started this kind of “living newspaper theatre”, which is a kind of Forum Theatre. And from this came Documentary Theatre. M: Why did you decide to use Documentary Theatre for the workshops? P: Documentary Theatre is rising in countries where there is a crisis. Whether it’s political, economic or cultural. It touches on specific issues like inequality, social exclusion, homophobia, racism, fascism. Things that affect society, like how a teenager makes a decision (a common topic for forum theatre with teenagers). I wanted to use this kind of theatre because I wanted to do bring a type of theatre that has never been done before to the Youth Centre. M: What topic or topics are you working with? P: Our current topic is unemployment. We are using a book named The Diary of an Unemployed Person, which comes from a website on the Internet where you can contribute your story about unemployment in under 2,000 characters. The book contains around 150 stories about unemployment from unemployed people in Greece. It was published in 2014 and the site is still active. In fact a student from the class happened to have written her story there and I found her story in the book! M: That’s amazing. Why did you decide to work with this subject? P: We decided on unemployment because it’s something that here in Greece everybody has a connection to. The unemployment rate in Greece is around 25%, 50% amongst young people. We will also do some research on the subject, not working only from the book because it’s three years old now, so some things have changed. M: That’s really interesting. It sounds like it could even be a kind of therapy for some people. P: Yes I can feel it in the group. It’s also a therapy for me. I like it very much. M: Are you working towards a performance? P: Yes, we’re going to make a play at the end before the Youth Centre closes for the summer. It will be something simple but really strong. M: You recently took part in a seminar about Active Citizenship with
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K.A.NE. How was that for you? P: The experience was very nice. I was familiar with some learning methods because of my studies but it was also a very important theme for me to apply in my assignment for my studies. My assignment is about an evaluation of a programme on Human Rights and refugee issues through informal education and dramatic myths. So I’m very happy with that! It’s really what we did on the seminar! I was already working on this topic and I was sensitive to this issue because I volunteered in Lesbos [with refugees] so I’ve seen some things with my own eyes which have informed me. This seminar confirmed that this is the topic I want to work with. M: What was the end result of the seminar? P: We developed an activity on the topic which we may carry out soon for the International Day Against Racism.
M: Ok we will watch this space! On a lighter note, I know that you like films. Can you recommend a film for us? P: I like very much Breathless (1960) which is a French New Wave film. I would recommend an animation Persepolis (2007) which is about an Iranian girl who goes to Europe. It’s one of the most influential animations for me and it’s really good, watch it! M: I’ll check it out! And as a former Bar Tender can you name a good cocktail for us? P: My favourite is the Old Fashioned. It has whiskey, sugar syrup, bitters and orange. I like it, it’s something a bit different. I also love love love Caipirinha. It contains Cachaça, lime, sugar syrup, tonic, brown sugar and mint. It’s really nice, we should go and drink one! M: Yes we should ;-). Thank you Penny.
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Youtube Channel
I’m going to talk about my favorite youtube channel, I like a lot of channels but I know which one is my favorite, she’s Andrea Compton. She’s a very famous youtuber in Spain, she’s very funny and crazy and I like her because in her videos she always makes me laugh. She makes very different videos, like tutorials, unboxings, vlogs, but always making it very funny. The videos that I like are the unboxings of the barbies. In these videos she buys a barbie, tries them and tries to do What comes in the box, sometimes comes out well, but at other times the barbie comes out a bit bad. In this last year she became very famous and gave her voice to one of the characters in the movie Sing ! She recorded a video talking about it because it was the first time she did something so important, and I think it is one of the Videos that made me laugh a lot, she was just screaming and fangirling. Actually I just like channels like that, where people scream a lot and just do stupid things.
