Bridgebuilders from Mosonmagyarovar meet for Startweekend in March 2013

After a farewell lunch, all EVS-ers and interns working with AB gave Cathy Faber a group hug, saying "Cathy, don't go".

The new European Volunteer (EVS) team of Atlantic Bridge arrived early January at their new home in Kruiningen.

For us, as interns, coming from different corners of the world, it is still difficult to understand and know everything works in Bergen op Zoom. We are still discovering it ourselves.

We were all looking forward to the advance planning meeting that started on Friday, 25 May. Youth leaders and organizers from the five participating countries came together for the first time to share ideas, to learn about the program, about Bergen op Zoom, and to brainstorm about the Heritage Games.

On Sunday 20 May we joined Volkan Tasdan and Michiel Zandbergen from the Boogie Down – Urban Dans School. As they had and open day, free for everybody to join, they prepared a day with free dancing lessons, performances and promotions. They were generous to let us promote and spread the word about the Europe Week events.

Many of these contrasts are given by...

“You have treated the arts as the cherry on the cake. It needs to be the yeast.” (Mallika Sarabhai)

 

The saying that “the arts may be the most powerful way to effect change, whether political, social or personal” could be one of the most important “bricks” that we have to consider when we are trying to discover our common heritage.

Dancing is one of the most powerful tool that we all have for communication. The artistic expression is such a powerful instrument that can break down every wall of indifference, intolerance or prejudice, and it is the only language that can break every communication barrier.

Social work is a good way to break all those physical and emociotional walls that sometimes hold us back.  

Anke: Even if we all have different culture and language backgrounds, ages and personalities, we all work well as a team at work as well as in free time!:)

Daciana: that we are the best team!

It was the 20th of February, when we went to the Terneuzen together with Bridgebuilders and youth from Kapelle. In this city, there is indoor skiing.

  Have you ever thought how met Lippen’s kids played in the castle’s yard? Maybe they played...

 

    

 

Read the 3rd update for the Europe Week. In Dutch.

A second update from our interns about the Europe Week. In Dutch.

Searching for the heart of Bergen op Zoom