2006
It is already 2007 so I am a bit late but I have my reasons. As said better later than never I am going to sum up my 2006 here. By one sentece: this year was a year of finishes and new starts. And now month by month:
January:
I had my last University exam and except of the thesis everything was done.
I learnt that not everything I think is the best for me, IS really the best for me.
February:
When I look into my aganda I do not see any traveling or a huge task. I just found an appointment with Felicia from MOTDRAG - a magazine of the swedish temperance organisation. We (the volunteers at EGTYF -I am aware of the name change - office) were interviewed. The main topic was of course European Voluntary Service. Hmm..to be honest I did not like the result. It was too cut, the text would never motivate me to go abroad as a volunteer. The intention with the article got lost somewhere on the way.
March:
The best preparatory team meeting I have ever had. Kadri, Linn, Marcus and me met in Berlin and prepared the seminar: Prejudice is hidden, tolerance is transparent. We had lots of fun from the first minute we met. Except of fun, we were really productive and prepared a very special seminar.
I took part at the EGTYF board meeting in Hamburg. I felt very good there. And can not forget the basketball game. Pictures from the game speak for everything.
The preparations for the summer bus tour and the congress have seriously started.
April:
After being twice in Germany (in March) I went home to Slovakia to the NOM congress, fixed my thesis things and went back to Sweden to go to Ukraine to take part in a very special EGTYF seminar. Except of the cold in the building there was nothing to complain about. The atmosphere was incredible. The reason for that I see in a very good relations between prep.team members and a great involvement of participants. VERY SPECIAL!!!!
The bus tour and congress preparations are going on.
May:
EGTYF EC committe met in Orebro. One of the results of that meeting was my nomination for the vice president of IOGT International. I remember the exact day and the whole situation when I got a phone call about it. I was just taking this picture...
In the end of May I went to Slovakia again to carry out the slovak part of my thesis research. News paper analysis and focus groups gave me a lot. I realized that I really liked the topic of the thesis and that I could do a European tour with the focus groups cause I just loved listetning to the discussions and facilitating them.
And the bus tour is being planned =)
June:
The theoretical part of the thesis is done.
The congress preparations are really intense.
July:
Office took a day off and went for a picknick (or how to spell it). It was very very needed to get out of all the congress talks and papers and writings and just enjoy the perfect swedish weather and strawberries.
My parents came to visit me. I hope they had a nice time. One day I was playing a swedish - slovak interpreter and it was fun. I decided to do something to improve my swedish as soon as I have more time for that.
Congress preparations are finishing and Bus tour started. With lots of improvisation and flexibility, with great bunch of people we got on the road...
The Congress was unforgettable. Rush (for me), lack of sleep, many friends, great programme, new experience, surprising reactions of some people (positively surprising), support of strangers (relative strangers since we all are a part of one family)...all these left lots of impressions on me.
August
Still the Congress..EGTYF has changed name (except of many other things)
IOGT International elections. Getting elected. Expectations and excitement.
Chill out after the Congress. Bye byes to people I spent almost 12 month with. Saying bye to Madlena who has enormously contributed to my personal growth.
Holiday in Croatia with the best friend of mine. Just few days but very rich on events and experience. In four days I managed to see mountains, swim in the sea, visit wonderful lakes, meet Ruzas friends and family, roller skate, go to a cinema, be sick, get better..
Back to Sweden. Alone. Working a bit in the office. Doing swedish media analysis for the thesis. Getting a bit into swedish elections., meeting Maik - the first one of the next period volunteers and by this meeting starting my new/old life - meaning doing sports: basketball, volleyball as I used to do in "old" times in Slovakia (I really missed this part of my life)
September
The other two volunteers arrived - Maja and Tiina and the new adventures have started.
First ACTIVE board meeting. Getting know each other.
Me being very busy with the thesis...
October
I see in my agenda that I attended an UNF seminar and presented ACTIVE there. It was just half an hour activity but I really enjoyed. So I decided to mention it here.
I finished swedish focus groups for the thesis. Now all the discussions are done.
I wrote the statement on behalf of IOGT International. Something new I have never done before. It was fun.
The first IOGT Int. meeting in Copenhagen filled me with a really nice feeling and enthusiasm. I cant wait to be done with all my studies to be able to start working on my tasks on 100%.
November
Ufff...the most busy month of the whole year. I managed to analyze all the focus groups.
Finished reports in the office. Was in Slovakia, Brussels, Helsinki and then went to Slovakia again. I think I mentioned all the events in my blog already.
I also had the greatest birthday =)
I left ACTIVE office for two month to focus on my studies. Was a bit sad but as a very good friend of mine said: I have never left ACTIVE which is true so there was no need to be sad.
December
The thesis is done and handed in.
Xmas with a really cute ARTIFICIAL Xmas tree
Going for one week holiday - seminar in Estonia. Great decision to go there. Great feeling to be there =)
Seems the 2006, the people who enetered my life during this year, the people who spent a huge part of it with me, all the events just gave me a lot and I am very thankful for everything that has happened.
