27 of July We had a field trip to Aakre jam factory and after that free time in Tartu. The weather was pretty gray and rainy. But while driving by bus it didn't matter for us. When we arrived we tried to do sync translation to a speech the owner had. Somehow he was obsessed with me and it was kind of annoying. By the way, he is cooperating with my relatives. Small Estonia, what more I can say. Before our tour we got white plastic bag coats and hats. Everything needed to be sanitary clean. After tour we got an opportunity to taste different jams. They even make jams without adding extra sugar and some jams were even super healthy. They figured out new types of jam cooperating with scientists. I couldn't resist eating more and more jam. After tasting experience factory got many new customers. So, that's why it was hard to leave the place. But we had to, because our next stop was in Tartu. We had an appointment with scientists who had done some sugar experiments on harvesting plants. They talked about experiments they have done over the years with sugar and plants. After the lecture we had a free time in the city. It was still rainy and recycling people used their jam factory plastic bag coat against the rain. Like me 😁 We were split into different groups. Some people preferred to stay in a coffee shop. But our group firstly visited the botanic garden. It was a first time for me there. I am not keen to Tartu, so I haven't explored it much. I guess this place is amazing with sunny and warm weather, then it is really good to enjoy time there. Then we went to a coffee bar in the main square. We watched the photos that Alessio had made. There were some pearls, when you zoom in you can see funny moments captured. On our way back we got news that Ezio and Romet have got new phones. Back in Mammaste we had a Slovak intercultural night. They made a quiz about Slovakia. We had to sit on top of each other, it turned out really funny. On culinary side Slovaks prepared potato pancakes for us. They were delicious even though they do like pretty moderate. And we drank Kofola, it feels like mix of kali and coke to me. 28 of July It was a nice sunny day again. We started our day on a sporty way. We challenged doing different exercises. It was a nice task developing cooperation. Later Bulgarians organized some discussions for us. For and against statements about sugar. We needed to present our opinions to others. It was kind of debate. In the afternoon we made a poster about our country eating habits. Each national team made a typical menu relied on their compatriots habits. For us it was easy to design the poster. We stuck snack papers there and because we were in Estonia it was easy to find Estonian products. It was educating analyzing national menu influence to our health. After the workshops some people were really tired. And when you walked through the house you saw many people sleeping on the couches. Usually we spent free time playing UNO, Double or mafia. We even played double in our own language, so it was a real Tower of Babel. In the evening we all got wet because we played a really funny wet towel game. Actually water was refreshing and the game itself made us cheerful. After the game we just had a water war. Then it was important to run as far and as fast as possible. That evening we had a Bulgarian national evening. Bibby and Alina gave us a magnificent performance. Their voices were great. Audience was charmed and applause was loud. Then we tasted shopska salad and banitsa. I missed Bulgarian food a lot and eating it once again in Estonia was special for me. Last part of the night was odd. Lennart had interesting stuff in his car. Shisha was kind of normal thing but dinosaur costume was something I didn't expect. 29 of July We had more games in the morning, for example ninja game. All the players who played it for a first time were really confused. I literally didn't know what I was doing. Spanish team introduced us what a healthy menu should look like. Then we discussed about that topic we had to answer the questions they had made for us. It was once again an opportunity to gain points for your team. Sugar Bae gained some points for sure. Then, when we knew how a healthy menu should look like we tried to make one on our own. It wasn't something fictional, we made it for our hiking. We had some rules to follow, for example the price and amount of the stuff we want to carry with us. It is unusual to prepare something for cooking outside in the forest. So, we had to cooperate to figure out what would be the best meal to prepare there. Finally we thought that it is nice to make wraps with chicken and salad. Moreover we had different groups who were responsible for food, for entertainment and for navigation. Because two Bulgarian participants were from art university, Alina one day created a balloon-man Patrick. And people, especially Spanish girls demonstrated their art skills on Allar. He agreed this behaviour. In the evening we had an Estonian cultural night. We started with preparations pretty early. Birgit fried black bread and guys made sprat breads. Uhh, this disgusting smell. I am not friend of Estonian food but I prepared kama. I think it is the best part of Estonian cuisine. Romet had a nice quiz about Estonian language. Before that we showed some videos and had a presentation about my homeland. We wanted to make something active during our cultural night as well. So, we made a wife carrying competition. Me and Lennart demonstrated how Estonian position looks like. Now, when I have seen photos of that moment I can read people's reaction. At first it seemed funny for them, but then they got scared. Probably not because they were concerned that I would fall, just because they had to do it as well. After activities we went to a dining table. For my surprise people liked sprat breads and "Terviseks" was the main word people used when they drank Vana Tallinn. We ended Estonian night traditionally in the sauna. 30 of July In the morning everything went greatly, we packed all the stuff we needed and started walking. I was in the navigation team, but we had many members and I had a really interesting conversation with Zuzana, so that's why I didn't pay attention where we are or who is even leading us. Yes, navigation team failed and we got lost 😅 But feedback we got afterwards was not so tragic, people enjoyed the extra time and overall it was useful to lose more calories. On our way we saw a snake. It was a viper, Estonian only poisoned snake. Car smashed it but snake was still alive and angry to us. On those moments you hate how life works. This snake died because of people. Anyway, soon we reached our eating place. There was an open-air kitchen. We started cooking and having fun at the same time. People dressed up as sumo wrestling competitors. They were so funny and their moves were limited. After moving around we were so hungry that we needed extra food. Thanks to Berit car it was easy to go to the shop and later everyone got fulfilled. There was a huge Estonian type of swing near by and we just couldn't miss the opportunity to try it on. For foreigners it seemed creepy but I enjoyed it. We had also a critical moment because Julia fell from the swing Alfonso's quick reaction saved her from tragic consequences. Hiking in Taevaskoja was easier because we had a marked path. Time in Taevakoja was amazing, this place itself is so beautiful and peaceful. For some reasons cold river water seemed tempting for us. Soon most of the people were in the water. Then we had some open-air activities. Somehow we even survived squat challenge. It was longest 3 minutes in my life probably. Then you had time for yourself in the forest. We had an opportunity to find a quiet place where to reflect our feelings and write down the information we got in our diary. I also used this time picking blueberries. I am addicted to fresh berries and I can't lose an opportunity to eat them. On our way back we visited punker, sadly it wasn't preserved. Anyhow, people who came with us got a short Estonian history lesson. On our way back weather turned bad and it started raining. Typical Estonian weather. That evening we enjoyed Spanish dances and food. By the way, every evening we read out secret message box. And during the night Patrick got some improvements. Probably he grew older because he got glasses and some extra wrinkles.
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