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‘TheSpring’edition

15thOFMArCh2013

Editor: Taaniel Stoitsev

Staff mEmbErS of KaNE:Filaretos VourkosFotini ArapiGeorgia GiannakeaAntzela Lenakaki

VoluNtEErS:Bjartur SteingrímssonDiana DiasDorian AgnelGianluca BarbinIeva MedinyteInes Dupont MiaultIrene Pena HerranzJelena ScepanovicKaja NapotnikLeonard PristlLoic MarchandManuela GasconMarisa CarvalhoSandra CoelhoTaaniel Stoitsev

CoNtaCt uS:K.a.NE., SoCial Youth dEVElopmENtYouth CENtrE of KalamataplatEia othoNoS 10Kalamata24100GrEECE

E-mail: EVStaaNiEl@Gmail.Com; iNfo@NGoKaNE.orG

url: http://www.KENtroNEoN.wordprESS.Com http://www.NGoKaNE.orG (Not worKiNG at a momENt)faCEbooK paGE: http://www.faCEbooK.Com/KENtroNEoN

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VoluNtEErS:Bjartur SteingrímssonDiana DiasDorian AgnelGianluca BarbinIeva MedinyteInes Dupont MiaultIrene Pena HerranzJelena ScepanovicKaja NapotnikLeonard PristlLoic MarchandManuela GasconMarisa CarvalhoSandra CoelhoTaaniel Stoitsev

Carnivaliscomingandaseveryyearmanyniceandfunnyactivitiesare

taking place in several places aroundGreece. It is always a nice opportu-nity to take a small step out of reality,getdressedasyouwouldn’tdare todoinyoureverydaylifeandhavefunwithfriends, relatives or even people youmeetforfirsttime. 

ThisyeartheYouthCentreofKalama-tawillparticipate inmanyof theseac-tivities.WewillcelebratewithchildrenthemorningofTsiknopemptiandwithbarbecue the evening. We will be the“Demonicmade Angels” at Kalamata’sCarnival and we will visit Nedousa toattend the strangebut traditionalmix-tureofpaganandChristiancelebrationof “marriage”which is the outcomeofmanyinfluencesthroughtheaeons,cel-ebratinglove...withtheDionysianway! 

Carnival is also anopportunity to for-get the problems and leave a bit be-hindyourresponsibilitiesanddowhat-ever youwant! Is it?Canwe really dothisinaperiodthateverythingaroundusiscollapsing?Well...yesandno.Yes

because although the problemswe arefacingwehave tohave fun.Anyway itisintheDNAofGreekstodancewheneverythinggoeswrong.Andsuchwe’lldo...On theotherhandweneed tobeconsciousthatmanyofourfriends,rel-atives,neighborswillhavesobigprob-lemsthatitwillbeimpossibleforthemtocelebrateorevensmile.Forthatrea-sonweshouldnotforgetourresponsi-bilityasactivecitizens. 

Thisyearwecanwearsimplecostumesortomakethecostumesourselves.Themoneywewillsavewecandonatethemto an organizationwhich is facing theoutcomesofthecrisis,ortomakeagiftdirectlytosomeoneweknow...Spendalittle less timeforcelebrationandofferyourextratimetohelpsomepeopleinneed. 

I think that’s all fornow...haveanicemonthandwewillmeetattheactivitiesof the YouthCentre! Also don’t forgetthat at 15th ofMarch the celebrationsfor the 4 years of theYouthCentre ofKalamatawillstartwithmanynicesur-prises...tobeannouncedsoon!!!

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Editorial[byFilaretos]

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ProgramofYouthCentre(2013March)[inEnglish]

ProgramofYouthCentre(2013March)[inEnglish]

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FutureActivitiesAs4yearsagoon1stofApril(no,it’snotajoke)2009itwasthedaywhenthecentrewasopeningit’sdoorforpeopleofKalamatafirsttime,wewillhavemanyactivities2weeksbeforeand2weeksaftertheimportantdatetocelebrate!

