I will talk about the Turkish Cultural Night I mentioned in the previous chapter, which is indispensable for every Erasmus+ and ESC project we organized in Tallinn in June. First, you will need a good team for an event that can be nice and effective. I was fortunate in this regard. We had an organizing […]
Hope&Act Toolkit
Erasmus+ KA2 Hope&Act Project, which started in November 2020, of which we are partners as Pi Youth Association, officially ends in March, 2023. In this project, in which hope pedagogy and OSDE methodology were used, it was aimed to raise awareness of sustainable development goals in students and to raise awareness of individuals about the […]
Arts Lab 3.0.: Demet Durdu – September, Cold & Busy
September was a sad month for me. The weather got cold, the greens turned yellow, and everything made me feel melancholic. With the cold weather, I am seeking warm places and in September was a bit complicated to find them. I am definitely not used to the cold season, but I hope I will get […]
Beautiful Fair Town: Demet Durdu, Ceramist & Glass Artist
In October 2021, we organized the second edition of the art exhibition: Beautiful Fair Town – Orașul Târgu Frumos. The event reunited 5 artists from Basque Country, Ireland, Latvia, and Turkey, under Arts Lab 3.0, a project funded by the European Solidarity Corps of the European Union. The artworks represent the beauty of Târgu Frumos, […]
Arts Lab 3.0.: Demet Durdu – Living My Dreams
It’s been a month and a half since I came to Romania. Time passes really fast. I feel peaceful here. We spend our time with people I love and different activities. It is difficult to describe in detail every event held here. To summarize, the Folcloristica festival was the most memorable event. Folcloristica lasted for […]
Arts Lab 3.0.: Demet Durdu – Sunflowers & Green town
Hello, I’m Demet. It’s been 2 weeks since I came to Târgu Frumos. I was very excited when I first got off the plane. I was even more excited as it was my first international travel experience. I took another 6-hour bus ride from Bucharest to Târgu Frumos. The roadsides were full of sunflower fields. […]
Arts Lab 3.0.: Kübra Akarsu – Exploring Romanian Culture
The month of November has been a really busy and beautiful month in every sense. I started with a trip to Bucharest and this month I visited the cities of Braşov and Sibiu. So far my favorite Romanian city is Braşov. Dracula castle was the place I knew before I came to Romania. And finally, […]
Arts Lab 3.0 – Kübra Akarsu – We’re Famous Now!
Our visibility in Târgu Frumos increased a lot in March. We’re so famous now! :)) We facilitated workshops about volunteering for over 180 students from three schools in Târgu Frumos. We shared our experience in Asirys and talked about the importance of non-formal education. In my workshop, I engaged youth to speak about volunteering values, […]
Arts Lab 3.0: Kübra Akarsu – Shortest Month Of The Year
The opening of the Cucuteni Museum, which we have been working on for a long time, the Latvian night, the Romanian night, the trip we made with our big local volunteer’s team, the departure of Krista and Leire, whom we have been a family for over 6 months, meeting our new French friend… This is […]
Arts Lab 3.0: Kübra Akarsu – Patterns & Culture
January has been the busiest month for me. I returned from Turkey where I spent my holidays with my family and got sick with Covid. As soon as I arrived in Romania, I immediately started working at the Cucuteni Alternative Museum. I had to give all my energy to finish my own work. I made […]