Our first shared weekend…

 

Kevin, 19 years old

Saturday: In mixed groups, we went on a rallye through town. In the evening, we all went to the city together, where we visited a city festival with French music and dance.

Sunday was the day of the French evening, where we all danced and played together.

Monday: Monday was the first workcamp day, where we all worked. We could choose from different types of work: Building a cabin, creating a fireplace, building benches for sitting down, and finally creating a herb garden.

So far I like the workcamp very much!

 

Tuba 18 years old

 

 

 

We continue working hand-in-hand…

29/06/16 Wednesday

DSCF0316

This morning the day began with our different groups working. Everyone was busy until 12:30, then we had lunch already.

 

Following the lunch break, the whole group met; some went on a bike tour, others hiked through the forest. On our hike, we saw a number of different animals, e.g. frogs, mice, and butterflies. After a small break, we walked to a number of ponds, and caught small animals. I carried a lizard there.

DSC01403

DSCF0325

DSCF0329

101_1685

101_1682

101_1679

 

DSC01355

DSC01345

DSCF0297

DSCF0301

The End of the First Week

DSC01420

DSCF0351

Some youths from the German and the Polish group had to sleep in a teepee tonight, as they were making noise past 10pm the night before. :-)

When we then got up, we first had breakfast, and wanted to start work. However, as it started to rain, we had to go to the seminar room and played games for some time. After an hour it stopped raining, and there was a short 15min pause. Following the pause, we wanted to start, but the construction workers were gone. Thus, the groups working on benches, tables, fireplace and cabin had some more leisure time, while the group building the herb garden continued their work. But this afternoon, all will continue.

Tonight the German group will present the German Evening !!!!

So be prepared to be suprised…. :-)

 

Trip to Hazebrouck

Today we made a day-trip to the city of Hazebrouck.

Nous avons découvert la ville de Hazebrouck.

piÄ…tek, 1 lipca

Wczoraj był wieczór niemiecki. Niemieccy przyjaciele przygotowali świetną zabawę, był pokaz o Kolonii, tańce i picie piwa. Wszyscy poszliśmy kibicować naszej drużynie.

Dzisiaj pojechaliśmy do Hazebrouck. Najpierw graliśmy w różne gry i robiliśmy grila a potem chodziliśmy po mieście w międzynarodowych grupach. Francuzi pokazywali nam swoje ulubione miejsca.

“Ce fut une journée chouette pour la matinée et enrichissante pour l’après-midi” / An enriching afternoonafternoon

L´ACCROBRANCHE

L´experience dans le domaine de l´accrobranche a été beaucoup apprecié par la majorité des participants franćais. Une personne du groupe franćais n´a pas pu pratiquer ce loisir en raison d’un soucis de santé, mais elle a bien rigolé et encouragé les autres membres du groupe franćais. Meme ceux ayant le vertige ont eu le courage de faire ce sport, C’était une matinée très agréable.

The high ropes course

The majority of the French participants very much enjoyed the experience at the high ropes course. One person in the French group could not participate in this activity for health reasons, but she had fun nonetheless and she encouraged the others in the French group. Even those with fear of heights were courageous to participate in this type of sport. It was a very pleasant morning.

DSC03586

DSC03593

DSC03616

DSC03639

VISITE DU MUSEE EN PLEIN AIR

L’après-midi a été très instructive et enrichissante du fait qu’on a pu creer nous même du beurre, une tisane aux ortilles et faire du feu a l’aide de pierres, On a été acceuilli par une guide qui nous a raconté la vie en Allemagne au XIXe siècle qui été difficile sans électricité,

Visit to the Open Air Museum

The afternoon was very educational and enriching, as we were able to make butter ourself, a nettle tea, and make fire using only stones. We were welcomed by an employee which told us about life in Germany in the 18th century, which was very hard withot electricity.

DSC03800

DSC03797

DSCN3647

Ce fut une journée chouette pour la matinée et enrichissante pour l’après-midi.

CELINE 21 ans, JOHNNY 20 ans, DYLAN 18 ans, TIFFANY 18 ans, ALEXANDRE 21 ans, HENRY 21 ans, CEDRIC 21 ans, AURELIEN 22 ans, CHRISTINA 21 ans

This was a nice morning and an enriching afternoon.