WewillalsomakeannouncementsabouthappeningsinourFBpageyoucansee&followbyclickinghErE

Alreadyon15thofMarchontheeveningat21.30inYouthCentrewewillhavecarnivalmaskparty,moreinfofromFBeventhErE

TheSaturday23thofMarchat12o’clock,wearegoingtomakethelipdubvideooftheYouthCenter.AndYOUarewelcomedtoJOINWhatisaLipdub?:Lipdubisatypeofvideothatcombineslipsynchingandaudiodubbingtomakeamusicvideo.Itismadebyfilmingindividualsoragroupofpeoplelipsynchingwhilelisteningtoasongoranyrecordedaudiothendubbingoveritinposteditingwiththeoriginalaudioofthesong.ToseeexampleofLipDub:CLICKhErEOurLipDubvideowillbebasedonsongcalledStartWearingPurplebyGo-golBordello.Itisimportanttoknowthelyricsofthesong,sopleasetakealookatthemandtrytorememberthemaswell:LYrICS

On30thofMarchwewillhavebiganniverserypartyofYouthCentreofKa-lamatarighthereinYouthCentreofKalamata!Soprepareyourgoodmoodandbestdancemoves for it,morespecific infocomingsoon,butyoucanalreadymakeamarktoyourcalendartonotforget-onSaturday30thof

Youth Centre’s announCements:

On13thofMarchWednesdayonaeveningtimearound10o’clockblackpackbagwithlaptop insidedisappearedfrominfopoint inYouthCentre,anyonewhomighthaveseensomethingorhaveanycluesaboutwherethebagmightbe,pleaseletusknow!

IfyouhappentohavesomethingbeneathandYoudon’tneeditand/orYouwanttodosomethinggood,pleasecontactwithYouthCentretoarrangethewaytodeliverthemtous:*ChAIrS *BICYCLES *MEDICINE

<<ΜικρέςΑγγελίες>>isperiodicalheadingappearingoneveryLiNK,thatdelivershelprequestsconserningYouthCentre.Itisalsoavaliableforotheradvertisements&announcements,justletUsknowduringYouthCentreopeninghoursorwritee-mail:evstaaniel@gmail.com

ΜικρέςΑγγελίες

March-tocomeforagreatPArTY!

Onthe5thofAprilwill takeplaceBlues-rockconcert- liveconcert,withoneofthebestjazzbandsinKalamata!

Workshops’presentationattherailwayparkwilltakeplaceon12thofApril.AllworkshopsoftheyouthcenterwillpresenttheirworktothepublicattherailwayparkofKalamata.

Onthe19thofAprilwewillorganizewiththehelpofhospitalblooddonationaction.Ifyouwishtoparticipateletusknow.

Fromhereandthere ithavebeenhearedthat itmightbepossible tohavesoontheculturalnightagain!Sopeople,whodidn’tmanagedtocometoourculturalnightlastyear,thismightbeyourchance!!(Moreinfocomingsoon-staytuned!

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OntheeveningoftheFri-day 15thof Febrary, the

Youth Center of Kalamataorganized the second meet-ingcalled“EVSCAFÉ” inor-der to share informationabouttheEuropeanprogram“Youth in Action” and moreconcreteabouttheEuropeanVoluntary Service (EVS) foryoungpeoplebetween18and30yearsold.

ThiswasthesecondmeetingaftertheonewhichtookplaceinNovem-ber,anditsmainpurposeistogivesomeusefulinformationandadvic-estowardsthenextdeadlineoftheprograminMay.SomeofourEVSvolunteerswhoarehereinKalamatathankstothisprogramcomingfromcountriesasFrance,SpainorMontenegro,explainedthebasicsoftheprogramandsharedtheirexperienceswiththeideatogiveamoredirectandclearerexamplesofsomerealprojectswhicharebeingrun-ninghereinKalamataattheYouthCenter,thehorseridingSchoolorKekykamea.

