Day 15

03.08.2013

 

Hello, Hallo, Ciao, Cześć!

Today is the day when everyone had to pack and travel back home. We ate together breakfast, had the second part of the project's evaluation where we summed up everything and had the last forum and then packed our stuff and cleaned our rooms. Then it came to the worst part… We started to say our goodbyes. First group had to leave after breakfast, then the second, the third and then the group from Görlitz. It was a long goodbye with emotions running high and many tears. 

During the past two weeks every member of this workshop experienced something extraordinary. From day one, we learned our names, then who the people we live and work with are. We got to know different cultures, history, traditions as well as knew words in various languages. We experienced team work and that we can trust other people, we also discovered new talents. I think I can speak for everybody when I say that during this workshop we developed. People from different countries, social backgrounds with different interests created one harmonious group that achieved something special – we built a bridge between the past and the present. Through our work at StaLag VIIIa and Prisoners of War and Oliver Messiaen will not be forgotten.

This is the last note in our Workcamps’ Diary but it is only of many important notes in your lifes’ diaries. Hopefully we will meet next year.

Yours sincerely

Ola (interpreter)