Monday, April 07, 2008

Babylonian garden

The intercultural rollercoaster-ride of the past two weeks seems to have stopped in the village of Covasant. Before my arrival here I stayed eight days in the visitors centre of Natural Parc Lunca Muresului , where the on-arrival training for new volunteers from Arad and Oradea was organised.

Eight days of intercultural learning, lectures, workshops, a canoe trip, beer, wine and other beverages and above all the cultural shocks - both in theory and in practice. Wireless internet and modern bathrooms 300 meters from hardcore poverty in a Roma village. A natural park with a lot of waste.

Now it's time to see whether this Babylonian garden, with all its languages and contrasts has been a good preparation for the near future.

Next blog: Life in a Village

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