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ANA MENA Ana Mena, born in the city of Malaga on February 25, 1997. At 20 years old, she is a singer and actress very well known in Spain for her multitudes appearances in series and television programs. She has starred in well-known Spanish films such as Marisol in 2009, La piel que habito in 2011 and El olivo in 2015, and has also starred in the series of Vive Cantando in which she plays the role of Paula. She participated in Veo Veo, winning the first prize of Andalusia and also in the famous contest issued by Disney Channel My camp rock 2 also taking with her the 1 prize. Already 20 years old ans she made 5 discs : This is my illusion (2007), I am not like you believe (2016), It was gone (2016), Crazy like me (2016) and Now you cry (2017). Ana Mena was a presenter at the Mรกlaga Film Festival in 2012, with great success among the public. Also its great beauty has opened the doors of the fashion for her, since then the young artist has carried out parades for Spanish firms well-known like Olivalsur. Currently, Ana Mena is focused on her career as a singer, expanding her training: voice, piano, and dance to face the most demanding challenge of her professional career; succeeding with her first musical work of her own.
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Ana Mena made her first appearance on television in the Andalusian Menuda Noche program presented by one of the best known presenters in Spain Juan JosĂŠ Bautista, or better known as Juan y Medio. She began to sing copla and flamenco, but now her songs are a lot more pop and more danced than ever. I have to admit that among all the Spanish singers that I like, she is my favorite no doubt, because apart from good singer and actress, she is a very good person and receives her fans as if they were friends of hers.
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Intercultural Party Constant rushing around, kitchen enveloped in a variety of smells, digital invitations were being spread like wild fire – the time had come for another so called „intercultural party“. As our group of international volunteers recently grew, we decided that it was time to test their cooking capabilities and challenge their knowledge of traditional dances. The date was 3rd March, 2017., the sun was setting and pots were cautiously being carried to the old heart of Kalamata. Inside, tables were being set up and a collection of songs from different countries morphed into our evening playlist. On one side there was a big table intended for the local, greek cuisine (why was it so isolated form the others, no one knows, maybe for those skeptical about foreign cooking); on the other, a line of smaller tables presenting different countries. We learnt our lesson last time and when our multinational buffet was ready, we decided to keep all the food covered until the very start of the meal. The room was getting noisier by the minute and smiling faces filled up the space of the Youth Center. These kind of events always create nice opportunities to talk to all those people you usually just pass by during the week, those who you know because you do see them around but never strike an actual decent conversation with. Soon enough laughter was overpowering the music.
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Not so long after that, the crowd grew restless and we had to start. We introduced ourselves and tried to keep it as short as possible because some stomacks started to growl already. Our repertoire of countries ranged from Potrugal in the east to Ukraine in the west. This time our reach streched even outside of Europe further south to Tunisia. Soon, plates were being filled with the craziest mixtures of greek pies and beans, colorful slavic spreads and dips with a dash of tunisian cuisine. When it camr to deserts, Portugal and England shined. The music could be heard more clearly again as everyone was munching away on their catch.
More and more pots and boxes were empty and ready to be taken away. All the cooks that made an effort that evening should feel proud of their work. Splendid job! And yes, they truly deserve an applause because these events do pose a challenge since the food served is
quite often a first attempt at making the particular dish. The comforting part is that the guests usually don’t know what the dish should taste like so that works to our advantage. Once a dining space, now became a dance floor. We had to make sure that all of that newly acquired energy from food is being put into good use. At some point
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a clearing in the middle of the dance floor was made for our dear Ukranian colleague to present one of their traditional dances. At first the onlookers were a bit shy but soon enough try decided to give it a try. After an intermezzo of various songs, we had the opportunity to try out another traditional dance, this time – polish. However unwilling they may be at first, in the end you could see smiles everywhere around. Later in the evening, we decided to test our footwork with different greek dances. We were more or less sucessful, depending on the dance but it looked as though everyone was having a great time. The evening was slowly reaching its end and though some decided to continue the party elsewhere, most wanted their well-deserved beauty sleep. New food, new friendships, new experiences. It was another succesfull event at the Youth Center.
