LINK #170 Roots by NGO K.A.NE.

April 15th 2021

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#170

Roots

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VOLUNTEERS & COLLABORATORS

QUOTE OF THE WEEK 10 - 11 ABRAHAM LINCOLN GET TO KNOW US 12 - 16 THREE QUESTIONS FOR VOLUNTEERS QUOTE OF THE WEEK ALBERT EINSTEIN 17 HOW TO SAY? 18 - 19 W H E N T H E ... MAIN ARTICLE I 20 - 23 THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ETHNICITY MAIN ARTICLE II 24 - 27 TASH SULTANA MAIN ARTICLE III 28 - 30 THE FRENCH CULTURE PLACE TO TRAVEL 32 - 36 AZORES INTEVIEW 37 - 40 SIRRINE MAIN ARTICLE IV THE HISTORY OF FRENCH LANGUAGE 41-45 RECIPES RECIPES FROM TOMEK 46-49

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VOLUNTEERS Ines 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!

To m e k 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.

Delin 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.

Si r r i n e

Hello! I’m Sirrine from France. I’m 21 years old and I study to become a social worker. I love travelling and discovering cultures. I have been practicing dance since i’m 5 years old. I dance hawaiian hula, tamure, bharatanatyam, kathak and belly dance. I love philosophy, history and theology. I’m also sometimes a model.

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.

COLLABORATORS FIL A R E TOS 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.

JE LE NA 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.

NA NT 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.

S P IR O S

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.

N AN C 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. 9

Quote of the week

“In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.” Abraham Lincoin 11

Wh a t a re yo u r roo t s ?

VIKTOR From my mother's side I have absolutely pure Czech ancestors which are traceable to the 15th century. And from my father's side I have Scotish and British ancestors, it sounds cool, but my fathers family moved on Czech ground in the 18th century.

LUKAS I have actually never made an investigations to explore my roots in depth. All i can remember as of now that my grandparents from fathers side are from Hungary and mothers side are Slovak. Lot of people told me that I look very Slavic so I dont expect any surprised on that side anyway.

INES My father is from Algeria, which allowed me to have a cultural openness to the Arab world, despite the fact that I live in France.

DELINE My parents are French and my grandparents too, so I am French too. My mother is from the north of France and my father is from the south of France.

JOHANN My grandparents on the side of my mother I do not know where they are born, I know that my mother was born in France. On my father's side, my grandfather was born in Belgium and my grandmother in Germany, my father was born in Luxembourg. I am half Luxembourgish and half French

TOMEK I’m half French and half Polish. From my father I’m french which is the country where I’m born and where I live. My mother give me my Polish side where I have big part of my family and use to go spent all my summers. KASSANDRA pure German

TAMARA on my mother's side, my grandfather is French and my grandmother is Flemish (Belgian), my 2 parents are French. SIRRINE My roots are northern african. I have a mix between Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. What i love in these countries are the language, the food, the warmness of the people there and the landscapes. In an otherwise, i don’t like the poverty about these countries. I am glad to have a part of this in my identity. These have great cultures and history.

What do you like about y our roots and w hat do you hate about the m? Viktor I have to mention that one of my ancestors was british king so I am proud of it of course, but the other side is that my grand...grandma was a slavic slave so my great…grandpa, her son, was “ a bastard” so unfortunately no English kingdom for me.

DELINE I like my roots because France is a beautiful country, there are beautiful landscapes, it is a very diverse country (colors, religions, culture), what I like least is to be considered as a people of unreality. TOMEK Thanks to my roots I learned a second language as a native language. I think having roots from two countries gave me motivation to travel and explore new places. I don’t hate my roots but it annoying when someone is like “ You know how to speak Polish ! KASSANDRA I am ok with my roots but it would be interesting to have also roots in a country far away TAMARA

LUKAS

I don't like or hate anything in particular about them, I would have preferred to come from another country than that of France because we have very bad language teachers, and because the French are very arrogant and closed minded.

Considering myself as a Slavic I am proud of being Slavic. I like the idea of all the slavic nations sticking together and helping each other. Its very nice how our languages are pretty similar and sometiems its very easy to understand eachother. Some poeple, however, can consider myself as Russian and are more distant towards me for some reason, but honestly havent really had bad experiences like that.

JOHANN I am proud to be Luxembourgish

INES I like what my roots have given me, the openness and the values of the people. But I don't appreciate the fact that I don't really have a place in one of the two countries: in France I'm not "a true French" and in Algeria I'm not considered Algerian.

LAURE I think that i like all my roots, roots about my family for example...

How d o you f e e l ab o u t y our ro ots ?

LUKAS I think the roots and background are important in our lives, however they dont mean much in sense who are we and what we are doing as individuals because we all grow to become unique person. I am happy about my roots and I will always be proud of them!

