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Content K.A.NE. VOLUNTEERS & COLLABORATORS 4-9 QUOTE OF THE WEEK 10 - 11 KATE NASSER GET TO KNOW US 12 - 16 THREE QUESTIONS FOR VOLUNTEERS QUOTE OF THE WEEK ELVIS PRESLAY 17 HOW TO SAY? 18 - 19 R H Y T HM IS A S T RON G ...

MAIN ARTICLE I 20 - 22 THE IDEAL WORK RHYTHM QUOTE OF THE WEEK TERRI GUILLEMETS 23 MAIN ARTICLE II 24 - 27 RHYTHMS MAIN ARTICLE III 28 - 29 DIFFERENCES: GREECE AND FRANCE COMPARING 32 - 35 YANN IN THE K.A.NE. DIGITAL MY PROJECT 36 - 37 PISTES SOLIDAIRES MY SENDING ORGANISATION 38 - 39 AFRIKAN MUSIC ART REVIEW EDGAR ALLAN POE 44-47 PLACE TO TRAVEL CRETE 48-49 RECIPES 52 - 55 RECIPES FROM GERMANY

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VOLUNTEERS A NNAL IS A Hello! I am Annalisa, I come from the wonderful city of Bologna (Northern Italy). I have an academic background in International Relations (European Affairs) and look forward to become a project developer in international cooperation, tackling social issues through the participation of civil society. I am spending a year in Kalamata, volunteering at the K.A.NE’s office, helping out with the design and management of youth mobility and social projects.

B EN J A M I N Hello, my name is Benjamin GIRAND and I’m 22 years old. I used to study cinema but now I’m waiting to study festival management and organisation next year, I currently live in Lyon France. I’m passionate by photo and video, I’m here in Kalamata for the K.A.N.E digital project, so I’m making photos and videos for the NGO. I’m always up for new experiences and travelling is a big part of my life.

CLAIRE Hello, my name is Claire Madrigal and I am 22 years old. I am studying a Master 1 Social and Environmental in Montpellier, France. I come from the South of France so I have a very pronounced accent. I have already lived in Ireland for a year so my level of English is quite good. I came to Kalamata for the Lysos Garden project but also for other projects such as echitherapy and Dogshelter. I am a very smiling person and always happy !

C L A RA Hey, my name is Clara, I'm 18 and I'm from France, more specifically Lille.

I wanted to go abroad to learn English, get out of school before resuming my studies and discovering new cultures. I am now a new volunteer at the Kalamata dog center for a period of 6 months.

EMMA Hi, I’m Emma, I come from France and I’m nineteen years old. I’m in Greece for six month as volunteer to discover lot of things, as much as possible, to improve my English and why not to learn Greek. So I work in a horse therapic center.

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KA S S A N DRA Hello! I am Kassandra and I come from Germany. I am eighteen years old and I’ve just finished school, so now I have time to experience something new and to travel. This is why I take part in the ESC in Kalamata for one year and I am pretty excited about it. I work in the Dog Rescue Center, because I love dogs and I want to support them.

LAURE I’m Laure and I come from Lille, in France. I'm a nurse and student of psychology. I’m interested in health, psychology and environmental fields. I’m in Kalamata for six months. I will work with people who have disabilities in garden farmer.

L UK A S Ahoj! My name is Lukas and I came to greece from Slovakia. I am 24 year old dude and I will stay here, in Kalamata, for 2 months as designer of digital media. I love travelling and exploring our beautiful planet earth. Basically in October I realised I have never been in Greece yet, so here I am, making up for what I have missed. I been on several erasmus+ projects therefore I know greek people are amazing and lovely and I look forward to experience their culture on my own skin!

TA MARA Hi ! My name is Tamara Termignon, I come from the south of France, I have a Professional Baccalaureate in Management Administration, and following that I was hired as a maintenance agent. Before going on a permanent contract I wanted to discover other things, that's why I'm here today. I am coming to Greece for 1 month and I am volunteering in the dog shelter. Animals are my passion, as are Korea and music.

