Walk on an eco-route – 31.01

The route starts at one village near Veliko Tarnovo, called Plachkovci. We went there by train and after that we walked the distance between Plachkovci and Triavna by foot. At first the weather was a bit too cold, but as the sun got higher in the sky, the temperatures rose and we were able to enjoy ourselves as much as possible. The whole walk was so pleasant because the walking distance was not too little neither too great and we arrived in Triavna just as we were starting to get more tired - it was the perfect moment for a warm soup and a hot beverage in a local restaurant. It was a really great way of spending the day, because we actually get to spend the one warmer day of January in a new place, that both familiar from pictures of friends and yet unknown for us. I had a lot of fun and actually improved my navigational skills, because the path through the mountain was marked scarcely and I had to use all my senses in order to find the right way. No matter of the mild dangers, I had an incredible fun and I am eager for more as soon as possible!

Theatre play – 25.01

We watched a modern version of the ancient renaissance novella “Decameron” in our local theatre and I must say that I loved it! Usually I don’t like ancient literature but I loved the way the director had changed the play in a way that was more approachable by modern young people. The actors were amazing and I spend the time in the theatre in best mood I have ever been in for a long time.

Making Valentine’s Cards – 25.01

Today we again spend several hours working on valentine’s cards for the holiday. I again managed to produce a lot of them for which our CAS coordinator was very pleased. I found out that the longer I kept doing them the better I was becoming at it. It was great time spend with friends in a cosy atmosphere.

Giving smiles on World Smile Day – 25.01

Today we spend two hours of walking around the school and giving everybody one paper smile on the shirt, because we didn’t want to see frowns on this joyful holiday. Even if somebody was grumpy, a smile on their clothes made them feel a bit better because we paid attention to every person we met and asked them whether or not they are ok and if not, can we help with something. I had great time communicating with so many people and I am very glad that events such as this are celebrated in our school, because in my opinion in this way we show that we are in time with cultural events in a more global aspect of the question.

Making Smiles for World Smile Day – 21.01

Today we made smilies for World Smile Day which was a very fun thing to do. The smilies were made from sticky paper, as we printed them on it and then coloured them with bright colours. After colouring them we cut them out of the paper and prepare them for sticking. The idea is on World Smile Day to give everybody a smile, even a paper one, so that everybody can have one bright day in school. It was awesomely spend time with my friends – just making smiles and smiling J

Making of Valentine’s cards – 18.01

We made Valentine cards for the holiday. Every card included a love wish for the people you love and the cards were very pretty. I ain showed myself as a creative person and made a lot of cards. I felt great pleasure as always when I am creating something with my hands and of course I had a lot of fun. It was really cool to observe how 15 different people are making cards with the same passion.

CAS meeting for Valentine’s Day – 11.01

Today our CAS meeting had a specific topic and it was Valentine’s Day. We decided what items are we going to hand make and how are we going to sale them. As always I had a lot of fun on the meeting and it was wonderful to prepare for such a joyful holiday as Saint Valentine’s Day.

Christmas Charity Prom – 21.12

On this year’s Christmas Charity prom we had the opportunity to have more fun that we have ever had because we did not organised it this time. However we helped a lot to the girls that were in charge of the party this time and we managed to relief their burden significantly by handling some of the trickiest jobs since we had more experience than them. We co-hosted the event, stood on the entrance to check if everyone had their tickets and of course we observed if the dress code was being kept. I had an amazing time and another chance to prove that my organizational and leaderships skills are getting better with every event I take part in.

Charity club – Christmas Bazaar – 15.12

The Christmas Bazaar called “Christmas box” is an event that let us to collect money for charity while having fun. There was a bazaar in front of the school’s auditorium at which we sold hand-made items which were very beautiful and were not very expensive. We managed to raise a lot of money and still have fun because after the items were sold, everyone was invited in the auditorium where every class from the school had to perform a little play. Our was a short show, in which I played a little gipsy kid around the holidays. My job was to annoy as much as I can my artificial parents and to have fun on the stage, of course. I found myself developing my acting skills and I must say that this was the funniest thing I have done in a lot of time.   

Helping for the organization of Christmas Charity Prom – 07.12

Today I helped the girls that are organizing this year’s Christmas Charity Prom with walking around the classrooms and making lists of those who wish to attend the prom. I spend quite a lot of time with the girls and I managed to get to know them better because they are from another class and I don’t have the opportunity to communicate very often with them. I had great time and felt very good as I made new friends. 

