Chilean team and their preparation

We have been working a lot, specially in English and collecting funds for the exchange. We have organized Hot dog party´s and also some few bingo´s. We are all preparing ourselves very much for this experience and waiting for June to arrive quickly

Name: Ricardo Antonio Rojas Hernández
Nickname: Shori.
Age: 17
Birth Date: August 6th
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Favorite Sport: I like the Formula 1 and football, but I don’t play so much.
Favorite Animal: My favorite animals are hamster and dog, because they are my pets.
Best day of the week: Sunday.
Loves to: I like to watch movies, to play videogames, especially “The Legend of Zelda” and read.
Doesn’t like to: I dislike ... well, I don’t hate anything really, only I accept the differences.
Motivations for this project: The interest about the foreign culture and the desire to know other country are my motivations.
Expectative for this project: I want to meet people, learn about the culture of the other countries and, enjoy!
Experience so far: The experience has been incredible, I can share with my friends, learn english and know about my country.

Nicolas from Chile

Name: Nicolás Ramirez
Nickname: Niko
Age: 16
Birth Date: June 6, 1992
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Favorite Sport: Parkour
Favorite Animal: all mammalian
Best day of the week: Saturday
Loves to: Learn anything, watch movies, philosophy, psychology.
Doesn’t like to: hate.
Motivations for this project: know Europe and people from different countries and cultures.
Expectative for this project: make friends and present our country
Experience so far: really good, I have learn so much. It has been difficult with all the projects and the money and organization of my time, but it’s a great experience :D.

Nicole from Chile

Name: Nicole Andreé Nickname: Petty
Age: 17 years old
Birth Date: March 30 Th
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Favorite Sport: Dance
Favorite Animal: dolphin
Best day of the week: Friday
Loves to: I love dance, listen to music, live new experience, stay with my friends, and know new persons.
Motivations for this project: My motivations are to know Europe, to know different cultures and to share with persons of different countries.
Expectative for this project: I hope know other cultures, new persons, new places and of course make new friends. I want to live new experiences and to learn so much of the persons, like of your countries.
Experience so far: the exchange is the best experience that someone can live. It’s incredible to share with my friends, and to work together like a team.

Javier from Chile

Name: Javier Alfredo González Carquín.
Nickname: I haven’t one.
Age: 17 years old.
Birth Date: 22nd of september of 1991.
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Favorite Sport: Maybe treeking, or freestyle of swimming.
Favorite Animal: Ouh! I really like the animals... Dogs, Hamsters, Bunnys, Ducks, horses...
Best day of the week: i think... the Sunday, because is my only one free day.
Loves to: The literature, play guitar and learn new things about everything. Also, i like the music, films (i really love it!) and photography, talk with my friends about everything and walk on the grass among brown leaves.
Doesn’t Like: the science class, have a bad night without sleeping.
Motivations for this project: I wanna know about other cultures and people, share experiences and makes me more social and wise.
Expectative for this project: i wanna make friends and live a unforgettable experience.
Experience so far: it is so cool! My partners are really nice and everyones share the enthusiasm and nerves. Know them has been one of the best thing of this last

Helga from Chile

Name: Helga Guerrero
Nickname: Pucca!
Age: I’m 17 years old.
Birth Date: October 22th
Zodiac Sign: Libra and Scorpio
Favorite Sport: Basketball
Favorite Animal: Dolphin
Best day of the week: Saturday
Loves to: I love to talk with my friends, go to the stores  , play basketball, go to PENTA :D and meet people. I looooovee! To watch anime!! I don’t know why…but I really like it ^^.
Doesn´t like to: Talk with my parents because they’re so boring. I don’t like lazy people.
Motivations for this project: My motivations are for especially meet other cultures… learn more about other countries  and have a nice experience with some friends that I have.
Expectative for this project: I want to have a pretty experience. I hope that the other people learn about my country and show them on many ways how it is. I want to know the people with whom I have spoken in msn xD. Finally know other places far away from here.
Experience so far: I have been very happy because I have know more about my friends… before I wasn’t talking a lot with them like now… We have passed wonderful moments being united and gathering funds for the trip. In addition we organize very well.

