Meeting in Varna and experience....
Updated: Sep 28, 2021
There was a youth worker training in Varna, Bulgari from 16 Th till 21st August
2021 which is part of the Youth Urban Action Erasmus+ project. Me, my co-
worker Alenka and my two assistants Vid and Jasmin attended the training. Our
flights and my experience at the airports were very interesting. All from flight
delays, running and driving forwards and backwards, air assistants carrying me
around … The main point is we met amazing people, organizations and their
good practices. Other participants were from Bulgaria, Italy, Lithuania, Spain
and Slovenia. We were getting to know each other’s organizations, how we
work in the field of youth and how we could implement these practices on
global scale in field of urban youth actions with people who have different
difficulties and obstacles in life. In addition to hard work we were also
discovering Varna and its beautiful beaches. One anecdote from our visit to
Varna is that I got stuck in stair elevator.
The first day it was working normally,
but on the second it stopped when I was some stairs from the bottom. My
assistants were shocked. I stayed calm cause this wasn’t the first time I got
stuck in this kind of situation – I got stuck in few elevators all around the world
before. We called some numbers but nobody was answering. In the end, with
the help of the hotel staff, where we were staying, we got the repair service on
the line and they sent a mechanic. He was trying to repair the elevator for two
hours but no luck. In the end they lifted me up and carried me down. Not such
an easy job for a 120 kilos wheelchair and me in it. It was a little scary, but the
guys managed it and we were back on our way towards the beach. The trip was
amazing. In the end we also visited the retro museum - some memories of old
times. Everybody who is reading this blog, I am inviting you to grab your chance
and to enroll in Erasmus projects, because you will get a lot of new knowledge,
develop your skills, meet new people and have great time.