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April 2012

IN THIS MONTH...Hi everyone, second month in England... adapting to this weather, the culture, the people and everything... and I have to say, like the song, “I feel good!!”

The last weekend I went to Haworth, a wonderful little town with some volunteers and friends. It was my first excursion out of my project, although

with the project I have done more and I really liked it, It has been nice to see some peaceful countryside again. Talking with an old local man I learnt that

birdsong announces the warm and sunny weather!!

This month I would like to say a special thank you to Eva for the conversations, for her help, for our jokes, cushions, slides and many laughs; for the cycle journeys and her good work, that

is making mine easier...Thank you!

SPECIAL EVENTS

5th April: Festival Amazing Graze Leeds.

5th April: Event “1World: 1Love”.

10th April: Jazz Jam Session Ben Lowman The Sela Bar, 20 New Brig-gate. Free entry!

11th -21th April: 19th International Film Festival in Bradford. National Media Museum.

Until 14th April: Art - Sophie Ryder Cartwright Hall Art Gallery. Work draws on human animal and mythological forms. - Vladimir Markov at Henry Moore Institute: Displays and Fictions.

25th April: “Trishna”, Independent movie, at Otley Courthouse 7:45pm

DISCOVERING OUR VOLUNTEERS

Date of birth? 28/06/1983.

Where do you come from? Nice, France.

3 interesting things about you.

- I love photography. - I’m a bit vegetarian. - I like British humour.

Place of residence: Bradford.

Arrival-Departure dates: 21/01/13 -> 21/08/13.

Culinary specialityInverted bowl.

The thing you can’t forgive to put in your suitcaseMy camera.

What did you do before coming in England? I used to be an engineer specialized in water supply, and then to work for the protection of biodiversity in Niort, France.

Did you travel in England before? One time.

Which was the place you liked most in England? Brighton and Hove.

Are you planning to travel during your EVS?I hope !

What was your most interesting cultural discovery in England? Having few drinks with my boss.

What are your expectations for this experience?Meeting foreigners, getting experience in social work, making the most of the British culture.

What is your biggest achievement you think you will have in EVS? To understand English people!

Would you improve something of your project? What about? I would like more opportunities to meet people, as I work 3 days a week in a office.

What will you do when you finish your project? I would like again to volunteer abroad on a long term, and to contribute to a humanist cause.

And in 10 years time? To continue to serve others :)

Pierre Beretti

SUNNY DAYS

KIRKSTALL ABBEYKirkstall Abbey is a wonderful place to spend a sunny day.

You can see the amazing ruins of a Medieval Cistercian Abbey. There is a visitor centre that you can also visit for free and discover the history about that place and know how Monks lived there.

The abbey is surrounded by a huge and great park with a river and some banks to enjoy a picnic.on the other side of the road there is also the Abbey House Museum that I have been suggested to visit, it costs around £3 but I think It’s worth it because many people have told me that it is beautiful.

Abbey House Museum Opening Times.

Tuesday to Friday 10am to 5pmSaturday 12 Noon to 5pmSunday 10am to 5pm

Where: Abbey Rd Kirkstall. Leeds.When: Any day 11-4pm (except Monday) Park open all day.

Cost: £3.80/ Concession: £2.80 (20% discount with a Leeds Card/Breeze Card).

AMAZING GRAZEAmazing graze is a celebration festival organized by Manjit’s Kitchen and Leftbank.

You could find food stalls and music, Jonny Walker will headline on Friday and The Vickers of Skiffle on Saturday with DJs to follow.You can participate in art workshops, such as making

a lantern, circus workshops, a live graffiti wall, an open mic stage and many other activities.

You probably will enjoy seeing some of the best street performers from ASAP an Association of Street Artists and Performers).

Where: Leftbank, Cardigan Road. Leeds.When: Friday 5th April (5pm-11 pm).Saturday 6th (12-11pm).

Cost: Free. Maybe you will need cash.More info: www.leftbankleeds.org.uk

RAINY DAYS

HAND MADE IN BRADFORD

BLANKET AND MOVIE

Where: 1 Tyrrel St in the former Virgin store

When: WheneverCost: Free

This spring came with cold and snow so why not come back to my favourite plan for “winterplan for evenings”. It is a blanket and a good movie. you can enjoy it for free at home with some good friends.

Anyway this month we will have the chance to see the 19th International film festival in Bradford.There is also the Widescreen weekend from the 26th -28th of April.