Celine 21 years, Johnny 20 years, Dylan 18 years, Tiffany 18 years, Alexandre 21 years, Henry 21 years, Cedric 21 years, Aurélien 22 years, Christina 21 years

 

Zycie bez pradu / Life without electricity

DSCN3647

Today at the open air museum, I liked our collecting nettles, and that we learned how to make butter, and how people lived in earlier times without electricity; it was a hard life. We made fire with a flint and a piece of iron. And I learned how to make nettle tea.
Kacper, 18 years, Jaworzno

Dzisiaj w skansenie spodobalo mi sie to, ze zbieralismy pokrzywy i to, ze nauczylismy sie robic maslo oraz to, ze ludzie w dawnych czasach zyli bez pradu i mieli naprawde ciezko. Nauczylem sie rozpalac ogien z krzemienia i z kawalka zelaza oraz herbate z pokrzyw.
Kacper,18 lat, Jaworzno

DSC03782

Today at the open air museum I was intrigued by the simple and interesting way how one can make tea from nettles, and make butter from cream. I also learned about how, in earlier times, people lived without electricity in difficult circumstances.
Daniel, 23 years, Jaworzno

Dzisiejszego dnia bardzo mi sie podobalo w skansenie, jak bardzo ciekawie i w prosty sposob mozna zrobic herbate z pokrzyw i jak mozna ubic ze smietany maslo. Dowiedzialem sie tez, jak dawno temu ludzie zyli bez pradu w trudnych warunkach.
Daniel, 23lata, Jaworzno

DSCN3678

I was surprised to drink nettle tea, and how the burning feeling can be stopped with a specific plant, and also making fire with a flintstone.
Elzbieta, 24 years, Poland

Mnie zaskoczylo picie herbaty z pokrzyw oraz usmiezanie bolu z pokrzywy specialna roslina i zapalanie ognia krzemieniem.
Elzbieta, 24 lata, Polska

DSC03797

Today at the open air museum I liked the tour, and it was interesting how to make tea from nettles and how to make butter; it was also interesting how we used metal and flintstone in order to make a fire. I learned how one can live without electricity, which I found very interesting. I also learned how hard life was for people in earlier times, but they did not despair, and that is wonderful.
Rafal, 20 years, Jaworzno

Dzisiaj mi sie podobalo w skansenie oprowadzenie i mnie zaciekawilo, jak sie robilo herbate z pokrzyw oraz jak sie robi maslo i tez bylo ciekawe jak ocieralismy wyrobiony metal i tym krzemieniem, zeby powstal ogien oraz dowiedzialem sie, jak sie zylo ber pradu i to mnie bardzo zaciekawilo i dowiedzialem sie jak innym ludziom bylo bardzo ciezko ale nie poddawali sie i to jest piekne.
Rafal, 20 lat, Jaworzno

DSC03800Today I learned how to make tea from nettles.
Dominika, 17 years, Jaworzno

Dzisiaj nauczylam sie robic herbate z pokrzyw.
Dominika, 17 lat, Jaworzno

Today at the open air museum I learned how to make butter, and how to light a fire with a flintsotne and a piece of iron. I have seen how people lived without light. That was a fantastic adventure and I have learned a lot.
Angelika, 20 years, Jaworzno

Dzisiaj nauczylam sie w skansenie robic maslo i rozpalac ogien krzemieniem i kawalkiem zelaza zobaczylam, jak ludzie zyli bez swiatla. Byla to fantastyczna przygoda i duzo sie z niej nauczylam.
Angelika, 20 lat, Jaworzno

Written by Rafal
Cytaty zebral Rafal

 

“Dzis sie nauczylam, jak zaufac innej osobie” / “Today I learned how to trush others”

The most beautiful moment for me, was the presentation with fire, walking on nails and over shards of glass, how can one feel like air?

Dla mnie najpiekniejszym momentem, jaki byl, to pokaz z ogniem, stawanie na gwozdziach, chodzenie po szkle, jak mozna sie czuc spokojnie jak powietrze .

Today i learned to trust in myself, and learned that it is sometimes valuable to trust the others, learned that it is rewarding to ask, if one cannot do it oneself. Exchange within the group is very important, as you can speak about your feelings and express them.

Dzisiaj nauczylem sie pewnosci siebie ze czasami warto jest zaufac drugiemu czlowiekowi, jezeli czegos nie potrafisz, warto zapytac. Rozmawianie w grupie, to bardzo wazne, ze mozna wyrazic swoje odczucia i je powiedziec, wyrazic.

DSC03307

Daniel, 23 years, Jaworzno
Daniel, 23 lata, Jaworzno

 

The most important moment was pantomime, and when one person lead the other around as their mirror image. In the morning, one could learn to walk over shards of glass, and how one can deal with fire without danger.

Najwazniejszym momentem, bylo udawanie pantomimy i ze jak jedna osoba druga osobe prowadzila jak lustrzane odbicie. Rano bylo mozna nauczyc sie chodzenia po szkle, jak bezpiecznie obchodzic sie z ogniem.

Today I learned about teamwork, as we were, during the exercises we made, all in one group. The group was Polish, German, and French at the same time.

