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.

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.