LINK #169

April 1st 2021

LINK #169

History

Content K.A.NE. VOLUNTEERS & COLLABORATORS 4-9 QUOTE OF THE WEEK 10 - 11 JAMES BALDWIN GET TO KNOW US 12 - 16 THREE QUESTIONS FOR VOLUNTEERS QUOTE OF THE WEEK DAVID MCCULLOUGH 17 HOW TO SAY? 18 - 19 H I S TO RY T E N D S ...

MAIN ARTICLE I 20 - 23 THE THREE KINGDOMS ERA MAIN ARTICLE II 24 - 27 ROSA PARKS MAIN ARTICLE III 28 - 30 ORIGINS OF FOOTBALL MAIN ARTICLE IV 32 - 34 FRENCH HISTORY MY PROJECT 36 - 37 INES MY SENDING ORGANISATION 38 - 40 PISTES SOLIDAIRES Ask the ESC VIRA 41-43 ART REVIEW LA LIBERTÉ GUIDANT LE PEOPLE 44-45 PLACE TO TRAVEL LYON 48-50 RECIPES 52 - 55 RECIPES FROM UKRAINE

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VOLUNTEERS Inès Hi, my name is Inès, I am 20 years old and I live in Nancy, in the north east of France and what I like to do with my life is to discover new things through art, literature, sport and especially music. That’s why I’m here. So enjoy!

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.

Délin e Hello, my name is Déline, I am 20 years old. I am from France (the south of France ), I grew up in Ardèche. I have the diploma of dietician. I do my volunteering in a dog shelter for 3 months.I like taking care of animals, going for walks, going out with my friends and playing rugby.

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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Quote

of the week

Author:

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“People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.”

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James Baldwin

Wh y d o yo u t h i nk We l e a r n a b o u t hi s t o r y i n s c h o ols?

BENJAMIN To be more aware of what happened before, mainly in order to avoid the same mistakes. And it’s always good to know about the history of how life was before, it helps you to appreciate life.

DELINE We learn history for this memory of our past and for new generations to understand how we got there. To remind us of all the nonsense that was made.

EMMA

CLARA

It’s very important to understand the past and the present. Moreover it's a general culture.

For me, history is one of the most important subjects in school, knowing the past and the present it’s very interesting.

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TAMARA To have general culture, to know why our country is what it is today and how it has become so.

VIKTOR To understand cultural differences and relationships between nations.

INES I think that the history we learn at school allows us on one hand to acquire knowledge and culture and on the other hand, to set a temporality in our life.

KASSANDRA That it is important to know history to see if something bad from the past happens again nowadays to prevent it.

YANN Learning history is a good way to understand the world as it is right now, by being aware of what's happened before. You have a better grasp on culture, people's mindset and architecture.

LAURE History that we learnt at the school permitted, in my opinion, to create a common story between students and citizens.

VIRA LUKAS

I think that children should learn from childhood to understand where they were born, to know the history of their country, families, to understand what is the war that this revolution is everything in order not to repeat the mistakes of ancestors in the future.

In my opinion, it's because you have to know your history in order to understand your value, appreciate what you have and accept other people and their cultures. And of course, to learn from mistakes already made. History is, afterall, a summary of the evolution of mankind and seeing how big changes we made, is simply mind-opening.

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CLARA

What is your favorite historical pe riod and why?

Different periods interest me, but in particular that of prehistory and that of the world wars.

EMMA Prehistory is my favorite historical period because we understand how it all started KASSANDRA I am impressed by the old Egypts, The Ancient Greeks and the Romans

BENJAMIN I’m not sure, antic Greece maybe… Or the 70’s because the festivals there were just different.

TAMARA

DELINE

I don't have a favorite historical period, because I don't know enough about the subject to claim to have a favorite, but if I had to choose one, I think I would choose the contemporary era because it is the time when everything started to become more modern and which remains recent enough to know what exactly is happening there.

I don't really have a favorite historical period but I enjoyed studying WWI, I find it interesting.