VIKTOR Kinda ok, it could be worse. I could be a german.

INES LAURE

My roots remain important because they are part of me and of what I have become

I think that I accept all my roots and i don’t have problems with that !! TOMEK I feel good and proud about my roots. Roots are who you are and you can’t hide them. Second roots are strong so in case of problems or feeling lost KASSANDRA I like my roots TAMARA I think the French are people who are generally proud of it, not particularly me, but I was lucky to have had my mother to teach me certain values. JOHANN I feel good with my roots. DELINE I think i'm proud of my roots even though they don't define individuals.

Author: LUKAS

"Creativity is Intelligence Having Fun." Albert Einstein

HOW TO SAY?

“Wh en th e root is d e e p , t h e w in d Lo r s que l a ra c in e est pro fo n de, il n' y a a ucune ra is o n de c ra in dre le vent.

K i e d y k o r ze ń j e st g ł ę bok i, n i e m a p owo d u, aby ba ć się w i at r u.

Όταν η ρίζα είναι βαθιά, δεν υπάρχει λόγος να φοβόμαστε τον άνεμο.

K d y ž j e k o ře n h l u b o k ý, není d ů vo d b át se vě t r u.

ere i s n o rea s on t o f e ar th e d .” We nn d ie Wur zel t i ef i s t, gi b t e s ke in en Gru nd, d en Wi nd z u f ürchten .

Q ua ndo la rad ice è p ro fo nd a , no n c'è motivo d i temere i l ve nto.

Cua nd o la raíz es p ro f un d a , no hay razón p a ra temer a l v i ento.

Ke ď je k oreň hlb o k ý, n i e j e d ôvod s a b áť vet ra .

The importance of the ethnicity

While genealogy shows for almost all individuals a plurality of origins, nine in ten indicate a single ethnic origin.

The origin (from the Latin origo, "the source") is at first glance the initial moment of the appearance of a thing, that is to say the historical birth of this thing, the beginning of this thing.

This is particularly the case for those who identify as Acadians or French Canadians. Most often, this simple origin corresponds to the most represented group among the ancestors, with an advantage for the paternal line.

Ethnicity relates to a person's “roots” and should not be confused with citizenship, nationality, language or place of birth. For an individual, the feeling of belonging to a group is based both on the knowledge, believes he has, of his origins and on an identity construction linked to multiple socio-cultural, economic and political factors. How does the declared origin of an individual reflect their ancestral origins?

Ethnic identity is one of the collective aspects of identity construction. At the individual level, the latter is the result of a more or less pronounced feeling of belonging to a group with its own characteristics. These are passed down from generation to generation, but over time and depending on various factors, they can change, even fade or disappear.

Thanks to a survey carried out in Gaspésie, eastern region of Quebec, Hélène Vézina, Marc Tremblay, Ève-Marie Lavoie and Damian Labuda were able to compare the answers provided to a question on ethnic origin with the ancestral origins of individuals, as described by the genealogical reconstruction.

The ancestral origins of an individual are only one facet of their identity. They cannot on their own explain the feeling of belonging to a given group, but they undoubtedly constitute one of its foundations, particularly in countries where a large

part of the population can register its origins within a history of settlement going back several centuries. This can sometimes have a positive effect on the morale of individuals, because by having an idea of their roots, they in some way fulfill their need to belong because they feel part of a social group. The American psychologist H. A. Maslow, evoked belonging as a fundamental need linked to human nature. In fact, DNA tests are more and more passionate about young people who sometimes even transgress the laws of their country in order to be able to perform their AND test: Genetic genealogy tests remain prohibited in France with the risk of a fine of 3,750 euros in the event of an infringement. Because this ban on genetic genealogy tests is contrary to European legislation without a medical prescription, judicial injunction or strictly defined research project. The latter then obtain the test through the internet.

TASH SULTANA

If you don't know this girl yet, then I have to introduce her to you: Natasha Sultana, better known as Tash Sultana, is a 25-years-old Australian girl. Just right after learning how to walk, Tash received her first guitar at the age of 3. Nowadays, she knows how to play about fifteen instruments and does not hesitate to combine them with guitar, trumpet, drum pad and many others. But that was just the beginning for this young artist who started early with practicing and performed in the streets before achieving great success. Within 23 years she already returned from serious psychological problems related to drugs. Her success ? Additionally to her born talent, she also improved her skills on the Internet. By filming her compositions in her bedroom with a GoPro, Tash gained visibility. Then, she created her own musical label in 2016: Lonely Lands Records. Her personality emanates from her bewitching and psychedelic compositions. Engaged in several struggles such as racism or the LGBT discrimination , Tash does not hesitate to give her explicit opinion about these topics.

