You Turned The World Upside Down!

That was the theme of Vakantiebos 2012. Vakantiebos is a 3-week-annual holiday programm for kids arranged by Don Bosco Youthnet Netherlands. During Vakantiebos around 200 kids filled the youthcenter of Don Bosco everyday.

How did I know this programm? check this out http://dradenita-in-pit.blogspot.de/2010/04/1-tag-in-rijswijk.html and this http://dradenita-in-pit.blogspot.de/2010/04/3tag-in-rijswijk-sonntag-4avril-2010.html

So, I get more curious about working here as a volunteer, in other hand I'm not sure that I could find a time to do long-term EVS (European Voluntary Service). Under Frater Andy's suggestion, I applied. So here I was landed to spend for 4 weeks of my holiday. Besides me there were around 30 volunteers from 15 european countries. So the house was pretty full. I got the room upstairs together with Rianne (believe me, it was the nicest room I ever got in Don Bosco and in my life).

I worked for the age group 13-15. Our work started on July 31st. Before that we had one week to get to know each other and to prepare the whole thing. I like the whole group, I mean those who lived with me in the house. For me they're just amazing, special, awesome and I can feel it that we were really completting each other. Well, I'm not a type of person who can get close to everybody so quickly. But still I think I made friends with most of them. So these are they!

Rianne Wanders. She is my group coordinator (a great one!) and my best rommie. I have a lot of respect to her. I'm grateful to be in her group(thanks frater Andy who conviced me), because she can make a good atmosphare for team work, she gave her member freedom to do something creative on our own but she accompanied us at the same time also. We had a lot of nice talks at night before sleeps. Small sharing and supported each other. So I missed her a lot after the camp because she didn't go back to Don Bosco.

Tijs Boorsma. I knew him since 2 years ago. I'm really glad to be in his group, at least I know one person in the group. So Rianne and Tijs are my coordinators so to say. Tijs is more like vice coordinator, but the combination between Tijs and Rianne was just PERFECT! Once I had to prepare the casino day. I really had no idea how it should look like. Tijs could make a perfect clear structured explanation!! Love it! He is amazing! Lucky Anna Holland has Tijs as boyfriend :) Ow yeah, at the last post, I promised you to tell a bit about Gregor in Dutch version. He is the one. The way he looks at somebody, the way he talks and the way he came up with solutions, couldn't make me stop shake my head and wonder "why why why they are so similar?"

Gabriele/ Lele.  This italian guy recognised me so fast at the first day. Nice one. My tandem partner. I was sometimes a li'l bit depending on him. We were also in the same age group. During the camp he teased the kids by saying that he has a twin called Rafaele. But the kids -I don't know why- couldn't pronounce Rafaele properly. They called him Rafayele instead, until once Sascha came with a note full of writing "Rafalele rafalele rafalele and asked me, "where is Ravioli?" Since then I called him also Ravioli. Lele is a calm and peaceful man. I've never seen him mad or angry. I like to have him as my big brother :)

Spela Boznar. She is the one who can stay longer in Don Bosco as long-term EVSer. I met her about one year ago. She is now much open than before, she laughs also more (I love her smile and her laugh). She was the coordinator of 11-12. And I envy her a lot because she speaks really good dutch. I hope she can stay a bit longer after vakantiebos :) or everything the best for her.

Stepan. He is from Prague (I may not say he is from Czech, haha). I met him in April or May for the first time. I haven't said this to anybody, but his english is much much better than before (so much better than me of course). Cool! He is such a hardworker, strength but big and warm hearted. He is studying social science, culture and something I forgot in September.

Spela is the one at the right end. Behind her is Miklos, to the left are Valerie and Stepan

Miklos. The hungry hungarian man! He really liked to tease me with his sex jokes. Crazy. Hahaha. I really like him though. Our group is more colorful because he was there. He is also full of imaginations and crazy creative ideas. I miss him, although everytime he came around, I pushed him back or aside, because I'm afraid he's gonna kiss me. haha. Well he did it also to every girl I guess ;) Adios Amiklos!