INES Even though I did not experience them, there are several historical periods that interest me, such as the prehistoric period, where man was completely different from what he is today. This society walked without money and without a course in power, because their behavior depends only on their basic needs.The post-war period (thirty glorious years) also inspires me, there have been a large number of technological advances, scientific with medical innovations. This period was a great economic and social turning point.

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VIKTOR My favorite historical period is Viking era. I love everything Nordic and history is not an excepVIRA My favorite period in history is the ancient period. The flowering of Greece presented us with a beautiful architectural ensemble as well as sculptures. We can enjoy this beauty today.

YANN I like antiquity because we need to make roman empire great again.

I like medieval ages, with all those castle shenanigans and sword fights. But my favorite is actually II.WW simply because it's more relatable for me and more importantly, the world we live in now, was actually formed after the 2nd world war. The 20th century was in my opinion the richest for inventions, which were partly also motivated by war and chasing power. Last but not LAURE I must admit that for a long time I had a passion for ancient Egypt, still now

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What does h is t or y m e a n t o you p e r s o n ally?

INES When we talk about history, it is often something that happens only once, a unique case, a context that we can no longer reproduce artificially, you can take any example: the fall of the wall of Berlin to your last love story. For me, the word history is as broad term as it is important. What story do I have to talk about personally? From a story from a children's account, from a school subject or from a story that happened to me last week? This word is as broad as there is meaning, for me, history is not only synonymous with the past, we have a common history, that of the past, the origin of man, but it does not Remember that everyone writes their own story individually.

DELINE

CLARA History is understanding, discovering, learning, and above all, enriching oneself. This is something that fascinates me enormously.

EMMA For me history is one of the most important class in school and it’s very passionate

I find history interesting because it is a way to remember our past as a French citizen, it describes us and educates future generations. But still I find that some points could be more in-depth and

BENJAMIN History is like our DNA, it’s something that you live with, you have to discover it to understand why things are the way they are now. History is 15

KASSANDRA Know the past to understand the future.

TAMARA For me, history brings together everything that may have happened in the past and in all the countries of the world and not just the one where I come from.

LAURE In my opinion cross History it’s possible to see that humans stay the same.

LUKAS I really like history and it was one of my favorite classes in HS. I like to explore, learn new things and see the perspective of other people, how they see the world and how they deal with it. History offers all of that and even more. I like to know where do I come from. What must have happened on this earth in order for me to be here today, writing these letters which are basically ones and zeros which basically represent electrical voltage. And even that wouldn't be possible without history. If I think about it, History is everything. You are reading those very lines and they are basically history, because I had written them days before you got to read them now.

VIKTOR I would like to say that history means for me fun.

You can hear a lot of crazy and funny stories which really happened and sometimes they are hilarious.

VIRA History is the process of evolution of people, countries, peoples and planets. The story reminds us how fast time and how important it is to realize your plans here and now. We need to know our past to build a bright future.

YANN Its a passion for me and also my study field, it matter to me a lot because it helped to know where i’m from and being proud of my ancestors and my country.

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Author: LUKAS

“History is who we are and why we are the way we are” David McCullough

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HOW TO SAY?

“History t e n d s t o

L ' h is t o ire e s t u n p e rp é t u e l re c o mme n c e me n t.

Hi s t o r i a s i ę p ow t a r za .

η ιστορία είναι μια διαρκής επανεκκίνηση.

Hi s t o r i e s e o p a k u j e .

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o rep ea t i tself .”

Di e Ge s chicht e wieder holt sich selbst.

L a s toria è un continuo r iavvio.

L a h is t oria e s un r einicio per petuo.

H is tória sa opakuje .

