Hi everyone.
Arrived at the airport nice and early :D
Nikola has dosed off already but I just had to make myself familiar with where everything is so if we need anything we know where to go.
Really looking forawrd to it. Check in is in 5 hours time. A little nervous about whole trip but not affraid as everyone will be going with good intentions at heart.
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Veni Vidi Vici. 28th March 2013
Hi everyone. Reece here. :D
I am grateful that I have been accepted as our group leader for our great team.
The whole team is exttreeeemmmmeeelllyyyy excited about going to this amazing project in Serbia. It is our chance to represent the U.K and work closely with people from different countries and cultures. It is a chance to show that there is love,respect,care and enjoyment to share with other people, even if they do live mannnnyyy miles away.
Yes,charity,help/support etc. does start at home but in my opinion it is not supposed to stay at home. People might not agree with me at all but I strongly believe that we should bless other people as far out as we can.
I could happily SHOUT from the rooftops, that our U.K team is going over and will make ourselves proud and everybody else. Hopefully give hope, encouragement to others and share our experiences with others.
I am not sure if anyone else believes in a God, I hope I do not offend anyone but I am a proud Christian. I have full support from my Church and everyone who knows about this project has been praying about it, plus a Church down the road from me as well. There are hundreds of people that I know are praying for us all, including ALL Momentum staff, even though they have never met you before and praying for people we are going to meet in Serbia.
I know not everyone believes in God but I really do pray that this post and the prayer from my Church and other Churches close to me, at least gives everybody hope.
I will be going to Gatwick with Nikola tomorrow night ( Wednesday Night), the night before to camp out in the airport for the early check-in in the morning and to greet the rest of the team.
Will keep you all posted.
Thank You, God Bless
Reece xxx
I am grateful that I have been accepted as our group leader for our great team.
The whole team is exttreeeemmmmeeelllyyyy excited about going to this amazing project in Serbia. It is our chance to represent the U.K and work closely with people from different countries and cultures. It is a chance to show that there is love,respect,care and enjoyment to share with other people, even if they do live mannnnyyy miles away.
Yes,charity,help/support etc. does start at home but in my opinion it is not supposed to stay at home. People might not agree with me at all but I strongly believe that we should bless other people as far out as we can.
I could happily SHOUT from the rooftops, that our U.K team is going over and will make ourselves proud and everybody else. Hopefully give hope, encouragement to others and share our experiences with others.
I am not sure if anyone else believes in a God, I hope I do not offend anyone but I am a proud Christian. I have full support from my Church and everyone who knows about this project has been praying about it, plus a Church down the road from me as well. There are hundreds of people that I know are praying for us all, including ALL Momentum staff, even though they have never met you before and praying for people we are going to meet in Serbia.
I know not everyone believes in God but I really do pray that this post and the prayer from my Church and other Churches close to me, at least gives everybody hope.
I will be going to Gatwick with Nikola tomorrow night ( Wednesday Night), the night before to camp out in the airport for the early check-in in the morning and to greet the rest of the team.
Will keep you all posted.
Thank You, God Bless
Reece xxx
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
All the posts below this are from the Advanced Preparation Visit
For information about how the project was setup and who the team met - view the posts below.
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
Meeting with Minister
A very constructive meeting with Mr Dragan Atanasov, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sport of the Republic of Serbia, together with Mr Zeljko Tanaskovic, President of the Sebian School Sports Federation and Mr Slobodan Cicanovic, Adviser.
Sunday, 24 February 2013
Back to Belgrade
The APV culminated with a superb evening out. Well done Dijana for organising everything so well. Now we all go our separate ways, but look forward to meeting again in the near future.
The return journey allows time off to explore Belgrade and admire the view over the Danube from Kalemegdan fortress.
The return journey allows time off to explore Belgrade and admire the view over the Danube from Kalemegdan fortress.
Saturday, 23 February 2013
Vrnjacka Banja
The picture we all share. And the reality is a beautiful, quiet, clean and safe town with fresh mountain air.
New friends and great plans
Representatives of all the project partners are together in the beautiful town of Vrnjacka Banja for the Advance Planning Visit. We have found out about each other's organisations and shared ideas about the programme for the youth exchange. It is going to be a fun and productive week for the young people involved.
Friday, 22 February 2013
Welcome to this BLOG
What we would like you to do
Here at Momentum we would like the your international experience to be fun and interactive. Therefore we would like participants to contribute to VVV blog.
This blog will be running through the whole week and we hope that participants will continue to add and create posts throughout the week.
This blog will be running through the whole week and we hope that participants will continue to add and create posts throughout the week.
Below are some step by step instructions on how to create a post on Blogger.
Instructions
- Setup an account at www.blogger.com
- Download the blogger app to your smart phone if you have one, otherwise contribute via your laptop
- Send your registered email to paul@momentumworld.org and he will make you an author - you will get an email from Paul
- Open this email. It will have a box which states accept invitation. Once you have accepted this response using your email address you will be able to add your own posts to the VVV blog.