Today, the skilled artist fills the world's biggest concert halls and international festivals. Her charisma and soul of peace, communicated through her music, make her so unique and at the same time so close to great artists like Jimi Hen-

drix or Selah Sue . Her best-known single Jungle appears as haunting as electrifying and is one of his biggest hits with nearly 100 million views. I suggest you to take a look at the album Terra Firma. This voice will continue to resonate in minds and hearts.

Hoping that it will resonate in you.

THE FRENCH CULTURE

ANCIENT ORIGINS OF FOOTBALL Pride of the French people, French culture deserves to be discovered given its great wealth. The richness of French culture is partly due to its diversity. Indeed, France is divided into many regions, each with its own specialties. Even now, French culture influences the whole world, whether through its literature or its philosophers or through its gastronomy or its high fashion. French culture is what it is today thanks to the birth of the French language and the enrichment from other cultures. Today, in the face of globalization, France is trying to preserve the wealth of its culture.

THE FRENCH LANGUAGE French, the official language of France, derives from Latin. Today, French is one of the six official languages recognized by the United Nations. It is also the official language of the Vatican and NATO.

THE PATRIMONY All of the French heritage is preserved in the various museums. Among the most famous is the Louvre Museum. It is one of the largest museums in Paris but also in the world. The museum houses much of the history of France, from the Capetian kings until today. The famous Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is found in the Louvre, for example. France has very famous historical monuments (the eiffel tower) as well as a protected natural park.

FRENCH LITERATURE

LUXURY

The literature is extremely rich and internationally known and recognized. The history of French literature begins in the Middle Ages with courtly literature. Poems and novels follow one another at this time. Rabelais, Rousseau, Montaigne, Racine, Molière, La Fontaine, Voltaire, Diderot and many others contributed to the rise of French literature.

The capital of France, Paris, is often considered the world capital of haute couture, luxury and fashion. Indeed, artists such as Jean-Paul Gaultier, Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Delacroix or Louis Vuitton have contributed to this phenomenon.

MY PROJECT

PLACE TO TRAVEL:

Azores 32

I have decided to write about rather small islands in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, which belong to Portugal. They are also called the Hawaii of Europe, and I had the pleasure to visit it two times already and I had only the best times there and I think you all should try them too!

It's a group of 9 islands, which every single one of them offers unique experience. Both times I have traveled, I have unfortunately stayed only on the biggest one of them, Sao Miguel, which this article will be dedicated to. Ponta Delgada, which is the capital and also the biggest city of Azores, is located on this very island. The city of around 70 thousand inhabitants offers a very peaceful atmosphere with typical small cafes, cosy restaurants but also bars and nightclubs. You can find almost everything you need in this city. But azores are not about city tourism. What you come for on Azores is the Nature. And believe me, it's spectacular.

One thing typical for this island is the weather, which changes a LOT! It can easily happen that you leave your house for a hike wearing shorts during beautiful sunshine, in 2 hours You find yourself wearing a raincoat during the hike on Sete cidades. Soon after you need to wear your jacket on the hill over Lagoa de fogo and then finish the day in the swimsuit on the Mosteiros beach. You are very likely to see a rainbow a couple of times per day, but everytime it's breathtaking. It's true what the famous saying says, the grass is greener, at least here on the Azores. I had the pleasure to spend one month on the island, I can guarantee you, it will be hard to leave this place once you visit it. You lose all your problems and stress, leave your casual life behind, and find yourself enjoying the sun rays with a smile on your face. People there are very kind and helpful. Once you are there, consider visiting other islands, which are at least as beautiful as Sao Miguel and don't forget to free up space in your camera, because trust me, you will be taking a looot of pictures.

Lots of beautiful green hills filled with cows, which are likely to cross your road at least once during your visit, even on the main roads of the island. Hot springs are all over the island, with the famous Feraria which is unique, because of its natural swimming pool. Cold water of the Atlantic ocean is mixing with extremely hot waters leaking from the ground creates a perfect opportunity for people to enjoy warm water directly between the sharp rocks. The whole island offers mesmerising views behind every corner, often spiced up by waterfalls. Hydrangea flowers are literally everywhere, and if you come in the summer, you are in the middle of blooming season which can be dangerous, because you can easily lose focus while driving your car by those beautiful flowers all around. In the town of Furnas, you can eat the traditional food Cozido which is prepared on the volcano clouds of vapor. You can of course go for a whale or dolphin watching, try scuba diving or enjoy surfing lessons. Black sand beaches are an interesting thing to see, especially with a cup of coffee, which can be as low as 0.4e per espresso. This is also the only place in Europe where they grow tea, its delicious and you can take walk between the bushes and also taste as well as buy the local products. I almost forgot to mention how much they like pineapple there. There are several farms of pineapples you can visit and buy souvenirs with pineapple of pretty much anything you can imagine. Worth to mention are pineapple liquor and jam.