VI K T OR Čau, I am Viktor, a 20 years old dude from Czech Republic. I’ll stay here until August 2021 so I will be here for a one whole year. Actually I have just moved from my parents house and this is for the first time when I am living on my own. Most of my time I watch some TV shows or read good books. Looking forward to writing many amazing articles for you.

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Доброго дня любі друзі! My name is Vira, I am 25 years old. Last year I

graduated with a Master's degree of Marketing and International Communication from the University of Economics in Katowice. I always believed that if a person really wants to achieve something, there are no boundaries to get it. I think so, because 3 years ago, before I came to Poland, I had a surgery on the spine that changed my life. Volunteering is close to me because I believe that only by supporting each other, teaching, talking - we can succeed, improve our lives on this planet.

YA NN Hi my name is Yann. I come from France and I will stay in Kalamata for the next 2 months. I have a master in history and I wanted to take a break between my two years and be helpful during this time. I’m making videos for KANE about different topics such as history or just video of the city. When I’m not working, I’m doing parkour,workout and going out with my friends,reading and playing video games.

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COLLABORATORS FI L A R E T OS Hello, I am Filaretos Vourkos. For the last 15 years I am working in the field of Non-formal education as a volunteer, youth worker and youth trainer. 10 years ago, I decided to create the Youth Centre of Kalamata, in order to initiate youth work in Kalamata and promote active citizenship as factor for change.

JELEN A Hi, I’m Jelena Scepanovic, an EVS coordinator in K.A.NE. and a volunteer of the Youth center. I came from Montenegro in 2012 as an EVS volunteer.

I really liked the idea of the youth center and the work that K.A.NE. does, so I decided to stay and be part of it.

NAN T I A N A Hello everyone! I am Nadiana, ESC & VET coordinator in K.A.NE over the last few years as well as Greek teacher. I am passionate in travelling around, meeting new people and organising festivals.

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ANNA

Hello, my name is Spiros Koutsogiannis and since the beginning of 2020 I am a project manager and responsible for the Research and Development department of KANE. I hold a degree in Civil Engineering and I have been working in the EU funded projects field since 2010, having implemented almost 65 projects.

Hi, I'm Anna Charalampous. I'm here to help with K.A.NE. social media, website and administration. I'm happy to be part of the team promoting youth work, education and volunteerism, both locally and globally.

NANC Y Hello World! I’m Nancy and I have been working in K.A.NE. since 2017 as a Project Manager and EVS/ESC coordinator. I’m passionate about meeting new people and exchanging knowledge, experiences and ideas. I love the fact that many young people visit every year my hometown Kalamata and contribute to our society.

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of the week

Author:

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“When the rhythm of life changes, dance to the new beat”

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Kate Nasser

Wh a t i s yo u r fa vo r i t e m u s i c to da n c e ?

ANNALISA I don’t have one, it really depends on the day, the moment, the mood. Classic, pop, latino, disco, rock, it’s all well, as long as I don’t have to dance the same type for hours.

CLARA

BENJAMIN

I don't like a particular music, I like to dance to all kinds of music.

I don't really like to dance, but if I dance I can dance on basically everything.

EMMA Every music is good.

CLAIRE Black Eyed Peas, J Balvin - RITMO (Bad Boys For Life).

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VIKTOR PTK - Nevezmu tě z klubu domu 3.

VIRA ONUKA ("granddaughter") is a Ukrainian electro-folk band. It was created in 2013 by Ukrainian musicians Yevhen Filatov and Nata Zhyzhchenko. Other group members are Daryna Sert (keyboardist and backing vocalist), Mariya Sorokina (percussionist) and Yevhen Yovenko (banduryst). The band's instrumentation includes electronic drums, trombones, French horns and Ukrainian folk instruments bandura and sopilka.

KASSANDRA Techno.

YANN LAURE

i mainly dance on rap, hip hop and pop song, but sometimes i like to head bang on son metal bands.

I love to dance when I hear disco music but I can’t choose for example!

