Noortevahetus "EcoFriends" Kreekas
Viola Kasak, 22,
grupijuht
Olen eelnevalt
osalenud kolmel noortevahetusel, kuid selle aasta mais avanes mul võimalus
minna noortevahetusele
"EcoFriends", mis toimus Kreekas ning mille peamiseks teemaks
oli keskkonnasõbralikkus. Lisaks minule osalesid projektis veel viis eestlast,
kes olid kõik väga säravad isiksused ning mul on hea meel, et sain just koos
nendega seda seiklust kogeda.
Projekt
programm oli väga sisukas ning
tegevusterohke, kuid samas oli meil ka mõistlikkus koguses vaba aega.
Korraldajad olid organisatsioonist Neoi Ellados se Eyropaiki Drasi (inglise
keelne versioon Youthfully Yours Gr) ning
minu isikliku kogemuse põhjal alati
abivalmid ning vastutulelikud.
Niisiis, mis mulle
eriliselt selle projekti puhul muljet avaldas? Mulle meeldis, et ilusa ilma
korral toimusid enamik tegevused väljas ning õnneks oli ilusat ilma parajalt.
Loomulikult oli meeletult tore teistest riikidest osalejate ning nende riikide
kohta uut ja huvitavat teada saada.
Mulle meeldis, et
oli ülesandeid, mis panid mind loominguliselt ja ratsionaalselt mõtlema (nagu
näiteks ideaalse linna planeerimine), kui ka ülesandeid, mis panid enda sisse
vaatama, oma käitumist analüüsima ning mõjusid spirituaalsel tasemel (Satir’s
mandala, üksteisele silma vaatamine ja selle kaudu emotsioonide edasi andmine).
Samuti oli tore, et anti võimalus ka osalejatel oma ideesid välja pakkuda ja
mõned sessioonid nendega sisustada. Kõige meeldejäävamateks jäid minu jaoks
rannakoristamine, sest selle käigus tekkis tunne, et panustasimegi nüüd ja
praegu meid ümbritseva keskkonna paremaks muutmise nimel ning
jooga/meditatsiooni sessioon, sest see oli midagi uut ja erilist minu jaoks.
Projektist sain ma
mitmeid armsaid uusi sõpru; teadmisi, kuidas keskkonna sõbralikumalt igapäeva
elus toimida (näiteks vältida kilekotte ja plastikpakendeid nii palju kui
võimalik, poodi minnes on alati kaasas oma riidestkott jne) ja üritan suunata
ka end ümbritsevaid inimesi samale teele.
Oli kihvt projekt.
Aitäh!
____ in English____
Viola Kasak, 22,
group leader of Estonians
I have previously
participated in 3 youth exchanges, but this year in May I got an oppurtunity to
participate in a youth exchange called “EcoFriends”, that took place in
Leptokarya, Greece and its main topic was eco-friendly living. In my team,
there were 6 Estonians, myself included, who were (and still are) incredibly
cool youngsters. I’m so glad that I had a chance to share this adventure with
these guys
The project program
was very pithy and active, but we still had a reasonable amout of free time.
Organizers were from organisation Neoi Ellados se Eyropaiki Drasi (in English
it was called Youthfully Yours Gr) and based on my own personal experience,
they were always heplful and accommodating.
Well, what did I
really like about the project? I liked, that when we had a nice weather, most
of our activities took place out-door and luckily the weather was good almost
every day. Of course it was super nice to get to know people from other
countries and get more information and knowledges about their countries.
I also enjoyed
activities that made me think in a creative and rational way (e.g. planning a
ideal city), and tasks that made me look into myself, to analyse myself and my
actions and that influenced me in a spirituallevel (e.g. Satir’s mandala,
eye-contact challenge). Also, I found it very cool that organizers gave
participants an oppurtunity to generate their own ideas for open space
sessions. The most memorable for me were beach clean up, because it made me
feel that we actually contributed in that very moment to making the world a
better place; and yoga/meditation
session, because it was something totally new and special for me.
From the project I
got many new and lovely friends; new knowledges about how to be more eco
friendly in every day life (e.g. I try to avoid plastic pags and packagings as
much as possible; if I go shopping, I will always have my fabric bag with me
etc) and I also try to guide people, that surround me, to live more eco
friendly life.