I had the pleasure to spend one month on the island, I can guarantee you, it will be hard to leave this place once you visit it. You lose all your problems and stress, leave your casual life behind, and find yourself enjoying the sun rays with a smile on your face. People there are very kind and helpful. Once you are there, consider visiting other islands, which are at least as beautiful as Sao Miguel and don't forget to free up space in your camera, because trust me, you will be taking a looot of pictures.

INTERVIEW ESC SIRRINE

First name: Sirrine Last name: Hassane Nationality: French Host organization: K.A.NE. Place (city and country): Kalamata, Greece Volunteering project (name): Green Human Growth Project for action

Today, I’m going to do an interview with Sirrine. She’s a new volunteer, she comes from France, she’s 21 years old and she works in Kane’s office about an environmental project. She has accepted to answer my questions.

In your opinion what does it mean “roots” ? In my opinion, root means something inside us and which is a part of us, our identity, our culture. Usually, we can hear that it’s important to know our origins, our roots to build the future. Do you agree with this quotation? I think to build the future and to be in peace with ourselves, it will be better to know the story before us. I mean a story about the past of our parents, our family, our country for example.

What are your own roots? My origins are mostly African. A part of my family comes from north of Africa.

Do you think that is it secret or taboo to speak about our roots in our occidental society ? I don't think that it’s taboo because occidental countries created colonization and this situation created a lot of migrant people. So those people can have roots from other countries.

The roots of French language

the lingua franca of Europe. With colonization, French spread to North America in the 17th century, to the rest of Africa in the 19th century, making it a global language. However, French lost its influence in the second half of the twentieth century, to the benefit of English.

French is a Roman language because it was built up on the ancient Latin language. It is spoken in France, Belgium, Canada, (mainly in the east of the country), Luxembourg, Switzerland and in 51 other countries, mainly located in Africa, having mostly been part of the former colonial empire.

The French language has its peculiarity due to its development which is mainly the work of intellectual groups, such as the Pléiade, institutions or the Académie française. It is a so-called "academic" language and not a changed language (or "language by elaboration"). However, the

Resulting from the evolution of low Latin and vulgar Latin towards Gallo-Romanesque during the first millennium of the Christian era, French, the royal language, became a legal and administrative language with the ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts in 1539. Subsequently, French, still around the Parisian core, spread in France, Europe and the world. Then, a long reform of the language promoted by academics followed to regularize it and reintroduce Latin words. The classic French of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries became modern French of the eighteenth century,

use retains its rights and many people are using this language, foremost among the Molière: one speaks elsewhere of the "language of Molière".

Author: Vira

RECIPES FROM TOMEK Caesar salad

EASY 30 min 4 servings

INGREDIENTS:

Salad • • • • • •

Dressing

2 COS lettuce or any lettuce of your choice 4 Bread slices 2 Chicken breasts Bacon bit Parmesan cheese 2 Eggs

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135 gm Buttermilk or normal milk 25 gm Anchovy washed 250 gm Mayo 25 gm Dijon mustard

PREPARATION:

Step 1: Make your ingredients ready - Wash your lettuce. -Toast your bread put in the oven for 10min or in a toaster to be faster. - Boiled some water to make hard boiled eggs. - Cut the chicken breast in dices and cook then in pan for 10min without oil (Tips: When the chicken is almost cook you can add a spoon of honey for the taste and a caramelized color). - Cook your bacon bit and put them on a paper towel to absorbed the fat. - Cut small bit of parmesan cheese or use a grater. Step 2: Make your dressing ready -Combine buttermilk and anchovy – Blend with the stick blender until anchovy is all broken up. -Whisk in Mayo and Mustard. -Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Step 3: Mix all together -In a big bowl put your lettuce leaves, Chicken dices, Bacon bits, Eggs cut in dice. -Add the dressing and mix all together. -Put on your plant and use the parmesan cheese on the top with bread cut in 2 or more.

Author: Vira

RECIPES FROM TOMEK Easy 4 h 2-3 servings

Chocolate mousse

INGREDIENTS:

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Dark chocolate 200g Sugar 30g Butter 30g 6 Eggs Pinch of Salt

PREPARATION: Step 1: Melt the chocolate with the butter Step 2: -Separate the white and the yellow from the eggs. -In a big bowl whip egg white to soft peak with a pinch of salt. - At the last minute add the sugar and keep to whip. Step 3: -Add egg yellows in the chocolate and mix energetically.

Step 4: -Fold slowly the chocolate with egg whites using a spatula. Until chocolate is properly incorporate. Step 5: -Put your mixture in ramekins or jars. -Then put it in a fridge for minimum 3 hours.

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