January:
I had my last University exam and except of the thesis everything was done.
I learnt that not everything I think is the best for me, IS really the best for me.
February:
When I look into my aganda I do not see any traveling or a huge task. I just found an appointment with Felicia from MOTDRAG - a magazine of the swedish temperance organisation. We (the volunteers at EGTYF -I am aware of the name change - office) were interviewed. The main topic was of course European Voluntary Service. Hmm..to be honest I did not like the result. It was too cut, the text would never motivate me to go abroad as a volunteer. The intention with the article got lost somewhere on the way.
March:
The best preparatory team meeting I have ever had. Kadri, Linn, Marcus and me met in Berlin and prepared the seminar: Prejudice is hidden, tolerance is transparent. We had lots of fun from the first minute we met. Except of fun, we were really productive and prepared a very special seminar.
I took part at the EGTYF board meeting in Hamburg. I felt very good there. And can not forget the basketball game. Pictures from the game speak for everything.
The preparations for the summer bus tour and the congress have seriously started.
April:
After being twice in Germany (in March) I went home to Slovakia to the NOM congress, fixed my thesis things and went back to Sweden to go to Ukraine to take part in a very special EGTYF seminar. Except of the cold in the building there was nothing to complain about. The atmosphere was incredible. The reason for that I see in a very good relations between prep.team members and a great involvement of participants. VERY SPECIAL!!!!
The bus tour and congress preparations are going on.
May:
EGTYF EC committe met in Orebro. One of the results of that meeting was my nomination for the vice president of IOGT International. I remember the exact day and the whole situation when I got a phone call about it. I was just taking this picture...
In the end of May I went to Slovakia again to carry out the slovak part of my thesis research. News paper analysis and focus groups gave me a lot. I realized that I really liked the topic of the thesis and that I could do a European tour with the focus groups cause I just loved listetning to the discussions and facilitating them.
And the bus tour is being planned =)
June:
The theoretical part of the thesis is done.
The congress preparations are really intense.
July:
Office took a day off and went for a picknick (or how to spell it). It was very very needed to get out of all the congress talks and papers and writings and just enjoy the perfect swedish weather and strawberries.
My parents came to visit me. I hope they had a nice time. One day I was playing a swedish - slovak interpreter and it was fun. I decided to do something to improve my swedish as soon as I have more time for that.
Congress preparations are finishing and Bus tour started. With lots of improvisation and flexibility, with great bunch of people we got on the road...
The Congress was unforgettable. Rush (for me), lack of sleep, many friends, great programme, new experience, surprising reactions of some people (positively surprising), support of strangers (relative strangers since we all are a part of one family)...all these left lots of impressions on me.
August
Still the Congress..EGTYF has changed name (except of many other things)
IOGT International elections. Getting elected. Expectations and excitement.
Chill out after the Congress. Bye byes to people I spent almost 12 month with. Saying bye to Madlena who has enormously contributed to my personal growth.
Holiday in Croatia with the best friend of mine. Just few days but very rich on events and experience. In four days I managed to see mountains, swim in the sea, visit wonderful lakes, meet Ruzas friends and family, roller skate, go to a cinema, be sick, get better..
Back to Sweden. Alone. Working a bit in the office. Doing swedish media analysis for the thesis. Getting a bit into swedish elections., meeting Maik - the first one of the next period volunteers and by this meeting starting my new/old life - meaning doing sports: basketball, volleyball as I used to do in "old" times in Slovakia (I really missed this part of my life)
September
The other two volunteers arrived - Maja and Tiina and the new adventures have started.
First ACTIVE board meeting. Getting know each other.
Me being very busy with the thesis...
October
I see in my agenda that I attended an UNF seminar and presented ACTIVE there. It was just half an hour activity but I really enjoyed. So I decided to mention it here.
I finished swedish focus groups for the thesis. Now all the discussions are done.
I wrote the statement on behalf of IOGT International. Something new I have never done before. It was fun.
The first IOGT Int. meeting in Copenhagen filled me with a really nice feeling and enthusiasm. I cant wait to be done with all my studies to be able to start working on my tasks on 100%.
November
Ufff...the most busy month of the whole year. I managed to analyze all the focus groups.
Finished reports in the office. Was in Slovakia, Brussels, Helsinki and then went to Slovakia again. I think I mentioned all the events in my blog already.
I also had the greatest birthday =)
I left ACTIVE office for two month to focus on my studies. Was a bit sad but as a very good friend of mine said: I have never left ACTIVE which is true so there was no need to be sad.
December
The thesis is done and handed in.
Xmas with a really cute ARTIFICIAL Xmas tree
Going for one week holiday - seminar in Estonia. Great decision to go there. Great feeling to be there =)
Seems the 2006, the people who enetered my life during this year, the people who spent a huge part of it with me, all the events just gave me a lot and I am very thankful for everything that has happened.
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