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.

Mountain hiking and creative photo shooting

We couldn’t only stay inside and make different things in these sunny spring days. We were also supposed to have some fun outside that’s why we went on a long walk during which we took thousands of photos some of which were really creative and interesting. Most of my friends left us on the half way because they were tired and didn’t enjoy walking for too long.  The ones who left missed the most interesting part because upstream the village it was really beautiful and the branches of the trees were hanging over the river in a unique way. We also had a lot of fun acting like children and laughing. However after all this fun we were tired and needed some rest.

Making Eco folk costumes

 Another creative task during or trip was to make eco folk costumes. In order to achieve this aim we had to transform two plastic bags and a lot of paper into something original which to be as close as possible to the traditional Bulgarian costumes. We were separated into teams again and it was very easy to choose the models – Memo and Evani. They were the most beautiful ones and it was easy to transform them into old traditional Bulgarians. They were in my opinion rich Bulgarians not ordinary peasants. Evani had a dress and a special French hat while memo was with trousers, shirt and vest and as an accessory he had a special pipe. They might not be very traditional but at least they were really chick and we won the competition. 

Eco adventure in search for eco materials

During the second day of our stay we were exhausted of staying inside so we decided to go for a walk and try to find some materials to use later during our work. The nature in this region is unique – there is a forest with large and pines and a small river passing through it. We might not found many materials but at least we hade a great time together. What is more we had the opportunity to meet some local people and talk with them about the history of the village and their lifestyle. At the end we took thousand of photos on different and very interesting places like wooden and rope beaches some rocks and trees.

Making collage for International Earth Day

It is an annual event, which take place on 22^nd April. The main aim of this celebration is to demonstrate a support for environmental perseverance. We decided to celebrate this date by showing the important role of the nature for the world by making collages. We were again separated into teams and the idea of our team was to make a collage of the globe and the continent by using pictures of the nature taken by some old and useless newspapers and magazines. The idea was  to show that without nature the mankind would be lost. In my opinion, this is an original way to rise awareness about the growing problem for the future of our planet. What is more, the final results were really satisfying and I was pleased with it.

Presenting the collages and giving awards

 We haven’t seen the results of the collage of the other team and the evening was the right time to present our collages to each other and see the final results. The teachers had to choose who made better collage and to give the awards and the prizes. In my opinion it wasn’t easy for them to choose because both pieces of art were unique and beautiful. However during dinner they managed to take their final decision and our team won the first prize again. We also had certificates and lollipops as present for our hard work.

Playing game “Who is who”

During the first night of our trip we were a little bit tired so we didn’t have any plans for the night. During dinner we spontaneously took the decision to play the game “Who is who?” For this aim we had to separate into team which would also be the teams for the activities during the next few days. To be fair we made small pieces of paper with numbers 1 and 2 and everyone had to choose a piece of paper. When we were finally ready we could star the game. There were pieces of paper with different jobs and a person from the tea had to explain it without using verbal communication while the aim of the others was to guess it. In this game again the winner was our team. Not the victory was important but the fact that we could do something funny together.

Sports cub - Shooting

A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency (accuracy and speed) using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns(see archery for more information on shooting sports that make use of bows and arrows). Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting livepheasants was an Olympic event (albeit only once, in 1900). The shooting sports are categorized by the type of firearm, targets, and distances at which the targets are shot from. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_sport) In our school we are not training that professional but just for fun. However, some of us are very good at it and might have success in future

Open doors day at school

In our country every town has a patron day – the patron day of Veliko Turnovo is 22^nd March which is also the first day of the spring. In order to celebrate it in our school we organize an Open doors day so that people can come and see what we do in our school and what it offers. Everyone was taking part in different activity. This year I decided to try something different so I was busy in the laboratory making biological experiments. Also there were chemistry experiments and at one time no one was doing the chemistry experiments while there were too many people doing biology. Although, I am not studying chemistry I decided using the teacher’s instructions to make an attempt to do some experiments. For my surprise they were all successful and I felt really proud with myself. Another thing I did was to decorate a small vase by painting it and using the technique of decoupage.

Visiting Chris Norman’s concert

Today is the patron day of our town – First Day of Spring 22^nd March. This is the reason why yesterday the great rock singer Chris Norman was invited to have a concert in our town. I was really excited cause I had the opportunity to visit a concert of one of the greatest singers of all times who was also a lead singer in the British rock group Smokie.  It was one of the best concerts I have ever visited because every detail was perfect and I could feel how my parents used to feel when they were my age. We had two wonderful hours full with rock and on of the best songs from 80s until nowadays.

Organizing trip to Chiflika and Troyan

After a short break it was time for a trip again. This time the main aim of this trip was to have fun and express our creativity. We were going to have different activities every day and for this aim we were supposed to prepare them in advance. What is more we had to prepare materials for our creative tasks. Together with our teachers we decided to combine the creative tasks with some action. They chose the tasks during the day and we were supposed to find recycled materials cause it was going to be eco camp. Later in the days we offered to go for walks or to do something outside. We also found out that there is a swimming pool with hot mineral water which made us think of an appropriate games and competitions to do there. Fortunately this time we didn’t have to write scripts but instead we had to choose different games for every night. Although we had a lot of things to do for this organization we also had  a lot of fun .

Sports club - Volleyball

Today we had the usual meeting of the sports club in school and as we were enough people we decided to play volleyball. It is one of the most popular games in our school and most of us are very good in it so it became a nice and interesting game. I enjoy volleyball because it is a team sports and teaches you how to work with others and cooperate with them. What is more, it gives you the opportunity to train your body while having fun with friends.

Participating in Zonta club’s competition

Zonta club is an international organization found in the beginning of the XX century in Buffalo, New York along the lines of Rotary club. It is a service organization the aim of which is to advance the status of women worldwide. Each year there is a competition organized by Zonta for girls and the winner in it wins a scholarship or an award. In order to participate in this competition you have to be chosen by the members of your district and then to write a personal statement including details about yourself, a few essays and two references from teachers. I gave my best for this application but unfortunately I didn’t manage to win on national level – maybe there were better applications than mine. I hope the chosen girl would do good enough and win on international level. However this event gave me experience which would be really useful when applying to university later on. 

Celebrating Baba Marta

This year in order to celebrate one of our national holidays Baba Marta we decided to organize a surprise for the old people at the Local Resident Home “Veneta Boteva”. Together with my classmates and some other students we prepared a special show for the people in the home which included songs and poetry that are related to this celebration. What is more, in order to make them feel even more special we gave each of them traditional matrenitsa. They were all very happy, in their opinion this show was too short, and they wanted us to extend it. We weren’t prepared for such reaction but we managed to react on time and made our program longer. For me it was a great pleasure to see so much old people smiling and being happy  because of us. I felt that I made something very special that day.