Evaluation of 6th of June

6^th of June

This day started with a leaders meeting to discuss different topics and the main purpose of youth exchange – creating calendar. To wake all the people up Lithuanian team had made funny, hard and active energizer. Here we could see real teamwork as well as people’s being interested in this action.

 As we had exciting and unforgettable journey to Kichevo the day before, on 6^th of June we were all day long busy with different and very useful workshops. The first one was blogging. Each person was included in some group with special tasks, like describing energizers, making quiz and others. By the end of this we made beautiful, full of information blog, which we can visit any time we want to revise these wonderful memories. It is important to say that every participant was concentrated on the work the team should have made and was trying to contribute as much as could.

Then we started to work on calendar creating – choosing and voting for the best pictures, also for the ones we brought from our countries. Each group received 2 months and showed its creativity in different ways, making months bright and also adding the important dates. Eventually the main aim of this youth exchange was reached, we have created amazing calendar, which symbolizes different topics, like economic development, social inclusion, ecology and other important stuff.

During this week we had a lot of discussions on volunteerism topic, and in afternoon we had a great opportunity to show what we have learned. All together we gathered, took bags for garbage, gloves and started cleaning beach of very beautiful lake – Ohrid. We were divided into 3 teams collecting different rubbish. Everyone was focused not only on cleaning beach and taking care of environment, but also on promoting volunteerism. Our group was suggesting local people to join and explaining what we were doing. It was interesting to see the reaction of people, who was passing or sunbathing on the beach. We gathered several bags of rubbish and returned to the hotel. It was great experience for every person, who was volunteering and hopefully that wish will exist when we will come back home.

 In the evening we had the Eurovision.  According to the blog this was the funniest moment during the youth exchange, especially the Ukrainian team with its performance. Every national group received different songs in different languages, for example, Macedonian team was supposed to sing in Lithuanian language and it was unforgettable. This day was one of the most useful, we have made great work, everyone was included with 100% - it shows that this youth exchange created a real team, consisting of open-minded, kind and friendly people. Now we are all ready to spread this idea in our countries and come back to discuss the result.