Departure Day

"The first time during the project I get to wake up after 8.30 in the morning. Luckily nobody is leaving early so we get to sleep in and have a breakfast together. The ones who are leaving later are heading to the city, the others are packing their suitcases and saying the last "Goodbye's" and "See you's".

Even though there is still a lot of work to be done, I feel somehow empty inside. It was in 2014 in the summer, that the first project - "Babel" Youth Exchange in Finland took place. Back then the participants were asking for a follow-up. After months of thinking about how and where to organize it, the "Carpe Diem" project was submitted to the Estonian National Agency in Februar 2015. Almost a year-long preperation and the 9 days passed so fast. Even too fast. Still, I'm so happy about the result and so proud of the performance the participants managed to held. Yesterday I was asked if a the third project will be organized. After the 9 days I can only say one thing - of course! 

Hereby I would like to say a big-big thank you to all of the participants, the wonderful Kesklinna Youth Center team, teachers(Grete Gross - drama and clowning, Mari-Liis Eskusson - dance, Kadri Erlenheim - music), partner organizations - Youth Association Droni, Magistru and Cantiere Giovani, Estonian NA and of course Erasmus+ programme for making "Carpe Diem" possible!"

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