Hello, it’s Andrea again,
and sadly, this will be my last post, as my project is coming to an end and I’ll be going back to Spain at the beginning of June.
I have mixed feelings about leaving Slovenia. On one hand, I miss my family and friends, the food and the general vibe. But on the other hand, I got used to my routine here, the team, the activities, the youngsters and the little moments that made this experience so special. But I can’t complain because I had a great time here and I experienced so many things, both in CZM and in my free time.
During these last months I had the opportunity to travel a lot. I went on a Balkan road trip where we visited Belgrade, Sarajevo, Mostar and Split. Every city had a completely different atmosphere and I loved them all, I cannot decide which one was my favourite. I also made a great discovery – and no, it was not Bosnian coffee, but Salep. I had never heard of this Bosnian hot drink before, but I’m completely obsessed with it and I bought some to prepare at home.
At CZM, these last weeks I’ve spent a lot of time preparing an escape room, which took longer than I expected. I don’t know how many hours I spent planning and preparing everything, but in the end it was worth it because I learned a lot during the process and the youngsters enjoyed it a lot.
Looking back, I still remember my first week here, when I was afraid of not fitting in or not connecting with the young people. Now I realise it was much easier than I thought. I’ve realised that I can work with young people and connect with them, and that’s something very valuable I’m taking from this experience.
Now I realise it was actually much easier than I thought. I’ve learned that I’m able to work with young people and connect with them (even with the language and cultural barriers), and that’s something I’ll definitely take with me from this experience.
So I just want to say I’m really grateful for this opportunity and for everything I’ve experienced here!
Muchas gracias
¡¡Nos volveremos a ver!!
Slovenski prevod:
Živijo, z vami je znova Andrea. Na žalost je to moja zadnja objava, saj se moj projekt izteka in se v začetku junija vračam v Španijo.
Glede odhoda iz Slovenije imam mešane občutke. Po eni strani pogrešam svojo družino, prijatelje, hrano in splošno vzdušje. Po drugi strani pa sem se že navadila na tukajšnjo rutino, ekipo, aktivnosti, mladostnike in tiste majhne trenutke, zaradi katerih je bila ta izkušnja tako posebna. Vendar se ne morem pritoževati, saj sem se imela super in sem doživela ogromno stvari, tako v CZM-ju kot v prostem času.
V zadnjih mesecih sem imela priložnost veliko potovati. Odpravila sem se na cestni izlet po Balkanu, kjer smo obiskali Beograd, Sarajevo, Mostar in Split. Vsako mesto je imelo popolnoma drugačno vzdušje in vsa so mi bila izjemno všeč, zato se ne morem odločiti, katero je bilo moje najljubše. Prišlo pa je tudi do velikega odkritja – in ne, to ni bila bosanska kava, ampak salep. Za to bosansko toplo pijačo še nikoli prej nisem slišala, zdaj pa sem popolnoma obsedena z njo in kupila sem si jo tudi za domov.
V CZM-ju sem zadnje tedne veliko časa posvetila pripravi sobe pobega (escape rooma), kar je trajalo dlje, kot sem pričakovala. Ne vem, koliko ur sem porabila za načrtovanje in pripravo vsega, a na koncu se je splačalo, saj sem se med procesom veliko naučila, mladostniki pa so neizmerno uživali.
Ko gledam nazaj, se še vedno spomnim svojega prvega tedna tukaj, ko me je bilo strah, da se ne bom vklopila ali da se ne bom uspela povezati z mladimi. Zdaj se zavedam, da je bilo to veliko lažje, kot sem mislila. Spoznala sem, da znam delati z mladimi in se z njimi povezati (kljub jezikovnim in kulturnim oviram), in to je nekaj zelo dragocenega, kar bom zagotovo odnesla od te izkušnje.
Zato bi rada le rekla, da sem res hvaležna za to priložnost in za vse, kar sem tukaj doživela!
Muchas gracias
¡¡Nos volveremos a ver!!