Roberta. My first macedonian friend. She got a cute nick name from Tijs: Robertini. She is really pretty, I admire her black sexy eyes and her hair! She is a good friend and good gossiping company :P If you want to know how precious is a hug, she made it :)

Roberta, Urska, Tijs, Me

Pavel/ Pasha. He comes from Moldavia. He is my first gay friend. At first I was shocked, because he is so opened to say "I'm a gay, so I know something like that better". But I really admire him and his self-confident. He is just the was he is. No lies stay behind it. I love the way he talks, the way he thinks. He has his own perspectives which can open your mind. I love it when he called me "Sweetie" then gave a forehead kiss. I love it the way he tried to get Tijs as his gay partner. Hahaha. I thought he was serious (I really don't want to see him sad because Tijs is not a gay, as simple as that), but he was just joking ;) I miss him.

Above: Valerie, Roberta, Urska, Pavel, Miklos

Under: Özlem, Tijs, Me :) Photo by: Roberta

Alice Aceto. The second italian in our group. I admire her a lot, a lot!!! She was the one who has an awesome inner beauty. I envy that. She came up always with creative ideas for the group activities. She has been really active, friendly, helpful and positive. She is also a good leader in our group. Once she made the karate workshop and theater workshop and those were awesome, the kids loved it! She was really care about the other, and she slept in my room when Rianne was gone :') I really appreciated it.

Aoife. The name looks complicated, but you just have to pronounce it as simple as Eva. Amazing. She is an Irish. I love her accent so much. She is going to be 26 by December. For me she just fits her age. Mature, patient and so motherly (mmm, I don't know if this word exists), if you saw how she treated Gary. If I'm a man, I would like to have Aoife as my wife ;)

Nori. Another pretty hungarian girl ;) She is so cute and small. But she can use the pretty high bike (I'm wondering really). I admire her sincerity. I can't forget that she came once in the TV-room with a vacuum cleaner when we were watching olympic games. She said, "I'm so sorry but I'm stressed, so I have to clean something" :O Unique, an extraordinary way to get out of stress.

Gala. This spanish woman is a primadona in the kitchen! She helped everybody with cooking and everytime she cooked, she got a standing applause :-D She is a lawyer, so be kind! and she can bike so fast even with a big bike, dress, high heels! Mamma mia!

From left to the right: Aoife, Alice, Nori, Gala, Me :) Taken with Andy's camera.

Lucie. This cute czech girl is about my size. She has ginger hairs, and she is really proud of it. She is going to be a teacher in Czech :) I believe she's gonna be a great one! Friendly, sincere, dance freaks. I love her!!

Above: Wouter, Sander

Under:Lucie, Rianne, Nick,Tijs, Raili, Miklos, Robbert

Hildur. Amazing fact that this iceland girl speaks better english when she got drunk. :O But I like her, she is the one who I really saw making a great progression for herself. I think, she enjoyed her time a lot in Don Bosco!

Jorinde/Jojo. German girl! She saved me from forgetting german. I talked with her in german most of the time. She is pretty unique in her own way, vegetarian and barefoot. She reminded me of a film produced and starred by Til Schweiger "Barfuß". I hope she wears her sandals more often in India, it's damn hot there I guess.

From left to right: Lucie, Alice, Leonie, Özlem, Tijs, Stepan, Miklos, Pasha, Jojo, Joshua

Bergmann. an iceland guy with texican accent. He slept a lot, and I knew that his roommates sometimes complained about the fact that he snored. He was my secret friend. He loves music and travelling, that was what he wrote on the paper. I had no idea what to give, so at first I gave him discount cards for the madame tussauds (which he didn't use, although he was all the time in Amsterdam just walking around in front of madame tussauds -.-), sausage pastry, and  plaster (at the revealing of secret friend he saw me proudly that he used the plaster a lot, haha, funny him). Ow one more thing, he is a good cook!)

Urska. Maria Madonna! I pitted the leg of this slovenian woman at Zuidstrand at the team building day. She can't stop eating something offered, maybe that's why she is as big as I was. Funny knowing the fact that she still remember this pitting-game (and I almost forgot) and she gave me a nickname written on my arabian pass: little warior :)   She is so friendly, confident (I always admire big person who has a good self-confident). She smiles a lot, has always good mood and can make good friendship with everybody.

Khatia & Avto. These georgian were also in our age group. They have been in a relationship for three years. And they got married finally at the end of August! Congratulation both of you :)

These are the other EVSer: Adin, Fatima, Adam, Raili,  Leonie, Gary, Matteo, Melanie, Joshua, Valerie, Blazka, Pedro, Daniel, Özlem, Mehmet, Paulina, Martijn. Sorry guys, at the moment I couldn't write anymore :( I'll try to add some more, if I have the mood.