It was cool
project! Thank you!
Brigita: Mulle väga
meeldis see projekt nii korralduse, tegevuste kui inimeste poolest. Õppisin
sellest projektist palju, kuna osalejate seas oli nii taastuvenergiale
spetsialiseerunud insener, keskkonnakaitset ja muid sellelaadseid alasid
õppivad tudengid, zero-waste
elustiili harrastavad inimesed, taimetoitlased jne. Seltskond oli tõepoolest
kirju ja iga inimene lisas sellesse kompotti midagi isikupärast. Võrreldes oma
varasemate kogemustega projektides oli seltskond väga ühtehoidev ning keegi ei
hoidnud väga omaette. #üksipolekeegi :))))
Mul olid Kreekas
meeletult lõbusad 10 päeva ning ma ei unusta seda projekti ega neid inimesi
kunagi!
Negatiivse küljena
oskaksin välja tuua vaid ülima korraldajate poolse punktuaalsuse ning ajakavast
väga rangelt kinni hoidmise, mis mulle lihtsalt isiklikult väga ei meeldinud,
kuna tundsin, et see piirab meie loovust ja mõttelendu esitlusi tehes ja
nendeks valmistudes. Mõistan, et ajakavast kinni hoidmine on vajalik, aga
leian, et sellise projekti raames ei peaks ajakava olema kivisse raiutud. Kui
see välja arvata, meeldis mulle projekti juures kõik ning tahaksin öelda müts
maha korraldajate ees, kes suutsid lagedale tulla niivõrd mitmekülgsete ja
huvitavate tegevustega nendeks 10ks päevaks, kus me ainult ei õppinud end ümbritseva
keskkonna vaid väga palju ka enda ja oma kaaslaste kohta.
I really liked how
this project was organized, the people, who took part in it and the activities
we did. I learned a lot from this project, because the group was really diverse
and not only did we have an engineer in the group, who specializes in renewable
energy, but we also had students of environmental protection, people, who are
zero-waste, vegetarians etc. Everyone had something unique to add to the pot.
Compared to my previous experiences in projects the group of people, who took
part in this project, was really close and nobody was on their own. I had the
best 10 days in Greece and I’ll never forget this project or those people.
If I were to
complain about something I would point out the supreme punctuality of the
organizers and being very strict with the timetable we had, but that’s just
something that I don’t like personally, because I felt like it’s restricting
our creativity with the presentations and preparing for them. I understand that
it’s necessary to be puncional for the well-being of the group, but I think
that in this case we didn’t have to be that strict and could have been more
forgiving with our time management. Other than that I really liked the project
and I would like to applaud the organizers for coming up with such interesting
and diverse activities for those 10 days, where not only did we learn about the
environment that surrounds us, but we also learned a lot about ourselves and
our mates.
Merris Kivisoo
Selle aasta kevadel
oli mul võimalus minna keskkonnateemalisse projekti “EcoFriends”, mis leidis
aset Kreekas. See oli minu esimene noortevahetus, kus osalesin. Mulle väga
meeldis see projekt - toredad inimesed, hea korraldus ning põnevad teemad.
Kõige lahedamad olid aga just inimesed, kes projektist osa võtsid. Kõik olid
üksteise vastu soojad ja sõbralikud. Ma pole kunagi varem nii palju kultuuri
ühes ruumis näinud - nii palju erineva taustaga inimesi ning oli huvitav
kuulata kõikide arvamusi erinevatel teemadel. Me saime teha palju ülesandeid
gruppides, mis oli hea meeskonnatöö arendamiseks ja üksteise tundmaõppimiseks.
Korralduse poole pealt oli kõik suhteliselt hästi tehtud - kõik toimis,
ajakavast hoiti kinni ning kõik teemad ning töötoad olid hästi läbi mõeldud.
Võib-olla oleks tahtnud rohkem väljas olla ilusa ilmaga, aga õnneks võtsid
korraldajad meid hiljem kuulda ja üritasid võimalikult palju väljas olla.
