Interview with Antonio 1. Have you met with somebody from our project after it ended on August? Unfortunatelly I haven’t meet anyone from the project apart of Eleri. I haven’t had time to even meet with the other two Spanish boys who live not far from me. I’m missing them and I am looking forward to have the chance to meet them in a not too distance future. 2. What countries have you visited after the project? Days after the end of the Project I went to France for two weeks and visited Italy. Most recently I visited Czech Republic and Germany for two weeks as well. 3. Biggest thing that had happened in your life since end of our project? I found a job and I’ve got accepted in a Master Degree Programme!! Can’t complain after that. 4. Describe your most memorable situation from our project. There were many memorable situations. Hitchhiking non-stop with no particular destination…washing dishes for one hour…cooking for 20 fellows…digging, removing and cleaning soil at 7.00 a.m… I am sure I won’t forget these situations for the rest of my life. 5. What to you think about Bulgaria? It has surprised me in a good way. I haven’t had a clear image in my mind about Bulgaria before. Things that surprised me (in a good way): - Bulgarians shake their heads to mean yes and nod for no. - The oldest gold treasure in the world was found in Bulgaria - Bulgarian Turks. A Turkish ethnic group from Bulgaria, descendants of Turkish settlers who entered the region after the Ottoman conquest of the Balkans. - Bulgarian Riviera, also known as the best beaches of the Black Sea coast. - Bulgarians are very proud their culture and heritage. - Rituals, music, dance, costumes and jewellery. - The kindness of locals. 6. Write a little summary of our EVS project in your point of view. (What emotions you had, what to you think about project members etc.) Time went too fast so that I felt a lot of emotions in such as short period of time. Happy, powerful, surprised, amazed, confused, excited, bored… The organization of the project was fantastic, accommodation, food and daily work faboulous as well. I would do it again and I strongly recommend it as a personal experience to other young people. Also project members were amazing. I am so glad to have met them. 7. Feel free to share something else with other project members. Thanks to all who made this happen. Seville diary Bus trip from Almería to Seville went sleepy. Majority of the time I was sleeping just sitting on my seat. Moments when I was awake a lady next to me tryed to communicate me, it was pretty comic. She talked and I was silent and only smiled and nodded 😁 Antionio was waiting me in the bus station. He was really excited and couldn't believe that I made all this way to Seville. We went to Antonio's flat and I met his flatmates Antonio and Jesus. They only spoke in Spanish, so no way for me communicating with them directly. On the same day when I arrived a Mexican girl left Antonio. He had a pretty busy schedule to host foreigners 😆 In the afternoon Antonio went to university and I still rested from sleepless night. We made an arrangement where to meet but I didn't find the accurate place and went a bit futher and found wifi. I let Antonio know about my new location but he didn't have mobile data to see that. So, he panicly was looking for me around the city. At the end everything went well and we drove to Antonio's working place, to a hostel in the city centre. Afterwards we dined in a nice place, there was a Morroccan menu but of course all the Morroccan dishes I wanted to order were out of order 😐 We catched the last bus to back home, it was a good workout exercise. On the next day I went to the city centre with Antonio and had a lot of free time to explore the city. I had a Seville map with most important sightseeings on it. So it was easy to visit all of them. I love Sevilla, this city is mixed with so many cultures. I love Arabic influences. People say that Seville is the most Spanish city in Spain. I don't agree, it has way too much exterior influences to be real Spanish city. Anyhow, I am in love with Plaza de España and I can't get over the beauty of Parque de Maria Luisa. Those two places are in my heart, I am even ready to abide all the high temperatures just to move there and sleep on the benches in the park 😂 Again we had problems to meet in the city but I took all it really slightly, I think Antonio was more concerned every time. After our reunion we went to have a lunch. I introduced Antonio sundried tomatoes, I thought they are popular in Mediteranian region, but I guess I was wrong. Only Italians can understand the magical taste of that additive. Because I had visited all the sights independently we went to a national archive and then back home. Suddenly Antonio's Italian classmate Marta offered to attend a party at night. So, we did a shopping and went by the riverside. It is not allowed to drink in public places like in Estonia, but who cares anyway? Moreover, ther was Ricky Martin's concert near by and police were everywhere. It was funny that part of the party was outside the area. It wasn't allowed to bring your own drinks inside, so everyboy drank outside. But it was an epic rave party in the historical factory building. It was like the drug pary in Burgas, Bulgaria. After for a while partying there, we left the place with some of Antonio's classmates. We were far away from his flat and busses didn't drive anymore. Fortunately there is a convenient bike system. You can rent a one and return it somewhere else. Night ride by bicycles was insane. I am not really an extreme person and riding a bicycle with skirt is another thing. But I survived it, actually others survived because the road was empty from people, otherwise I would have hit them for sure. Sunday was a relaxing day. I understood that for Spanish people it is a holy day, even so holy that all the shops are closed. I hate it so much. It is the biggest disadvantage after Spanish behaviour with animals that drives me grazy. We watched videos and photos of Antonio's trip to Estonia. In the evening we went to discover neighborhood. Next to us was Spanish poorest quarter, so, interesting place. Then we, once again went to Plaza de España and to this beautiful park. In the evening we made a pasta dish. It was spontenneous, we made it prom ingredients we just had at home. We both put our previous experiences on it. And it was worth it, our masterpiece was really tasty. In the morning it was raining. We went outside just for shopping but still got wet. I think it is a curse, everywhere I go is raining. Like, it even happened in Almería and Barcelona. Actually, in Barcelona it wasn't unusual. Oh, before my trip Antonio shared his contacts in Barcelona. His old classmate Cristina guided us with Madli in gothic quarter and talked about the city. So nice ☺️ In the afternoon we visited Reales Alcázares royal palace. Another incredible place in the city. Beautiful palace with amazing garden. Even there they have filmed The Game Of Thrones and in general Sevilla is a hot shooting place. This royal palace reminded me a palace I visited in Marrakech, Arabic influence, you know. Back at the apartment I finished my evening with blue sparkling wine that Mommo showed me in Almería. It was cheap so you can't expect wonderful taste, but it was totally worth of those few euros because you can't drink lagoon blue drink every day. I had to drank all the bottle of myself, got few hours of sleep and had a very sleepy flight to Berlin.
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