What a time...

Hm... those breaks between my posts here are not good :( Even if I get most of my energy back again (hurra!) I still don't have will to write more often.
Those days since my last post were incredible! I wrote alone 2 applications for small grants - for the English program "Be the Change" and the Polish program "Make a Connection". Results should be known in one month. Besides that I helped my friend Anna (Hungary) to write an application for a training course about a gender equality in decision-making - it was first time to her :) And also I worked on one training course and one study session with one trainer-fellow Serhan (Turkey). And also create an application for a travel grant for an exchange, which is planned by my friends Astrid (Norway) and Ethemcan (Turkey). So, together 6 projects!
But - as I just knew some time ago - 2 of them probably will not work :( Study session received a 2nd priority on AEGEE-applications list, what means probably no money :/ And the last application (exchange) was not presented in our NA - our President didn't manage to do this on time :( This is even worst, than SS - it's broking of the whole frame of exchange :( I still don't know how I should inform my friends about it :( Do you know any other possibility to get funds for 10 people to travel from Poland to Norway? Board and lodging is not so important ;) Or at least for me? ;) I miss them so much...

I survived all those paperwork thanks to 2 CDs. Both are Polish (ok, one
is partly English also) - "In the room" of Krzysztof Kiljański (what a sexyyy voice ;)) and "Tu Es Petrus" of Piotr Rubik. Two completly different CDs. First is mostly about feelings between women and man and this guy has realy suuuch voice, mniam... ;) And second hmm... I may say it's kind of religious, but for me it's more about universe and universal things like good and bad, love and hate, peace and war, faith and despair... It's great Oratorio with great choirs and orchestra. In those cases it's pity that you can't understand text (even if you would buy any of them). Music is great, but together with lyrics both are incredible. You must learn Polish ;)

During last weekend I was in Gdynia - it's one of the cities in so called "TriCity" (http://guide.trojmiasto.pl/) It's unique place in Poland - 3 cities in very strong synergy. It's north of Poland, on the Baltic Sea. Here are very nice photos of Gdynia - http://www.gdynia.pl/?co=galeria&lang=en I was there for a conference organized by our Ministry of National Defence - about possibilities for cooperation between them and NGOs. I must say that, even if on the beginning I was a bit sceptic (average age: 55 ;)), it was realy frutiful meeting (at least for me) . I've learned a lot about them and different possibilities. Besides that I visited a seaside (I know it's April in Poland, but so what? ;)) - I didn't visit it since April 2005. And what is most important I've met my brother and niece. He visited us some months ago, but I didn't meet Julia since 2 years! It was realy great - she is realy cool ;) Funny little lady :)

And now I'm relaxind a bit and preparing my plan of activity for next weeks - there are other grant possibilities in April. And in May there are 3 events which I want to visit. But from where I'll get funds for that?? I had a proposition of a job in Warsaw, but for funny money :/ It could be enough if I would live there with my guy/husband who should also work there. In this case this amount could be ok. But not in my case. What means that I still need to find some 'normal' montly earnings. Ehh... I need to be an international/national youth trainer more often and write more applications (btw - I'm starting to be a kind of expert in writing applications ;))) so maybe I'll earn some additional money. Any propositions for me? ;)

PS. Bent u nu tevredenstelt, Rene? Hope it's a right gramma ;)