TheYouth inAction is aprogram inside theEuropeanCommissioninitiativesanditisspeciallyfocusedforyoungerswithlessopportuni-tiestohaveashort-term(2-6months)orlong-term(6-12months)stay

EVSCAFÉ–EUrOPEANVOLUNTArYSErVICE

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EVSCAFÉ–EUrOPEANVOLUNTArYSErVICEinanothercountrytocollaborateinanorganizationinvolvedinrathersocial,cultural,educationalorenvironmentalfield.Itisagreatoppor-tunitytospendoneyearofyourlifedoingsomethingdifferent,helpingalocalcommunityandimprovinganewlanguage,learningnewculturesandwaysofliving.Ifyouarecuriousaboutitandyoudidn’tcometotheinformationmeetingyoucanhavealooktotheYouthinActionProgramGuide(http://ec.eu-ropa.eu/youth/documents/guide13_en.pdf)andalsobeawareforthenextEVSCAFÉmeetingwhichwilltakeplaceinafewmonthsanditwillbeannouncedattheYouthCenterofKalamata!

Lookingforwardforyou!

Article by: Irene

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InterviewsLeonardotraineeHello Marisa! WHere are you froM and WHat are you doing in KalaMata?

I’mfromPortugalandIamherework-ing in the Youth Center, through theprogram Leonardo da Vinci. I do ad-ministrative work, I teach PortugueseandIgosomemorningstoKikikameatohelpintheworkshops.

WHy did you apply to coMe to WorK in tHe youtH center of Ka-laMata?

BecauseinPortugalIwasunemployedsoIneededtogainexperiencetomay-be laterfinda job more easily…ThisisagoodexperiencebecauseIimprovemy language skills andbecause Ihavetheopportunitytoseecloselytheexpe-rienceof theYouthCenter,which is averyinterestingproject!

WHat do you tHinK about Kala-Mata so far?

It’sanicecity,withgoodpeople,good

pitas! I like to go to the beach and tothebars…Iliketheinterculturalenvi-ronmentintheYouthCenter,toknowotherculturesandotherlanguages…IamalsogoingtothelessonsofSpanish,FrenchandGreekDances!

WHat’s your favourite tHing about tHe greeK culture?

Themusic, the traditional dances, thepitas,theweather,thehospitality!

Interviewer: SandraInterviewee: Marisa

InterviewsLocalVolunteer

WHat are you doing Here, in Kala-Mata ?

...Tryingnottodiefromboredom !

WHen and HoW did you KnoW tHe youtH center ?

Fromthebeginning,IamFilaretos’slaveinthecenter.....

WHat is you participation in tHe youH center ? WHat do you liKe in tHis place ?

I’m the “spastic”who grumbles for per-fection !AndIalsotrytohelpininform-ingpeopleabouttheCenter.

Have you ever done voluntary WorKs ? WHat Was it ?

Yep..! Cleaning, feed-ing , helping.....pray-ing...

WHat do you tHinK about voluntarisM in general ?

Youhaveitoryoudon’t !Butthevolunteer-ismfirstofall,helpsyourselfandlikeJoey(“Friends”)hadsaid:Itisalovebasedongivingandreceivingaswellashavingandsharing.Andthelovethattheygiveandhaveissharedandreceived.Andthroughthis having and giving and sharing andreceiving,wetoocanshareandloveandhave...andreceive.

WHat are your projects for tHe future ?

.“Nothing behindme, everything aheadofme,asiseversoontheroad.”JackKer-ouac,Ontheroad...

Interviewer: InesInterviewee: Fouli

That’s me

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Tsiknopempti&StartoftheCarnevalthisThursday7thofMarchhasbeena

reallyspecialdayforeverybody.For theGreekpeoplefirst,because it’s thedayofCarnival, this important event.Butforthevolunteerscomingfromabroadalsobecause formost of us, this celebration isnew!CarnivalisnotcelebratedinthiswayintheothercountriessuchasSpain,France,Estonia,Slovenia…SoitwasveryexcitingforallofustofeelthisfestiveatmosphereinKalamata.

