Category: 02 Steinfurt/Telsiai/QdPoblet

Canoe Tour

 

The trip was in Ems, from Telgte to Münster Handorf. It took from 11:30 to 13:45.
All the participants participated,but not all the teamers did it.The most of the canoes overturned one or more times.The first canoe to overturn was the canoe of Salvador, Till and Inga; they tasted the firsts trees.
The canoe of Vicent,Ruben,Leon and Aida overturned six times.One time Leon tried to take a piss and his canoe overturned and he lost his rowing 4 or 5 times.
We think that it was funny,but my canoe overturned one time and I was not felling good,cold water and too difficult to swim in that water.At the end we were tired but I enjoyed the noon.

Trip to Münster

We went by bus from Tecklenburg out to the train station in Lengerich. From there by train to Münster. There we all got a bike and have made a tour around the Promenade, which lasted one hour and a half. After that we were in a small group in Münster walked around or by bike to 17:00o´clock. Münster has many small shops ( ice cream shops, fish shops, clothes, etc ..), but also large halls, where Saturn, Shoe Stores, Smoothie booths and so on. There is also a beautiful cathedral, where you can take free tours with. Behind the castle is a botanical garden, which we did not visit, but people told us that the garden is very nice. The weather was also nice and warm.

Musical

 

 

We were on Saturday, the 1.8.15 at the open air theater in Tecklenburg, in the musical Zorro. We were all really excited to see how it is. Although it was in German and some songs in Spanish, but somehow we did understood the jokes. The musical play lasted 3 hours with a short break. The musical Zorro was funny and nice.

Spanish evening

 

Yesterday was the Spanish evening. We started with some games on the grass, followed by a watermelon-eating-competition. We played a couple of more games, one of them a traditional one played in the towns by the youth, also known as “Churro va!”, but people didn’t feel in the mood of jumping on each others backs, so it was not finished!

The dinner was amazing and the participants and teamers enjoyed the dinner and the party.
The menu card of the dinner was:
-Patatas bravas
-Jamon,fuet,queso
-Tortilla de patata
As main dish Albondigas with sauce.
-Sangria to drink
-Bunuelos y torrijas for dessert with vanilla ice cream and chocolate.

Later the party continued with Spanish music and all the people started to dance and sing until the end.

Best picture of the day

Return to the Camp

After six days in the hall and school, we return to the camp after the storm.
We could not be there because of the danger of rain.
Currently, there is no bad with weather, let´s hope it does not rain more and enjoy even more of this camp.

Kitchen team

 

Fresh food every day

For the whole period in the EWOCA camp the Care group prepares the food. Every day the menu consists of healthy products like vegetables, fruits and everyone takes part in the preparation. Inga, who is one of the teamers, helps the participants giving them ideas and observing the cooking process. She shares that they are doing their best and prefer fresh food than fast one.

Tecklenburg

 

Omis Eingemachtes:                                                   Walking in the center of the mountain town Tecklenburg a lot of tourists visit Omis Eingemachtes. It is a small shop full with interesting things – candies, different types of tea, champagne, postcards, spices and even soaps. The female part of the visitors could not leave the shop without buying from the soaps, produced with sheep milk. Every soap has a specific odor and is useful for people with sensitive skin. Food in the shop is prepared in farmhouses and in Westphalian region. The owner of the store Kristel Gentrup, shares that tourists buy mostly tea and traditional German sausages.

The museum of dolls in Tecklenburg

 

Why is it worth visiting?
It is one of the most valuable collections of dolls in Westphalia and you can find different types of toys along the recent history and check the evolution of them and compare them with the nowadays toys. The oldest dates from 1875. Besides dolls the museum shows doll`s houses and other toys around dolls.
It also reflects the local history where you can see some furnitures used by farmers and people of the middle-class in former times, six paintings of the painter Otto Modersohn (1864 – 1943) as well as the complete representation of the production of linen which formerly was very important for the economy in Tecklenburg.
Most of the dolls were collected by Ute Botsch from Münster, who found them everywhere in
Germany in the sixties. She completed the collection by other toys, found on loft and sales, sometimes in a very bad state, sometimes very well conserved. Since November 1st 2003 the exhibition has been represented in the former museum of local history.

