Kristaps thoughts after project

Very dynamic and compact EVS group Project has finished. This project included the basic event – the hot air balloon championship – which also has ended very well, more than a month ago. Finally all of balloonteers have been returned to their home. Previous three months for all of us have been very dynamic and interesting. We have learned a lot. Each of us can have different conclusions but anyway I think that this experience has been worth it. Further a little more about my own conclusions and observations. I had the honor to meet very admirable people also from Latvia. I founded some tasty food of different cultures which turned out as one of my most impressive experiences. Also learned that people everywhere are the same and most of the small differences have completely rational causes. One of most valuable experiences was to witness complicity of the individualities coming and working in to the team. In my opinion that kind of group education processes are very actual and valuable for everyone’s personal development. Any way now I have more friends in facebook and hopefully someday will see at least some of them again.

See you next year in hot air balloon championship in Valmiera!

Kristaps Ditke

 

Mentora Kristapa domas pēc

Ir noslēdzies ļoti koncentrēts, dinamisks Eiropas Brīvprātīgo Darba grupas projekts, un tā ietvaros jau pirms kāda laika arī pats gaisa balonu festivāls. Visi gaisa balonu brīvprātīgie jau ir atgriezušies mājās. Šie trīs mēneši mums visiem ir bijuši ļoti dinamiski un interesanti. Esam daudz mācījušies. Secinājumi katram var būt visdažādākie, taču, lai arī kādi tie būtu – šī pieredze bija tā vērta. Mazliet izvērstāks padalīšos savos secinājumos, novērojumos un iespaidos. Man bija tas gods iepazīties arī ar apbrīnojamiem cilvēkiem te pat no Latvijas. Iepazinu dažādu kultūru ēdienus, kas man, kā atklājās, ir viena no iespaidīgākajām pieredzēm. Secināju, ka cilvēki visur ir ļoti līdzīgi un sadzīviskās atšķirības visbiežāk ir pavisam racionāli pamatojamas. Viena no visvērtīgākajām pieredzēm bija vērot, kā individualitātes pozicionē sevi grupā un cik tas ir komplicēts un sarežģīts process. Domāju, ka šāda veida grupu izglītošanās ir ļoti aktuāla un vērtīga katra personīgai izaugsmei. Katrā ziņā, nu man ir vairāk draugu facebook un cerams, ka izdosies kādu no visiem šiem jaukajiem cilvēkiem satikt vēl kādreiz.

Tiekamies nākamgad gaisa balonu festivālā Valmierā!

Kristaps Ditke

 

Campeonato de balão de ar quente na Letónia (2011)

Olá a todos!
Eu juntei-me á equipa do piloto Tadas Gegevicius da Lituania… Adorei ajudá-los e eles fizeram-me sentir como parte da equipa, até me deram um novo nome porque era dificil dizer o meu, passei de Joana para Ona. Trabalhei com o Tadas Gegevicius, cefas e soperis… todos eles boas pessoas, até me convidaram para ir visitá-los á Lituania a Vilnius . O campeonato foi brutal todas as equipas se davam bem entre elas, nós os balloonteers organizamos um churrasco para que todos pudessem relaxar e conhecerem-se melhor, organizadores, voluntários e equipas… O campeonato era para ter mais concorrentes do que teve mas de qualquer maneira acho que correu bem, eu simplesmente adorei estar lá e tenho pena de ter sido só uma semana, no mesmo dia que as equipas foram-se embora eu ja sentia muitas saudades de todos… Havia 2 equipas da lituania, 4 da república checa, 1 da russia e as restantes eram da letónia. Tenho pena de não ter tido muito tempo para conhecer a todos, mas os que falei mais adorei.
Claro que ás vezes á coisas que correm mal, como em tudo, mas no geral acho que houve mais coisas boas que más… ou pelo menos valorizo mais as boas ás más… Fico muito contente por ter tido esta oportunidade de ter experimentado andar de balão de ar quente, conhecer de perto o que é exactamente, ter tido treino e aulas sobre o assunto, ter-me juntado a uma brilhante equipa, ter conhecido excelentes pessoas… valeu a pena!
Obrigado a todas as pessoas que directa ou indirectamente foram responsáveis pela minha escolha para este projecto, e a todas que me deram a oportunidade, tal como as instituições: OBRIGADO …. :
União europeia, Proatlântico, Zemgale, Uldis, Igor, Laura, Kristaps, Mãris, Baiba, Zinta, Guints, Kristine, Nils, Janis, Dace, balloonteers, teams, Tadas, cefas, soperis, Andrey, Olga, Rairis, Girds, and other persons from Latvia, Marta, Ainars, Reinis, …. Obrigada a todos!
Eu adorei o campeonato e a festa final para entrega dos prémios… foi brutal
Espero poder vir ver para o próximo ano e talvez juntar-me a uma equipa outra vez, quem sabe se não à do Tadas …ehehehe

