I'm sorry, i'm late..

First I want to appologize, because i had to writte this blog post almost 2 months ago.. But time is flying.
If you were scared, don't worry I arrived well in France.
I had to do so many things in a short period of time. Directly from the airport when i arrived in Paris I had to jump in the car of my father and go in Belgium to sign some papers for school and start to look for a flat. So the 1st of September I made 3 country in less than 10 hours.. Sportiv arrival.
After I had a week and half to see my family and my friends. After 10 months out of the country just one week and half it's not so much, trust me. But was perfect like that i didn't had time to be sad I was feeling really strange to be at home, so if i will not had staff to do I would have been in depress. But everything is ok i didn't had even one minute for me. But even if it was short it was really great to see my family be with my friends, however it was strange in my mind.
So after this week and half I had to moove in Belgium for my studies. I found a flat 2 days before entering at school, was a little bit hot time. But I manage this with success and in a peacfull way (thanks my evs).
Since that i'm at school and i'm really enjoying to study again, i discover that i love learn. I discover an other me at school, i never had been like that in university. Thats so cool to be well where you are. I made a good integration in Belgium even if they don't like French (like all the country in europe no ? ).
I keep in me beautifull memories of my year in Romania, if i will have to do it again, i would do it.
I was thinking its bullshit that you can change so much in just 10 months. But it's true i'm so much better in my head and in what i am doing now.
So if you are reading this blog post and you hesitate to make an EVS, stop to think and do it.
I guess it's the last time i'm writting on this blog, maybe i would come back in the future.
If not thanks and take care.
La revedere !
Jude

Let's start summer !

Oho more than one month i didn't writte an article, bad copii !

The ast time i wrotte it was about our midterm training, let me tell you what happened since that !
So we said goodbye to our childrens from the differents places where we were going. Was a strange feeling to realized that, this part of our project is over.. But now let start SUMMER !
My flatmates had been in a training in Borzont for an outdoor training. Unfortunately was not possible for me to participate with them. I had to go in Belgium for make inscriptions in an university for the next year. Like that now my brain is totally free to just think about the 2 last month of my EVS.
My brother came during one week end was really great to spend time with him and to show him my life here in Baia Mare. I think he enjoyed to be here.
We also said goodbye to some of our friends.. who ended their project. Was hard, but just after we said HELLO to 14 new volunteers, who will spend this two month with us. Big help and energy for the summer camps. This week end was there first week end here, so we bring them saturday afternoon in Lacul albastru which is more green than blue at the moment. We had a great time,
swiming and jumping in this lac.
So now i think we know better each other we are ready to start to work together !
Let's go !
                                 
                                                                               (it was good weather .. Just you can't see it on this picture)

Training, fun and sun

Hola everybody, since long time i didn't wrotte something about my/our adventures in Romania. But i'm here now !


So after this coaching training we came back in our working routine. Was ok but a little bit strange after all this agitation during training. We had time for rest a see ou friends.
This week we came back from mid term training in Busteni near Predeal where we made our on arrival training. It's a really good place in the mountain. We had lot of fun and we met lot of new

peoples really cool. Me i enjoyed much more the free time than the training curse during the day. I didn't found that really usefull but anyway my principal motivation for this ttraining was to met peoples. So it's perfect. On the way back we visited Peles castel in Sinaia we had a good weather so it was perfect. We also stoped in Brasov really beautiful city, where i met again new peoples who host us. We came back in Baia Mare on saturday morning after a long funny trip. Yesterday on Sunday we really enjoyed to spend time outoor because the weather is so good, perfect sun without cloud.

And today we restart our daily activities but slowly because i think it's kind a  free day today.
Allé Allé hoppopop See you later !

Adventures, new peoples and lot of fun !!

Pfiouuu since long time i didn't write in my blog ! But i'm back peoples !!
I hope spring also start for you also. Today first day in sandales woop woop !
So this lasts weeks were really intense.

Two weeks ago i was in Belgrad for meet with a friend from France during three days. It was very funny and good to see her. After that i came back in Baia Mare for an "intervention" in a highschool in Cavnic around tolerance and multiculturality. Oups i forgot to tell you we also welcomed a new volonteer, Lucas from France (from my city). I met him first time here in Romania.
So for him this "intervention" in Cavnic was his first experience in school.