Author: Deline

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THE THREE KINGDOMS ERA

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sing so he tasked his generals to deal with it but all the ambitious generals used this opportunity to gain autonomy among them was Cao Cao renown for his ruthlessness and his sense of strategy and scheming, he repressed the uprising with violence. Around those time a young man named Liu Bei and his two sworn brothers Guang Yu and Zhang Fei where gaining popularity by defending their homeland against the yellow turban. Those two were not the only ambitious generals, in fact in a matter of just years the empire was divided among numerous warlords.

the Three Kingdom Era is one of the most mythical period in chinese history,most of what we know about this period come from a novel written 500 year after the era and a lot of it is just pure fiction,the most accurate source we got from this period are the official record of the TK era but its scarce and we are missing a lot of information. We know that it started with the yellow turban rebellion in 84 AD which was a popular uprising which claimed that the emperor at the time has lost the mandate of heaven or the right to rule by the gods names and needed to be replaced.The rebellion started in eastern china and its spreaded all around the empire.

Things grew more complicated when the emperor died without designating an heir, his death plunged the royal palace into anarchy and in a political war between the eunuchs and the royal family.The emperor’s brother had the eunuchs leader executed and proclaimed the first son of the former emperor new leader of the Han Empire. The eunuchs assassinated the brother and tried to capture the empe-

The empire at the time was plagued by corruption, the emperor was selling publics fonctions to his favorites, and those man squeezed the peasantry to pay the emperor, the state was also affected by famine and flood which participated to the popularityof the uprising. The emperor was too weak to deal with the upri-

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ror but they were surrounded by the palace guards and killed.

starving Cao Cao’s army. Cao Cao manage at one point in the siege a supply strike in Yuan

Seeing an opportunity a ambitious and cruel warlord,Dong Zhuo entered the city and

Shao’s provision destroying all of their foods and he struck them in the morning after when

declared himself regent,he deposed the former emperor and named his younger brother

they were demoralised. Liu Bei fled in a region governed by a distant relative and ask the aid

emperor. His tyrannical reign was so horrible that a group of warlords lead by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao created a coalition to oppose his rule. After a series of battles the wars was at a stalling point but a event occurred,a retainer assassinated Dong Zhuo in the palace hall.

Cao Cao seized this opportunity to seize the emperor and drag him in a new capital in the state of Wei. In 200 ad the conflict between the two former ally Cao Cao and Yuan Shao was inevitable,the army of Yuan Shao had 110 000 men including Liu Bei against the 20 000 men of Cao Cao, Cao Cao had to use cunning to fight. He discarded some baggages train with loots and used them as decoy,when Yuan Shao mens saw the loot then started pillaging it allowing Cao Cao cavalry a chance to strike, Liu Bei barely escape with his life.Cao Cao retreated to a village named Guandu.Yuan Shao started besieging it and

of a famous tactitician Zhou Ul Liang.Liu Bei started to fight again the Sun clan who tried to annex the territory of his relative.When his relative died Liu Bei started a civil war against the latter's sons. Cao Cao seized the opportunity to attack the Jing Province of Liu Bei,Liu Bei had to flee again.Liu Bei allied with the Sun clan under Sun Quan who was wary of Cao Cao’s expansionist project .The alliance had 50 000 men against 180 000 men of Cao Cao’s army,the alliance use numerous tactics to pick apart the other army, they sent empty boats with oil to burn the enemy fleet,they use the panic to cut off the retreat of Cao Cao’s army at the battle of the Red Cliff in 208 AD. After this battle three power emerged, the kingdom of Cao Wei,the kingdom of Sun Wu and the kingdom of Shu Han.

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After Cao Cao death his son named himself emperor in Wei, Liu Bei follow the idea shortly after and Sun Quan did also the same thing.in 263 the Shu empire manage to repulse a invasion by Wu but Wei seeing them as easy target attacked and annexed the entire empire. The Cao Wei family was deposed shortly after by a family of general,the Jin family. In 280 AD the Jin would complete the conquest of Wu reuniting China once again.

