Day two - Connecting the Visions

Today we melted the ice a little bit more: we created passports and tried to guess features and preferences about each-other; we also played some group games outside, there was even a little competition and then we discussed about strategies, rules, cheating, but especially contributing to the group effort and how we can apply this to all the other work we will be doing together later on. We also drew and discussed our ‘identity molecules’; we were guests of a couple from the Albatros culture (my favourite exercise for the day) … then ended a great day with an intercultural evening. I just want to say I haven’t had so much fun in a long time! The intercultural evening felt more like a 20-year high-school reunion: we all felt like we were among old friends, eager to share our experiences and introduce everybody to all the wonderful things our countries have to offer. There was a lot of great food and special beverages, but there were also a few traditional costumes, a whole lot of traditional warm welcoming and sincere smiles and laughter, some exciting traditional dancing… and I think the absolute most intense moment was when Raffaele sang to us two wonderful Italian songs (I think they were in a Neapolitan dialect) – everybody was singing along and cheering J.  The party carried on late into the night – some people danced, had fun and talked until later than 4 in the morning J

This has already become an amazing experience… can’t wait to see what tomorrow will bring! 

(Articol scris de Manuela Nedelcu)