International Volunteer Day – 05.12

We honoured the International Volunteer Day as we gathered all of the people participating in the European voluntary corpus and all of the participants were awarded with certificates for taking part in the project. I was really exciting to me to receive some acknowledgements for my long term dedication to charity and volunteer work. It was very pleasant occasion to meet my friends from the corpus and to have a lot of fun while we spoke before and after the gathering. 

Selling the IB newspaper – 01.12

On 01.12 we once again sold the new issue of our IB newspaper, which was this time dedicated to world AIDS day. This issue of our local project was full with information about the problem. We all put allot of effort in the newspaper in order to better inform the people in the school about the event. We sold a lot of copies of the newspaper because everyone was compassionate with the victims of HIV. The money collected is going for charity as usual. I felt as being part of the wold event and also as if I was contributing a little for the solution of the problem. 

Giving stigmas – world AIDS day – 01.12

Today it is the world AIDS day and as always our school showed its compassion for the victims of the virus with attaching red stigmas on our clothes. We went earlier to school and stood at the entrance for one hour in order to give everyone stigmas. Every student and teacher got one and we were all part of the world event. 

Local project – creating the new issue of the IB newspaper – 23.11

Today we made the new issue of the IB newspaper. This time it was dedicated to World AIDS day and the issue was full of information about the disease. We wanted to inform our school mates about the problem and make them feel compassionate about the victims that have lost their lived due to this awful syndrome. The work on the newspaper went without problems and I was glad that this time we worked fast and effectively, which in my opinion is evidence that we are getting better at this and we are improving ourselves as writers and editors. As always the newspaper gave a chance to express myself and to write about the things I think were important and I think that AIDS day is very painful topic that deserves our attention. 

International project – European Year of Volunteering – 17.11

On 17.11 we went to Sofia to take part in an international meeting of volunteer groups, where we took part of a discussion about volunteering. Some of the questions that were raised included topics like how can voluntary work be promoted in order to become more popular and which problems deserve more attention that they are getting. The meeting enhanced my communicative abilities since I had to converse with people all around the world. I spoke English and German which was unique opportunity for me to exercise my languages.  It was a great event with great people and I can only wish that in the future I will have more opportunities to visit such events where I can meet new people and discuss questions that are really important for me. 

Preparing for AIDS day – 15.11

In our school we have always honoured AIDS day and this years does not come as an exception. Today we brought home the materials given to us by our CAS coordinator and we made stigmas from red paper as we always do. On the day we will give away the stigmas at the entrance of the school in order to for everybody to show compassion for the victims of this awful disease. 

Going to Slavi’s show – 11.11

In the evening of 11.11 we and my classmates went to see Slavi’s show live. I usually would not go to see it but since I was not the one to determine where we would go, I just had to. I personally find Slavi too offending as a host and I really don’t like him, but it was very interesting for me to observe how a TV show was made. The most bizarre thing about it was the fact that the studio, when watched on TV seemed enormous, while in fact it was rather small and dark place. The sad thing was they took our posters that we made in front of the studio because the security said we could not bring them in. However, we spent good time because as always I was with my awesome friends. 

Visiting “Earth and Man” museum – 11.11

On 11.11 we had the opportunity to visit the “Earth and Man” museum in Sofia and I must say that this was the most boring thing that I have ever done. I am not a fan of geology and you could imagine the pure boredom I felt when listening for “interesting” types of rocks…This visit was truly an embodiment of boredom and I am not glad that I went there and I did not have any fun. Yes, I learnt some new facts about quartz and its different derivatives but that was not voluntary and if I had the chance to choose I would not have learnt these new things.

Trip to Sofia – 11/12.11

We set of on the journey to Sofia early in the morning of 11^th November. The main goal of the trip was to visit some museums but we also did shopping, sight-seeing and also had the chance to visit one of the Bulgaria’s most famous TV shows – Slavi’s show. It was an amazing experience that I found to be extremely fun. I am very happy that I was able to go there and see the things a saw J

Making posters for the Slavi’s show – 09.11

On 09.11 we were assigned to make 2 posters for the Slavi’s show which we are going to visit on our trip to the capital city of Bulgaria – Sofia. Slavi Trifonof is a very famous shows man in Bulgaria, but I can’t say that I like him. However I helped for the posters and they turn out to be very good looking and nicely done. On the first poster we wrote the name of our school and on the second one we wrote “we love Slavi” although the second statement was not entirely true. Despite this, I was proud with the result and can’t wait to wave the posters in the public of the show.