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My sending organization BRCV Sousse is a regional non-governmental organization working in the field of children and youth. The main activities of our association is to organize thematic camps for children and youth. We have other activity themes (environment, social exclusion, youth recreation ..). the members of our association are volunteers. Our organization is involved in the Euromed Youth program and Youth in Action program since 2004, we have organized and participated in many activities (youth exchanges, seminars, training ‌). About our activities in the field of empowerment, culture of entrepreneurship and job creation. We have a particular interest in empowering young students for life and work, and in particular the culture of entrepreneurship at the University of Sousse and the vocational training center in Sousse. We lanched our first club in 2003 in the � university cultural center of Sousse � and five years later, the second club in the vocational training center in Sousse and now we are invited to develop other clubs. The main objective of these clubs is to develop the personality of youth to better prepare them for the labour market, to be competitive and create in them the power to be a leader and to ensure success in life. Activities consists of weekly meetings (Wednesday afternoon) visits to companies, institutions related to job creation, to share with new young entrepreneurs success stories or failure stories, We organize seminars on various topics related to the creation of jobs and the best way to find a job, we participate in many national and international seminars on entrepreneurship and exhibitions. In short our goal is to empower young people and prepare
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them for the labour market. Note that all the activities of those clubs are prepared and realised by the students and the facilitator is a coordinator.
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SOS VILLAGE
On wednesday 22 of February the Youth Center invited social workers from the SOS village center of Kalamata to introduce the organization, its reasons to be and its goals. A GLOBAL COMMITMENT SOS Children’s Villages is an international children’s charity that offers safe and nurturing family homes to over 75,000 orphaned and abandoned children in 134 countries around the world. The purpose of SOS Children’s Villages is to help children who are in need of care because they have lost their parents or are homeless for other reasons. SOS Children’s Villages provide abandoned, orphaned and destitute children with a new and permanent home. The children receive a suitable education and sound preparation for independence in adult life. The practical implications of the SOS Children’s Village idea have had a powerful influence on work with abandoned and orphaned children worldwide. The SOS Children’s Villages remain in charge of these children until
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they are able to look after themselves. While they learn a trade of profession, they can live in the Youth Houses run by the SOS Children’s Villages. The SOS Youth Facilities represent a logical extension to the SOS Children’s Villages and the first guided step towards self-sufficiency in adult life. The carefully structured psychological and pedagogic concept on which the SOS Children’s Village idea is based promotes the free development of the individual personality and aptitude of every child. Children are accepted by SOS Children’s Villages irrespective of race, nationality of creed, solely according to their need of care. Wherever appropriate for the child, the SOS Children’s Villages maintain the contact with the extended family from which the child comes. THE SOS VILLAGE PHILOSOPHY • Courage, by trying to help children in all over the world. • Commitment, by keeping this global project going since its creation (1949). • Trust, because sharing and trusting makes this project sustainable. • Accountability, by garanteeng the well-being of children. LOCAL ACTIONS At the moment, there are many around 10 SOS village structures in Greece, one of which is in Kalamata. The Social Center in Kalamata covers the needs of the local community, as far as it concerns children and families in crisis by providing psychological, educational support and vocational counselling. This program is planned to help more than 100 children annually. Recently, another center, devoted to give workshops to the people in need also openend in Kalamata. HOW TO HELP SOS VILLAGE
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The work of SOS Children’s Villages Greece is based mainly
on many private small and big donations. These donors are the basis of the everyday life of the Villages and the Youth House and help the organization to find the necessary amount needed for the daily running and maintenance costs. There are many ways of furthering the building and maintenance of SOS Children’s Villages. For instance: 1. Regular contributions as a friend of the SOS Children’s Villages GREECE 2. Sponsorship for SOS Children’s Villages 3. House donations 4. Donations (In GREECE donations are tax deductible.) If you wish to give a donation, please contact : SOS Children’s Villages GREECE 12-14, Kar. Servias str., 105 62 ATHENS telephones: 0030 210 32 38 048, 0030 210 33 13 661
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Be bold for change
When we think about fighting for women’s rights we tend to think about faraway places, where women can’t study, can’t vote, can’t own land, can’t go to a doctor without a family’s men permission, can’t ask for divorce, where marital rape is not a crime, where choice is not a choice. But what happens
when we do have a choice?