First,whenIwokeupinthemorningandopenedmywindow, I smeltmeat smokedeverywhereinthestreet!AndwhenIwenttotheYouthCenter,Imetatleast5nomadbarbecuesonsidewalks,withpeoplearound,eating,talkingtogetheranddrinking.Later in the afternoon, I went to PlateiaAmfeiaswithsomeothervolunteerswherewediscoveredthebigstageinstalledonthesquare.With the other volunteers, we at-temptthisniceshowwithalotofdifferentdancing groups, singers…, Kalamata is atownfullofgiftedpeople!!

Suddenly, the speaker announced in themicrophonethattheteam#35wasaskedtocomeonstage:theYouthCenterteam!!So,

Tsiknopempti&StartoftheCarnevalArticle by: Manuela

after crossing tense eyeswithother volun-teers,wewentonstagetopresentourteamfortheparticipationtothetreasurehunt.Wedidnotreceivedanyspecialovationfromthepublic, or very-very strong applaudingbutanyway,ourteamgotourflagwithnumber35andwewere ready tocameback to theYouthCenterwherethebestpartofthedaywaswaitingforus.

Around8:00p.m.,westartedpreparingthefood,cooking…Andat21:30,thestartwasgiven.Then,thesmokingandgoodsmellingmeatwasarrivingendlesslyfromthebarbe-cueinstalledonthebalcony,peoplebroughtmore andmore delicious salads,winewasdrunkfasterandfaster…Inaword,Ididn’tsawthepartypassing,Ihaveeatensouvla-ki,pork,Greeksalad,russiansalad,toastedbread,homemadewine…,suchabigquan-tityoffood,everythingsotasty!!!

Afterall,Ifallintoareallyheavysleep,andwhenIwokeupthedayafter,myfirstthoughwas: I have tofind away to comeback toGreecenextyearforTsiknopempti!

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have you metthe wonderful

three Portugueseinternees workingin Kalamata lately?WeareLeonardoda

Vinciinternees,sentbyaPortugueseorganizationcalledMais Cidadania (More Citizenship) to develop a profes-sionalizing experience in theYouthCenter (MarisaandSandra)andintheFarmaFoifaProject(Diana).

IknewMaisCidadaniawhenIwent

tomyLeonardodaVinciinterview,

in Lisbon. Their headquarters is

located in an ancient building in

Organizationabroad-MAISCIDADANIABy: Sandra

Organizationabroad-MAISCIDADANIABy: Sandra

oneof themostbeautifulanddy-

namic areasofLisbon: theBairro

Alto,whereyoucanfindtradition-

alshopsandoldladiesduringthe

dayandlot’sofbars,youngstersand

partiesduringthenight.Thebuild-

inghasseveralfloorsandeachone

has rooms for different activities:

workshops, media room, library,

etc.

Mais Cidadania is a YouthOrga-

nization, located in Lisbon, since

2003.Ithastheaimsofpromoting

citizenship in the youth context,

solidarity and volunteering, re-

sponding also to theneedsof the

localcommunitywhereitisestab-

lishedandworkinginpartnership

with other organizations for spe-

cificprojects.

At the international level, thisor-

ganizationworkswithInternation-

alExchanges,EuropeanVoluntary

Service, Erasmus Placement and

Leonardo da Vinci. At the local

level,MaisCidadaniaworksinlo-

calcommunitiesthroughsocialin-

tervention projects, volunteering

programs,workshopsand1yearly

artfestival.

IfyouareinterestedindoingsomeEuropeanprograminPortugal,you

canchecktheMaisCidadnaiawebsitehere-http://maiscidadania.eu-or,

ofcourse,cometotheYouthCenterandtalktous!

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First I visited Ulcinj andthe famous beach  calledBig beach, where I tookthepicture.Itisthelongestbeach in Montenegro, 13km long and with a veryfinesand,likedust.