This is how ended the Three Kingdoms era one of the most romanticised period in china history and which lead to numerous cultural figures very popular in china like Cao Cao. It's a incredibly rich period with a lot of other interesting character i didn’t mention like Lu bu, Dong Zhuo general who was undefeated in duel until his execution by Cao Cao or Zhang Yan the famous black mountain king. The Jin empire would last until until 420 where they were splitted in 16 kingdoms by the south Song dynasty.

Autor:Yann

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ROSA PARKS:

AN ICON IN THE FIGHT AGAINST RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

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Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in the town of Tuskegee, Alabama. Her mother, a teacher, instilled in her values of equality and freedom and educated her at the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls, founded by whites in the North for black children in Montgomery, the former capital of the Confederate States. At the turn of the 20th century, Alabama is applying institutional racism in accordance with a United States Supreme Court ruling, Plessy v. Ferguson, returned May 18, 1896. According to the doctrine of "separate but equal", the latter authorizes the southern states to impose by law measures of racial segregation. To get to school, the girl therefore makes the trip on foot, because the buses are reserved for whites.

At 19, she married Raymond Parks, a civil rights activist and section member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Alabama, and graduated from high school two years later a rare occurrence for blacks. back then, and more for black women. Her level of education is not enough to make people forget her skin color, and the young woman can only work in

manual professions: seamstress, housekeeper or nurse's aide. From 1943 onwards she militated at the NAACP, a supporter of desegregation, where she served as secretary.

On March 2, 1955, the act of civil disobedience took place which made her go down in history: when she returned home after a day's

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work, she moved into the section of the bus reserved for whites, and refused to leave. 'move when the driver asks him to move. Outraged, the driver calls the police, and the story ends up in court. Rosa Parks then becomes the symbol of the rebellion.

Blacks in solidarity with the movement, joined by whites opposed to segregation, stop using public buses: they go to work on foot, by bicycle or in taxis driven by black drivers who lower their fares. Nothing pushes back the militants, neither the arduousness of journeys without public transport, nor the attacks perpetrated against Martin Luther King and Edgar Nixon. The boycott will last 381 days.

Indicted for public disturbance and disobeying local segregation laws, she turns her defense to attorney Edgar Nixon, an influential member of the NAACP. The latter, immediately grasping the symbolic significance of the coming fight, entrusts the defense of Rosa Parks to a white lawyer, Clifford Durr, who turns his client's defense into an anti-segregation ma-

Author: Emma

nifesto. At the same time, a group of African-American activists gathered around a then unknown young pastor: Martin Luther King.

Together, they set up a civil disobedience movement and decide to boycott Montgomery buses.

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STORY AND ORIGIN OF FOOTBALL

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ANCIENT ORIGINS OF FOOTBALL It's difficult to know precisely the most origin of the football, Different things suggest that in China the first game resembling the football appeared 2000 years before Jesus Christ.

We can speak in particular of the Emperor Huang-Ti, who had the idea, to keep his men in good physical shape, to make them play sports: he therefore invented and created a game where the goal was to pass a leather ball between two posts topped with a silk thread.

During the same period, still in China, the Cuju saw the day, he is often considered the oldest ancestor of soccer.

It was played with two teams of twelve players, without the hands, and the goals were suspended 30 or 40 cm above the ground.

Author: Clara

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DEVELOPMENT FOOTBALL

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MODERN Supported by the success in football tournaments in the Olympic Games, FIFA is organizing the first championships of the world in 1930. This competition will become one of the biggest sporting events in the world.

The rules of football as we know them today were invented in 1848 by the student at Cambridge College in England.

Then in 1863 the first football federation was established in England to manage the practice of this sport in the country.

Then the development of thisgreat team sport has experienced a long progression, in 1885 professionalism was accepted in Great Britain. While clubs are being created in the world, especially in Europe and South America, the FIFA (International Football Federation Association) was founded in 1904 in Paris by 7 European countries.

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French History Author: TMARA

MOST OF THE VOLUNTEERS WHO WORK ON THIS ISSUE OF THE LINK ARE FROM FRANCE, SO I DECIDED TO SUMMARIZE THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY. AND GREECE

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It's not easy to summarize the rich history of France in a few lines ... however, it is always interesting to be aware of the major events that have marked the history of the country you are visiting, especially when it is ours! It is then up to us to dive further into the periods that fascinate us.