From our European perspective (and in my case, a very western European perspective), we tend to accept that we live in a safe, fair and equal environment for women and men. We assume all these problems as others’ problems, and even when we care, we often feel unable to help, not knowing how to approach it or how to have an impact. We tend to see what we cannot reach and don’t look to what is at our door. For sure in most of the European countries, by law,
men and women are equal in rights. But is that enough? Do we live in such a harmless environment?
In 1989 the Guerrilla Girls, an American group of anonym activist female artists who uses the visual language of advertising to expose sexual and racial discrimination in the art world and wider cultural arena, posted up some posters on SoHo streets in the middle of the night. The image was an appropriation of the Odalisque and Slave a painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, showing a reclining naked woman who wears a gorilla mask. Above we could read: ‘Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?’, followed by the statement ‘less than 5% of the artists in the Modern Art Sections are women, but 85% of the nudes are female’.
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In December 2015, Nicola Thorp, who worked at an office in the UK, was fired for refusing to wear high heels. She was expected to do a nine-hour shift on her feet escorting clients to meeting rooms. When she complained, male colleagues were not asked to do the same, she was laughed at and sent home without pay.
The last 100 years were crucial for women’s rights, but from roles to dress codes, how are we, as a society, representing women today? How are we representing them (us) in advertising, children’s books, sports, science, or art? We can ask: is that important? Why does women’s representation matter? Because it pro-
duces stereotypes, perpetuates them, and provides our social framework, the same social framework that some men and women keep fighting to change. The previous examples are just two examples of everyday sexism that confirms we still live in a patriarchal society. But why? If the law framework changed, why not also the social framework? Firstly, because privilege is invisible to those who have it, so we still have a large social group who doesn’t experience gender inequality in person. Secondly, over the past years, we have been watching a historical decrease of individual political engagement, not only in our collective life, and in our duties as citizens, but also in our schools, with our friends, in our homes. In many subjects, we prefer not to ask questions – we as individuals keep staying in neutral areas, not addressing issues, as if it is always others’ problem. So if we don’t question, we are accepting what we have now, we assume that change is not important. How can we start changing that? By engaging and empowering civil society. There are people, brands, social institutions, NGOs that are committed to change and they are using soft power as their main tool. To use the previous examples, since 1985 the Guerrilla
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Girls have been doing campaigns that targeted museums, curators, critics and artists who they felt were actively responsible for, or complicit in, the exclusion of women and non-white artists from mainstream exhibitions and publications. Some of the most prestigious museums in the world are now hosting Guerrilla Girls initiatives, from exhibitions to talks and workshops, empowering them and the issues they’re addressing. On Nicola Thorp’s case, the flat shoes that helped make a stand for female workers are now on display at Hackney Museum today. The museum, as a cultural institution, is embracing its social role, documenting contemporaneity and making history by telling people stories. By being related with people’s concerns, and by breaking the neutral zone in which many cultural institutions still prefer to live, museums can touch people’s lives, can help social change and can be also change from the inside. If, on one side, we are engaging less in those matters, on the other, mass media is being used to communicate those issues and to a larger audience than ever before. Civil society is gathering together to tackle different so-
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cial problems, and also gender equality, all over the world. After all, it matters for all of us. Last year, Google marked the International Women’s day by sharing the aspirations of women and girls around the world in a short video where they complete the sentence “One day I will…”. Instead of presenting icons and explaining the achievements of great women, Google empowered the small change by giving voice to women’s dreams. One that day, Google celebrated real women who are working towards a better future for all. Nike has been empowering women since 1970. From school sports to running, aerobic and football, they use real-life examples of people who dreamt and achieved their dreams; people who just did it. As an example, Mia Hamm became the face of one of Nike’s campaigns, with a quote saying “There is a girl being born in America. Someone will give her a doll. Someone will give her a ball. And someone will give her a chance.” Addressing gender equality also questions traditional roles of women and men, breaks stereotypes and makes sure that everyone has a choice. Benetton has more than 50 years of experience when it comes to campaigning about social issues. This year they
started the #UnitedByHalf campaign, looking to challenge social stereotypes in India around the role of women, and calls for equal pay. Our market is more than ever global and that gives companies new challenges and new responsibilities towards social and political issues. By addressing them freely and conscientiously, and by making a stance on social problems, companies are raising awareness and helping to influence political decisions. Because poverty is sexist, girls in the poorest countries are less likely to receive an education than boys, prevented to get better jobs, and opportunities that can help them break the cycle of poverty. For that, ONE is launching #GirlsCount
campaign demanding education for all girls around the world. We all know that brands, institutions and even some people tackle social issues and use soft power to capitalize on social good. But there are also action-oriented approaches that actually strive to promote real-life results. And we can stand with them, we can stand together. In the end, it’s everyone’s responsibility. For us, here and now, it’s not about the law anymore: that was just the first step. It is about engaging, raising awareness; it’s about looking at ourselves, as individuals and as a society, and questioning ourselves. It’s about having the courage to see from a different point of view. It is about embracing change, supporting it, protecting it and fighting for it. #BeBoldForChange
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Future events! Mermaid’s tears 5 of april 20:00 Boukadoura A documentary screening about plastic polution in the seas. (part of the “The Plastic Sea” project) Plastic pollution is surfing to the beaches, settling at the ocean floor, and rising through the food chain on our dinner tables.