There will be lots of help available if anyone is having difficultly creating a post. Feel free to email paul@momentumworld.org at any time if you need help.
Information About - Vrnjačka Banja (Serbia)
Vrnjačka Banja
" At the dawn of the First World
War, while the war was not even suspected yet, a schoolmistress Nada
and a Serbian
officer Relja started having deep feelings for each other. They fell in love
and made a commitment to each other. It was a love widely talked about,
attracting the attention of all the people living at Vrnjacka
Banja Spa. But the war did break out with all the horrors it
entails. Relja went off to war fought in Greece. He left
never to return on account of a beautiful Greek woman he
had fallen in love with, and therefore broke up the engagement to Nada. The
legend does not say anything about his further fate, whereas, on the other
hand, every inhabitant of Vrnjacka Banja spa is familiar with Nada's destiny.
Owing to overwhelming sorrow she faded away day after day and finally died,
young and miserable. Upset by Nada's destiny, girls, wishing to keep their own
romances, started writing down their names along with the names of their lovers
on padlocks
that they bound to the railing of the bridge which used to be the favorite
meeting place of Nada and Relja. Afterward the keys were symbolically thrown
into the river. New wars and sufferings came up. The story fell into oblivion,
and the girl's custom to "bind" their love became uncustomary. It had
been case until Desanka Maksimovic,according to the stories of
old residents of Vrnjacka Banja spa, became acquainted with this tragic story.
Inspired by it she wrote down one of her most beautiful love poems "A
Prayer for Love", (Molitva za ljubav). Although we tend to forget things,
this story remains to be unforgotten, and in order to prolong its existence the
young couples kept on with the tradition of "binding" their love and
it bridge itself got the name "THE BRIDGE OF LOVE"."
Vrnjačka Banja (Serbin cyrillic: Врњачка Бања) is a town, municipality, and a resort, mineral spa located in Raška
District of Serbia. It has the world's only hot spring measuring exactly
that of the human body (36.5 degrees Celsius).
The mascot of Vrnjacka Banja, the sparrow
wearing the Šajkača and Opanci, parts of the traditional national dress of Serbia.
Population
In 2002, the population of the town was 9,877, while
population of the entire municipality was 26,492.
Tourism
Vrnjačka
Banja is the most celebrated and most popular spa town of Serbia and at same time, a very attractive recreative centre.
Situated in a great park full of trees with particularly charming houses, the
town has a promsing future. Surrounding Vrnjačka Banja are UNESCO protected medieval buildings, which serve as a reminder
to early European civilisation. Other nearby landmarks include the first court
of the Serbian Archbishop, the Žiča Monastery and the beautifully frescoed Sopoćani Monastery
which both date back to the thirteenth century and the twelfth century Studenica Monastery all
of which are nestled in the colourful Ibar River Valley.
It owes its reputation to its therapeutic effects known
already to the Roman troops in the second century AD. It was
upgraded by the Czech
Baron Herder in 1835 after
Prince Milos Obrenovic wanted it to be like Karlovy Vary,
it has since received people from all of southern Europe, who
came to rest or for treatment. Summers are pleasant, and the winter is mild.
With organized walks along the tree bordered paths, Vrnjačka Banja is an ideal
place to come to for one’s own salvation. Natural springs can be found on five
mineral water sources well positioned in the park. The warm water (36 degrees
Celsius) is ideal for massage, and cool (17 degrees Celsius) sufficiently
reviving.
There are seven mineral springs in Vrnjačka Banja, from
which first four are used for medical treatment:
- Topla voda (36.5°C)
- Snežnik (17°C)
- Slatina (24°C)
- Jezero (27°C)
- Beli izvor
- Borjak
- Vrnjačko vrelo
The hotels are numerous and have swimming pools and halls
for games. In winter, it is convenient for skiing on the Goc, just a few kilometers away. In the
summer, Vrnjačka Banja is transformed into one of greatest cultural centers in Serbia:
literary soirées in a very nice library of the modern style, classical concerts
under the column capitals and the festival of the cinema scenario. The
restaurants are often on the border of a water current and offer terraces under
the trees of the park.
Bridge of Love
One of the famous landmarks of Vrnjačka Banja is Bridge of
Love.
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The Momentum Team
Momentum are really proud to be part of this amazing project, we are supporting it from the background but here is some information about who our team is...
Andrew Hadley - CEO
I first worked with Momentum in 2007 when I was studying for my A-levels. Unsure what interest to pursue at University, Momentum gave me the opportunity to develop my film making skills through working on international projects. This is where my love for filmmaking grew. Now, having completed my degree in Film and Television production. I am back working for Momentum, on projects which benefit young people like myself. I am an example of how Momentum work with young people long term and help provide an array of opportunities. I have a passion for the outdoors, travelling and photography.
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