We have had the opportunity to ask some people in the street about the museum, but some of them were really busy and had to leave and other 3 have never been to the museum, although one of them is living in Tecklenburg for 15 years!

Best pictures of the Day

TV Team visited the Camp

Yesterday the TV came to the camp to know what we were doing,what the project is about… They filmed the while they , the building group and a part of the gym.They interviewed some participants and teamers. At the lunch time the TV has gone.It was very interesting.

Interview with Salva

 

Salvador Martinez Manzano is 37 years old. He works in a primary school in Spain as a  teacher. He has developed different international projects within the Youth in Action programme throughout the association Opendoors in Quart de Poblet (Valencia). For a 2nd year he  is one of the teamers of Spanish group taking part in EWOCA 2015.

How did you get to participate in the Ewoca project? And for how long are you in Ewoca?
I know Ralf, and we are friends for years. After a long time, we got in contact again and he talked to me about the Ewoca project he was working in. As I was working as a volunteer in my Association Opendoors with youth and European projects, we quickly came to the idea of working together again. I have developed several youth exchanges before and we worked together very well. I always have a lot of fun and learn a lot with him.
In Ewoca, this is the first year of the second project in which we participate, so it´s the second time that we come to Germany with Ewoca.
So, you have been to Germany before… How and Why? Did you like the experience?
Years ago I participated in an European programme called EVS (European Voluntary Service). At that time I was learning the German language and was also volunteer in a youth association in Quart de Poblet. I loved to work with young people, so I found fantastic the idea of coming to live to Germany in exchange to working in a social project with the youth. For this I lived 9 months in Westerkappeln and worked in a youth center in Lotte. I got to know many interesting people from different countries and from Germany. I also learnt many things about the language and the culture in Germany and the way of working here in the youth field. I did what I liked for free (in exchange of working and learning) and that´s how I met Ralf too. Nice memories from many people and experiences come to my mind from that time… and the story goes on! so… Long life to Ewoca!

Kneipp

Medicinal herbs

,, I have the deepest conviction that the herbs are not only cure, but also quite excellent nutrient. A look at what make the herbs, persuade us yes thereof.‘‘

Water

,, A regular cycle can by no drugs,like your name, how they want, be effected. Such a feat can only supply the water.´´

Move

,,The best gymnastics would, from time to time a physical work to perform that makes not only articulated but also by having and wearing the forces increased.

Order of life

,,By toughen the body many diseases are prevented.´´

Nutrition

,, The food that you pick up in you, must first be processed well from the teeth, the more thoroughly the better – because well chewed is half digested.‘‘

Best pictures of the Day

 

German evening

Smell of food, flags and traditional music were only the beginning of German cultural evening. The event has started with special Song „Welchen“. The menu consisted of potato salad, mushroom sauce, koteletts and fantacake prepared from the Care Group in the kitchen. All participants enjoyed the delicious meals and had tried the German mixture of banana and cherry juices Kiba. Funny dances and a lot of Games made a good mood of youngsters.

Building group

Nedas: Yesterday was very hard because the work was stressful. Today I like it more. Dennis: I like the work of today. Vicent: The work is good but it is cold. Manu: I like the work but I am tired.

 

The first working day was very difficult because many people were not prepared for building work. The group consists of German, Spanish and Lithuanian participants who are supervised by EWOCA teamers. Some of the people preferred to hide under the trees, but other like representatives of the Baltic country showed themselves as hard working. Even the rainy weather could not stop Lithuanians to do their work till the end. The new path, which young people will do until the end of EWOCA Camp, is situated in Tecklenburgs park.

Cooking

Kristina: I like the food. Ruben: I love it,especially the weat, it is delicious.

Àlvaro: I like potatoes and juice. It is very good.