 

Championships

I know that with a slightly delay, but I would like to invite everyone to view my pictures from the event:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150208500013879.331269.532463878&l=79e12c0ebc

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150209123098879.331551.532463878&l=ad173b46af

I hope you will enjoy, here is a taste:

 

Mistrzostwa

Fajna sprawa takie baloniarskie mistrzostwa. widok 15 balonów startujących z jednego miejsca – rewelacja. Ganianie za nimi samochodem też fajna sprawa. Ciekawym doświadczeniem też było zobaczyć jak to wszystko wygląda za kulisami. Wyszło na jaw, że Łotysze wcale nie są tak super-mega zorganizowani i punktualni jak twierdzą (przynajmniej nie zawsze). Straszono nas, że jeśli nawet minutę lub dwie spóźnimy się na spotkanie to nas wykopią. Tymczasem każde spotkanie zaczynało się ze średnio 15-minutowym poślizgiem. Jednym słowem – norma:) Ale oczywiście nie wpłynęło to na jakość zawodów, które wyszły rewelacyjnie.

Nie było aż tak dużo okazji do zdjęć robienia, ale jak już były, to wykorzystane, zapraszam na fb:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150208500013879.331269.532463878&l=79e12c0ebc

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150209123098879.331551.532463878&l=ad173b46af

 

Balontieri viktorīna

Sveicieni,
Mēs esam pagodināti aicināt Tevi piedalīties aptaujā-konkursā par mums,
Eiropas brīvprātīgajiem, un Valmieras gaisa balonu kausu. Precīzāko
atbilžu autori saņems mīļas piemiņas veltes. Aptauja darbojas līdz 1.
jūnija plkst. 12.00 un ar uzvarētājiem mēs sazināsimies personīgi. Lai
veicas

EBD Balontieri.

http://www.jotform.com/form/11482157880

 

Quiz!

Hello,
We are honored to invite you to participate in a quiz about us, Valmiera Cup and the EVS. There are some small but cute prizes to be won. The quiz will work by 12 o’clock at the first
June. We will contact the winners personally.
Enjoy and good luck:)

EVS Balloonteers

 

http://www.jotform.com/form/11482157880

 

impresii dupa competitie

ca si cum era de asteptat competitia a fost plina de surprize. pe 25 la ora 8 inca nu se stia daca se va zbura in acea seara, vremea fiind foarte instabila. dar din fericire in prima zi baloanele si-au luat zborul in admiratia putinilor spectatori din liepa, o localitate la 10 km de valmiera. in competitie au fost 15 baloane din 4 tari, letonia, lituania, cehia si rusia, dar din pacate un balon nu si luat zborul niciodata in aceasta competitie. pe primele 4 poziti, la final au fost 4 echipe din cehia, apoi lituania, experienta spunandusi cuvantul in aceasta competitie. primul pilot din letonia a fost gint care s-a situat pe locul 7, dar patania lui trebuie amintita. in penultima zi a competitiei el a aterizat pe proprietatea unui nu prea voitor “ļandowner” de pe aici. acesta a chemat politia, gint la randul sau a chemat politia, si in mijlocul unui lan de grau doua masini de politie incercau sa calmeze un proprietar plictisit de viata si un baluntar plin de energie:)
faina competitie

 

Latvian experiance

Sveiki!
Pievienošu savu skatījumu uz visu latviskajai sadaļai.
Personīgi man „Valmieras kauss 2011” deva visu, ko vēlējos no tā sagaidīt. Patīkama sabiedrība: visi mūsu brīvprāši, apbrīnojami pozitīvie organizatori, un komandas. Vizuālais baudījums: izdevusies spīdēšana un kā mērītāju komandas dalībniekam arī filigrāni lidojumi, kas vainagojās ar ļoti precīzi nomestiem marķieriem.
Izdevās sajust to no kā mūs baidīja jau visu aprīli – miega trūkumu un slapjās kājas kā mērītāju komandas loceklim. Katrā ziņā, kā cilvēkam, kam nav priekšstatu par, to kā balonu festivālam jānotiek, man likās, ka viss noritēja ļoti labi. Esmu ļoti priecīgs par iespēju piedzīvot šādu pasākumu, un paldies visiem, kas mani tik tālu noveda!

Mentors
Kristaps

 

Feedback

< I really enjoyed the balloon festival. I think the team work was very good. Also the opportunity to watch the balloons taking off was my favourite part. It was the best experience and one people dont get to do often. I loved my job as an office assistant aswell i have more office experience now and i feel more qualified. The only thing i enjoyed the least was getting up early because im not use to it. However it was a challenge.Thank you so much to Uldis for making the competiton fun and working so hard. I don't know how he does it. Also thank you to the rest of the officals for being there for us and giving us so much support.