From July 10-12 2023 ESC volunteers from different regions of Romania started at the same time, attended this meeting. In total, 3 groups were formed. Two mentors were assigned to each group. The group I was in was called Group 3. There were 16 volunteers in total. Our group mentors were Lulıana Pavel and Tolea Dimitrie. On the ground floor of the hotel where we stayed, a different area was set up for each group and for three days we trained from 09:00 in the morning until 18:00 in the evening.
In the morning of the first day, I woke up and played energizers. We focused on getting to know each other, we formed a circle and were given 3 minutes each to talk about our favorite book, movie, music and what our dream was. In the afternoon we were asked to talk about an item that has sentimental value for us. Then I ended the day with various games and activities.
On the second day with other volunteers we met in the common area and meditated. The aim of the meditation was to ask what we want to do more and what less in our lives. I was asked to focus and think for a few minutes and then write it down on a piece of paper. After we made an airplane and threw it. Then I made a very good friendship with Ioana Nemeth. We all spent time together at the end of the training.
On the third day we discussed what we did during the ESC project. We watched the introduction video that everyone had prepared. everyone explained their project in detail. We were given detailed information about what we can do after ESC. Then there was a workshop, activities were organized and they taught each other something. I first went to a group on drawing. I went to the Turkish group to teach Turkish dance. In this group we got some information, took some photos and told each other how these photos made us feel. As it was the last day, the meeting was completely over at 14.00.
It was a very good three days for me. I made new friends from many parts of Europe and made many beautiful memories.