Skien

It's one month and half that my partner and I are working with Skien Red Cross.
Just to summarize what we've been doing till now:
1. seminars: we've been in 3 mains seminars, the first was Active choice instructors course in Norsjø, the 2nd was on Rules of war in Merket and the 3rd one was about Human trafficking in Oslo(HQ of Norwegian Red Cross).

2. work: we visited the Porsgrunn Factory and a kindergarden(I don't remember its name!) and have been in Newspapers for that (superstars)! Apart from that we're working with the youth group in Skien and Porsgrunn. Every Wednesday we have outreach programme where we visit schools and teach them either Active choice, stopp volden or human trafficking, ...

3.Language : every day (except on Wednesday and other days with special activity) from 8.30 to 13.00 we have language course.The lærer are good and nice, they do their best! we learn Norsk, but we also do some other activities. Like this week, cultural week, we've been making bags, when other groups were busy painting and making pictures, and others writting articles and books.(I've made a bag myself!!). Once we learnt how to cook pizza and epple kakke! Hum!

4.Social: people in Norway and Skien in particular are kind. Once u meet them, talk with them they become ur friends. Especially people we work with are very kind, every time they take care of us!

5.The weather : hu lala! Yep, I've seen the snow, and I like it. But, the cold! Banange ndayibatuye!! It's getting cold and cold every day! Everyone tells me that the cold has not started yet!Oh My God how cold must it be to say It's cold??! I wonder!

6.Apartment: I have my own apartment, it's very nice with few meubles but I like it. It is big. Nei, it becomes big (especially) the night! loneless. I cook for myself everyday! Guess what I cook almost every day! CHIPS! :) hahaha

7.The cool things : we went to Solferino last week. I couldn't believe it! To be at that place where all begun! We went to Venezia, beautiful city with an interesting history and amazing culture, techniques in building, painting,...
We're planning the next trip to Gambia, January next year : ten days! I hope it will be nice too. We've been in Merket in Ferie for alle with kids. Five days in mountains, with kids, in cabins. I've been playing bowling, climbing, playing hockey, skateball, crossing the river in the air, doing canoe,... with kids. I can't forget how excited I was when they told me that we'll ride horses: va savoir! Guess how we rided horses: they brought ONE horse pulling a kind of chariot and it took us several rounds in the back not on the back of horse. Just look at the picture u'll understand! :) lol!!!




8. 9. 10. ... I know Skien reserves me many other surprises, not only Skien but Norway. How nice is it to be a YOUTH DELEGATE!!!