 

Tecklenburg

 

Tecklenburg is also called Tecklenburg free spin city. Tecklenburg is an older city which is in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Here are some older timbered houses and a beautiful open-air stage. There is also a little castle and a spa, where ten participants from three different countries of ewoca3 build a barefoot path and a herb garden. In the village there are small shops. In this shops you can buy clothes , souvenirs, food, sweets and ice cream for example. WARNING!!! Tecklenburg is very winding. You have to be careful that you do not get lost :)

Camp News

 

At 9:00 o´clock every participant go to his working group and work till lunch. The Kitchen group is working on the food, the working group is working on a barefoot path and at the herb garden. And the media group takes pictures, writes reports and cuts videos. When everybody finished work we play we play table football, billard and soccer. There were already many accidents. Someone got the ball at his head or hit his feed against a block for example. After we stayed a few nights in the gym, we tried everything to go back in the swimming pool but the weather isn’t good. We hope that the sun comes back. Then we can go swimming. In the swimming pool we have separate tents and in the gym we all sleep together in one room. We went into the gym because of the weather. At the moment there are only showers an it`s cold. Please sun come back. We want to remove in the swimming area.

Picture of the day

 

 

Everybody arrived in the camp

Young people from Germany, Spain and Lithuania work under the theme “Healthy Life” in Tecklenburg in the ewoca³ Camp. They joined different workshops (Media, Working, Kitchen) and will spend a great time in Tecklenburg form July the 23rd to August the 6th.

The building group

 

The building group is building a path for walking without shoes. In Germany this places are very famous and funny. The group is working very hard to get this challenge. The Group is composed by Germans, Lithuanians and Spaniards and there work ten persons. The people who help are Teamers and Bricklayers. This path is in the camp of Tecklenburg.

Cooking

Opinions:

Leon S.:I like the cheese on the top.

Vicent Martinez:I like the meal because it was hot.

Maria Acosta:I like the meal because the cheese was toasty.

Niklas: I like the meal because I love cheese.

Andrea Martinez: I like the meal because I like fried tomato.

Ruben Ayuso :I like the meal because I like the combination of the food.

Media group

 

This is the place, where we collect ideas and create interesting and exciting stories. We have four computers for the work and we also use the Internet and USB. To make Photos or Videos we have three cameras, which make Photos and Videos in high quality. The first day in the Media Group was very funny. In a good work atmosphere we made this newspaper for the participants. We took a lot of Photos an prepared a short biography of everyone in the ewoca³ Camp. We were motivated and finished the tasks that we decided to do in the morning.

Camp news

The Storm has caused chaos, it bent branches from trees, trees fell of the street and it was sad. That´s why we had to move from the swimming pool to the gym. From Friday, the 24.7.15 to Saturday, the 25.7.15 it has flashed and thundered. We still have all our clothes in a locker in the swimming pool because the weather forecast predicted rain for few days. On Saturday we spent the day in the school and we played different games.

Best picture of the day

Finally the German participants of the camp were able to get to know one another. Nearly all of them were able to bring their parents. In a relaxed athmosphere, in the kitchen of the school of Tecklenburg, which, by the way, will be used by the camp for creating culinary delights, Till and Ralf presented the EWOCA of this year. The planned programme was discussed, and all open questions were answered. With a lot of information material in hand, the future “EWOCS” went home happily.

Handout EWOCA 2015

Infoletter_general_participants_parents_2015

 

There is not much time left until they will arrive, the participants from Lithuania, Spain and Germany! However, there is still a lot to do, even though the program is fixed by now. Yesterday all the team members met for a last meeting and distribution of tasks and responsibilities. Now the equipment has to be gathered, and on the 22nd of July, at the Forest Swimming Pool in Tecklenburg, using tents of the boyscouts, the EWOCA of this year will begin. Under the motto of “Healthy Life”, we will start into a programme full of action, on the 23rd of July.

And we, the DREAMTEAM, are ready!

Till, Mirko, Ve, Nele, Steffi, Simon, Elena, Mike, Felix, Katha, Dennis, Angelika und Ralf

PROGRAMME EWOCA 2015