ERASMUS+ YOUTH EXCHANGE POLAND

 

On 11th of july 21 participants from Slovenia, Georgia and Italy came to Poland for the erasmus+ project Culture of Respect. They were staying in Lebork, but had the opportunity to visit other cities like Gdansk and Szymbark. The goal of the project was to share culture and tolerance. They were working together in order to overcome the stereotypes of each others cultures.

Like in other erasmus youth exchange programms the week was filled with different activities, social games and interactions to help the participants bond.
At the beginning, they had lots of activities to get to know each other better, they also had a city game in Lebork. Some of the participants from Georgia and Poland also went to the lake in lubowidz.
The next day, the group went to Gdansk and visited the European Solidarity Centre. They have learned how Polish people fought against the Soviet Union from the very beginning to the very end. They were really amazed by the polish history. They also tried different polish dishes and really loved it. their activities included improvisation and stand up. They had plays, debates, role playing games and activities that helped them showing off their cultures. They also had the opportunity to talk more deeply about each others cultures during cultural nights that took place on the second and the 4th day. They performed folk dances, sang their anthems, tried traditional dishes, made presentations and etc. About their tours, thez did not end in gdansk, they also visited szymbark, where they heard more about polish history, Niedzwiedz Wojtek and guiness records polish people have broken.

After all, what did this project give to the youngsters? In the first place, lots of unforgettable, beautiful memories, group of new international friends, knowledge about other cultures and at the end skills and experience that will help them be the best versions of themselves in the future.

 

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