martedì 29 luglio 2008

Le figate dell'Italia !

Ciao, ciao, ciao,
Devo assoluttamente condividere qui le cose le più fighe che ho visto durante questi 6 mesi, e che secondo me, non si trovano in altri paesi (in Francia al meno, sicuramente). In primo punto, le fontane... che grande di offrire ovunque dell'aqua alla gente sopratutto quando sai che -normalmente- fa molto caldo qui in primavera-estate!
Tu esci della stazione o sei in giro nella città, hai sete; non c'è problema, la fontana è qui ad aspettarti. E per me che non ho una grande esperienza e che sono sempre un pò ridicola a bere così, è abbastanza affascinante di vedere la gente bere tranquillamente, un uomo in costume molto elegante come degli adolescenti o dei vecchieti. Waouh...
Poi la seconda cosa è ancora più bella, perché riguarda il cibo! è l'aperitivo... Mi spiego. Anche in Francia abbiamo l'aperitivo, certo, è il fatto di ritrovarsi tra le 6 e le 8 più o meno e di bere qualcosa insieme... Ecco. Pero se vogliamo mangiare qualche roba bevando, dobbiamo ordinare tipo un salame e pagarlo in più! Al massimo, se siamo molto fortunati!, abbiamo delle patatine o delle noccioline in ommagio... è già un evento!
Qui hanno fatto il paradiso dell'aperitivo, quasi un'opera d'arte! Vai in un bar e prendi un bicchiere e allora vedi arrivare un piatto intero con delle piccole cose deliciose a mangiare: mini pizze, mini tramezzini, mini panini... Questa è la vita vera!
E -last but not least- i gelati... Su questo tema sono quasi emozionata perché non so come farò a vivere senza i gelati italiani. Non lo so proprio.
In Francia fanno schifo, sono piccoli, cari e brutti (scusate ma è la verità). Qui è... non c'è parola, amo i gelati! Vicino a casa nostra, c'è una gelateria buonissima dove andiamo spesso. Ho trovato i migliori gusti : nocciola e fragola. Mamma, la fragola è proprio come se mangiassi una fragolla vera, oppure la banana, il kiwi... stupendi!
Adesso so che solamente con i gelati sono legata per sempre all'Italia, tornerò senza dubbio e magari diventerò rica apprendo una gelateria così buona in Francia, perché no... è importante avere dell'ambizione!

Lucie

lunedì 28 luglio 2008

Italia, sempre Italia, per sempre Italia...

Thinking about my EVS, all the 6 months pass through my mind like a movie images!! I’ve lived it second time….half an year…
It’s a strange felling to write before leaving, but it's time to go…Just in few days I’ll be back Bulgaria. At my home, with my family and friends, will speak my language, will walk again on the known old streets, will stay again on my favourite places….
What could I say about Italy??? It gave me so much things, so many emotions and thrills.
I learnt so many life lessons!
In Italy could happen all – could meet fantastic people and make great friendships; could travel and explore this really amazing and beautiful county; could learn new language (Italian is so expressing one). Could taste the best food ever-pizza, pasta, one million kind of formaggio (cheese), could drink vino rosso biricchino and couldn’t forget the strong taste of Italian espresso. For sure if once tasted the Italian ice cream (gelato) you would never think that you could eat something different.
How nice is the aperativi time when with friends before dinner staying outside drinking a glass of wine (martini for me, per favore:) and eating small snacks.
Here you could have fun, could laugh and cry, could fall in love, be disappointed and fall in love again. Could fly without winds and dive on the deep without can swim…cause the life is once… la dolce vita….
Italia is a country that you have to be little bit mad if in the end not fall in love with!!!!
That’s magic, that’s love on first sign, that’s something you must experience by yourself!!!

Ciao bella, bella Italia. Tu sei in mio cuore, per sempre!!!!!

Tzveta

Lucie

For me, Lucie is one of the best things happened here and I really appreciate highly her friendship. She is nice, full with energy and French charming girl. She is amazing person, intelligent, interesting and funny.
I know that we’ve impacted each other in many different ways and she accepts me with all my imperfections or must say : ME in all my perfection;)))
With her I shared this project, experience, all my feelings, emotions, hopes, fears and life in Italy.
It was great to live with her.
Thank you very much . I’ll miss you!!!
Ti voglio tanto bene, cara carissima!!!

Tzveta

giovedì 24 luglio 2008

Bari and the beautiful region of Puglia….
















In the middle of July I went on my last holiday during my EVS. This time the destination was South Italy-Bari. It was so great to travel during the night from Borgomanero and to woke up on the next morning in Bari ( and trenitalia didn’t delay).
It was so great to meet my friend again and to stay with his family ( at that moment, I missed so much mine, the family atmosphere, the discussions with my brother, my mom that always gives me advices, but also the home food, the talking at the kitchen after dinner, sharing the happened during the day, my cats always looking for caress, etc.).

Would like to turn back and stay again in all those beautiful places I’ve seen- the old town of Bari, the unique Alberobello with its amazing trulli, Polignano a mare ( wonderful and so romantic!). The houses build on the rocks and everywhere the emerald sea, sea, sea …..

Would like to feel the hot sand under my feet, to stay on the beach, to feel the hot south sun burning my skin and to listen the song to the waves…
Would like to feel the hug of the sea, the summer breeze in the evening and to see the clear sky full with stars.