From Ulcinj I continuedto go around the coastaltowns.Iwasmostdelight-edofbeautyofSt.Stephen,which is also called thepearloftheMediterranean.

higuys.Afterasmallbreak intheYouthCentre Icontinuedmyjourney,andhereIaminMontenegro.Ivisitedthecoastandthe

mountainsinafewdays.Montenegroisaverysmallcountry,beauti-fulandfullofcontradictions.Landscapeislikefroma fairytale.

teddy’s diaryWonderfulMontenegro

teddy’s diaryWonderfulMontenegro

AfterIcametotheBayofKotor,andIvisitedthetownofKotor.Therewas  carnival  The streetswerecrowdedwithmasks, so Ifitcomfortably.Iwasalittlebitscaredwhentheyburntaman,accusedforalotofbadthings.

WhenIrecoveredfromalotofalcohol,Icontinuedmytrip.

Article by: JelenaPhotoediting: Loic

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teddy’s diaryWonderfulMontenegroIarrivedonthemoun-tain Lovcen, where IvisitedthemausoleumofNjegos.ForMonte-negrinsthisisveryim-portant monument,becauseNjegoswas avery important manin the history of thestate, something likea king. I enjoyed theview from themoun-tain. On one side IcouldseeSkadarLakeandon theother; thecoastofItaly.ItookapictureandthenIwenttoPodgorica,fromwhereismyfriendJelena.

teddy’s diaryWonderfulMontenegro

I went around the townandnoticedthatalltheca-fesarefullofpeople,andIwonderedifanyofMonte-negrinsgotowork.InPod-goricaIlikedmostSkaline,thatmeansstepsplace,lo-cated between two rivers.I also s aw an interestingsculpture of a bird, madeofdifferentweapons.

ItookapictureandthenIwenttoPodgorica,fromwhereismyfriendJelena.

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teddy’s diaryWonderfulMontenegroAfter Podgorica, I continuedmyjourneytothenorthofthecountry.Theroadwasa littlebitscary,andpeopledriveveryfast,buttheviewisamazing.

Wherever you look you willseemountainsandrivers.ThebeautyoftheriverTaraleftmebreathless and jumping bun-geefromthebridgemademeexperience something won-derful you also can try everysummerfromthesamebridge.After adventure went to themountainDurmitor.

ImettwogirlsandIwentwiththem hiking. We climbed tothehighestpeakinMontene-gro, Bobotov kuk, also calledheaven bracket. From thereI could see a lot of Balkansmountains.

I visited a few other moun-tainsinMontenegro,asProk-letijewhere I took this beau-tiful picturewith horses, and

teddy’s diaryWonderfulMontenegroMaglic, where I visited thelake in the shapeofaheart.In themountainsofMonte-negroIfeltlikeathome,andImetsomerelativestoo.Andpeoplehereareveryniceandhospitable.

Everywhere I have been,they gave me a lot of raki-jaandfood.I triedahome-made cheesethatIhavenev-ertriedbefore,thenkajmak,that is alsomade frommilkandthatisoneofmanytra-ditional things in Monte-negro.Ofcourse,I triedthefamousprsutaandkacamakandsomeotherfood. Every-thing wasnjamnjam. 

IwillstayinMontenegrofewmoredaystoenjoythewon-derful nature and the clearair. 

I send you huge hug and Iwill see you soon from mynextdestination.

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CuiSiNE of CulturES - Spanishdish-PAELLAthedishPaellaissaidtobeaperfectunionbetween2culturesfromSpain,

theromans,forthepanandtheArabs,whobroughttherice.Thedishwas developed in the Spanish city ofValencia.ThereisanoldstoryofhowtheMoor-ishkings’servantscreatedricedishesbymixing the left-overs from royal ban-quets in large pots to takehome. It issaidbysomethattheword paella orig-inates from the Arab word “baqiyah”meaningleft-overs.