LUKAS When the energy and people are right, it doesn't really matter and I can dance to anything but when I play Murdock - Can't Keep Me Down I can't help myself not to move!

TAMARA I don’t dance.

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CLARA it all depends on whether it's something that interests me or no .

Are you a slow or a fas t le arner?

EMMA if I’m interested I learn very fast, if not, no.

LAURE I think it depends on which kind of things I do.

If I like to do something, I will be faster. But if I must do some work or an activity that I don’t like so much, it can take a more longer time.

ANNALISA Mostly, I’m a slow learner: I think fast but I overanalyze everything, so it takes me a while to feel comfortable with new things. The good news is, once I learn, I can teach.

KASSANDRA I need some time to learn it, maybe more than others but after this I never forget.

BENJAMIN It depends on the subject, if I'm into i can learn very fat but if I don't like it I'll be pretty slow.

CLAIRE

LUKAS

Between parents and their child. Sometimes we can’t cross some borders. You must respect your parents and their decisions. Sometimes you want to go against their will or to contradict them but it is a delicate border that you must not cross.

Practice makes perfect! I am a rather fast learner, even though it’s hard to decide about this, but I am definitely above average, in some fields at least, albeit some things I never learn.

TAMARA I am a slow learner.

VIKTOR I think I can't say I am a fast or slow learner, for me it depends a lot on the mood, sleep...

VIRA “Come on then, I will swear to study so To know the thing I am forbid to know - Berowne” William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost YANN it depends on the danger involved and the type of activity, but I’m mainly a slow learner. When I get something, it’s pretty consistent.

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W h a t d o yo u t h in k : is ou r s o cie ty go in g t oo fa s t or d o es it n e e d to s p eed up?

ANNALISA Generally speaking, I think there are huge imbalances: technology goes super fast, but people are not built to turn their lives upside down from one day to the next, even if they are fascinated by the idea of immediateness. There are also things that really need to get moving, though: for example, in Italy everything that has to do with public administration and the services that everyone needs are still managed with the same procedures they used decades ago. The simplest thing takes forever, and we do have the means to do better. Personally, I’m all for slowing down the food and the fashion industry: it’s just become evident that big companies are exploiting people and natural resources in unacceptable ways and making profit out of it.

CLARA I think that each person can find their own learning capacities with reforms and aids.

EMMA I don’t know.

BENJAMIN I think we need to concentrate on some topics, slowing down or going faster is not gonna change anything.

CLAIRE Today our society is much too fast! many people find it difficult to adapt and are pushed aside, especially when it comes to new technologies and science!

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KASSANDRA It’s easy to say it‘s going too fast, but what’s more difficult is to determine the reason.

TAMARA I think our society is going too fast, in my opinion we should slow down and worry about the problems that our society is facing (such as pollution, animal and human suffering) which may well cause our losses. Advancing in knowledge, technology and space is good but if it is in spite of our planet I don't think it is worth it.

LAURE In France, in the city where I live for example, everything is very fast (lots of people in the streets, lots of people running to get on the metro…

I find it very stressful for me. When I compare it with Kalamata, it’s completely different! Kalamata is more quiet, there are less people, they walk less fast on the streets and there is the presence of Nature: for me it’s a paradise.

LUKAS Society is definitely going too fast. If you look back at the world our parents grow up in and where we are now, it’s definitely faster, more vivid and bigger. If you look at the statistics, even the life span changed and now we have more time on earth, but in my opinion we dont enjoy it as much as our ancestors enjoyed theirs, because we are always in a hurry. Society keeps pressure on us to deliver results as fast as possible. When you are on the street, just stop for a while, and notice how everyone is rushing to wherever they are going.

VIKTOR I think our society is going really fast because of the technologies.

VIRA Fast!. Why? And why do pyramids stand for thousands of years and modern housing for a maximum of 20 years?

YANN I don't think we are going too fast: we are producing new and useful tech that is actually helping to improve our life, but also the environment like solar panels and less fuel consuming ways of moving and living.

