Qendresa at the Democracy Conference
My name is Qendresa
and recently GWY (YMCA
Kosovo) gave me the chance to go to France for a Three Nations Democracy
conference at YMCA Salm. When i first applied i was not sure if i am going to be chosen so the
waiting part was not easy, then one morning i opened my computer and i read that i
was accepted... i was so happy i was jumping in the air!
Qendresa with her Kosovo T shirt at YMCA Salm |
After preparing the documents for visas we traveled to Skopje airport and it was my first ever flight! I was a bit nervous and scared but everything went well
and we landed in Basel and then traveled by train to where we had to meet the
trainers.We all had a really great time traveling together and meeting the
trainers was great as they were very nice and friendly.
When we arrived met the rest of the group, very lovely people. The place we stayed was a
very beautiful house near the lake with a beautiful mountain surrounding. The town
was a bit far and we did not have an internet connection which at first i thought would be horrifying but then i was glad we didn't have one because i had so
much quality time making amazing new friends.
The day's always
started with linguistic games that were very funny and amusing. After this were democracy activities followed by cooking which we did ourselves in teams, then more
democracy talk and debates. Evenings were chilled with free time, talking and
getting to know each other. The presentation of the Countries were really
interesting and we presented Kosovo the best way we could, telling out history, present and the hopes for our future, and of course sharing traditional music and
dance!
Talking about democracy! |
One night we had a BBQ and then a huge campfire and one of the German
participants knew how to play the guitar so we had good music as well.
The day in Strasbourg started very early, first we visited the European
Parliament which was very informing and exciting. The rest of the day was free to
choose and of course we visited the city. Strasbourg is a very beautiful with
amazing architecture and beautiful buildings. Everything there was so exciting
and i had the best day ever! Then we had dinner at a restaurant and ate a
traditional meal.
Camp fire with music |
The day in Strasbourg was also the end of this
great experience. In the morning we did the evaluation and said a very
sad goodbye to the group. This was an experience i will never
forget and for this i am very thankful to YMCA Kosovo and YMCA France for
giving me this opportunity.
Peace & Love
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