Recently the members of the OLE project took part on an event which is always very
special for the volunteers: an Intercultural Evening. This event, organized by
the volunteers of Life+ project (and also our dear friends) took place in Free
Wine Pub and was opened to all the community, to give Romanian people the opportunity
to learn more about different cultures.
And what cultures
are those, may you be wondering. Since there are volunteers from dozens of
different countries, this type of event tries to explore the diversity at its
best. This time the beautiful countries presented were Spain, Italy, Portugal
and Macedonia and there was time for a lot of different activities to show the
best about them.
As soon as
the guests arrived they could immediately see and recognize the presence of the
four countries through decorations, flags of each country, photographs of the
most traditional cities, symbols and traditions. Then, as the night went on,
the guests had opportunity to learn about interesting facts of each country
through a guessing game, to watch and participate in traditional dances of
different countries and even to watch a performance about Italian gestures!
Popular
songs from each country were accompanying all these great moments because, as
we all know, music is such an important part of every culture! In the end of
the performances everyone had the opportunity to taste typical food from Spain,
Italy, Portugal and Macedonia and I can honestly say that congratulations are
in order, since the food was amazing! Lots of Romanian people tried it and we
could see the happiness in their faces while eating tortilla de patatas,
rabanadas or apple pancakes!
In
conclusion, this was an amazing event that allowed the volunteers and the locals
to share their cultures, try different foods and get involved in a new
experience of culture exchange. To be repeated very soon, for sure, because one
of the most beautiful things of volunteering abroad is opening up to new ideas,
cultures and knowledge, at the same time as you share your own!
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