On bathroom shelves around the world sit products that are destroying life in our oceans. Tiny pieces of plastic in our face scrubs and toothpastes, used to make products feel smooth, are washed away in drains to then fill the stomachs of marine animals who confuse it with food. No beauty product is worth destroying the world’s beautiful oceans, not to mention our own human well-being. Each year, more than 8 million tons of plastic ends up in the oceans, making a huge influence on marine wildlife and damaging marine ecosystems. Up to 80% of all litter in our oceans is made of plastic.
What you can do? We can all start today by trying to reduce plastic waste by carrying reusable shoppings bags and water bottles, saying no to straws and choosing products without microbeads and plastic packaging. We have to re-think our daily choices and habits.
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Join me in the project “The Plastic Sea� and together we will inspire people for actions and raise awareness about plastic pollution. Love and respect nature. Take an action! Together we can make a change.
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YOGA So I know a lot of people who are still thinking about really alternative people and that yoga is boring or that it is easy. Well I was also like that 2 years ago but than I started doing power yoga. I choose this yoga in the time because i wanted to become stronger and I didn’t think i was ready for something like Hatha yoga because i am really impatient. And I learned that yoga is not boring at all and it can be super hard! So let me explain because personally i still don’t really like hatha yoga it is a bit to slow for me. But there are so many forms of yoga basically there is a form for everyone. So i just want to inform you about a few forms and maybe you will think different about yoga. But i do want to make clear that with yoga doing poses, stretching and breeding is only one of the aspects of yoga. Yoga is mostly meant to become closer to your inner self to get to know your body. And to heal it or listen better to it. By practicing yoga you become closer to yourself.
1. Ashtanga yoga
This is a flowing form if yoga. You flow from one pose to another with each inhale and exhale. You have series of poses primary series, second, series, third series and so on.. The way of linking each series with your breath is called vinyasa.
2. Bikram yoga
Personally I love this form but it is so hard. With bikram you practice yoga in a sauna like room it is really hot and really humid. So while you do a series of 26 basic poses you will sweat a lot.
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3. Hatha yoga
This is a basic yoga the other forms like the previous ones come from hatha. It is one of the six original branches of yoga. It is a basic and classical approach to yogic breathing, exercises and postures.
4. Iyengar yoga
With this kind of yoga you use a lot if tools like blocks, straps an boards to get you into a more perfect position. It’s nickname is “furniture yoga�.
5. Power yoga
My favorite form I practice it like 3 times a week at least. It is a more active and athletic style of yoga. With power yoga there is not a clear line every teacher will do it a bit different. And believe me you will feel your muscles the next morning!
6. Anusara yoga
It is based on the belief that we are all filled with an inner goodness. Anusara seeks to use the physical practice of yoga yo help students open their hearts, experience grace and to let their inner goodness shine through.