After that all together we jumped in the preparations for the Coaching training who started in 16th April and ended in 26 April.    (This pictures is for support our Armenian friends in 24.04 on memory of the genocide.)

This training was an amazing experience, we met so much peoples. We also learned a lot about coaching. We started with theorical parts in first days. But after we made outdoor activities for put in application what we learned. It was amazing and really good to enjoy the frsh air.
Yesterday we said goodbye to our new friends, and with the promises to meet again each other in this world !
So now came back to our routines, came back to our schools, full of energy and motivation from our experience.
Pupicii !!

Childrens, departures and fun .

Buna Ziua !

Last week was a really good week because of the weather. It was like summer, one day we had +28°c. On Monday we had an interview with Maramures TV, they asked us about workshops and our life in Romania. After I had my workshop with peoples who were there we created a song, it was really funny.
On Thuesday we went in Hungarian-school there we drew with childrens stars for after sing with them "Twinkle, twinkle little star" they enjoyed a lot to sing and they get really fast the lyrics of the song. On Orla's workshop we painted our pinyata so soon our flat will be a museum of pinyata.
On Thursday I went for the first time in Cavnic, it's a little bit far from Baia Mare but the childrens, the teacher and the school are amazing. There we made a story telling in 3 team. Each team with one of us. After by team they came in front of everybody for play there story.
On Friday we went in Copalnic there they made a surprise for Tazo who is leaving soon. After we made some games with the childrens. After we went in Teachers room for eat and drink a little bit.
On Saturday a friend from France arrived in Baia Mare for few days, it's a really cool to have some visitor. We also made a very good party for Tazo's departure. And also excellent dinner with georgian khinkali (we made it it was an hard learning process) and lot of others things.
On Sunday we went in old center for a forum theater in Romanian it was a little bit like a romanian lesson for us.
And today is raining and Tazo, Orla and my friend we leave soon it will be a sad week.
Ok gata ! See you next week for news adventures.

st patrick, passeport and fun !

Servus everybody !

 On Monday it was my workshop we played the " Time's up"game and also we made an activity around confidence.
Thuesday it was Orla's workshop around St Patrick it was really good.
Last week we went on Wednesday in Kindergarten and there we assisted to a lesson around the number, for the childrens. We just sing a song with them between two activities. It was also Sopo's workshop around cultures, it was also good and intrusting.
On Thursday we wentin Hungarian school there we also made an activity around St Patrick we asked them to color some shamrock who is the symbol of St Patrick. They were really dynamic so the activity takes all the hour.
My project partners went in the afternoon in a new school in Cavnic an other country side in the mountains. Unfortunately I was not able to go because I had to take bus in Baia Mare to Bucharest. Fianlly my passeport is ready !!! So I went and came back the "same" day. I went Thuesday 5:00pm and I arrived back in Baia Mare Friday at 11:00pm. It was lot of hours of bus (24), the bus was full all the time, so not too much place. But I did it, now i'm really happy. And what I like most is they put like adress my romanian adress so during 10 years i will have my romanian adress on my passeport.
Saturday we celebrate the victory of Georgian in front of Romanian in rugby. But we also celebrate the defeat of Romanian. We had a really good dinner and also a really good night out.
Sunday like a sunday we did nothing but it was good to rest a little bit.
Today we are writting blog but we also wait for interview. You will know more about it next week !
Have a good time this week and see you on next monday.
Pupicii !

Sun, parents and birthday !

Hello Hello !

