07.07. It was a day to discover more about Estonia. It was planned to visit Maarja küla, Taevaskoja and Tartu. Because I am local I was already aware of those places and prefered to spend a day with my countryside. After allnighter it was a blessing to sleep one extra hour after breakfast before my parents picked me up. It was a warm sunny day and I used it properly. I know that you are all curious about my day I spent at home. First of all, I went to the potato field and picked Colorado beetles. Fortunately I found only one, on previous years we have had bigger problems with those bastards. Then I decided to relax a bit and sunbath with my cat :) Then I went back to work and picked raspberries, it was more pleasant work than monitoring my potato field. Among eating berries I found time to help my father with tractor repairing as well. But after couple of hours of work I gave up and went to sleep. I had sweet 4-5 hours of sleep but football match and empty stomach made me wake up. My grandpa had made barbeque and I even saw first half of England vs Croatia match. Then I drove back to Kivi talu. I don't know, did I speed up way too much, but the distance seemed so short. For Evelin I brought my cat with me. Muffin was afraid of this environment but she handled the situation nicely. Usually she becomes a true devil on a strange environment. My dad and cat went back home and I saw additional time + penalties of the soccer game. It was intriguing game with Croatian citizens with us. Actually I was surprised when I returned and saw people working on their videos. It took so much time from them and I really felt sorry about their lack of sleep. I mean, it is okey if it caused from your own will to enjoy the company but not because of compulsory task. For most of the people it was still a change to recharge their batteries at least because our team "let's stay up all night long" was smaller than usual. At least we learned from each other more. For example, Kaan is a true criminal XD 08.07. In the morning session we watched those brilliant videos. Unfortunately they are not online yet. Then we received more information about Photo Voice method. Behind that method is so succinct idea that you start thinking why you haven't heard about that before. Because I dealt with berries a day earlier I brought them with me to project as well. Heleri gave us also strawberries. So, coffee breaks were filled in with fresh snacks. We used our human resource to make "Seiklejate Vennaskonna suvepäevad" advertisment. Velislav and Kaan were great and helpful models for us. We also appreciate Zenaida's and Mihaela's help. After lunch we were divided by different target groups. I was in a domestic violence group. We put on a paper ideas how to Photo Voice should work on within this target group. It is more difficult than you can imagine, it is not easy to guess what other people are thinking and how to they react on different situations. Exciting part of the day was sauna. Totally exotic experience for most of the people. Sauna itself maybe is not anything special but cold lake afterwards make the experience memorable. It is funny to see people from south suffering in sauna, they always have more struggles than people from central Europe. People were shocked that Billy decided to go to the sauna on a traditional way. Kaan was totally surprised of the scene. After sauna was time for social games again, this time we had moved even level higher with the tasks. 09.07. On the last day we had a last activity with Andreea. We had to analyse a text and make a conclusion of it. After lunch we had more flexible schedule but our very last activity was really sweet. It was time for a last shopping trip to Ramsi A&O. Because Cristina had a birthday on a next day we had to make preparations. We made a ritual with black tea and water. If you poured tea into the bowl, it represented negative things you wanted to mention and pure water represented positive aspects. It was really emotional ceremony and the best conclusion for a project that I have ever had. After dinner was time for a last photoshoot. We walked with Karolina, Kristi, Kaan and Velislav to a bigger lake. On a sunny day it has really beautiful light blue colour. Even during the twilight water seemed pretty blue. Because there were local youth hanging out we didn't hesitate to interrupt them at the first place. So we went to the grass field to feed mosquitos. To be honest, most of the time I don't even notice them flying around but I totally understand how big problem they are for foreigners. Because Estonian younger generation didn't want to leave the place we just joined their party and made super-cool photoshoot while in the background they were swimming. Moreover, we used their JBL speaker and enjoyed their their music taste XD I am pretty sure that on a way back walking with my bikinis and wet towel I got cold (even though Karolina doesn't believe in it) Anyway, we tried to organize Cristina's birthday surprise secretly but I am convinced that she knew that we are preparing something. Her birthday arrived with a cake, candles and sangria. What else one Spanish girl can wish? :D Finally we had a proper night to dance like mads. I was afraid that this night would never arrive. Because I can truly live myself out only on the dance floor. On that evening I understood again how confusing person I am. I wish I could know myself as well what I want from life. 10.07. At the first place I had to go to the job interview on that day but I am glad that they cancelled it a day earlier. It would have been a hard task to do. I also wished that itinerary would have been longer because 2 hours of sleep in the bus wasn't definitely enough. In the airport we had to make our first goodbye round. Most of the people still came back to the city center but they put their luggage on the airport lockers. It took plenty of time for waiting for them there. And Goran surprised us all with his wideness to do check-in and avoid lockers at all :D Back in the city center most of the people followed me to my university to leave our luggage there. Then we started walking tour in Tallinn. I have somehow found a working route to follow with tourists. Firstly, Rotermanni Kvartal, then, Linnahall and Telliskivi Loomelinnak and of course Tallinn old town and panorama spot. In Telliskivi we went for eating. While sitting there we received new that most of the flights were delayed. We tried to figure out the reason but just couldn't. Participants even had time to explore Balti Jaama Turg but after that we headed directly (with some stops in front of souvenir shops) to tram stop. And it was time for a second round goodbyes. Now, only Bulgarians and Carlos were left. But because Carlos had an Estonian host they had to transport his luggage to her flat. Then we were hanging out with Bulgarians in the old town. Our famous seagull was also on his position and ready to receive all the attention. Thanks to Karolina's father we were able to move our luggage from university to Bulgarians Air B&B host. Then we went to a shisha place. Planka and Zenaida joined us as well because they didn't want to wait for their delayed flights in the airport. We were totally tired because we were just lying on the sofas. When Plaka and Zenaida left we started exploring Bulgarian and Estonian music. It was so weird feeling, after two years I finally have proper Bulgarian friends. Best thing is that Bili sent me sirene cheese and filo dough. I am eternally thankful for this gift. I had an amazing culinary experience when I went back home. For dinner we went to Kompressor to enjoy best pancakes in the town. Then Maria told us about her dream she had. I believe in this kind of predictions, so most probably Maria will move to Estonia (Y) On the freedom square we met Carlos once again because he was watching football there. But we headed to Bulgarians apartment. It was a tiring week and intense day and we were exhausted. That's why I rushed to the last bus to go back home. I definitely didn't expect this kind of project but I am grateful I was part of it. This training course seemed more like youth exchange to me. And best part was the fact that I had an opportunity to go home and recharge myself a bit. And of course the fact that I gave all my useless things to my parents, it made my luggage way more lighter. Even though I tried to avoid those bacterial sharing games I enjoyed being part of them. Even though I didn't set high expectations to the project it was one of the best. I am glad that I met all these people. And once again, I am super happy about Bili's gift. Homemade banitsa made my life even better. I am glad that most of the people can see each other in Wales again - UPDATED me as well :)
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