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HOMETOWN Pulawy – My lovely Home Town For the last years I lived in the capital of my country, but sometimes I was waking up in the morning, packing my backpack and setting out for a journey to the east of Poland, to my home town. I was travelling to Pulawy when I needed a respite. I love Warsaw for its fast pace, nights on the city beach, dances on the barges of the Wisla river, theatre and streets full of people. Nevertheless, sometimes I really missed my small home town. When I was standing in the morning traffic jam, when everyone around me was in hurry, when another manifestation was passing through the city, I felt I needed a change. Sometimes, simply, I just wanted to see my family. Pulawy is 120 km away from Warsaw and by size it is very similar to Kalamata. The town lies among fields and meadows of Lubelszczyzna – the most agricultural region of Poland. The rhythm of the day is determined by the work of a nearby chemical plant (and businesses connected with it) where half of the city population is employed. What is interesting is that Pulawy doesn’t look like a factory city. The plant is situated beyond the city in the middle of the woods and from the city it’s totally invisible. You can tell that it exists only from increased traffic after 4 p.m. when everyone ends their job and goes home. When I was a kid I was fascinated with the plant. Sometimes with friends we were riding our bikes to nearby sand dunes from where we could see a silhouette of the plant. This place looked for us like some sci-fi movie set, we played that we are in some post-apocalyptic world and this plant was the last remain of civilization.
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The heart of the town is in the main square, but during the summer it moves by the Wisla river. People pour out on the boulevard or cross to the other river bank for extensive sandy beaches. You can take a canoe or boat and go near a small town Kazimierz Dolny – famous for artists and old tenements. During the summer there is a famous film festival “Two riversides” which connects three towns – Kazimierz, Janowiec and Pulawy. For a week the region is full of artists, actors and tourists. Pulawy has three clubs. One of them is Renoma – the oldest club in the town. More or less every two years it changes its owner, name and decor. Last owner set the record and he is in possession of the club for almost 4 years now, but to honour the old tradition after two years he changed the name of the place. The other club is quite new and it’s very close to Renoma. Often people just go between these two places, spending part of the night in one and a part in the other. There is also a third club, Lawa, which is on the border of the city and it is really big. If local students organize a party it usually takes place there. Also, during the summer, the night life moves to the marina. In the south part of the town there is a palace and a beautiful park full of monuments. My favourite is Sybilla Temple. It is located on the slope and it’s protected by two marble statues of lions. In the park there is also an underground passage – legends say that it leads to Kazimierz, but I have no idea if anyone have ever tried to check it. Since I can remember a cast-iron gate was closing the passage and the only thing I saw there were bats. The best part of Pulawy is all that is around the town. There are a lot of bike paths going through deep ravines and forests. You can ride through apple and cherry orchards and fields full of thousands of roses (it is a region where people grow these flowers for sale). There are also some nice lakes by which we spend time during summer. I am really fond of my home town city. I like going through the town meeting familiar faces. Every place brings back memories of my childhood and I simply feel good in this place. I can change places, live in different cities but Pulawy is the place where I grew up and that’s why this town will always have a special place in my heart.
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Botwinka Delicious soup with beetroots Winter is finally over! That means we should say hello to lighter food, full of seasonal vegetables! I want to share with you a recipe for one of my favorite soups. In Poland we call it botwinka. I tried, but I couldn’t find any proper translation! Wikipedia says it’s one of the leafy vegetables in Greek known as χόρτα. Not everyone likes to eat them as a side dish, but everyone should include them in their diet, because of their nutritional value! Leafy vegetables are low in fat and high in protein, vitamin A & C & K and manganese!
What do you need (for 4 portions): • 500 gr of our non-translatable vegetable (let me know, how you call it in Greek!); • One small beetroot; • One small carrot; • Two potatoes; • 750 ml of vegetable/meat broth; • 100 ml of sour cream; • 2 spoons of lemon juice;
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Optionally: • 200 gr of white beans; • Eggs; • Parsley or chive.
How to do it? 1. Boil broth in a pot, add grated carrot and chopped beetroot (one without leaves). Simmer for about 10 minutes. 2. Add chopped beetroots, stems and leaves and potatoes. Cook all the vegetables until they are soft.