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Author: LUKAS

“Rhythm is something you either have or don't have, but when you have it, you have it all over”

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Elvis Presley

HOW TO SAY?

“Rh yth m is a stro n g , re g of mo ve me n t L e r y t h me e s t u n p u is s a n t s ch é ma de mo u v e me n t s e t d e sons q u i s e ré p e t e .

Ry t m t o m o c ny, r e g u la rn ie p ow t a r z a ny w z ó r ru ch u lu b dźwięku.

Ο ρυθμός είναι ένα δυνατό, τακτικό επαναλαμβανόμενο μοτίβο κίνησης ή ήχου.

Р и т м - ц е с и л ь н и й, регулярний п ов т ор ю в а н и й ма лю н ок ру х у а б о з ву к у

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g ul a r rep ea t e d pat t e rn t or s ou n d . ” R hyt hmus is t ein star kes, reg e lmä ßig wieder holtes B ewegungs- oder Klangmuster.

I l ri tmo è una r ipetiz ione for te e r egolar e di mov ime nto o suono.

El ritmo es un patrón d e mov imie n to o sonido fue r te y r epetido

R ytmus je s ilný, pr avidelne sa opa k ujúci pohybový a le bo zvukový vz or.

Author: LUKAS

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THE IDEAL WORK

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In recent years, we too often want to recognize the quality of the worker according to his implication in terms of hourly volume. The main consequence? Many of us don't really count their hours worked anymore. And yet, when we seek to perform well at work, it is important to maintain a balance between private and professional life in order to maintain a regular life cycle over the long term. It is therefore essential to know what pace to bend to in order to move forward.

WHAT DOES A GOOD WORK RHYTHM CONSIST OF?

This pace may well be disrupted by the current health crisis. Indeed, France introduced a new confinement on Friday, October 30, favoring telework for companies that allow it.

At a time when it is essential to maintain the economic activity of companies, how can we RECONCILE TELEWORK AND A GOOD PACE

This implies for a worker to be able to produce and this, in an environment and working conditions that he appropriates and masters.

In short, the work rhythm corresponds to the pace of work that an employee imposes on himself, to the measures he takes in order to work well. What is the objective? To optimize performance, to be a productive element for the organization for which he works. Rhythm is therefore the sum of the periods of time spent performing a set of tasks in a more or less defined time frame.

WHAT SPECIALISTS SAY ABOUT IT...

Numerous studies have been conducted on the adoption and maintenance of the ideal work rhythm. What do these studies have in common? None of them has been able to find

OF WORK?

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE A GOOD WORK

a universal secret recipe for the ideal rhythm...

Basically, everyone has their own rhythm! It is therefore up to us to find it... and to keep it.

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However, all the studies agree on the fact that endurance and repetition would allow a rhythm to take hold. This is as true for maintaining a good rhythm as it is for adopting a new one.

NEW ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PACE OF WORK Today's world of work is confronted with new types of work organization. Thus, new uses have been created. For the most part, this is a good thing, because it has made it possible to set up freer, more flexible organizations, free of old codes. These organizations have given rise to new types of office space (coworking, third locations, shared offices...) and new types of work (teleworking, wage portage...).

Of course, such evolutions require the worker to adopt a different rhythm, adapted to these current uses.

The professional world is tending to "startup".

The internal workings of startups are often innovative, very generally based on new ways of working (thanks to Google, Amazon, Zappos, etc.) and sometimes disruptive.

THE PACE OF TELEWORKING

WORK

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Our work rhythm has been disrupted by the

health crisis and the systematic implementation of teleworking as a result. To find the right rhythm, we must keep in mind that there is not only one type of telework but several, using different work rhythms.

REGULAR AND PART-TIME TELEWORK This first type of rhythm imposes a few teleworked days in the week. Whether they are fixed or not, this rhythm requires employees to juggle between home and work. The advantage of this is that it allows employees to better combine their personal and professional life.

This type of organization tends to erase the boundaries between home and office and leads to "blurring," which is the gradual blurring of the boundary between work and private life.

