First day of school

Twelve years ago it was one of the most exciting days in my life – a first day at school knowing no one and not to know what to expect. I remember how afraid I was than and now I was so excited again cause I knew that never again this day would repeat. Now I know almost everyone at the school but I was again afraid about what to expect when this s school year finishes and was also a little bit worried. I had to read my speech in front of the whole school including parents. My worry was maybe because I knew it was on of the last chances I can do something at this school and I wanted it to be perfect. When it was the turn of my speech my hand was shaking and I couldn’t read almost anything so I just closed the paper and said what I remember but from the bottom of my heart. Maybe it wasn’t perfect but I believe that these word said from the name of all students were special for the teachers and they would remember them. 

Writing speech for the first day of school

As it is the beginning of our last year at school it was the right time to say “Thank you” to our teachers for everything they have done for use for the past four years. In order to do this we decided to write a speech and read it in font of the teachers, our schoolmates and the parents who were there on the first day of school. As my classmates had other tasks I had to write this speech and afterwards read it without making it sound trivial and boring. I tried to find some ideas on the Internet but everything I found only things that have already been said and heard thousands of times. I wanted to be original so I wrote something and asked my parents to read it of course I wrote it again and again until it became something I liked. Finally I was really satisfied with what I did. 

International project: "We are citizens of Europe" eco-camp, Koprivshtitsa

The feeling to know that you have done something useful and made someone happy is wonderful. This is one of the main reasons why I was so excited about the prize we won with our project and set off for this camp full of energy waiting for new friendships and experience.

Early in the morning was the beginning of our journey to Koprivshtica – an renaissance Bulgarian village. There was no direct transport to this historic place and that is why we had first to travel to the capital – Sofia. There we spent a few hours full of fun eating unhealthy fast food and shopping. After that it was time together with the other participants to catch our bus to Koprivshtica. There were too many new people and we were all excited because we had no idea what was going to happen.

When we arrived there first we were separated into different houses where to sleep because there are no big hotels in this historic place. After a short break was our first group meeting during which our main aim was to present ourselves as well as our school and the project with which we participate in this camp. This task was very easy and pleasant after the long travel. Later during the day we had to do something inspirational– we had to plant some flowers and trees. This is not only useful but also a way to make this wonderful place even more beautiful. Our group was responsible for the plants in the house of Todor Kableshkov – a Bulgarian revolutionary.

The next day was also very intriguing because in the morning we had the opportunity to find out more about the Bulgarian participation in the European Union as well as some new ways for studying. We also exchanged some experience how to improve our extracurricular activities and the charity work in our schools In the evening we had a lot of fun having karaoke night in which we also participated.

One of the most interesting parts of the camp – workshops was on the third day. In the morning the first two workshops were bakery house and interactive house. In the bakery house we had to make a bread in a special form on our owns and then to make a story about the perfect country. In the second workshop we had again to make a story but this time about our dreams based on cards with pictures on them. This was a big challenge but was also very interesting.  During the second part of the day we reincarnated ourselves into actors as we took part in few short plays which had the aim to show the rights of the European citizens. I think that it was a fun and very interesting ways to find out some new things about this organization.

The last day was also full of fun because we had the opportunity to visit all the museums with a guide who managed to involve you in the history and make you feel the atmosphere century ago. For me it was really interesting to hear stories and legends known only by the local people. I was happy that there were such courageous and patriotic people in my country.

This camp gave me the opportunity to learn a lot of new things and to have a great time together with my friends. 

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.