Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Our project at a glance



The days of our youth exchange Test Green Nests have passed, but you can watch the best pictures on the slideshow made by Míša:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8_RSNHEmYg


To look back and sum up the project in exact numbers, this youth exchange gathered together 30 participants, 4 organizers, 4 volunteers, 8 people from the local community, 2 dogs and 12.012.215 wasps. We spent 10 days in 3 yurts, we learned about 8 different sustainable building techniques and we met personally 2 families who live in such houses. We tried to build one superadobe house, one superadobe fireplace, one adobe furnace and learned how to plaster the walls.


Besides the practical workshops, we enjoyed Teambuilding games,


Hungarian folk music,


Contact dance, Thai yoga massage, Home movie projection, we shared our skills during the Skill market and enjoyed other activities.


We tasted each other´s cultures and presented them to the local community during the Intercultural afternoon.


The days were ending by the wonderful fire in the sounds of guitar, singing and drums.


Big thanks to everybody who played his or her unique part in this amazing experience!

What does one need to build up a yurt?


This is how Vašek´s and Míša´s yurt was built... important for Green Nests Testers!