The first post- Popiela week was kind of special as it marked three big arrivals- the arrival of winter, first snow and finally arrival of the last piece to complete our international EVS puzzle, Lyudmila from Bulgaria.
She arrived to Latvia on Monday, but only came to Rezekne on Tuesday. In order to welcome her properly, all of us met in her future home where Vija and Katja together cooked lunch and Pilar prepared a delicious cake to greet her new flatmate. Welcome to Rezekne Lyudmila! =.)
Wednesday was a big day for our partner youth centre Draugu Centrs as they celebrated their fifth birthday and we were also invited. The party began at four and upon our arrival there we all wished Draugu Centrs happy birthday in our mother tongues and then joined local youth in making birthday postcards. Later we were all invited to taste a birthday cake and other snacks as well as we played a little game of questions and answers about Latvia. To my shame, I did not know when Latvian celebrate their birthday. But since I am staying in Rezekne for Christmas, I soon hope to find out first hand. Later that day we went to GORS to see the Peter pan performance which was a combination of hip-hop and modern dance and it was amazing.
Thursday 5th of December as every true volunteer knows, was an International Day of Volunteers. On this occasion we have decided to throw a little party in JACis, where each of us would not only cook some traditional food but also prepare program for our guests. Other than that this became a perfect cover for organizing a Welcome Party of Lyudmila at the same time, she really did not have a clue. Finally around 20 volunteers arrived, both local and international. And despite slight problems throughout the evening, it was a very nice event.
One might say that this week could not get any better. Well let me assure you, the best was yet to happen. Because we spent all Friday in Daugavpils, attending a local equivalent of Pop Iela festival. Just that Pop Clip is 7 years older and twice that big.
Upon arrival to we joined the winning crew from Pop Iela in Daugavpils ice rink for an hour of free ice-skating. As you can imagine it was very funny, especially for those who have never tried ice-skating before. Later we went for a private tour by father Alexi to local orthodox church, a second biggest of its kind in Latvia. Meanwhile our crew Coco Jambo went to the location of festival to prepare for thei opening performance.
This year there were a total of 17 crews divided into two categories, each crew with a maximum of 3
members and the top length of performance was 5 minutes. The festival as such had a really high quality, although it was slightly different from the one in Rezekne. As the name suggests, Pop Clip was mainly about music and dancing, with minimum acting and storyline involved. Yet performances of vast majority of crews were on very high level, with some having outstanding choreographies.
We only returned back to Rezekne in the late evening, tired but full of excitement. Lets see what next week brings us!
She arrived to Latvia on Monday, but only came to Rezekne on Tuesday. In order to welcome her properly, all of us met in her future home where Vija and Katja together cooked lunch and Pilar prepared a delicious cake to greet her new flatmate. Welcome to Rezekne Lyudmila! =.)
Wednesday was a big day for our partner youth centre Draugu Centrs as they celebrated their fifth birthday and we were also invited. The party began at four and upon our arrival there we all wished Draugu Centrs happy birthday in our mother tongues and then joined local youth in making birthday postcards. Later we were all invited to taste a birthday cake and other snacks as well as we played a little game of questions and answers about Latvia. To my shame, I did not know when Latvian celebrate their birthday. But since I am staying in Rezekne for Christmas, I soon hope to find out first hand. Later that day we went to GORS to see the Peter pan performance which was a combination of hip-hop and modern dance and it was amazing.
Thursday 5th of December as every true volunteer knows, was an International Day of Volunteers. On this occasion we have decided to throw a little party in JACis, where each of us would not only cook some traditional food but also prepare program for our guests. Other than that this became a perfect cover for organizing a Welcome Party of Lyudmila at the same time, she really did not have a clue. Finally around 20 volunteers arrived, both local and international. And despite slight problems throughout the evening, it was a very nice event.
One might say that this week could not get any better. Well let me assure you, the best was yet to happen. Because we spent all Friday in Daugavpils, attending a local equivalent of Pop Iela festival. Just that Pop Clip is 7 years older and twice that big.
Upon arrival to we joined the winning crew from Pop Iela in Daugavpils ice rink for an hour of free ice-skating. As you can imagine it was very funny, especially for those who have never tried ice-skating before. Later we went for a private tour by father Alexi to local orthodox church, a second biggest of its kind in Latvia. Meanwhile our crew Coco Jambo went to the location of festival to prepare for thei opening performance.
This year there were a total of 17 crews divided into two categories, each crew with a maximum of 3
members and the top length of performance was 5 minutes. The festival as such had a really high quality, although it was slightly different from the one in Rezekne. As the name suggests, Pop Clip was mainly about music and dancing, with minimum acting and storyline involved. Yet performances of vast majority of crews were on very high level, with some having outstanding choreographies.
We only returned back to Rezekne in the late evening, tired but full of excitement. Lets see what next week brings us!
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