Dzis nauczylam sie pracy zespolowej, gdyz te cwiczenia, co dzis wykonalismy wszyscy w jednej grupie tak jak w: polskiej, niemieckiej, jak i francuskiej.

DSC03330Anna, 18 years, Gliwice
Anna, 18 lat, Gliwice

 

An important insight for me was, that one has to take care of oneself. Today I learned how to trust others.

Wazny moment dla mnie, to uwazac na siebie. Dzis sie nauczylam, jak zaufac innej osobie.

DSC03327Paulina, 16 years, Jaworzno
Paulina, 16 lat, Jaworzno

 

An important moment for me today was the activity with closed eyes, as one could test ones trust. It is rewarding to trust other people. You can work with everyone, a foreign language is not a problem, as we can communicate with gestures, and it also motivates me to learn a foreign language.

Waznym momentem dzisiaj dla mnie byla zabawa z zamknientymi oczami, poniewaz mozna bylo sie sprawdzic z zaufaniem. Warto ufac ludziom. Mozna ze wszystkimi pracowac, obcy jezyk nie stwarza mi problemu, poniewaz porozumiewam sie gestami, a dodatkowo motywuje mnie to do nauki jezyka obcego.

DSC02924Barbara, 21 years, Jaworzno
Barbara, 21 lat, Jaworzno

 

An important moment for me was the presentation and that one could try for oneself. I have learned several tricks.

Moment, ktory byl wazny dla mnie to, co pokazywali i rowniez co moglo sie robic. Nauczyc sie moglem roznych sztuczek.

DSC02994Kacper, 18 years, Jaworzno
Kacper, 18 lat, Jaworzno

 

Today I learned to trust the group, as I was convinced that the group is very understanding; one can trust them and they will help you in difficult situations. I have learned a lot of games, which I will remember forever, as, playing those games, you have so much fun, so much enjoyment.

Dzisiaj nauczylem sie ufac calej grupie, poniewaz przekonalem sie, ze ta grupa jest wyrozumiala, mozna im sie zwierzyc i oni zawsze pomoga w ciezkich chwilach. Ja dzisiaj zapoznalem duzo gier, ktore zostana w mojej glowie na zawsze, poniewaz jest przy tych grach duzo zabawy, duzo radosci.

DSC03449Rafal, 21 years, Jaworzno
Rafal, 21 lat, Jaworzno

Marcher sur des clous / Walking on Nails

The experiences in relation to the circus (walking on nails, walking on glass, and fire on one’s own body) was positive for the whole group.

L’expérience dans le domaine du cirque (marcher sur des clous, sur du verre et mettre du feu sur soi-meme) a été positive pour l’ensemble du groupe.

DSC03217

DSC03230

20150705_112413

DSC03239

DSC03234

Some of us would never have imagined to be able to do this one day. This was also a way of overcoming one’s own fears.

Certains n´auraient jamais cru pouvoir faire ca un jour. Ca été aussi la possibilité de surmonter leurs peurs.

DSC03152

DSC03220

The activity regarding pantomime was funny and the one regarding string puppets very interesting, as one could let a partner make the gestures one wants them to make.

L´activité du mime a été amusante et celle de la marionette très intéressante du fait que l´on pouvait s´amuser à faire faire les gestes que l´on voulait à notre partenaire.
DSC03296

These activities allowed the group to have trust in each others, for some to face their own fears, to get to know their own senses, and overcome one’s own boundaries, all the time while enjoying oneself.

Ces activités ont permit au groupe d´apprendre à avoir confiance en l´autre,
d´affronter ses peurs pour certains, de mieux connaitre ses propres sens pour
d´autres et de dépasser ses limites, tout en s´amusant.

DSC03301

DSC03298

DSC03341

Aurélien, 22 years, Cédric, 21 years, Hazebrouck, France

Aurélien, 22 ans, Cédric, 21 ans, Hazebrouck France

Metabolon – métabolisme?

On Thursday, 2nd July, we visited a former garbage dump, where, over the course of 33 years, garbage was dumped, and which now was rebuilt into a place of learning and enjoyment.

Le 2 juillet, nous sommes partis visiter une ancienne décharge où ils ont accumulé pendant 33 ans des ordures et qui a été réamenagée en site pour apprendre et s’amuser.

DSC02740

DSC02793

We climbed up the mountain Metabolon. Metabolon is derived from the word metabolism, which means transformation of materials.

Nous sommes montés au Metabolon qui vient du mot métabolisme qui signifie transformation de toutes les matières.

DSC02759

DSC02751

We also visited an exhibition space with decorative items made from recycled materials.

Nous avons visité aussi une salle d’exposition avec du matériel recyclé en objets de décoration.

DSC02768

DSC02763

DSC02766

DSC02779

We climbed up to a height of 150 meters, and visited a room called “Lernort” (place of learning), where we did an activity using a questionnaire on the topic of the ecological footprint.

