Swimming

One of the best sports in my opinion is the swimming. It gives you the opportunity to relax and have fun while training and at the same time finding coolness in the hot summer days. This time the pool wasn’t with mineral water and it was too small and shallow to make competitions and jump in it but it was enough just to stay their chatting and having fun. We even managed to create some games compactable to the size of the pool. Although it wasn’t the finest pool I have ever seen it was good enough in order to give us enough possibilities for more moments of joy. When we weren’t swimming we were having fun improvising a football game. The nets were too small and we didn’t follow many rules but we were laughing too much and spent a nice time.

Summer camp –collecting herbs

A few days before our  camp it was one of the Bulgarian celebrations – Eniov den or also called Midsummer day. It is also the patron day of our school and in order to celebrate it we decided to follow some of the traditions and to make wreaths from herb. There is a Bulgarian believe that there are 77 and a half herbs – each herb a cure for every disease and one for the disease that doesn’t have name. Another believe is that herbs are most curable early in the morning. We were trying to have a rest during this trip so we didn’t wake up very early but later during the day we went again on a walk trying to collect some herbs although we didn’t know much about them. However, we managed to collect some herbs and the easier part was to make wreaths which became very beautiful.

Summer camp – hiking

At the end of the year we went on a camp in Emen- a small village in the Balkan near Veliko Turnovo. This journey was on the one hand trip and on the other hand a way to finish our Group 4 project. During the time spent there we went on a long walk along the Emen Canyon where there was an amazing view over the village and the river. Although the way was difficult and some of the paths were too steep at the end we managed to reach a very beautiful place – a waterfall with a lake. It was one of the most amazing places I have ever seen. What is more, in the hot and sunny day after a long time walking it was nice to wade in the cool water and find some freshness. It was one of the coolest walks in the mountain I have ever had.

Movie for the graduation

In our school it is a tradition the eleventh graders to organize the graduation ceremony of the seniors at school. This year it was our turn an as most of our friends weren’t in a good relationship with the bigger students our class became responsible for this important task. We didn’t want to make the already done things and had the idea to do something original. This is why with my classmates we decided to make a special surprise for them – a magnet with a message and a DVD disk with a video with wishes from the teachers. It wasn’t very easy but we wanted it to be perfect because it was their last day at school. The message of the magnets was inspired by a Bulgarian movie called “Lubimets 13” (Favourite 13) which was also a kind of fun for them cause they are the Class of 2013. We also wanted they to have à memory from the teachers because they might not meet again soon and this is a way to have memories from the best years in their life. It was a little bit difficult to find all the teachers and make them say a wish for the students but we managed to succeed. I was really satisfied with the results and I hope they enjoyed it and it would be one of their unforgettable moments. What is more, we had to prepare a special ceremony and write a script for it. We have already wrote a few scripts so now we were professionals in how to make it fast and interesting for the audience.

Swimming competition

While you are in the water, you feel calm and relaxed. For me swimming alone is the timewhen I can think about my problems and try to find a solution but when I am in the water surrounded with friends I try to have fun and create unforgettable moments. Some wonderful memories in the water I created during our trip to Chiflika. It is a place full of SPA centers because there are plenty of mineral water sources there. In the hotel where we stayed, there was a swimming pool with hot mineral water and although there was still snow in the mountain, we decided to make a swimming competition. I am not very good at swimming but I decided to join this activity. When the competition was over we had a lot of fun playing different games and talking. It was one of the best experiences during this trp.

Drawing landscapes.

One of the other outdoor activities we did during the trip to Chiflica was drawing a landscape. For this aim we went in the forest where there were no houses and only a small chapel, a bench and an old forgotten Trabant. Some of us sat on the bench, others on the Trabant. Me with our Arts teacher and some of my schoolmates sat on the river bank and made an attempt to draw the waterfall nearby. It wasn’t very successful but at least I tried to do something that gives me pleasure and joy. 

Making collage My face

As a part of our creativity work during our stay in Chiflika we had to make a collage with a topic “My face”. Everyone made something crazy and creative that wasn’t realistic but original. That was the main reason why I decided instead of being like the others to make a realistic collage of myself including some things that I would like to change into my appearance. For example I made my eyes blue like the vas ocean because it is one of my favourite colours and I have ever wanted to have blue eyes. What is more, on the collage my hair is red because of my idea to dye my hair red when I graduate. Although not being very realistic my collage was the most realistic of all but it was also one of the ugliest and I didn’t  like it at all.