We can attest to the human presence on French territory in the Upper Paleolithic, from -7000 groups of men settled down. Between the 6th and

The privileges were abolished on Au-

the 3rd century BC, Greek colonies

gust 4, 1789, the republic was born

settled in the south of France and es-

in 1792 and revolutionary France em-

pecially Celtic peoples entered what

barked on several years of war and

we can begin to call Gaul.

internal battles which led to the Direc-

The 14th and 15th centuries are a time

tory and then to the seizure of power

of crisis (Hundred Years War, Black

by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799.

Death, insurrections ...). François I

After a meteoric height of his empire,

and his son Henri II will reinforce the

Napoleon saw an equally rapid de-

unity of the kingdom and the royal

cline, he was definitively defeated at

power but the XVIth century is disturbed by the wars of religion. Louis XIII and Louis XIV will assert the power of France inside and outside the territory as well by territorial conquests, as by the advance of French influence in the arts. The economic and social upheavals will bring Louis XVI to convene the States General in 1788 which will lead France to the Revolution.

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Waterloo in 1815.

ten by a socialist: François Mitterand

The First World War will make more

who will remain in power until 1995

than 1.4 million French victims and

when Jacques Chirac takes power.

ends in 1918 with a defeat for Germany by the Treaty of Versailles.

France is struggling to recover from the war and is hit hard by the crisis of the 1930s which will bring the popular front to power in 1936.

In France General De Gaulle takes the head of the Fourth Republic and enters a period of economic prosperity: the Trente Glorieuses. In 1958, faced with a serious political crisis linked to the Algerian war, France adopted a new constitution: the Fifth Republic.

In 1968, after the student and social crisis of May, General De Gaulle resigned and gave way to Georges Pompidou. In 1974, Valéry Giscard D'Estaing became president, the country was then affected by a serious economic crisis. In 1981, he will be bea-

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MY PROJECT

HI, THIS IS INÈS, I AM 20 YEARS OLD AND I LIVE IN FRANCE, I ARRIVED IN KALAMATA FOR A 5 MONTH VOLUNTEERING MISSION. IT HAS NOW BEEN 2 WEEKS SINCE I ARRIVED IN GREECE, I HAD TIME TO DISCOVER MY WORKSTATION AND MY COLLEAGUES, AS WELL AS MY ROOMMATES AND MY NEW ROOMMATES. I AM VERY SATISFIED WITH MY ARRIVAL HERE, AND WITH ALL THE PROJECTS THAT I CAN ACHIEVE IN THE PROFESSIONAL FIELD.

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name of the project Take Off Reloaded 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

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Author: Ines

MY SENDING ORGANISATION PISTES SOLIDAIRES Pistes Solidaires, my sending organization carries its name well, since in addition to propelling volunteers on the path of mobility, the association aims to inculcate their values specific to travel and diversity.

The French association created in 2002, is based in Pau, city of the southwest of France. Thanks to these numerous partners, the association supports more than 350 young people per year across Europe, Africa and Asia. For Pistes Solidaires, “non-formal” education allows some young people to recognize themselves in these values based on UNESCO’s pillars: - Understanding: Making people understand their connections to people around the world - Act: Relate knowledge to action.

- Being: Knowledge is not enough, the human dimensions of education as acquiring a critical mind are fundamental principles.

- Solidarity: the affirmation of one’s own identity, self-esteem and self-confidence in respect for others and other cultures reinforces the values of living together.

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The term “non-formal education” emerged in the 1970s with the goal of achieving greater recognition of education and learning outside of schools, universities and formal certification systems.

The association also offers Webinars to enable young people to exchange on various societal topics, the example of a Webinar on the occasion of March 8, International Women’s Day, on gender inequalities in the employment sector.

