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Diary, first we

Monday July 23rd: Welc

Today, at around 9.30am a grou

17 years old. First we had some

their stuffs.

They wrote their expectation ab

camp on little apple-shaped piec

paper that we stick on a paper-tThey want to have fun, make ne

friends and learn more about th

We had the meeting with all the

volunteers.

ek: from the 23rd

of J

28th

.

me

of 36 kids from Izmir came to the camp. They a

meeting games and the kids tidy up theirs new r

ut the

e of

ree.

sea.

ly to the

re between 10 and

oms and unpack

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Tuesday July 24th

: Instruc

Today is the second day and the

problems. We started the day w

stretching and a little game. The

breakfast and we continued wit

games (Sinirsiz Mav which mea

Blue): the goal is to have them l

On the afternoon they participa

activity, trying to find different k

trees in the school garden. They

what they collected to the other

Finally, we saw a documentary

and ts drying process, which wa

and useful for the kids. In order

attention, we made some cinem

gave them popcorn to simulate

projection.

ion

kids need to take awareness of the sea pollutio

ith some

n we had

the educational

s Unlimited

arn while playing.

ted to Nature Bag

inds of plants and

had to present

s.

bout Aral Lake

s quite interesting

o get their

a tickets and we

movie

We had the

volunteers, a

they were rea

some activitie

Tomorrow wil

deep emotio

and environmental

eeting with all the

d we decided that

dy to start with

s in the sea.

ll be a day full of

s

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Wednesday July, 25th

: Sc

Today is a great day for everybo

eating a good breakfast we all w

was so enthusiastic and was sin

At the Center, the kids were give

kids at a time while the others w

(including the little Ula). The vo

and we make very nice pictures

After a shower and a little break

volunteers meeting we had a cl

very interesting but a bit long fo

long, full of adrenaline day.

ba diving

y. Indeed, after waking up early (7.30), making

ent to a Scuba Diving Center on the sea side. On

ing so loud.

n an initiation class to Scuba diving before the p

ere swimming. Some of the kids learned how to

lunteers also had the chance to try it. The experi

amazing even if th

fish.

We had super san

and potcha for sna

very tired when w

kids burned under

On the way back e

f the sleepy faces.

we had diner and after the

ss about Astrology. It was

r the kids who already had a

some stretching and

the bus, everybody

ractice. They dived 5

swim with us

ence was really

ere was a lack of

wiches for lunch

ck. Everyone was

got back and some

the sun.

veryone is sleeping

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Tomorrow an even more excitin

Thursday July 26th

: Boat

tour

I feel today is going be a great

day. The kids have already

achieved their expectations for

the camp and whatever we

propose is going to be received

with smiles in their faces. We ar

all happy.

We wake up early and we make

some sport before breakfast. W

take the bus heading up to

Seferihisars harbor where a boa

and its crew are waiting for us.

The day is very good and Osman

in the town with more

sandwiches. We can start the tri

Agean Sea is amazing and the w

in the boat with our new friends

qute cold. The chldren can sw

W

wit

list

mu

ast

cla

BE

ha

de

lot

Sat

are

mo

be

day is waiting for us!

t

is

p.

ter is very clean and blue. The music starts to s

we arrive to a little bay. The sea is incredibly be

n the water wth lfe vests and we will make a

looked at the stars

h a telescope while

ening to some

sic. Quickly, the

ronomy practical

ss turned into THE

T PARTY EVER. We

some Hatay

onstration and a

of fun. We also saw

urn or Jupiter (we

not sure) and the

on. That was

utiful.

und. After one hour

utiful although ts

human fence for

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lookng after them. Its 1 ocloc

rest and have lunch. After that

captan put some musc and eve

dance, and we lke t.

Back n the town, we take the b

bus drver. After a long shower,

the dnner: after 2 days of sand

and the sun s startng to burn some skns, so w

e have the last bath and some photos, and the

ryone starts dancng on the deck: We realzed th

s. Now, anyone s sngng and the only one who

nd meetng Tereza (the new volunteer from Cz

ches, we have Doner Kebab and everyone s ve

In the me

sayng th

happy an

want to l

cause ev

the prev

saw a mo

dvng ph

been a b

adventur

tred. Its

Le Gven

some fun

e decde to have a

arty starts: the

at Turkish loves to

snt sleepng s the

ch Republc) we eat

ry happy.

etng, everyone s

at the kds are very

d that they dont

ave the camp,

ry day s better than

ous one. Then, we

ve wth scuba

otographies. It has

sy day, full of

es, and every kd s

our chance to open

s Casino and have

. Water flows!

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Friday July 27th

: The part

Today is more calm. We need so

With Gerard, Tora and Clementi

time. Sandwiches were lovely. Inis so hot. We watch an environ

whch s a pretty mpressve plac

day

me rest. And its really too hot today.

e we prepared the Good Bye partys flyers that

the afternoon we delayed the trp to Seferehisaental friendlys flms: Cars. We finally went to S

e. 3 walls and thats t! Hopefully everyone had

end and it was so perfect.

After dinner and the meeting we sad go

everybody got ready for LA BOUM. At th

slide show wth the pctures of the camp

There were many funny pictures. After a

up ( the muscal chairs game) every one

and Las Ketchups song. It was lots of fu

sweaty at the end! DJ Tora on the M I C ,

T O P! A great party!

we gave at lunch

rs castle because itferihisars castle

n ice cream at the

od bye to Kenan and

e party, we watch a

( Tora prepared t) .

little musical warm-

anced La Macarena

, we were all very

takng ths from the

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Saturday July 28th

: The la

Today was very dfferent. After

tree. The kdss expectatons we

Everyone was sad and some of tvolunteers are also very emotio

gong! =(

Lets meet on Monday for new a

t day

a lttle stretchng and the breakfast we unstick t

re fulflled.

he kds cred because they dont want to leave tal, we got attached to these lovely kds and ts

dventures!

Ge

e apples from the

e camp. All theard to see them

rard and Clmentine.