Where: National Media MuseumWhen: 11th -21th April Cost: Individual Tickets on sale on 7th of March

More info: www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/bradfordinternationalfilmfestival

On my on-arrival training in Bradford I discovered a nice place just in the centre of the city recently opened.It looks like a hand made shop, but in the first floor you can find music, art, an exhibition space, activities.

It seems to be very open to initiatives and they have many activities and information about

Bradford so maybe it is a good place to visit and get to know an interesting opportunity to learn or exchange information and skills.

You can find opportunities to volunteer, interesting people such as photographers, dancers, visual artists. You can learn some tips to improve the presentation of your CV or to find work.

Hi all,

I’m Lilla, an EVS volunteer from Hungary. I moved to England to volunteer in a primary school in Leeds for a year. I have already written about my project previously so this time I would rather like to focus on the EVS life outside of the project. EVS is not only about volunteering for an organization but it is also about discovering a different culture.

One of the best ways to do so is – of course – travelling. Therefore, I have recently visited Scotland and in this article I would like to share this experience with you.

I was really happy when Nóra, my Hungarian friend of mine booked her flight ticket to visit me and to go on an Edinburgh-Glasgow Scottish trip with a stop in Newcastle.

After a weekend in Leeds, we first headed to Newcastle. Newcastle is beautiful city just at the end of the famous Hadrian’s Wall, close to the Scottish border.

We spent our first day walking around the city centre and the wonderful riverside with a series of giant bridges crossing the River Tyne. I am an active member of CouchSurfing so we spent the night at another CouchSurfer’s place. The next day we visited the beach and the small seaside villages of South Shields and Tyremouth before leaving Newcastle for Edinburgh.

Edinburgh really is the capital of Scotland for a reason and it absolutely deserves its title. The 2.5 days was definitely not enough for exploring this magnificent city.

The medieval streets of the Old Town with the mystic Edinburgh Castle really takes you back in time and surrounds you with the unique Scottish atmosphere. The Calton Hill is not to be missed either – the top of the hill gives you a breathtaking view towards the city centre.

On the first day we had lunch in a lovely local restaurant. Needless to say, we had the most well-known traditional Scottish dish; the haggis (with neeps and tatties – that is turnip and potato).

DiSCOVERINGLILLA

Thanks to our Scottish CouchSurfing host we had the chance to meet a bunch of locals and got quite an introduction to the Scottish culture (and slang!).

Our last destination was Glasgow. Being rather an industrial city Glasgow doesn’t attract with its architectural beauty like Edinburgh does. Instead, its charm lies in what is hidden under the surface: its superfriendly Glaswegian people and the endless opportunities including its active cultural scene, busy nightlife and the vast range of shopping possibilities. While Glasgow obviously has less tourist attractions and it is a much less touristy place than Edinburgh, it has some hidden treasures such as the spooky Necropolis right next to the Glasgow Cathedral.

All in all, I honestly fell in love with Scotland and the Scottish people and I am definitely gonna return in the future.

Until then, I keep on eating the good old haggis – after recently discovering that it is sold even in the supermarkets of Leeds!

After this and my previous trips in the UK, I think I could get beyond the surface and got to know more about the British culture. Therefore I feel like my EVS is a full EVS experience that combines both work and life experience.

Nóra (left) and me (right) in front of the Glasgow City Chambers.

UK... SCOTLANDLAKATOS

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any

use which may be made of the information contained therein.

RECIPE OF THE MONTH:

I’m going to share with you all, my mum’s recipe of the most typical desert of Easter in Spain. She doesn’t understand about quantity or time, she always says: at a guess, or “when actually smells”...

Torrijas /Pain perdu (French toasts)

Ingredients:

- Dry Bread (better a baguette or loaf than sandwich bread, anyway it can be done with both).- Milk.- Sugar.- Cinnamon & cinnamon stick.- A bit of lemon peel.- 1 egg.- Vegetable oil.

Process:

1. Warm up the milk with sugar, cinnamon stick and a bit of lemon peel take off the fire.2. Beat an egg.3. Put the bread slides soaking on the milk just 2’. 4. Take them out with love and care and coat in egg/batter.5. Fried them in hot vegetable oil.6. Put them on kitchen paper, put on them some sugar with cinnamon 7. Allow them to cold, and enjoy it!! You can also put them on the fridge for one o two hours if you prefer.