Billiards competition – 22.03

After the make-up session, I went in a local billiard club, where I, my friends and my classmates had a wonderful billiards competition. Of course me and Hristina were in one team and won as we always do. The game was blazing and very emotional but in the end we came out as winners. It was a wonderful way of ending my two CAS years, and I must say I will miss these events because they played very significant role in my life, they changed me, made me the person I am now. At least I am glad that I have my blog so that I can always open it and remember the fun I had every single time when I had to do something.

Visiting beauty saloon and getting make-up – 22.03

After long and tiresome day at school, we went to a beauty saloon where we got free professional make up for the holiday. It was really cool to get the make-up from professional make-up artists. It was really pleasant and I felt relaxed and calm. I enjoyed myself a lot and also I the make-up artist showed us how to put make-up properly, because nowadays most girls don not know how to do it.

Selling cards for charity – 22.03

While making the cards, we simultaneously sold them too, because every finished card was left on a flat surface where people could look at it and if somebody liked a card he just gave the money to us and we later gave it to our CAS coordinator. Selling cards was not difficult but after we finished making them we actually started walking around the school, offering cards. Many people bought one and we all felt very good because we raised a lot of money for charity again.

Making of stamps and cards – 22.03

After we helped around the school we went to the library where we had the chance to learnsomething new – this time we made stamps out of potatoes and I was very amused by it. However, carving into a potato proved to be more difficult that it looked so I had to be very patient about it. After the stamp was carved, I laid a layer of paint on it and stamped the blank pieces of coloured paper. Thus a card was created in a very fun way. The cards were intended for sale with charitable cause and I was very happy that I was able to contribute.

School’s open door day – 22.03

 As usual school’s open door day was in the same day as Tarnovo’s official holiday. When we got at school we first showed people around the school and talked with them about the benefits of studying in a private school. Most of the people were amazed of the beautiful building of the school and I felt proud that I am part of such a wonderfull institution. Also I was very sad because this reminded me that I was soon going to leave the building, the institution and the people… I really want to slow time down in order to enjoy my last moments in Veliko Tarnovo better. I will miss it so much!

Theater play – 13.03

The play we watched today was called “The ladies room” and I did not like it. The actors were poor and many of them seemed to not remember their lines. It was annoying to watch them and I left very frustrated because I wasted valuable time, during which I may have studied for my final exams. However the good side of the event was that I had the chance to see some of my friends there, which was great and made me feel calmer.

1st of March preparation – 28.02

Today we made martenitsi. I and some other students made a lot of them and they were very pretty. We came up with our original models and felt very free to experiment with the soft coloured wool that the martenitsi are made of. After making around 30 martenitsi I went home to study for my exams. I feel very stressed now, because the time is getting shorter and I hope that I will be able to finish the IB programme with good results.

Charity club – 27.02

Today we discussed the events we are going to participate in on 1^st of March. We talked about how many martenitsi we need to make in order that there are enough for everyone in the retirement home for old people that we are going to visit tomorrow and also to decide on what exactly our short greeting program will consist of. I was not going to participate in the program but I helped the teachers to make it and I also read the part of a girl that was missing.  We decided that we will read to the people traditional Bulgarian tales, dedicated to the holiday and also some of the students that were going to the home are going to sing. After we made the script we also practiced it and then we were free to go home and rest. 

Making of hearts for the Municipality – 14.02

After the sale of the cards and hearts, I went back to the library where I helped my class mates in the making of two very big greeting hearts that were intended to be given as a gift for the holiday to the mayor of Veliko Turnovo and to the head editor in the local newspaper. The hearts were quite big and needed more people to work on them in order to do the job more effectively and I must say that in the end the hearts looked very beautiful  - they were in full harmony with the occasion and our own moods in that moment. After we were done, several of my classmates went to the municipality and the newspaper in order to give the hearts to the people they were made for with a lot of love. 

Saint Valentine’s bazaar – 14.02

Today we sold almost all of the cards and bracelets we made. A lot of people bought them because the products were very pretty and some people even bought several for their family. We enjoyed ourselves while selling since we had the opportunity to talk to all our friends, who came to buy stuff from us. We raised a lot of money for charity and we are very grateful to all the people who helped us selling the cards, because it is hard for us now to spend a lot of time for such events. 

Art club – 08.02

On 08.02 we hand made many Saint Valentine’s Day cards and bracelets, which are going to be sold on 14.02 for charity. We had fun as always and we made a lot of awesome bracelets and cards. Many students form the lower grades helped us to prepare for the holiday and we were very grateful to them as we have a lot of studying going on.

CAS meeting for the 4th term – 02.02

Today we gathered in the library in order to come up with the new planning page for the 4^th term.  This time there weren't many events to participate in, because as the final exams are getting closer, we need more time to study and prepare for the exams but the events no matter their number, are very interesting this term too. I noticed that we have got a lot better at composing our planning pages and I remembered our first CAS meeting - how we didn't know what to do and how confused we were. However, as usual we had a lot of fun and the meeting made me think that I will miss our gatherings so much when I graduate!