You start your day a little earlier, you finish a little later, you don't take a lunch break... Bad habits that stand in sharp contrast to the well-framed rhythm of hours spent at the office.

Full telework, also increasingly referred to as "home office".

This second rhythm is complete teleworking, i.e. working exclusively from home. The advantage of this is that it eliminates commuting and thus allows you to devote more time to your personal life, leisure and passions.

Author: CLAIRE

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Autor, LUKAS

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WHEN YOU DANCE TO YOUR OWN RHYTHM,

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LIFE TAPS ITS TOES TO YOUR BEAT

Terri Guillemets

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RYTMUS 24

reer. He has collaborated with groups such as Názov Stavby and Trosky.

Rytmus is a slovak rapper born in my hometown Kroměříž in Czech Republic and if you translate his name into English it means rhythm. That is why I choose to write an article about him.

In 2001, he met rapper Ego and DJ Aneš, who had worked with each other before, for example in the band Prízrak in the 1990s. Rytmus became the founder of the successful hip-hop trio Kontrafakt, but from the beginning the group performed under the name Déjavu.

His real name is Patrik Vrbovský (at the beginning he was using two names Pat3k and Metamorfolord), is the best known and most successful of the Kontrafakt group. He has been active on the Czech and Slovak scene since 1992.

In 2003, they published three songs Dáva mi, Dobré veci and Moja rola, which brought them into the general public's subconscious.

The video for the song "Dáva mi" was a huge success and was also broadcast on charts in Poland and Germany (famous music station VIVA). In July 2003, Rytmus reached second place in the Austrian Beatbox Battle Championship, where he was defeated by young American Lee-Jay in the final round. The success of the band Kontrafakt continued in 2004, when they released their debut CD E.R.A. with Sony Music and they became one of the best-

Since then he has built an excellent reputation with his beatbox performance and is considered the best in his field in Slovakia.

Firstly he was rapping in English, then he started rapping in Slovak. He was performing, for example, with rapper Money G from Piešťany, after that he met the rapper David from Senec.

At that time, as Metamorfolord, he became the best in freestyle in Slovakia.

In 1994, Rytmus won the Bitka slov (Battle of Words) freestyle competition. David then invited him to his project Zvuk ulice (The Sound of the Street), in which Rytmus became visible and gradually gained respect for his different rap style. After a few disagreements with David, he left Zvuk ulice and went on a solo ca-

-selling artists in Slovakia.

In 2006 Rytmus founded his own label Tvoj tatko records, where he released his debut solo album Bengoro, more than 15,000 copies were sold. Three music videos were made for the album: "Cigánsky sen", "Kures funk" and "Potrebujem tvoju nenávis". The album was re-

Author: VIKTOR

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leased two years later.

re was preceded by a nine-second editing of this video clip, which Rytmus presented on his official Facebook page. More than six million viewers watched the clip on YouTube.

The song called "Čo ti jebe" was broadcast by Evropa 2 and music television Óčko, which put it on its charts.

In 2007, he released the album Bozk na rozlúčku with Kontrafakt and a year after Rytmus released a selection of his famous songs “Si zabil'', over 4,000 pieces were sold in the first week and were awarded gold platinum.

"MAMA MOJA,PREPAC ZE SOM K TEBE ZLY, DAKUJEM TI ZA VSETKO CO PREMNA V ZIVOTE ROBIS, MUSIS SA NEKEDY ZA MOJE CINY HAMBIT, POCUVAT NAMNA RECI VYMYSLI A POLOPRAVDY... " - Rytmus - Mama

In 2013, he appeared in the Hollywood film Die Hard 5, where Bruce Willis played again the main role. Rytmus played a smaller role of a Russian mobster in it. The official trailer proves it. The world premiere of this film was on February 14th.

On March 25, 2011, the premiere of the clip for the controversial song "Jebe" took place in the Dopler club in Bratislava. This premie-

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RHYTHMS OF LIVING

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A term that most often refers to the number of actions or moments experienced per unit of human time. In terms of biology, it is the rate of evolution of our body throughout life (growth, aging of cells), but also during the day with the alternation of sequences of food, sleep or sleep, sleep necessary for its proper functioning.