Ingredients: • 2cupsshortgrainwhitericebyperson • 1wholechicken,cutintosections • 10-15saffronthreads(ifit’spossible!Orfood colorantinstead) • 1/2onion,cutinsmallsquaredpieces • 3or4largeripetomatoes,diced • peas • 1greenpepper,diced • 2garliccloves,pressedordiced • roastedredpeppers,sliced,togarnishontop • Extravirginoliveoil

Method:1.Inapan,putalittlebitofextravirginoliveoilandbrownthechickenonbothsidesduring6-8minutes.Addwaterandmakeitboiltomakesome

CuiSiNE of CulturES - Spanishdish-PAELLAbroth.Keepthebrothofthechicken,wewilluseitlater!Setaside.2.Ina“paellera”orlargestainlesssteelpan,heat2tablespoonsextravirginoliveoil.Addtheonion(cutintosquaredpieces)andsauteforabout3min-utes. Addthegreenpeppers,peasandgarlicandsauteforanadditional2minutes. Addthetomatoandsimmeruntilthejuiceshavereduced.3.Addthechickenbrothofthechickenwehavefried,andaddthesaffron. Thiswillreleasethecolorofthesaffrontothestock. Keepitatasimmeruntilreadytopourovertherice.6.Addthericeandsauteforanadditional4-5minutes.5.Addonecupofwateratatime,stirringtomixanddistributetheingre-dientsevenly. Addenoughwatertojustcovertherice(nomorewaterthanthat!).6.Bringtoaboil,addsaltandpeppertotasteandagainmakesuretodistrib-utethericeevenlyinthepan. That’sit…DoNOTmovethericeagain.7.Placethefriedchickenontopofthericeandaddtheroastedredpeppersaswell.8.Keepboilingforaround20–25minutesuntilthericeisnearlyready.

9. remove the panfrom the oven andallow to rest for afewminutes.The paella can beserved directlyfromthepan.Servewith lemon asidesoyoucan squeezethelemonoverittomakeittastier!

¡¡¡BuenProvecho!!!

Article by: Irene

Pictures:from:http://www.simplebites.net/paella-recipe-simple-summer-fare/http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_KspXU6mp21M/TOBpVOJn9rI/AAAAAAAAAm-k/7FcQh6Zd5PE/s1600/paelle+nov+2010+011.JPG

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Hi my name is Fotini Ara-pi and I am project man-ager at K.A.NE. organi-sation. I started working here in September 2011 and fell in love with the Youth Centre, its dynamic and most of all its incred-ible team of foreign and local volunteers! See you around :-D

Hi everybody!My name is Angela, I am 24 and I come from Cre-ta. Some words about me: I hate sports, I love meeting new people and at this period of my life I am really interested in searching the mean-ing of life - if by chance you find it, please con-tact me. This year I am working with the volun-teers of the Youth Cen-ter and coordinating its projects and activities.

WhoWe

Dorian Agnel / 21 / Work-ing as a volunteer in horseriding school with children with disabilities and teach French and Swing dance in youth centre / My project start-ed in September 2012 and will last 1 year

Kaja Napotnik / 22 / Slo-venia / likes long walks, reading, dancing, volun-teering and eating choco-late / volunteer at Farma Fifa on the project “Natu-ral farming and environ-mental awarness” / from October 2012 to August 2013

Loic MARCHAND / 27 / French / likes penguin, origami, Turkish movies and the waffles / volunteer in K.A.NE. Youth Centre from September 2012 to September 2013 >>

Coucou, my name is Inès, I’m 18 years old and I’m French. I like music, cin-ema, Kokostavros and playing ukulele. Since Oc-tober, I work in the Youth Center where I’m teach-ing french and guitar for children.I will come back to France at the beggining of Au-gust, so I’m looking for-ward to summertime in Kalamata.