The nice days passed so fast! The time never stop runs…but it leaves us the beautiful thoughts, happy feelings, the smiles and always the hope that it’s not the last time….

Vorrei mia vita come una grande vacanza d’estate!!!

Tanti baci!!! Grazie mille!!!

Tzveta

The exchange...



From 7 to 13 July, there had an exchange “Young people to the fore” in our place of living Borgomanero. 60 young people from 9 European countries (Holland, Romania, Estonia, Finland, UK, Hungary, Spain, Portugal and of course the host Italy!!!) arrived to take part in this big event.
With Lucie had the chance to be part of the Italian group, so with us the involved countries were 11, cause there had no groups from France and Bulgaria.
During the project there had a lot of activities and the organization was really on very high level
( I’ve got experience in more than 10 international events, so already could do some assess:)
In the mornings there were the workshops on the topic of the exchange, where the young people could share their opinion, feelings and personal experience on the youth participation. In the afternoons there were trips and free time activities.
In the evenings were the space for more non formal communication, games, intercultural presentation and interpersonal approach, music, dances, beer and laugh :)
In the end of the exchange there was a big presentation on the main square of the city with all the works done during the exchange- theatre, music performance, photo exhibition, youth information research, video clip and like always games, smiled faces and good mood!!
It was strange feeling when it was the intercultural evening. The presentation of Italy was just one song “Bella ciao” but after that passionate performance ( 2 of the Italian boys- Luca and Gila are musicians) it became like the song of our exchange and all sang it everyday. At the moment like this one part of me felt like real Italian….
During the exchange I met really very interesting personalities (unfortunately it’s quite hard to get to know all the 60 people) and I’ve made really nice friendships with some of them!!!
It was pleasure to share that week with all that different, young, open minded, full with energy and some little bit crazy people!!! You are great, guys!!!
Now the moment to say Thanks. First to Mara ( you are incredible!!!), Paulo, Manuel and Francesca!
My very veryyyyy special thanks to Zack and Tina!!! I love you!!! ( still think about yr proposal Zack and for sure will come on yr wedding Tina, wanna see you in white and happy :)

That’s all, the end of one nice week but the beginning of a lot of new ones!!!
For sure we’ll meet again with some of you, just still don’t know when and where:))

Ci vediamo in giro!!!

Tzveta

giovedì 17 luglio 2008

Minchia, plus que deux semaines!!

Mazette, ça y est, je me lache, j'écris en français! J'ai été encouragée par mes "supérieurs" disons le comme ça donc après tout pourquoi pas!
Et voilà, c'est presque fini, mama mia j'ai pas envie d'y penser c'est les miquettes!
mais on peut pas dire que notre dernier mois soit vide, loin de là. Que d'aventures, yaouh, tous à cheval pour m'écouter!
Ben pour commencer du 7 au 14 (dimanche à dimanche) on a participé à un échange de jeunes zeuropéens sur le thème de la "participation juvénile", on était 60, de 9 pays différents, un beau bordel. Enfin en vrai on était de 11 pays différents, France et Bulgarie comprises mais Tzveta et moi avons eu l'honneur de participer dans le groupe italien, waouh trop la méga classe! Je dois dire que pour mon premier échange (pour Tzveta c'était le 13ème ) j'ai été épaté, cétait vraiment bien foutu, intéressant, marrant... bref je pense qu'à peine rentrée en france je vais chercher à participer à d'autres échanges et peut etre bien revoir quelques personnes connues à Borgomanero... on était : italie, roumanie, hongrie, portugal, espagne, pays bas, estonie, finlande, angleterre... un beau mélange!
Et puis voilà la semaine est finie, il reste juste pleins de photos et pleins d'adresses, c'est déjà pas mal! Hier soir miss Tz. est partie pour 4 jours à Bari, sud de l'italie pour voir un pote, me voilà seule à la maison ça me fait tout bizarre!

mercoledì 2 luglio 2008

My borders and limits are like me- always travelling!!!

It’s time to write a little bit about one of my favourite activity ever- to travel!!!
It’s something I’ve always loved to do- my big emotion, my passion!!! I adore the feeling that in the next moment I’ll be on another place, will hear some known or unknown language, will see misunderstanding signs and will try to read them, will feel the breath the hurrying everyday life.
Being volunteer gives you great opportunity to travel and to get to know the country of stay and why not some another countries too. All depends on the personal desire, interest, motivation and of course financial resources :))
For me one of the nicest things during my EVS project were the travels I did (thank you Mara and Davide V. for the vacations you gave me, when I asked you for) .
I travelled around Italy and seen wonderful, beautiful cities…Novara, Milano, Torino, Genoa, Como, gorgeous Firenze, Bologna la rossa, the eternal city Roma, some piccoli paesi on lago D’Orta and Lago Maggiore.
I visited France, Switzerland and Spain!…3 countries I’ve never been before and each of them impress me with its own charm and atmosphere!
I’ve collected thousand pictures in my mind and shared unforgettable moments with different persons, in different situations and with different feelings.
I feel enrich- intellectual and emotional, I fell happy because I had really good time everywhere.
I’ll keep very dear in my heart the sweet memories and exciting experience .

It’s not over, there are coming new travels, new places, new people, new emotions…

“ Who travels live twice” ….I wish all of you to live twice:)))

Tzveta