Nous sommes montés à une hauteur de 150 mètres et nous sommes rentrés dans une salle qui s’appelle „Lernort“ où nous avons fait une activité avec un questionnaire sur le sujet de l´empreinte écologique.

DSC02783

We calculated to find out how much area is needed to sustain or way of living.

Nous avons calculé pour savoir la surface qu’il faudrai pour maintenir notre mode de vie.

DSC02784

We also used the slides down the Metabolon mountain, and we did a sliding race with the German and Polish group.

Nous avons fait du tobogan sur le mont Metabolon où nous avons fait une course de glissades avec le groupe polonais et le groupe allemand.

DSC02794
DSC02812
DSC02802

We then had a picnic at the outdoor area of the energy centre. We took the bus back to the hostel, where we are staying for the two weeks, and did an activity in the courtyard of the hostel.

Nous avons pique-niqué dans le site de compétences énergitiques. Nous avons repris le bus pour rentrer à l’auberge, où nous sommes accueillis pendants 2 semaines, nous avons ensuite fait une activitée dans la cour de l’auberge.

DSC02747

I really like it here – Bardzo mi siÄ™ tu podoba!

On Sunday, 28th of June 2015, the international, ecological workcamp for youths from Germany, Poland and FRance began. Most of the activities take place in the youth hostel in Lindlar.

W niedziele, 28.06.2015 rozpoczal siÄ™ miedzynarodowy worcamp ekologiczny dla mlodziezy niemieckiej, polskiej i francuskiej. Wiekszosc zajec odbywa siÄ™ w schronisku mlodziezowym w Lindlar, a prace praktyczne wykonujemy przy Klubie Mlodziezowym im. Jana Bosco w Kolonii.

P1040212

These are the impressions of the Polish workcamp participants:

How did you feel, when you arrived in Lindlar on the first day? What were your apprehensions?

To sÄ… relacje Polskich uczestnikow z worcampu:

Jak siÄ™ czules albo czulas pierwszego dnia po przyjezdzie do Lindlar?

I felt good, but I also asked how all of this gonna play out. On the first day I also was a bit excited, because I did not know yet, what awaits me. (Dominika, 17 years, Jaworzno)

Czulam się dobrze, ale zastanawialam się, jak tutaj będzie. Pierwszego dnia bylam troszke przerazona, ponieważ nie wiedzialam, czego się spodziewac.(Dominika, 17 lat, Jaworzno)

DSC02918

When I cam to Lindlar, I was anxious. I was afraid of the participants from other countries not treating me well. But after a few days, common games and activities, all my anxieties evaporated. I got to know wonderful and joyful participants, and I am happy to be here.
(Kacper, 18 years, Jaworzno)

Jak przyjechalem do Lindlar bardzo wydawalo mi się, ze czuje niepokój. Obawialem się, ze nie bede traktowany dobrze przez innych uczestnikow z innych krajow, lecz po kilku dniach i wspolnych grach i zabawach moje obawy mi minely. Poznalem tu bardzo wspanialych i radosnych uczestnikow i jestem bardzo zadowolony.
(Kacper, 18 lat, Jaworzno)

DSC02850

And what happened then? How do you feel now?

At the moment I feel very well. I am joyful and spend a lot of time outside walking in the forest. I really like the group activities, which are led by team members. I really like it here.
(Paulina, 16 years, Jaworzno)

Co myslisz dzisiaj? Co czujesz dzisiaj?

W obecnej chwili czuje siÄ™ bardzo dobrze, wesolo i przede wszystkim milo spedzam czas na swiezym powietrzu, na spacerze w lesie. Bardzo mi siÄ™ podobaja zajecia w grupie prowadzone przez animatorow. Bardzo mi siÄ™ tu podoba. (Paulina, 16 lat, Jaworzno)

DSC02907

How do you communicate with the other participants?

We communicate with the help of gestures and pantomime. We also use dictionaries, etc.
(Basia, 22 years, Jaworzno)

Jak siÄ™ komunikujecie z innymi uczestnikami?

Porozumiewamy siÄ™ za pomoca gestow, na migi, korzystamy ze slownikow itp. (Basia, 22lata, Jaworzno).

DSC02905

At the workcamp we communicate with the help of those words we had already learned, with gestures, or we draw on a piece of paper. It works really well! (Karina, 20 years, Jaworzno)

Na worcampie porozumiewamy się za pomoca slow, których się nauczylismy tutaj, gestow, rysujemy na kartkach papieru. Calkiem dobrze nam to wychodzi. (Karina, 20 lat, Jaworzno)

DSC02793

The text was written by Paulina and Daniel from Jaworzna

Tekst napisali Paulina i Daniel z Jaworzna