THE PACE OF LIFE IS ALSO AN INDICATOR OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE According to sociologist Jean Viard, we live an average of 700,000 hours: 200,000 spent on sleep, 67,000 at work, 30,000 in studies, 100,000 on television!

And if we have more free time than our ancestors, we all feel overwhelmed!

Jean Viard à Sarrians, lors d'une réunion publique en vue des élections législatives, le 26 mai 2017

Author: EMMA

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Gene Kelly 1950

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DIFFERENCES: GREECE AND FRANCE Author: BENJAMIN

FRANCE AND GREECE MIGHT BE CLOSE TO EACHOTHER BUT THEY ARE PRETTY DIFFERENT IN MANY WAYS

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There is several differences between the

is going slowly, there is less pressure. In

rythm of the life here and the life in my

my city for example sometime the rapi-

city for example. I’m living in Lyon since

dity prime over the quality, everything is

4 years now and this city is bigger than

fast, if you miss your bus or metro to go

Kalamata, I mean much bigger, in my

somewhere it can in fact ruin your entire

city on the weekdays everything as to

day, I think it’s a difference between the

be fast. For example we got many ways

French and Greek people, we’re used

of transport, subway, tramway, buses, bikes that you can use for a small fee, night bus, uber, … Here everything is more chill, basically all the city can be done by walk, there is some buses but not that much, I mean I’ve seen two or three of them since I arrived.

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to some kind of daily pressure that I

ference of rhythm between France and

don’t feel here, but still my work is done

Greece is kind a huge, from my point

by the end of the week. I cannot say if

of view at least, it’s another way of li-

it’s a good thing or not because someti-

ving from a country not so far from my

mes the pressure is a good motivator to

home country. I’m grateful to be here

push yourself further that you imagine

because now I know that putting pres-

you were able to go. The atmosphere

sure on myself is not the only way to get

here is more chill, I think the sun and

the work done.

the sea are helping a lot in fact.

From first sight the Greek people are very welcoming, I’m not gonna say that in France we don’t like new people, but we are a bit more cold with the foreigners, here each person I’ve spoke to as been very nice, and even if they weren’t speaking English they always tried to help me when they were able to.

All of these small changes have set up a strange mood for me in Kalamata, something really different that I used to know in France. It’s actually really pleasant to be here, everything in going smoothly, even slowly from time to time, but everytime the work is done in time.

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MY PROJECT

I’M MAKING VIDEOS FOR THE ASSOCIATION ABOUT DIFFERENT TOPICS SUCH AS HISTORY OR JUST VIDEO OF THE CITY, RIGHT NOW I’M WORKING ON A VIDEO ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE CASTLE OF KALAMATA DURING THE FRANKISH ERA.

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Author: Yann

name of the project Le Sol - Learning Through Solidarity place of the project K.A.NE. office address Salaminos 8, Kalamata website www.ngokane.org email info@ngokane.org instagram & facebook facebook.com/kane.kalamata instagram.com/kanekalamata 37

MY SENDING ORGANISATION

PISTES SOLIDAIRES

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Author: Yann

Pistes Solidaires is an organisation based in

the permanent committee is composed of 7

Pau,France. it promotes non formal education

members,the association has partnership all

and an active method of learning. We think

around europe and some in Africa.

that it helps to make learning more attractive and produce more responsible and tolerant citizens. Pistes Solidaires also promote a lasting education during life,it's the key of the XXI

name of the organisation

century to be able to educate yourself during

Pistes Solidaires

your entire life and develop your creativity and knowledge.

address 17 bis, rue Pierre et Marie Curie 64000 Pau France

Pistes solidaire also promotes educational mobility by sending volunteers around the world through EVS and also internships. We believe

website

that it's important today to have an international

www.pistes-solidaires.fr

experience to create a bigger social circle and

email

have easier access to jobs. It's also a way to

com@pistes-solidaires.fr

open to new cultures. The association will be with the volunteer before the travel to prepare

facebook

it, during the project to make sure th that everything is alright and after to make a

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Author: LOURE

ART REVIEW

What about rythm in African music ?

