Book Club / Clubul de Carte

                

Next Friday at 05:30pm the Antim Ivireanu will held the second meeting of the Book Club in the city of Râmnicu Vâlcea. The meetings are organized by a volunteer from the Young Volunteers for Rural Action program, whom works as a facilitator within the group, bringing materials to be studied as well as theories methods of analyzing literary texts. The objective of the club is to integrate readers from the Romanian community and from the (worldwide) volunteer community resident in the area; and to work with different resources in the general theory of art.

Would you have the guts?

Beginning with a post-modern piece, the short story chosen for the forward meeting is Guts (Chuck   Palahniuk) from the novel Haunted (2005). The author is well-known for his best-seller psychological Fight Club – which inspired a homonymous movie.  Considered by some as horrifying, disgusting or simply as a nice original story Guts can be easily found for free online reading. Would you have guts to finish such a controversial story?  

The club is free. For more information and/or contact with the volunteers go on: https://www.facebook.com/YoungVolunteersForRuralAction?fref=ts

              

                

 Local: Biblioteca Antim Ivireanu

 Time: 05:30pm – Friday 15/05/2015 

I discovered more treasures from Rroma communities

After the treasure hunt activity where the volunteers discover about history and traditions from Rroma communities in Vâlcea, I decided interview people who decided don't follow traditions to have a different life.

The first woman I spoke is Raluca Cretu, she was born in a Rroma community in Dragașani, and lived with the parents, sisters and brother. According to her, the parents always said that it was important get marriage early and with the husband they choose. Or, keep the same job of the mother and use clothes that all the women use. She had confrontation with them for many times, because she did not want follow these traditions. Her life started to change when a friend told her she could go to university. Without the parents know she travelled once week to Bucarest to attend classes. But even after they discovered, she keep studying Law. Today she lives and works in Râmnicu Vâlcea helping people from rroma communities. She said when someone want succeed in life is importante don't have negative thinking, such as, “I don't need study anymore”, because with education you can grown and have more oportunities.

The other one is Anda Costache, who received me in the Primăria Municipiului Râmnicu Vâlcea where she works nowadays. She was born in a small community named Băile Olanesti, and knew since young that she did not want only get marriage and end up in the house taking care of the children. For her is importante have education and a career also. Different from Raluca, their parents supported her to any decision in her life. For example, she graduated in Law from the Constantin Brancoveanu university and will get marriage (with a man not from Rroma community), and the parents support this. When I asked what she thinks about money, she answered “when you work, money will come”.

Finally, I was happy to talk with Luciana Idu, expert in Rroma issues who received me in the Prefectura județului Vâlcea where she works. She is not from Rroma communities, but helps and make social activities with them. For example, she is the friend who encouraged and supported Raluca to go university, not only her but many others as she showed me. This year on 7th of April she helped in the celebration on Rroma Day, where people could discover more about the traditions of Rroma.

In my opinion, they are a really good example, not only for people from Rroma communities but anyone who wants succeed in life.

Alexsandra da Silva Lázaro

Saptamana Alt Fel

Some of us this week we decided to work on the concept of Trust, but more related with trusting in the others. We showed videos about how the Trust is such an important thing in our day by day lives and how it can make life so much better, easier. It's not a easy concept to work with the kids because we know that they joke and play all the time but it actually worked. After showing funny videos and also a video about someone willing to receive hugs from unknown people on the streets to see if them would actually hug him or not, we tried the same thing in the classroom. Why not receive hugs from class mates whether they know you or not? So, close the eyes and let's feel, and trust, and also enjoy a hug moment together. The other part of the class, we worked on Trust related to working in a team and how well a team can go if everybody trusts everybody. So, have enough courage to trust and let's make this world a better place to live.

Spanish, Samba and communication in school Urși

Debora and I went to school Urși on April. Everybody from the school were warm and friendly with us. The activities included: energizers, Spanish, Portuguese, Samba and games about communication. It was a pleasure, especially because Diana (our mentor) is teacher there. We want to thank everybody from the school.

Thank,

Alexsandra