Giving out Easter bunnies to the local RHOP "Veneta Boteva"

We visited the RHOP "Veneta Boteva" again today. This time, to wish them a happy Easter! Our gift was a nice pair of hand-decorated bunnies to adorn their main hall. Once more greeted with lots of positivity, love and kindness, we spent some time with the grandmas and grandpas listening to the interesting stories of their lives and how they used to celebrate Easter when they were kids.

International Earth Day`s posters exhibition

An exhibition was opened today in the school`s foyer, because it`s the International Earth Day! Events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and celebrated in more than 192 countries each year. The collage posters we made during our Plein air in Chiflik were our way of saying: "Save the planet". As stated on one of the posters: "Look at all that beauty - it`s our responsibility to keep it!"

EU Year for Solidarity between Generations: planting trees at the local RHOP "V.Boteva"

Today was full of positivity. The European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations gave us the great opportunity to participate in the project generations@school. Together with the elders from the RHOP"Veneta Boteva" we conducted the campaign "Paulovnia - the tree of the future" and 10 Paulovnia trees were planted in their garden.
Paulovnia is the fastest growing tree around the world. It`s an Asian tree whose foliage processes ten times the usual amount of carbon dioxide released in the atmosphere! The wood is widely used for furniture and that`s another reason why the tree is so valuable - every part of it is usable. It truly is the tree of the future.

Our act is, indeed, showing solidarity between generations and nobility as well, because "A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ", but "A society grows greater when old men and young men plant trees together!". 

   

Hip-hop classes

Collage exhibition "My face"

"Every great piece of art needs an exhibition in order to get noticed and appreciated. That's why we decided to exhibit our "faces" in front of the whole school and see their reactions. To some it was interesting to make suggestions whose face they were looking at and frankly ... they did horribly. At the end of the day, after some peoples' genders were a little mixed up we had a lot of fun and felt that our work was really appreciated and who knows ... maybe it will become a school's policy to make more collages out of recycled paper."
V.Slavov

Trip to Troyan

My best school trip so far ended on April the 1st. Our last experience? Troyan. A small town located on the road between the village of Chiflik where we stayed and Veliko Tarnovo. Beli Osam river passes through the center of the town and divides Troyan into two parts. We didn`t have much time for sightseeing, but, fortunately, I`ve already been there two or three times before.

I really like the idyllic atmosphere - the smaller the town, the fresher the air, the happier the people... What amused me this time were the low prices - 1,30 BGN for a big slice of pizza, compared to minimum of 1,80 BGN in other places.
While wandering around the center of Troian, the other girls and I spotted two tiny flower shops. I totally felt the spring when I saw the colorful tulips, roses, freesias, etc. We couldn`t help but to buy some of these.
A wise Indian saying pops into my head right now and I think it perfectly describes this situation:
"If you have one loaf of bread, sell it and buy a flower with the money to feed you soul." <3

Karaoke night and award giving

To put a proper end to our great adventure, we had unusual "Last Supper". While waiting for our main dish to be served, we did a quick karaoke to lift the mood. And after the desert we had an improvised ceremony. The teachers said a few words for each one of the participants in the Plein Air and gave certificates as promised. It was nice being awarded a sweet lollipop, too. I remember how little kids used to be awarded like this if they were good enough and did what they were told to do.
And thus our last evening went great. But I was feeling a little bit nostalgic already. I really did want to stay there a couple more days. But all good things come to an end, don`t they? :)