This time for Africa This time for Africa We're all Africa We're all Africa Shakira

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Francis BEBEY, researcher and Cameroonian

This intrinsic value of music means that it is not

musician, wrote an article and explained that

played randomly, using any instrument, anyti-

music is the way for African people to express

me, anywhere, with no particular reason: there

common things in life and to celebrate being

is always a specific time, place, way and occa-

alive. In his opinion, music is an integral part

sion to play music.

of African life. Music follows African people for all their life, from the moment in which they are

For example, there are some instruments that

born until the moment they die. For this resear-

are only heard during ceremonies to celebra-

cher, music is based on life’s rhythm, the rhy-

te the king’s death. This is the case with the

thm of nature, of wind, of water…

“Atoumpani” drum among the Ashanti of Ghana. Apart from this event, the drum remains hi-

Black Music defined affects all areas of activi-

dden.

ties of black men: fishing, hunting, working, for weddings, for funerals (…). Also, all noises are

People from Ewe of Togo and Ghana tell that

represented in their pure state by instruments

it’s not good to make music alone and late at

with clean or dirty sounds, by the natural or dis-

night in deserted places, because it might at-

torted voice.

tract bad vibes.

Music in black Africa usually but mostly in Togo

The use of drummed language responds to a

has several functions.

social need: the way to transmit messages on all events of life (birth, death, fire and organi-

Music in the Negro-African conception is the

zation of help, sending alerts, royal messages,

main way of communication between humans

etc.).

and divine world. Ceremony, rituals are all the

Music in Black Africa encompasses everything

time practiced with the support of music and

from the social to the sacred, the functional to

dance.

the economic. African music is also a way to

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celebrate great values: generosity, sense of

tions.

honor, dignity, courage, solidarity, hope (…).

African music interests me a lot, it was for this The use of music as a working medium is not

reason that I chose to write about this kind of

unique to traditional Africa. For example, alre-

music.

ady in the ancient history of Greece and Rome there was its presence as a centralizer of energies, deployed by the slaves and prisoners of large construction sites.

In black Africa, music at work corresponds to a need: working in a group and in an atmosphere of joy and humor. This practice is found among almost all ethnicities. It continues today but in a low proportion for some fields as masons, farmers.

I chose to write about the rhythm of music because I love hearing music and singing: it’s one of my favorite occupations. Music has a real power and allows us to inspire a lot of emo-

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PLACE TO TRAVEL

THE Greek destination: Crete It feels like forever ago, but last July a group of us volunteers managed to make excellent use of that “window” of freedom among COVID restrictions on travelling to go on a 2 weeks vacation. We chose THE Greek destination: Crete, its largest island.

I will talk about this wonderful island (or at least, the bits we could explore in our limited time there) because no place in the world made me think about rhythm more than this one.

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Author: ANNALISA

One thing is fast: traffic. I’ve been in pretty chaotic places, but Crete drivers are just on a different level. The landscape is not an easy one to drive in, but I assure you that they haven’t noticed.

We saw all sorts of means of transport coming out of nowhere and going full speed on “roads” that I wouldn’t dignify with that name up and down, all over the island. So, the first tip is: rent a car, find an excellent driver and get bulletproof insurance.

its Archeological Museum, which are quite cheap if you are under 25, definitely expensive for us oldies. At any rate, unless you have a huge knowledge of all things Minoan, I would recommend investing some money on a guide for the Palace: if you don’t, you run the risk of seeing no more than a bunch of stones here and there where you are supposed to experience a unique civilization.

