In 100 years´ time, the likelihood of survival of humans is truly not a good-looking one. At least that is how it looks like unless we change our behavior to the concept of long-term sustainability & start to concern it as a serious issue. By the week well-spent in little sleepy town Bedsted-Thy we discovered several topics & uncovered the bases of upcycling, perks of genetically modified mood in a form of academic debate, geographic cycles of Milutin Milankovitch & went on a one-day trip to Aarhus, where we could try the ultimate paper-clip challenge, in which the principle of the game consists the fact you have to trade as many things as possible with random people in the streets, setting off with just a tiny next-to-useless paperclip. If I were to estimate the project considering all pros & cons included, all I can say the organizers did an incomparably better job than in the previous project, which took place in Poland & I had participated in as well. …
Late in August Youthfully Yours SK gave us the opportunity to travel to a charming city in the south of Bulgaria, which is preferably known for its winter attractions and mountains it lies in, and to participate on an 8-day youth exchange project with the main topic called “Political Games”. In Bansko we have met with a few inspirational people of various age categories from Bulgaria, Serbia and Poland. We should have been enriched with the Italian group, but unfortunately because of the bad Covid-19 conditions in their country, they couldn’t come. Thanks to brilliant organizator we have experienced quite a few methods based on informal education. We have started easily with team building activities during which we have got to know each other. After those so called “Ice Breakers” we have jumped right into the project activities. We have thought about stereotypes in the media and their effect on us, we have discussed current situations in our countries, human rights, LGBTQ+ problems, minorities and a…
At the beginning of November, thirty-six young people from six different countries met in the picturesque surroundings of the Rakičan mansion in Slovenia to get…
Although this was my first Erasmus trip I feel like I can confidently speak on behalf of the group and say that we thoroughly enjoyed getting to know each…
Together with my friends Nina and Rebeka, we attended an Erasmus+ youth exchange called “Youth Expression” in the beautiful city of Mielno located on the…
We have attended the Bread & Roses youth exchange as participants from our home organization – Youthfully Yours in Slovakia. Bread & Roses was a pilot project supported…
How far can you go chasing an adventure? Booking a flight that leaves in 3 hours or hitch-hiking your way to Africa? And what would you say…
It’s been quite a long time without any chance to participate in a youth exchange, and finally, in midsummer 2020 we learned about ‘Once upon…
During days 07 – 15 September in a small town Samobor took place Youth exchange with title Coolinary youth! Samobor is the town, which is…
How does democracy actually work? It has been known in Slovakia for years, however, we came to the conclusion, that it differs from land to land a little bit. This was the topic discussed by our Slovak team and youngsters from another 4 EU countries and …