Last spring I had
an opportunity to participate in an environmental project called “EcoFriends”, which
was held in Greece. This was my first youth exchange. I really liked this
project - nice people, good organization and interesting topics. But the most I
liked participants of the project. Everyone were warm and friendly towards each
other. I haven’t seen so much culture in one room - everyone had different
backgrounds and it was fascinating to hear their opinions on different topics.
We did many tasks in a group, which was a good way to practice teamwork and get
to know each other. In terms of organization, everything was relatively well
done - everything worked, the schedule was kept, and all the topics and
workshops were well thought through. Maybe I would have liked to be more
outdoors in fine weather, but luckily the organizers listened to us later and
tried to be outdoors when possible.
Helis
Projekti veetlevaks
pooleks oli kindlast osalejate positiivne suhtumine pea igasse etteantud
tegevusse. Grupp tegi koostööd, toetas ning arvestas üksteise vajadustega.
Sõpru võis leida iga riigi esindajate hulgast! Korraldajad hoidsid kümne
küünega kinni paberile kirjutatud kavast, mis tekitas lahkarvamusi osalejate ja
läbiviijate vahel. Ilusa ilmaga võiksid ikka tegevused väljas toimuda, mitte
maa-aluses keldris. Asukoht oli imeline.
Participants were
really sympathetic almost about every activity they had to take part of. Group
cooperated well, they helped out and respected each other needs. It was easy to
make friends from every country. Organisers wanted to keep up with the initial
schedule, which was not always necessary and caused disagreements. People
preferred spending time outside with nice weather, but organisers thought
otherwise. The place was located in perfect spot!
Erik Lest, 23, osaleja
Olen
varasemalt osalenud ühel noortevahetusel, mis leidis aset 2018. aasta märtsis
Lõuna Itaalias Castellammares. Seal saadud kogemus oli minu jaoks niivõrd
positiivne, et tekkis tahtmine osaleda mõnes uues projektis, mõnes uues riigis.
Seekord käisin Kreekas ning osalesin noortevahetusprojektis, mis kandis nime
„Ecofriends“ ning mille siht oli muuta noori inimesi rohkem teadlikumaks
keskkonnasõbralikkusest, reostusega kaasnevast ohtudest ning võimalikest
lahendustest. Kokku osalesid projektis noored seitsmest erinevast riigist.
Lisaks minule osalesid projektis veel 5
teist eestlast, kes olid igati vahvad ning meie grupi dünaamika toimis.
Mulle
meeldis projekti ülesehitus ning oli näha, et korraldajad olid töötubade,
teemade ning vaba aja jaotamisega näinud korralikult vaeva. Ka korraldajad ise
olid äärmiselt abivalmid ning murede puhul oli tunda, et nende poole saab
pöörduda.
Projekti
jooksul toimusid töötoad ning vestlusringid nii siseruumides, kui ka väljas,
kui ilm vähegi soosis. Kuna päikest oli palju, siis toimusid ka mitmed töötoad
just väljas, mis oli igati meeldiv ning igati sobilik arvestades ka projekti
temaatikat. Oli nii praktilisi ülesandeid, nagu näiteks ranna koristamine, kui
ka ülesandeid, mis pakkusid vaimset väljakutset, näiteks kui pidi 5- minutilise
aja jooksul teatraalselt ja loominguliselt andma edasi mõnda
keskkonnaprobleemi või pidi gruppidena
mõtlema hüpoteetiliselt, missugune oleks ideaalne linn, ilma igasuguse
reostuseta, kui rahaline ressurss poleks probleem ning meie ise oleksime need
kujundavad arhitektid. Kõige selle käigus õppisime mõtlema rohkem pisiasjadele,
mida igapäevaelus saaksime ise ära teha, et oma ökoloogilist jalajälge
vähendada ning võimalik, et nakatada ka mõnda sõpra selle niiöelda
„Ökopisikuga“. Kuna projektis oli riike 7, siis sai läbi esitluste ülevaate ka
olukorrast teistest riikides. Minu vaieldamatuks lemmikuks jäi päev, mil oli
täielik praktiline lähenemine: mediteerimine, muusikateraapia ning ranna
koristamine. Igati meeldejääv ja uus kogemus minu jaoks!