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Taaniel Stoitšev / 20 / Estonian / likes nature, different music, mean-ingful conversations and biking & much more to be honest / volunteer in K.A.NE. Youth Centre with e-structures - from September 2012 to Sep-tember 2013

Hello to everyone!My name is Georgia. I am 24 years old and I live in Kalamata. I spent the last 5 years in Ath-ens doing my Bache-lor in Management and Business Administration and the last year in the Netherlands continuing my studies for a Mas-ter’s degree. I am glad to be back to Kalamata after all those years, es-pecially since I am a new member of “K.A.NE.”. I am happy to be part of this organization

I’m Bjartur and I’m a 20 year old guy from Iceland.I’m an EVS volunteer and I will be working at the youth center in Ka-lamata for the next 7 months. I’m very interested in Greek culture and history as well as politics and social change. If you have any questions about the frozen north feel free to ask me!

Hi, my name is Marisa Carvalho/ vol-unteer of Program Leonardo Da Vinci/ 23 years old/ Portuguese.I studied Science of Education and School AdministrationW Some words about me: I like music, cinema, reading, meeting new peo-ple.

Diana Dias / 23 / Portu-gal / I am a volunteer at Farma Foifa with Ieva and Kaja and I’m glad to be in Kalamata again! ;)

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Leonard Pristl / 18 / I love going for skiing in the winter, I love the white mountains and the nature but I also fell in love with the sea and the beaches here / I work in ΚΕΦΙΑΠ Μεσσηνίας from January 2013 to January 2014 as a EVS volunteer.

Filaretos Vourkos / Last 7 years I am working in the field of non formal educa-tion as a volunteer, youth worker and youth trainer. 4 years ago, I decided to create the Youth Centre of Kalamata, in order to initiate the youth work in Kalamata and promote active citizenship as fac-tor of change.

WhoWe

Hi! I’m TeddyBear! I know I look younger than I am ;) I like to hug peo-ple around Youth Center and also I enjoy to work in a office after all peo-ple have left! I’m a magic teddybear :) Most of the time I just look around the Youth Center and ba-sically am as cute as I am!! I don’t remember when my “project” start-ed, but I hope to be here at least as long as I al-ready have:)

Gianluca Barbin / 28 / Italian / likes reading narrative and sociologi-cal book, running, watch movies, use the bicycle, draw and paint, make manual works and mag-ic tricks / volunteer in Κεντρο Ημερας for the children with autism and in K.A.NE. Youth Centre for the italian lessons, from October 2012 to April 2013

Jelena Scepanovic / 27 / Montene-gro / volunteer in K.A.NE. Youth Cen-tre from November 2012 to November 2013

Ieva Medinytė / 19 / Lithuania / interests: nature, learning, ex-ploring (places, people, myself) / Volunteer at Farma Fifa (Αγρόκτημα Φοίφα): helping with daily farm maintenance and supporting ongo-ing projects (permacul-ture education, re:think, etc.) / September 2012 – June 2013

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Manuela Gascon / 23 years old / France / I like music, volley-ball, wine, cinema, laughing, long nights with my friends, eating watermelons / vol-unteer in the Youth Cen-ter – organization and communication of Miden Festival / From Septem-ber 2012 to August 2013 :)

My name is Irene, I am 27 years old and I am coming from Spain. I studied Classical Phi-lology and one of my dreams was to come to Greece, so here I am! I work at the Youth Center of Kalamata, I am Span-ish teacher and I also help with the general or-ganization of the Youth Center and its activities and events. My project started in September 2012 and I will be here until September 2013!

Hi everybody, I’m Alice, I am 25 and I come from Toulouse, in the south of France. I studied sciences of educa-tion and I work as an animator with children.I enjoy travelling. I arrived in Kala-mata a week ago, and I’ll stay since august. I will work for the horse rid-ing project and for KEKYKAmeA.

Sandra Coelho / 27 / Portugal / likes alternative media, photography, freuds’ dream interpretation, playing guitar, camping, travelling and dis-covering natures’ magic creations. Working as Leonardo Da Vinci intern at K.A.NE. Youth Center from Febru-ary to April 2013.

Diana Dias / 23 / Portu-gal / I am a volunteer at Farma Foifa with Ieva and Kaja and I’m glad to be in Kalamata again! ;)

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