As the Organization is very active on social networks, it increases their visibility: proof, that’s how I discovered the association! I did not hesitate to go with Pistes Solidaires because of the quality of the support provided in France. I keep in constant contact with the members of the association, to keep them informed of my experience here in Greece.

Author: Ines

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name of the organisation Pistes Solidaires address 17 bis, rue Pierre et Marie Curie 64000 Pau France website www.pistes-solidaires.fr email com@pistes-solidaires.fr facebook facebook.com/pistesolidaires

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INTERVIEW ESC VIRA Last name: Rudzevych Last name: Vira Nationality: Ukranian Host organization: K.A.NE. Place (city and country): Kalamata, Greece Volunteering project (name): ‘’Solidarity network’’ and Polish engagement for Kalamata!

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For this edition of LINK, I interviewed the one and only Vira Rudzevych, a Ukranian volunteer, who has been living in Kalamata for 6 months and unfortunately leaves in two days.

Interviewer: When you compare the Polish and Greek mentalities, do you see any differences?

Vira: The lifestyle is very different. Polish people are very stressed in their daily life because they spend more time in work and are more focused on their career. Greek people have a more relaxed mood at work because they have a better climate and after work they can enjoy the beach or drink coffee with a friend.

Interviewer: What do you like most about Greece and Kalamata?

Vira: I love the weather, the nature, relaxed lifestyle, the style of old Greek people, the coffee and my sexy German girl.

Interviewer: Did you have culture shock when you arrived?

Vira: Yes, so many cats in the street.

Interviewer: Back in Poland, do you have any Greek stereotypes? And which?

Vira: Greek men look like the God Apollon and they are very sporty.

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Interviewer: What do you do when you are not working?

Vira: drink coffee, walk in mountains, swim in the sea and meet friends.

Interviewer: Did you miss anything from Poland?

Vira: not really Interviewer: Did you have any expectations before the start of the project?

Vira: I thought it will be a hard work due to English language.

Interviewer: Do you find that there is discrimination in Greece? In Poland?

Vira: in Greece not, in Poland always because Greek people are more open for foreigners due to the tourism.

Interviewer: Did you enjoy this project?

Vira: yes!

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Author: LOURE

ART REVIEW

La liberté guidant le people

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Historical situation:

I chose to speak about an artwork from Eugène Delacroix, realized in 1880 and called “La liberté guidant le people”. Since 1874 this painting is located in the Louvre Museum in Paris. It's a

The painter explained that he wanted to represent three days of the popular Parisian upri-

symbol of freedom, democracy, French Republic.

sing against Charles X. After that artwork Delacroix will be considered

Description of this artwork:

as the leader of the romantic field.

The scene happened in the streets of Paris. We can see in the background Notre Dame Cathedral. We can find a lot of bodies from soldiers.

The main character of this painting is the woman who appears with the French flag in the hand, her chest is completely naked. We can also see children around her, and people with guns.

In my opinion, this painting is the symbol of freedom and french Revolution. I like it a lot.

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Lyon

PLACE TO TRAVEL

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Author: Benjamin

As a good french guy I’m obviously gonna speak about my country. I could give you thousands of places to visit but here and now I’m gonna propose you visit my city, Lyon.

The French “Capitale de la gastronomie” ! I’ve been living in this city for the past 5 years and I still love it with all my heart. Lyon’s gastronomy is world-famous, you can go to the “Bouchons Lyonnais” in Croix-Rousse, the best traditional food you will ever taste I promise ! And after that you will be not that far from Fourvière who offers you one the best view on the city and a splendid basilica. After you can go to the gallo-romain theater, one of the relics of ancient ages, where every year (if covid allows us) a two months festival with a concert practically every night takes place. A little bit further into the city you can lose yourself in the little streets of the old town and appreciate the architecture, the smell of burned sugar coming from the candy stores and the smell of fresh beer coming from the many bars in the streets.