3. Add sour cream and lemon juice. Add salt and pepper. And it’s done! =) *If you also want to add white beans (which I highly recommend!), don’t forget to prepare them one day before! Soak them through the night and, next day, cook them until soft. Add them to the soup, together with all of the vegetables. *Boil the eggs and eat them together, when the soup is ready!
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Women’s day in Kane Last 8th of March the International Women’s Day (IWD) was celebrated worldwide. At KANE, the day was marked by EVS volunteer Martyna’s initiative. In order to celebrate the day, and using Tea’s craft knowledge, Martyna and Aroa made 70 paper flowers, having Anna helping with wood stems. On the IWD, in the morning, with the help of EVS volunteers Molly, Yani and Laura, we went out to give the flowers to people on the streets of Kalamata. Martyna with paper flowers at KANE’s door
Even with the barrier of language, we manage to give all the flowers. Although some people were surprised, as soon as they understood what we were doing, they took part.
From left to right: Laura, Molly, Martyna, Anna and Yani
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As foreigners, engaging in this kind of action makes us understand better the community in which we decided to be volunteers, bringing us closer and empowering future actions.
Laura and Martyna talking with locals
As part of a NGO organization and as volunteers we have the opportunity to reflect about issues like that, and think about where we should stand regarding some social issues. It also allows us to engage in a more meaningful way with the community, since we are already part of an institution that has a defined social role.
Citizens of Kalamata after receiving flowers and EVS volunteers
In the end, we spent a little time saying that we care, not only about social issues but also about people. We were sharing flowers and smiles and we all returned to the office glad that we did it; we returned with happier smiles and warmer hearts. Thank you Martyna for the initiative! Molly giving a flower to a stranger
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Nowadays, the 8th of March is officialy a day to remember the role that women played in history to be as considered as men are by the whole society. At the beginning of the XXth century, women of different countries united to defend their rights. The origin of this day anchors in worker’s struggles and women’s numerous demonstrations demanding the right of vote, better working conditions and the equality between men and women, which shook Europe and the western world, at the beginning of the XXth century. The creation of an “International Women’s Day” was proposed for the first time in 1910, during the international conference of socialist women, and joined then in a revolutionary prospect. The date is not fixed first of all, and it is only from 1917, with the strike of the workers of Saint Petersburg, that the tradition of March 8th is set up. After 1945, the International Women’s Day became a tradition all over the world. Until our days … The date is reinvested with the feminist from 70’s and the “International Women’s Day” was officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977, then in France in 1982. It is a day of demonstrations worldwide and the opportunity to draw up the balance sheet. Women’s voices https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJzp2SRs0Ak (Agnès Obel Dorian) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhE7QMXRE1g (Yael Naim – New Soul) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyUp1rnv7rY (Sophie Hunger -
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Le vent l’emportera) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CofMpBvcSzA (Katie Muller – Dreams on fire) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR8BfxiN2us (Imany- Save our soul) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOPCP5ARWNo (Seratones – Chandelier) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBKD7kblZo4 (Hindi Zahra – To the forces) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-j-tPbOfYQ (Calypso Rose – Calyps Queen)
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Zoom on Kalamata #ZOK #ZoomOnKalamata #March A winning picture of your March belongs to Penny Gkouzou“Leonce and Lena�. Congratulations!!! Your picture is getting its own spot on our wall, making our Youth Center even more beautiful!!!
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Theme for January is: “Love is in the air”! Kentro Neon Kalamatas invites you to participate in a photo contest which aims to discover the beauty of our city. Regardless of the technical capabilities of your camera (or even your phone!), be open to your own creativity and new challenges! Every month, all submitted works will be published on Facebook, where they will be evaluated by “likes”. The winning image will receive the title of the month and will be hanged on the Youth Center’s wall. Photographs can be submitted by the 25th of each month. Interested candidates please send your work to: kentroneon. mc@gmail.com and add following information: • first name and last name, • title of the photo (facultative).
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The volunteers responsible for this publication are hosted in Greece in the framework of the European Erasmus+ programme, KA1/youth - European Voluntary Service. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.