My week

Long breake, I know. But there is not much to write. The beginning of this spring is very heavy for me, both - physically and mentally. I'm tired all the time, sleepy, without energy, in sad mood and so on. I have enough of it already and hope it'll finish soon.
During last days I had few things to do. I worked on the long-term strategy of development of our region. It's needed for our Partnership of NGOs, local authorities and business sector to apply for funds from LEADER+ (EU-program for rural areas).
Besides that I had a meeting with pupils from our local grammar school. I want to help them to develop some ideas and be more active in our local community. We did a need assessment and first two places were: to have a internet cafe and to meet other young people from different regions of Poland and also different countries. About internet cafe we're thinking in our association to apply for an info-point in our village. And about meetings with others - they have time until tomorrow to think what exactly they would like to do and tomorrow afternoon we'll meet and talk about it. If there will be a nice idea(s) we'll try to apply for some money for that. Cross you fingers for that! :)
I was also in Warsaw for two days. First day I had a job interview. Very interesting job, but I don't have much hope I'll be chosen. We'll see, decission will be taken until Wednesday.
Second day we have a meeting of the board of the PYC and during the afternoon the meeting with the representatives of our member NGOs. It was interesting meeting, about new statute, declaration of membership and so on. We're making many changes to have everything fine before applying for the European Youth Forum (yes, Bettina, we took our decission finally :))) So much work to do - those old documents are not very good :/ Don't know who created them.
On Friday I was in little village for a Conference - closing a first part of the Program LEADER+ for this local community. It was interesting and I've meet Marcin - a friend who I know from CMS in Olsztynek (February 2006). That was very nice :)
With a second friend from this CMS - Anna and one Turkish trainer we're working on a Training Course about gender equality in decission-making process, in Hungary in October 2006. It looks cool :) We'll apply for funds for 1st April. And maybe also a second TC in Turkey - about Human Rights Education, what is very interesting for me :) If both will be accepted I'll be very happy!
And somewhere in my soul is still a need for a next travel. I wish to go to Bruxelles, Strasbourg, Paris, Istanbul... Travelling again, please! And there are two problems: lack of money (what is related with a job) and no interesting opportunities for few nearest months :( Somebody have an idea how to solve it?

Memories

Because I had still some problems in my life (mostly in professional part of it) I'll use my old habbit - remind myself a great moments of my life. For better mood :) And I'll use this possibility also for explaining my adventure with French language.
I've started to learn French in last year. Due to lack of money I just used a multimedia course for that. After some time I was accepted as a participant of French language course And here my photostory begin ;)

In this place I was living for one month :)

I was a participant of the French language course organized by the Council of Europe.

We have a much time to know city very well ;) And, of course, for some of us it wasn't first time in Strasbourg.

And even if we have really hard work to do...

... we still found some time for parties :p

So, we have a great time during evenings...

... but also during the days :)

And after this month I for sure...

...even more than before :)

And after that I may say that my French is better. But still - I'm beginner :)

Better

It's better :) Not very good, but for sure better. Thank you guys for your care!

I'm still filling some applications! It seems it's never-ending story... Applications for being a trainer or participate in some events, job applications, grants applications ufff...
Yesterday I was in Warsaw - I had a meeting concerning possible cooperation with a network of women' NGOs from the CEE. It was quite interesting. We'll see how it'll be in the future :p After this meeting I've met our (PYC) president to talk a bit about board stuff. There are many things which we must solve nowadays, but the most important is cooperation with our Ministry of Education (after change of the Minister) and completing all documents needed for application for being an observer member in European Youth Forum. We want to complete this and send before April. Hope we'll manage. Next week we'll have a board meeting, also to manage this application.

I've noticed that since some time I'm listing only four CDs:
1. Mission Impossible 1 - soundtrack,
2. Pulp Fiction - soundtrack,
3. Musical Hair - soundtrack,
4. Carla Bruni - Quelqu'un m'a dit.
My favourites are Carla and Hair. At least now ;) I don't have "special" kind of music or artist, which I like the most - it's chaning all the time. I love so many different kinds and artists. In my opinion if you're listen only one - you put some limits for yourself and you don't know many great things. So, in my case it refer also to movies, books, food...
Now I'm looking for a guy singing great songs in French. I need some change ;) Of course, I know some great artists like Aznavour, Montand or Dassin. And I love also this kind of French music. But now I'm looking for something more in "Carla" style.

Finally - part of one song of Carla - Raphaël. But you should hear it to "feel" it...

Pas de délice, pas d'étincelle, pas de malice sans Raphaël,

Les jours sans lui deviennent ennui, et mes nuits s'ennuient de plus belle.

Pas d'inquiétude, pas de prélude, pas de promesse à l'éternel,

Juste l'amour dans notre lit, juste nos vies en arc-en-ciel, Raphaël...

A l'air d'un sage, et ses paroles sont de velours,

De sa voix grave et de son regard sans détours,

Quand il raconte, quand il invente, je peux l'écouter

Nuit et jour... Hmm

I feel...

...transparent.

...invisible.

...virtual.

...empty.

But it'll change...

...some day