I can go for hours giving you a tour like that but I prefer to let you discover the city by yourself, from the Bellecour square to the Tête d’or park. The climate in summer is usually hot but with the two rivers crossing the city (the Saône and the Rhône) you can spend your time on the river sides and enjoy the fresh air.

At the night you can always go on the Rhône’s border near Guillotière where you will find between 1 000 and 2 000 people drinking and singing until the morning, with sometimes bands, acrobats, fire spitters and other artists who likes to come to create a little free show for this “audience”.

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If history is your thing there are plenty of museums to visit there. If you like art and culture Lyon is an amazing place for you also, I mean Lyon is the place where the cinema was born so…

In order to conclude on this small presentation of my city, I’m waiting for you there, I’ll be your guide ! See you in the beautiful streets of Lyon !

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Author: Vira

RECIPES FROM UKRAINE Cheese soup with meatballs

EASY 40 min 5 servings

The melted cheese gives this soup a pleasant creamy taste, and meatballs from a beef INGREDIENTS:

• • • • • • •

Products (for 5 servings) Minced beef - 250 g Cheese fused - 2 pcs. (200 g) Potatoes - 3-4 pcs. (400 g) Egg - 1 pc.

Onion - 2 pcs. (100 g) Carrot - 1 pc. (80 g)

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Salt - 1 h. Spoon Bay leaf - 2 pcs.

Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. Spoons Ground pepper (a mixture of peppers) - 1/2 h. Spoons • Fresh dill - 1-2 twigs

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

Prepare all the ingredients. Put onions and carrots clean.

2.

Bow Cut into small cubes, soda carrots on a coarse grater.

3.

In the frying pan heats the vegetable oil, lay onions and fry on medium heat before

transparency, 4-5 minutes.

4.

In a bowl, connect the mince, egg, salt and a mixture of ground peppers. Add half of the

roasted onion from the frying pan, mix.

5.

From the resulting mass form meatballs. It is more convenient to form them moistened in

water.

6.

Carrots Add to the pan to the remaining bow and fry for another 5 minutes.

7.

In the saucepan, bring 1.5 liters of water to a boil and lay out the contents of the frying pan.

8.

Then send meatballs there, bring to a boiling point and boil for 15-20 minutes on a small

fire.

9.

Potatoes Clean and cut into small cubes.

10.

Add potatoes into a saucepan, bring to a boil and cook for another 10 minutes.

11.

Add salt, mix ground peppers and bay leaf. You can add other favorite spices - dried

thyme or hops-Sunnels, for example.

12.

Crumpled cheese Soda in a small grater (this will accelerate the process of dissolving in

the supe).

13.

Place the cheese in a saucepan, boil on a small fire for another 3 minutes. Turn off and let

the soup stand for another 7-10 minutes.

14.

Cheese soup with meatballs ready. Get a bay leaf from the pan so that he does not give

him bitterness.

15.

Boil soup on plates and decorate the fresh greenery of dill. Dill is better added to the

plate, so the greens will save more useful properties.

16.

Serve soup with melted cheese and meatballs to the table.

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Author: Vira

RECIPES FROM UKRAINE Jelly with condensed milk

Elementary in preparation dessert - jelly with condensed milk. Quite quickly freezes, has a dense spring texture, it keeps a form well, suitable for self-feeding, as well as a component of complex delicacies.

Quality condensed milk and instant granular or sheet gelatin are needed, chocolate drops, berries, biscuit pieces, etc. suitable for diversity.

INGREDIENTS:

• Condensed milk - 320 g • Gelatin - 25 g

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Easy 120 min 2-3 servings

PREPARATION: In 100 ml of hot water, omit the portion of gelatin, put on fire.

All the time stirring, dissolving lumps, scraping from the walls.

In a homogeneous composition, pour milk to intensively beat and, without bringing to a boil, immediately remove from the stove Uniform fluid pour over portion silicone forms to throw chocolate into part. Cool, remove in the refrigerator.

Fully frozen jelly with condensed milk depart from "cup", decorate

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