THE BALL !!!!

The day which we were expecting finally had come. THE BALL!

I spent my day preparing for the night – make up, nails, haircut – everything had to be perfect. After all the preparations we didn’t see that we were a little bit late. So Yes we panicked! I put on my dress and went out of my home. When I got in school I was nicely surprised- everything was ready and the DJ was there.

When the ball started everything went well. There were dances songs and of course competitions J

My boyfriend and I had a magic night.

Charity sell

Оn 15^th December my classmates  and I had to cell handmade things done with the technique of decoupage.

The price list was:

Little plates -2 lv

Glass - 3 lv

Bottle - 5 lv

Big plates - 3 lv

The money which we earn was for charity. I felt very happy, when I saw how much people wanted to buy our things. There were a lot of them buying plates and bottles for Christmas presents. I bought one plate too. 

 

Visiting "Veneta Boteva"

                

On 20^th December we went to the retirement home “ Veneta Boteva” . We gave Christmas presents to all of the people living there. My schoolmates from 8^th grade did a great job – telling stories and playing song with piano and violin. After that we decided to go to the rooms in which live people that are not capable of going out. We gave them clock personally.

It was a sad thing to look at. I know that they are happy there, because they aren’t alone and they have different activities to do every day, but after this visit I’m more than sure that I will never let  to my  parents to  live in a place like this!

Decorating the school's hall

On 20^th December we had to decorate the auditorium. Finally! My roommate and I made all of the decoration by ourselves in our apartment. In the begging this was a fun thing to do, but after a while I just hated it. I had to paint stars with red paint at -10 Degrees on our terrace – not very pleasant thing to do! The important was that all the things became very beautiful as you will see on the pictures.

So it was 20^th and after our classes we went to the school’s auditorium. I found some boys from 8^th grade to help us with moving the chairs away. Thank God that they helped us

We were starving so we ordered pizza. We stayed there till 6pm. It was so much fun. Decorating, singing dancing and being with your friends – things which make everyone happy. J

At the end I couldn’t recognize the auditorium. It was so beautiful !

:)

Merry Christmas to everyone :) Before a hour ago i watched a TV show called " The Bulgarian Christmas" It was for helping sick children. Everyone could send sms on 1117... The sum which was collected in the end was more than 1 million. I think that you could send sms now too..It will cost you only 1 lv ... It's christmas...help a child in need.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDp4uCWm9_s

Happy Holidays :)

Volunteering

 On 2^nd December we were on a meeting about “European Volunteer corps”. I really liked the idea. I am participating in that kind of organizations for a couple of years. I’m member of our school’s charity club and the previous year I was a member of “Bulgarian Red Cross” in Veliko Tarnovo.

The meeting was interesting and useful. The next time when we will see each others will be in February.

2011 is the year of volunteering. Here are some facts about that: (I took them from http://ec.europa.eu/citizenship/focus/focus840_en.htm )

In the European Union, almost 100 million citizens of all ages invest their time, talents and money to make a positive contribution to their community by volunteering in civil society organisations, youth clubs, hospitals, schools, in sport clubs, etc. For the Commission, volunteering is an active expression of civic participation which strengthens common European values such as solidarity and social cohesion. Volunteering also provides important learning opportunities, because involvement in voluntary activities can provide people with new skills and competences that can even improve their employability. This is especially important at this time of economic crisis. Volunteering plays an important role in sectors as varied and diverse as education, youth, culture, sport, environment, health, social care, consumer protection, humanitarian aid, development policy, research, equal opportunities and external relations.

Objectives of the Year:

The EU will use the Year to work towards four main objectives:

1. To create an enabling and facilitating environment for volunteering in the EU;

2. To empower volunteer organisations and improve the quality of volunteering;

3. To reward and recognise volunteering activities; and

4. To raise awareness of the value and importance of volunteering.

The Commission expects that the European Year of Volunteering will lead to an increase in volunteering
and to greater awareness of its added value, and that it will highlight the link between voluntary engagement at local level and its significance in the wider European context.

The aim is to involve all levels – European, national, regional and local, but the emphasis is very much on a bottom-up approach. In this way the ownership of the European Year shall remain as much as possible with the volunteers and the volunteer organisations.

Activities:

There are many interested parties who are getting involved in the Year. The European Commission is also planning a range of activities. These include communication and awareness-raising measures (EYV Tour, EYV Relay, EYV Website, Thematic conferences).

Target groups:

- Volunteers (current and potential)
- Policy makers
- Civil society

Budget:

The budgetary authority (European Parliament and Council of the EU) granted a dedicated budget for the European Year of Volunteering, as follows:
European Year of Volunteering 2011: EUR 8 million.
Preparatory actions 2010: EUR 3 million

 

Chrismas decorations :)

1^st December was an awful day. When I said awful I meant that it was really exhausting for me. In the afternoon ( 16.00 pm) we had to decorate for Christmas the school’s hall.  I had a headache after that!  There were students from 8^th grade or as we call them “rabbits”. They helped us very much. After hour and a half the hall was looking great. It was worth it my headache. I felt really …. I don’t know how to say it… “Xmas” J

You can see on my photos that we had a lot of fun and the result was great.

World AIDS day

On 1^st December my classmates and I went at school in 7.20 (before all of the other students) and we went to the main door in our school. We were giving condoms, brochures and ribbonsto our schoolmates and our teachers.

         (The person who is not looking at the camera is me J )

World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. It is common to hold memorials to honor persons who have died from HIV/AIDS on this day. Government and health officials also observe the event, often with speeches or forums on the AIDS topics. Since 1995, the President of the United States has made an official proclamation on World AIDS Day. Governments of other nations have followed suit and issued similar announcements.
AIDS has killed more than 25 million people between 1981 and 2007, and an estimated 33.2 million people worldwide live with HIV as of 2007, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history. Despite recent, improved access to antiretroviral treatment and care in many regions of the world, the AIDS epidemic claimed an estimated 2 million lives in 2007, of which about 270,000 were children. ( took from wikipedia)

 

AIDS

On 30^th November when I got home I started to do stigmas for the 1^st December which is World AIDS day. I felt really sad when I was doing the ribbons and though about the people who have AIDS.

The Red ribbon is a symbol for solidarity with HIV-positive people and those living with AIDS.

Charity Club

On 30^th November we had Charity club meeting. It was really annoying for me because we were a lot of people and everybody was complaining, shouting and arguing. We had to organize the future things which we have to do until the end of December. I will take part in the town’s bazaar on 17^th December. We will sell our handmade plates, bottles and glasses (with decoupage).

Except the noise our meeting went well and everyone has what to do in the next 2-3 week.

Feelings :)

The horse can indicate its own feelings in a number of ways and the ears are a good indication of what is going through a horse's mind.

Ears Alert and Forward

Ears pricked alert and facing forward indicate the horse is happy and interested.

Ears Flat Back

Ears laid flat back against the neck show the horse is unhappy or annoyed.

Ears Lowered

Ears lowered slightly to the sides show the horse is relaxed, bored or could indicate that it feels unwell.

Flickering Ears

Flickering ears indicate the horse is listening and attentive.

http://www.borbabg.com/?action=news&news=9069

On 18^th November a woman from the town’s newspaper ”Borba” took a picture of us. The article in the newspaper was about our decoupage plates.