Third Week - Ravne na Koroskem, Radlje ob Dravi and Maribor
We stayed until the 20th of May in Ravne Na Koroskem in the Youth Hostel Punkl. This is the first hostel which is structured as an independent low-energy consuming structure. All the building is made by wooden materials. When we arrived some of us decided to go hiking to the Uršlja Mountain. It is 1669 mt high and belongs in the category of easily reachable mountain destinations. The rest of us preferred to go swimming and to enjoy a sauna or a jacuzzi in the indoor swimming pool near to the hostel.
On Monday we had a first event at the school in the “Šolski center” of Slovenj Gradec. An awesome work was made with a class of students about European Voluntary Service opportunities and mobility in Europe. We used flags to talk with them about the countries in Europe and we invited the students to tell us something about their experience abroad and what they would like to do in the future.
After this event we also visited the MAD center, Spajz in Slovenj Gradec where we got to know more about their project: it is aimed at young people aged between 15-25 to motivate them to finish the school or to get a job.
On Wednesday we moved to Radlje ob Dravi and we stayed at the “Marenberški Hostel”. It is part of a youth centre that organises a variety of social activities, informal education programmes and creative workshops.
At the morning we went hiking in company of a wonderful guide, Jakaa who told us a story called “Melody of the Dragon’s Heart”. At the evening some of us watched a Slovenian movie: “Rooster’s breakfast”.
On Thursday morning we spent another day in the school “Srednja šola Ravne” to promote EVS opportunities to a group of students. In the afternoon the Youth Centre organised for us some games in a lake near our Hostel…it was a funny afternoon and we enjoyed a lot!
On Friday a group of students from the high school came in the Youth centre and we organised 4 different activities for them: a workshop theatre, a game with the flags, a funny game called “Pictionary” and a presentation of our project. After this activity we went to another school where 150 students are waiting for us! It was an amazing opportunity to speak in front of many people! We presented Evs and our project and showed them the videos that we made in the workshop in Krsko.
On the afternoon we had an event with younsters in the youth centre and after our presentation we invited them to participate at the “Pictionary” game. They were very interested on EVS programme and it was a pleasure meet them.
On Saturday we left Radlje ob Dravi and we went to Maribor! Unfortunately it was a rainy day and we couldn’t visit the city. But at the evening the rain stopped and we enjoyed the many locals in Maribor…we danced with balcanic, latin, disco music and then we spent the rest of the time at the club KMS: it was a great party J
On Sunday we discovered Maribor and we spent much time at the “Europark”. Someone in the evening went to the river to have an icecream with pancakes…simply delicious!