Kindlasti
ei saa mainimata jätta ka kõik neid sõbralikke ning armsaid inimesi, kellega ma
projekti jooksul tutvusin. Osadega neist suhtlen tänaseni ning ma olen igati
rahul, et projektis osalesin, kuna tänase päevani, kui mõtlen tagasi projektile
ning nendele toredatele inimestele, siis läheb süda soojaks. Igati väärt
kogemus, tutvused ja teadmised. Aitäh!
😊
In
English
Previously
I have participated in a project which took place in 2018, in the south of
Italy in Castellammare. The experience gained from there was positive in every
way. It was even so positive that i wanted to apply to another project in some
new country. This time I went to Greece and participated in a youth exchange
project titled „Ecofriends“. The aim of this project was to make young people
more aware of ecofriendliness, the dangers that come with pollution and offer
possible solutions to such problems. In total, there were young people from 7
different countries who participated in the project. In addition to me, there
were 5 other estonians with me who were great and the dynamics of the group
worked out really well.
I
liked the overall design of the project and found that the organizers had
worked hard to distribute workshops, themes and leisure. The organizers
themselves were also very helpful and in case of concern I felt that they could
be approached.
Workshops
and discussion sessions took place throughout the project, both indoors and
outdoors, whenever the weather favored. As the sun was high, several workshops
took place outside, which was very pleasant and very appropriate considering
the project theme. There were both practical tasks, such as beach cleaning, and
tasks that posed a mental challenge, such as having to theatrically and
creatively convey an environmental problem within a 5 minute period or, as
groups, we had to think hypothetically what an ideal city would be, without any
pollution, if financial resources were not a problem and we could be the
architects. Throughout this, we learned to think more about the little things
we could do in our daily lives to reduce our carbon footprint, and possibly
infect some friends with the so-called "Ecofriendly germ". As the
project included 7 countries, the presentations also provided an overview of
the situation in other countries. My indisputably favorite was the day that had
the complete practical approach: meditation, music therapy and beach cleaning.
A very memorable and new experience for me!
Of
course, all the friendly and dear people I met during the project cannot be
overlooked. I still communicate with some of them and the projects still warms
my heart to this day when I think about it sometimes. Overall I am very pleased
that I participated in the project. Well worth the experience, acquaintances
and knowledge. Thanks!
😊
Katariina
Osalesin mais Seiklejate vennaskonna kaudu
projektis "EcoFriends"
Leptokaryas, Kreekas. Projekti eesmärk oli leida viise olla
keskkonnasõbralikum. Rääkisime ka oma kodumaade suurimatest
keskkonnaprobleemidest ja proovisime neile lahendusi leida. Tegime projekti
jooksul palju tööd gruppides ja selle tõttu saime kuulda erinevaid mõtteviise
ja arvamusi. Selle lisaks saime võimaluse teha ka ise töötubasid ning meie
korraldasime väikese grupiga rannakoristust. Päevad olid pikad ja
tegevusrikkad.
See projekt oli eriti tore just seltskonna
tõttu. Seltskond oli väga mitmekesine ja huvitav oli kuulata erinevatest maadest
pärit inimeste arvamusi ja kogemusi. Isegi pikkade päevade lõpuks oli tore sama
seltskonnaga aega veeta.
Sellest projektist jäi mulle eriti positiivne
mulje, kuna teema huvitas mind ja seltskond oli super. Lõpuks jäi mulle tunne,
nagu oleksin käinud reisil kuues maas ühe korraga, kuna õppisin nii palju
erinevatest kultuuridest teistega suheldes.
I participated in the project “EcoFriends” in
Leptokarya, Greece. The goal of this project was to find ways to be more
environmentally friendly. We also discussed the biggest environmental problems
in our home countries and tried to find solutions for them. During this project
we did a lot of group work and thanks to that got to hear different sides to
things. We also had the chance to plan our own classes or workshops and with a
small group we organized a beach cleanup. The days were long and busy with a
lot of classes.
What made this project especially great was
the people. It was really interesting to hear experiences and opinions of
people from different cultural backgrounds.
Even after long days of classes it was always fun to spend time together in the evening.
This project was a great experience for me
because the subject was interesting and the group was amazing. In the end I
felt like I’d visited six countries at once because I learned so much about
other participants and their home countries.
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