I want to share my new experience which I had in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. First I want to say thank you to ABS team and all their partners who created this amazing project EU4YOU.
The first session of the project was fantastic
for me, maybe it is because I had been waiting for it more than one month and by the way, things that I had the opportunity to see were really much more than my expectations.
I think I had one of the best opportunities in my life - to study how this kind of meetings have to be organized and it was because of several reasons. On one hand, I was part of the organizers’ team, and in other, I was one of the participants. This opportunity gave me much more than the usual training's that I had been attending earlier. Therefore, I decided, as one of the most motivated people in the seminar, to grab everything that my mind can catch.
I really enjoyed the exchange of knowledge between all of the participants and organizations because everyone was so experienced and had so much professional knowledge to share, that had given to me so much pleasure and pressure at the same time. But even for me, the pressure was hard to notice because of too much positive and helpful atmosphere that was felt in everyone's eyes.
After the tough training sessions during the daytime, we also had a very good time at night - parting, exploring the nightlife of the city, or just a normal friendly chats. For example, really unforgettable was the trip to Rila Monastery and the intercultural night. It is even hard to imagine eight countries, eight tables, and so many cultural dishes.
Just remembering these moments makes me smile and gives me so much satisfaction. But for me, much more important was another side of our seminar. According to the fact that many of the participants were from Latin American countries and that I had never had the opportunity to meet any of them, I decided not to waste my time. I tried to spend most of the time together with them, just to have a chat and to understand more about their countries. And now, when I remember those days, the only thing I was missing is more days together with this colourful people. I realized that even nine days were not enough for good things and good feelings, because you can never measure how many days you will need to be satisfied.
This Kick-off meeting is part of the project: "EntreprenEUrship For CultYOUre" co-financed by the European Commission and Erasmus+ Programme and coordinated by Youth Express Network: http://youthexpressnetwork.org/
For more information about the project: https://www.culturalentrepreneurship.info/
Written by: Davit Zarandia