Last week was really good, because of the weather but also we were in a good mood.
On Monday I had my first workshop about improvisation theater it was a little bit hard but we did the activities outdoor for enjoy the good weather. 
On Thuesday we were in Roma-center there we made games outdoor, running, jumping with childrens was funy.
On Wednesday we went in Kindergarten, there we asked the childrens to make card for there mum. Because in Romania it was Mother Day on Sunday 8 March. They draw lovely card it was good.
On Thursday in Hungarian school we made again an activity for mum but this time we were making flowers with napkins. It was a little bit hard to manage it with glue but finally we found lot of solution and they enjoy a lot.
On Friday we were in Copalnic, like all the time we enjoyed a lot. We made one game about draw peoples in front of you and they teach us one song in Romanian and us we teach them one song in our own languages. It was really funny.
And also my fater and my step mother arrived in Romania this same day. It was so good to see them here. They are still there and they will leave tomorrow.
This week end was Tazo's birthday so we celebrate that with "dignity". It was intense to mix party during the night and visit with my prents during the day. But I did it.
Today new workshop!
Next week for news adventures!

Travel, paint and fun !

Hey !
This week end we were travelling (with Sopo and Orla) in Sighisoara a small city in the middle Est of Romania. We hitchike until there and we were rather lucky, we found cars almost quickly except in Turda but I think this city is a litlle bit upset against us.
Sighisoara is a city really colorfull and also with beautifull historical monument like the citadelle. In Sighisoara we were visiting lot of of our on arrival training friends. It was very good to see them again.

Last week we also went in our school like all the time.
In Kindergarten we draw and sing with the childrens. In Roma-center we ask them to paint there shadow. We project the shadow of there faces on the wall with light. They were not really focus on the activity but we manage it.
Friday in Copalnic we asked them to choose 10 words in english and after to build by team an history around this 10 words.
Today it will be my first improvisation theater workshop, I hope peoples will enjoy.


Pa, see you next week for new adventures.

Good bye, food and memories.

 Servus!

This week-end we lost 4 of our YMCA colleagues and friends. Aysel Saturday afternoon, Carmen and Salomé Saturday night and Sarah (our project partner from Germany) Sunday morning. Now we are just 4 in the office and in one flat. Now we lives with Tazo the project partner of Salomé who stays one more month in Romania. Yesterday evening Razvan came in our flat and did for us an amayzing welcome dinner.

I didn't realized so much yet they will not come back. I hope all of them arrived in safe in there country and at home. Pupicii for all of them and thank you for what we lived all together.

But we also worked last week. We went in Kindrgarten but it was there a representation for the childrens. We stayed for watch the show it was in Romanian so it was like a training for us. Childrens enjoyed a lot. In Romani-center we expected to dance with childrens but finally they preferred to draw. so we gave to them as topic: The world in 20 years. We drawn with them it was very relaxing. In Hungarian-school we asked them to draw there friend in front of them. They can choose, just the face or all the body. Some of them are really gifted and creative.

Virus, school and co !

                                                     Hey Sevus Salut!
                                                                                                   (view of my room)

I didn't have so much things to tell this monday because last week I was sick from monday until thursday, be carefull if one time you come during this period in Baia Mare you will have big sun with blue sky but in reallity it's -6°c, mare grija !!
So I just went on friday in Copalnic. Countryside where we are going for make activity with two classes. This week we made a football outdoor with all the childrens they enjoy a lot to be in the fresh air. It was a little bit a mess because lot of childrens but it was funny to be with them and to run with them. After almost one week in my bed with my virus it was perfect.
On friday night we started to make the goodbye party of our dear friends who will leave this week end. So we spent a really good time, really active friday night and more calm on saturday with a dinner full of food, for our brain and stomac it was good.
This week I'm ready without virus, so let's go enjoy our last week with our ymca co
lleagues.

spring is coming !

Last week we were started the week with some tensions. But finally we solved it after long discutions still open.

We decided this week with my projects partner to make some handscraft around valentine's day. So in kindergarten we ask them to made cards for some one or their familly. First time I have almost discution with childrens, each of us were looking less frustrated to explain what we wanted a little bit. In Roma-center we made all together a big heart with lot of recycling papers.

 In romanian lesson it was first time Mircea (teacher) gave us back our first test, each of us had a little present so kind. I had a lighter from croatia.


 In hungarian school we made with kids also cards but a little bit more complicated because they can us scissors.




 On wednesday night we had all together a dinner in Razvan and bunica (grand mother) 's flat. Bunica made for us sooooo gooooood food. And Razvy prepare lot of things for drinks. This night we were celebrating Misho's birthday and also something like a good bye party and Razvan's birthday. Yes on friday at 6 am dear Misho was going back in Georgia. But maybe we will see him again in Romania in April for a training !

