Organization of the Christmas Charity Ball

 On 18^th November we had CAS meeting, where we discussed the Christmas Charity Ball. We picked its name – “Christmas dream” and distributed tha tasks. A survey was distributed around the school so we can see what the expectations of the students are. We also started to look for decoration and made the invitations. I’m quite sure the decoration and the whole Ball will be the best ever! We made the couverts too and on 22^nd we are going to start selling them. Guys, come and buy some! J  

IB newspaper

On 15^th November the second edition of our newspaper “IB cocktail” came out. This time there was an autograph of one famous Bulgarian actor, who played in the theater a week ago. There were a lot of copies sold but this time fewer in comparison to our first edition, unfortunately. This made me feel a little depressed but I hope next time it will be better!

Decoration of plates for Christamas and printing the second edition of the IB newpaper

On 11^th November we had a CAS meeting where we created and printed our newspaper. We had problems with the electricity and while waiting we decorated plates and tiles in the school Christmas workshop.

Talking about Christmas I would like to say that this I is my favourite holiday because all the members of the family arrive from different towns and have a nice dinner together. It is also holiday when we should think about those who cannot celebrate like us, we should think about the problems of the society and do something good in order to help somebody. I think that Christmas is a reason for giving love and unification. This is the holiday when we should become better human beings. We all know the story of uncle Scrutch…

Talking about Christmas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQViqx6GMY :-)The plates and the tiles, made in the workshop, are going to be sold on Christmas bazaar in our school and in the local municipality. The money that will be earned is going for charity

Yoga class

On 10^th November we had a yoga class. This time we learnt more about the art as a whole. I learnt that the type of yoga we practice is called hatha yoga. After the theory the practice came. We did a lot of exercises but this time after the class I felt very exhausted, recharged but exhausted at the same time. Maybe it was because I had a very hard day.

This class made me more interested in the art of yoga so when I came home I searched online more about it.

Here is something interesting I found:

http://www.sanatansociety.org/yoga_and_meditation/hatha_yoga.htm

Visiting of the local theater

On 10^th November there was a performance in the local theater so we all went to watch it.  I hadn’t had big expectations but I should confess – it was a great show, the actors played very well, the plot was unusual and interesting and the effects were stunning. While sitting on my chair and watching the play I remembered that years ago I played too. I missed it because everybody had thought that I have the potential to become an actress but I considered it happens very rarely and the chance is too small. After this night I decided to look for groups that need non-professional actors and to give it a try. J

I forgot to mention that there was one famous actor in the performance who is, let’s say it, nice and there were no available seats in theatre and all the girls were shouting enthusiastically and talking about him the whole day after the show.

Visiting the local theater, part 1

On 8^th of November we went on a performance in the local theater. It is played by a theater from Razgrad (city in Bulgaria) and was made according to a Bulgarian book called “The iron candlestick”.

I am very disappointed of it. It was a waste of time – the acting was heavy, the play was too short and the effects were poor. Probably I didn’t like it because I love the book, which is one of the best Bulgarian books, written by Dimitar Talev, and my expectations were very high.

CAS meeting, organization

On 4^th November we had a CAS meeting in a nice café with beautiful view of the river. It was warm outside and we decided to sit on the terrace. We were all too distracted to do serious work but we had no choice. We had to distribute the roles for this month’s edition of our news paper, to organize the columns and finally to think about our Christmas Charity Ball! After an hour and a half we finished the discussion and everybody went to cope with their job.   

Trip to Varna – part 2

On 1^st November we went to Varna again but this time at the mall. We went shopping and bought a lot of things for us and of course presents for our families. I think we should organize a competition for the fastest shopacholic because we had little time and we did very well.  After two hours spent there we had to continue our trip but this time back to Veliko Tarnovo. L

Never mind, this shopping therapy was the best final of our trip!

Halloween party

After running on the beach in Varna we had to go to Albena to check in the hotel and to prepare for the party. When we arrived my first impression was “wow”, the hotel was stunning! Anyway, I didn’t have enough time to enjoy the hotel because I had to do a lot of stuff for the party so as you can imagine everybody else and me were very nervous. I was very excited and curious whether my friends would like my costume and they actually did, we were all very strange and at the same time fabulous. I was the presenter of the show and I hoped deeply the audience would have fun. My partner and I messed the screenplay a few times but we improvised and all went well. We gave a lot of prizes and nobody was left without any, which I think was the best part, I mean it was just a show not a competition.

All in all we had great time!



Here is a link from the website of our college:

http://www.ac-arcus.com/?mod=events&show=237

Trip to Varna

In the morning of 31^st October we set off for our Halloween party in Albena, a small seaside resort, but before going there we went to Varna. This is one of the largest cities in Bulgaria and the marine capital too.
Here is a link of some beautiful pictures of Varna:
http://www.pbase.com/ngruev/varna

 Just when we arrived, all of us, excited and happy, ran to the beach, where we made a lot of pictures.

The sea water was freezing so we couldn’t enjoy it completely but we wrote our names in the sand and collected many shells. J It was a very pleasant day actually and I think we should have more days like this!

Organization of the Halloween party and sorting clothes for charity

On 28^th October we finished all the work for the Halloween party. We classified the prizes and distributed the roles we would have in the show. I am going to be one of the two presenters. Actually this is all I could say about the party for the time being, the most interesting part is going to be on 31^st.

After finishing with that we sorted clothes for the charity campaign. There were many students that took part in the campaign so there were many clothes to sort. Even though I feel depressed when I think about these kids we find a way to have fun while doing our job. We tried some vivid clothes and made a little fashion-review.

PS: I can’t wait for Sunday to come! My Halloween costume is ready and whispers to me “Wear me, wear me”.  J

First edition of the IB newspaper

On 26^th October we printed our first edition of the IB newspaper. We sold fifty copies of it but it turned out that they weren’t enough and we had to make more. I was pleasantly surprised that so many students wanted to buy the newspaper. I felt so excited when we went to the room of the 8^th graders and all of them wanted to buy it.

The newspaper had many columns written by all of my classmates and me. My task was to write about my first impression of the IB program and to take an interview from the IB coordinator.

I should say that we put a lot of effort to do it but it is worth it when you reap the fruits of your labour.

Organization of our Halloween party, Decoupage art and discussing the local project

On 21^st October we had a CAS meeting where we discussed our Halloween party again. We organized the screenplay and ordered the prizes for the winners in the games and the lottery. We talked about the screen play too and had a lot of fun while doing it. Now I'm thinking about jokes and other ideas that will be useful and fun for the show.

We finished the work with the IB newspaper and had a decoupage class too. We cut napkins and decorated small jewel-boxes and at the end of the class they were just perfect! I was a little late with my box, but I am proud of the result! When I showed it to my friends they liked it a lot. I am going to give it to my mother, I am sure she will love it!

This is my creation of course :)

At the end of the meeting we had a lot of work to do but it is very interesting at the same time. J

Yoga class

On 20^th October we had our second yoga class. What I found out is that it was easier to do the exercises when you had done them once. We started with relaxing, where we lay down and just listened to our teacher. She was talking about the world, how we should forget about the bad thoughts and throw them away and I found it really useful. The same afternoon I was feeling so well, relaxed and calm that I wanted to have yoga classes every day but unfortunately I don’t have a lot of time. So back to the yoga class – for the next part of the class we did exercises to improve our flexibility and to remove the pressure from our body. The last part, the funniest one, is composed of two or three exercises where we charge us with positive energy.

All in all, I am pleased with our yoga classes and stimulated to attend them again because of the way I feel. Actually I think it is a brilliant way to fill my spare time.