Party like a Macedonian

Let me tell you something about Macedonia. This was my first event as European volunteer- to present my country to other volunteers. We are three Macedonian volunteers working on the same project called OLE, together we prepared the Macedonian night. We had a few ideas how to name the event, we wanted to be something different so we called it '' Party like a Macedonian''.

We prepared invitations for our guests, the volunteers with whom we have been working on projects and representatives from the hosting organization. We begun with the preparations a week before the event. We created posters from the most significant and important places in our country, places that we wanted to recommend to our friends to visit. We tried to present our tradition and habits in a creative way in order to create a positive atmosphere. We spoke about our cities, our tradition and rituals, Macedonian music and folklore. Not only the handmade candle jars, but also the bracelets with the colors of our national flag were made for our guests.

It was really hard to decide which of our traditional food we should prepare. It took as all day to finish the cooking, a few traditional meals that are typical for our country, some salads and desserts also. We worked like a team, and we manage to finish everything on time. The guests seemed to be really satisfied, they congratulated us for the delicious food, interesting stories and the gifts. We were happy to see that everyone that was invited came, also the people from our hosting organization. We felt really proud of our first event thanks to all the positive reactions we got.