Also since half of week the weather is perfect so we spent lot of time outdoor for make slackline and frisbee. So nice.

Balkan's trip !

 Hello !!
Since two weeks I don't write something, because I was in holidays last week.
Holidays with a road plan. 
We start on friday 30 January we were travelling to Arad (first stop) there we made party with our friends. At 4:00 am with Salomé we were obligate to leave the party for took a bus for going in Timisoara. From there we took a train for going in Belgrade. There we meet with Sara a old volonteer. She was living in my flat last year. She was our guide for discover the city, beautiful city. We were really lucky because we had a good weather, big sun. We spend one night in Sara's family, taking rests. And Sunday night we took a night greec train for going in Skopje Macedonia. We arrived in Skopje at 4:30am so we were waiting the sun for start to visits Skopje. It's a funny city with (in my opinion) greec influence in the architecture, but don't tell that to macedonian peoples. All the city are in (re)construction. It's a really surprising city they alreday put lot of statues even if the the floor is not finish. But we spent a good time in the city but also with an old volonteer from Arad who host us in his family where we took a dinner. Unfortunatly we couldn't take a bus for go in Podgorica because they cancel the bus. So we were obligat to take a night train again to return in Belgrade and after take bus in Belgrade to go in Sarajevo. We arrived in sarajevo thuesday night there we took a room in a hostel. After two night in train it was so good to found a bed. The morning after we start to discover Sarajevo. Really it's an amazing city, I was not expecting it will be like that. Very good mood in the city center and peoples were so friendly and helpful. And I can't to don't speak about Bosnian food. Our stomac spent a really good time also ! So finaly we took the way back friday morning. We stop again in Arad and we made party again. And we start to hitchiking to Baia Mare on Saturday morning. We arrived at 6:00pm after that each of us were going in his flat for taking a rests until monday morning. So now let's start again the work !

(ps: If you want an other view of this travel please go to check Salomé's blog, we spent the travel together.)
Pupicii and see you next week for new adventures !

Long travel in Romania !

Servus ! 

              Last week in Kindergarten we made with childs hand fish and we were also for saw an non formal lesson about music instruments. Teachers manage that like play. Childrens were really entrusting and quiet. In romani-center we made a group picture of the childrens and after we were asking them to draw themselves for make a reconstitution  of the picture. In Hungarian school we made with kids hand poppet they were enjoying to play all together like if there creations started to be alive. On Thursday at 5 I took the bus to Bucharest 12 hours of travel. I arrived there at  4:50am in the train station almost empty. I was waiting there for the day breaks, I drunk coffee and walk around the station. After I was going in the center around piata romania, I was walking for discover the city but it was cold and windy. At 10 I had a meeting in french embassy for made my passport I do it with success. After that come back in the train station for took the train direction Craiova, there I spend time with an Italian friend Francesca. I met her 1 month ago in the On Arrival Training in Predeal. I spent a really great time in this city, lot of fun and discussions. And right now I arrive from the train station of Baia Mare after 20 hours of travel. I was starting to come back yesterday at 5pm and I arrive today at 2 pm.       

                                                                                                                  I took a night train from Bucharest to Dej in this train I met tree Romanian peoples we had lot of fun even the communication was hard because my romanian is not so good for don`t say it`s bad. But no matters it was good. The train was late so I miss the train for Baia Mare in Dej> So I took another train but finally he stop 4 hours in Jibou (don`t ask me where is it I have no idea of where is it, i`ll check) I spent funny time in the office of the boss of the station we were drinking coffee eating cakes. For explain me the situation he call his son who can translate in English for me. Thanks to all Jibou`s train station staff for your support !! 

And Tada I`m in Baia Mare in the office to write my blog. I hope my adventures give you smile! And the joke is I should to come back in Bucharest soon for take my passport this time. So don`t forget to come back in my blog because I pretty sure you will have fun, for sure something will happen again ! Take care and see you ! Pupicii

 

 

Ice skatting in the streets !

Servus !