After that, we decided to explore the Western side of the island: we rented an apartment in Chania and we went on our little adventures from there. As an Italian, of course I enjoyed visiting the fortresses and castles built by the Venetian Republic a few centuries ago, but then, let’s be realistic: the bulk of your visit to Crete in July in the middle of a global pandemic has to be about enjoying nature. I have so many wonderful places to recommend: we spent a morning wondering around the Caribbean-like Elafonisi beach, we watched the sunset on our way back from the Balos lagoon, we took a walk into the Vai palm forest just when the sun became too strong to stay on the bea-

Not that these crazy drivers are going anywhere in a hurry: everything else on the island is slow. If you are not used to Greek rhythm of life, it’s basically still.

This starts with finding a way to get there from Kalamata: there used to be a ferry, but now you have to go all the way up to Athens and then spend a night crossing the Mediterranean. If you look at it on a map, it just makes no sense, but I have to admit that the journey does prepare you to go at Crete’s pace.

Being a small group of people, we had no problem renting an apartment in Heraklion for the first few days. There, we couldn’t miss the Knossos Palace and

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ch, we took a boat to Loutro and spent a day swimming in that crystal-clear water, we pedaled on lake Kournas…

The list could go on and on.

This island tells you to forget about time and plans: Google Maps doesn’t work, it will take you at least 1.5 hour to have a simple meal (it doesn’t matter if you are the only client, that’s just the way restaurant service works, but the food is worth it), and don’t even think about booking a boat tour for a given time and expect your guy to be there at that time.

Is the motto, and you’ll end up loving it.

Just look at the goats: chilling on any street, paying visits to people sunbathing on the beautiful beaches, they own the place and have no intention of adjusting to anxious tourists who expect to stop somewhere just long enough to take a selfie and then move on.

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Author: KASSANDRA

RECIPES FROM GERMANY KARTOFFELSUPPE

EASY 30 min 4 servings

INGREDIENTS:

Kartoffelsuppe (potato soup) is a very delicious easy-to-make German soup.

INGREDIENTS:

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5 large potatoes 1 yellow turnip (carrot or carrot) 1 leek 1 onion 1 liter of vegetable stock parsley pepper

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2 Vienna sausages white bread, diced, toasted chives marjoram Bay leaves nutmeg

PREPARATION:

The quickest way to make it is in the steamer: 1.

clean the potatoes and yellow turnips and cut into large cubes. Dice the onion. Cut the leek

into rings.

2.

Steam the onions in a little olive oil until translucent, add the leek.

3.

Deglaze with the vegetable stock. Add the diced potatoes and the carrot to the broth along

with the bay leaf.

4.

Close the lid, pressurize the steamer and cook for about 15 minutes.

5.

Open the pot, fish out the bay leaf and add the herbs.

6.

Puree the vegetable stock with the magic wand, season with pepper and nutmeg.

7.

Put the sliced wieners in the soup plate and pour the hot potato soup over them.

Tip: Don't save on marjoram. This is what gives the potato soup its special taste.

Guten Appetit!

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Author: KASSANDRA

RECIPES FROM GERMANY GRIESSBREI

Easy 30 min 4 servings

Grießbrei (semolina pudding) is one of my favourite sweet dishes and through different toppings you can create a huge amount of variety in the puddings, as you can use cinnamon, sugar, cherries, mashed apple…

INGREDIENTS:

• 800 ml of milk • 80 g soft wheat semolina

• 2 tbsp sugar • 1 packet of vanilla sugar

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• 1 pinch (s) of salt • 1 egg (s) • 25 g butter

PREPARATION: Bring the milk, sugar, vanilla sugar and a pinch of salt to a boil in a large saucepan.

Add the semolina while stirring with a whisk and bring to the boil again.

Take the pot off the stove and cover the semolina for 5 minutes. In the meantime, separate the yolks from the whites. Beat the egg whites until stiff.

Stir the egg yolks into the semolina. Also add the butter to the semolina and stir until the butter has melted.

Finally, carefully fold the egg whites into the finished semolina.

Guten Appetit!

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The volunteers responsible for this publication are hosted in Greece in the framework of the European Solidarity Corps programme of the European Commission. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. The European Commission’s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.