On-arrival Training

From 27th of september to the second of october, we went to on-arrival training in Zbraslavice. It was just amazing and very interesting. We slept in a camp next to a lake and next to a forest. We were 25 volunteers of Czech Republic, so we met the others volunteers and we had now new friends. The volunteers came from Germany, Spain, France, Austria, Russia, Lituania, Bulgaria...

Moreover, the weather was so great, during all the week, the sun was shining ! So we made a lot of activities outside like Canoe, Tarzan park, games, fire, visit of Knuta Hora...

We are just looking forward for the mid-term training in february... :)

Ya hemos empezado el club de conversación en español !!!!!! Es muy entretenido, comenzamos por presentarnos y también hablamos sobre nuevas noticias, como actuar cuando eres turista en un país de habla Española.

Don't worry, be happy !

Funny video : fish in the Art Modern Museum

First time in Prague

Week end of 17th and 18th September

During this weekend, we took the train to Prague and visited this city. It was very great because the sun was shining all the Saturday, so we walked around the city all the day.

Also, during our walk, we visited a wine festival in a parg, it was very interesting to see all the dressed people, and to see the traditional czech dances and the songs but also to taste the czech wine.

And for the sunday, the rain arrived so we visited the Modern Art Museum which is so interesting and good.

Here, there is a little video with some moments we spent in Prague. Enjoy :)

Ahoj Rychnov nad kneznou !

After Adam, Christine, Joanna, and Nicola, we are the news volunteers for OKO !

A spanish guy is in the team :

- Alberto from Murcia (in the south of Spain).

"My name is Alberto, I am 23 years old.

I finished my studies of Interior Design and I want to meet a new country and a new culture to take a break before starting to work. And it's very good to improve my English and my Czech too.

I like sports, music, playing guitar, art, design, parties and,of course, travelling."

And after, a french girl arrived :

- Élise from Lille (in the north of France)

"I finished my bachelor degree's in audiovisual after 3 years of studies. I decided to make this EVS to make a break in my studies. I have a passion for cinema, music (I practice piano and guitare), photos, and art. I want to put a lot of myself into the organization OKO and be active in the city"

Anf finally, a german girl joined us :

- Hannah from Juelich (in the west of Germany)

"I just finished school and wanted a break bevor I am going to start studying next year. I am here doing qn EVS because I wanted some time to think about what i want to do in my life and I wanted to do something social and see a new country. In my free time I like to read, knitt and do sports. As well I like to listen to musik ang visiting concerts and of cours travelling, seeing new places and meeting new people. I am looking forward to my work in OKO and to realize my own ideas. "

We arrived in Rychnov nad Kneznou one month ago. We were very surprised of the city. Indeed, it's a small city but we can make a lot of activities like swimming pool, music, bike, sport, and.. zumba.

After one month, we start to get used to living in Rychnov, we know a few good restaurants, and bar. But we have to discover a little bit more the city because during our free time, we traveled a lot.

So Rychnov nad kneznou, here we are :)

Summer camp

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All signs on the earth and sky show it's a summertime! School is over! ;)

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To be honest it's unbelievable hot!

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We braved the heat and started to make preparations for summer camp HELLO 2011 which begins already on Saturday. Hopefully, we'll have a lot of fun in coming days! There will be English and computer lessons in the morning and a lot of outdoor free time activities in the afternoon – and this part is up to us, volunteers. We are currently looking for some games, energizers and other ideas to make an afternoon offer attractive. ;)

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Of course we will report back on what we've been doing in Pec. 

All good things...

Time is running, Adam and Christine are already gone... Me and Nicola are still here but we realize, also our EVS adventure will be over in few weeks. Well, all good things must come to the end!

These days we are preparing goodbye exhibition and bulletin that will be a little bit a journey backwards through time.

So, the last exhibition is going to do a brief overview about things volunteers do in OKO. We want to share with you our experiences as volunteers, tell again what EVS is, who can take part in, how can you profit from EVS etc.

I hope you will find some time to take a look at our pictures and stuff (as usual, we meet in Společenské Centrum).