         This week was a hard to be fast in the streets everywhere lot of ice and water. We celebrate 2 birthday this week, one on monday (Adela) et the other on friday (Carmen), it was good. In school we made two activities of handcraft. The first one was in Kindergarten and they made "spoon men". With little pastic spoon and some colors paper, they made beautiful spoon men. it was not needed us in Romani-center so on thursday, just Hungarian school. where we made with us zebra masks. They enjoy a lot this activities, but it was also lot of work for us. Because they are little and they can't do evrything. It was very nice to saw them like that.
This week end was a marathon of food, friday night I made a dinner in our flat, vegetarian lazagne. It was good but the worst of the week end was saturday night .... We where eating maybe during 3 or 4 hours. Many different food, salads, pies, cakes, soups, meet.. and maybe I forget some meal. It was delicious but after that I need to go back in sport, if we will continue like that all the 10 month I'll need 2 places in the plane for come back in France!
Sunday was dead day, I was at home all the day. Like a real sunday :)

This it's turkish meal, I don't remenber the name but it was sooooooo good.
Tchao !

Snow, work, terrorist and rock'n roll.

Hey, hey everybody! In first I just want to make sign for my country. I don't know if you hear about this terrorist attack in wednesday 7 January in Paris against the new's paper "charlie hebdo". 12 peoples died and they also touched of the freedom of expression. Yesterday (sunday 11) almost 4 million peoples went in the street everywhere in France. It was the republican march. "La France est debout". Good job guy's all my support and my heart was with you yesterday but also last week. I'm really glad and affected to see all french peoples together and stand up for a common cause. I'm with you from Romania!
In the same time for me was the re-start of work. It was good with lot of snow and cold. We go like every week in kidergarten, romanicenter,  hungarian school and school in a country side Copalnic. We make activities around the mimes and also around the resolutions for this new year.

This week end we were in Arad a city near the border of Serbia. We meet there lot of friends and made very good partys. And discover the city (little bitte). We don't arrive to come back to Baia Mare sunday evenning we has been(with Salomé) blocked in Cluj by the time and the weather. So we arrive finally this morning after a short night in friend flat. 

Holidaaaays oh holidaaaays !

Hey everybody in first I want to wish you a really good year !
3 weeks without article don't worry I'm here ! 3 weeks ago my flatmates and me were in On Arrival

Training in Predeal a little city in the mountain near Brasov during one week with all the volonteers of Romania arrived in November and December. It was amazing to meet lot of peoples from everywhere. And we were staying in a hotel very good hotel with lot of food (chicken and potatoes almost all the time but it was so good and nice to don't cook during one week). We had training with two trainers during days and party with everybody during the night. Hard in the morning but we had a f good breakfast with evrythings you can imagine. (oh I miss it).
So after this amazing trip we caming back Baia Mare (after 12 hours in the train) and my sister was there. It was so good to saw her here in Romania. She was here for the 2 weeks of holidays. So I spend christmas and new year with her. I was so happy she could meet my friends and saw where I live. During this two weeks we make lots of party and we travel a little in Sighetu near the border of Ukraine with Aysel also it was so cold but we visited the communism museum it was intrusting.
And my sister, Aysel and me were in Cluj for the new year in friend's flat. It was so good but just we don't have water in the flat I let you imagine a new year without toilets shower heater and just water for drink the next day after party. It was hard but funny experience. In the 2nd of January my sister took the plane at 6am in the airport of Cluj. So at 4am we leave the flat and going in the airport. It was a bit hard after new year and without sleep but we put my sister in the plane (emotional moment) hard to let her go. after that with Aysel we had to go back Baia Mare but with hitchike so we slept in the airport during 2 hours for wait the sun and cars. At 8am we were on the road we waiting not to much time. And a car took us in Cluj from Dej so after we wait again for another car. In the second car we were so sleeping. Fun things in the both of car peoples can speak a little in French.
It was so good to arrive at home in warm place and finally sleep in a bed. But suprise the washing machine are boken and also the light in the kitchen (welcome home!). Slowly it was the end of this holidays and time to go back work. So I'm here. Have a good day, good year.
See you and take care !