Carlos from Chile

Name: Carlos Mauricio Vera Liempi
Nickname: Carlos
Age: 17 years old
Birth Date: July 20^th
Zodiac Sign: cancer
Favorite Sport: swimming
Favorite Animal: dog
Best day of the week: Friday & Sunday
Loves to: listen to music, watch TV in the night, eat a lot, doing sport, etc.
Doesn´t like to: eat rice, getting up early.
Motivations for this project: I would like to know the cultures of other countries, know people from other parts of the world, etc.
Experience so far: This is my first time in an Exchange, and it’s been amazing.

Ondrej from Slovakia

My name is Ondrej Badlik. I’m 15. I live in Čadca with my parents and two older brothers. I love chocholate . I kept fish in home aquariums
My favorite place is Liptovská Mara, where to fish with my father and brother in the summer
In my free time I like listening to music, play game on PC , swimming , bicycling and going out with my friends. I’m learning English . I want to be better in English.:-)
I expect to make new friends and to generally have a good time during exchange S-LAROPA.

Marek from Slovakia

My name is Marek Polak. I’m 15. I live in family house with my parents and two sisters. I love pets. I have a dog and nice kitty. I like lerning foreign languages. I speak German and I’m learning English and ?Spanish?.
In my free time I like listening to music, meeting new people and making new friends. I’m friendly, sociable and easy-going. I participed in SLAROPA because I like meeting new people and getting to know new customs. Once I tasted MATE and it was really tasty and delicious so I’d like to have special cup for preparing MATE.
I want to improve my English during the amazing days in June.

Zuzka from Slovakia

My name is ZUZKA. I’m 19. I’m one of Slovak participants of S-LAROPA. For me S-LAROPA is interesting and exciting international exchange.
I like going out with my friends and meeting new people and making new friends so I think that I’m friendly:) I hope that I’ll make a lots of new friends during the amazing 12 days in June :) My friends and family are the most important for me. I cannot imagine my life without my friends and family.
I have crazy younger brother.
I’m so talkative and curious too. I like speaking English so I hope that I’ll improve my English during the S-LAROPA :)
I love travelling. My dream is going to Latin America.
My favourite season is winter because everything is so clear, calm and I like skiing J. For me is really romantic when it is snowing.
I love children ( of course only when they obey :) )I’m looking forward to seeing you in June

Some pictures from Austria

Norwegian group

Here is the norwegian group. They are practice English with our leader William Aurelius. Everyone is very excited and looking forward to the exchange Laropa S-4 in Slovakia. We are having meetings 2 times every week, when we working with the preparations. We are making plans for a parents-evening, working with the 5 highlights, learning some few slovakian words, finding som informations about Slovakia and Kysuce. And some more. So you can see that we are busy. But we have not started the soccer training yet, because there still are a lot of snow here. But the spring have just started so we have some beautifull days ahead of us.We looking forward to meet you all in Slovakia in the summer.From the left you see; Fredrik, Jonas, Benedikte, Anett, and Jan Vegard. Mariah was not present when the photo was taken because she was sick.

APV in Slovakia

Leaders from group and youngsters will meet in Cadca in Slovakia from 1st May until 4th May 2009. Her eis plan of arrival of participants


Meno, Country, Arrival - time, Arrival - place, Departure - time, Place

Violeta, Chile, 30.April – 14:35, Vienna 4.May – 12:30, Vienna
Sylvia, Karen, Uruguay, 30. April, Prague
Thor. Norway, 1. May – 12:35, Bratislava, 4 May – 15:00, Bratislava
Zenita, Gisele, Brazil, 1. May, 4 May

Daily program of Slaropa

15.6.2009
Arrival, Bratislava. Our participants will wait you and from Bratislava to Stará Bystrica you will travel with our youngsters. It depend on time of your arrival to Bratislava – train or bus, but with leading of our youngsters

16.6.2009
Welcome activities in Stara Bystrica

17.6.2009
Hiking trip to mountains

18.9.2009
Soccer training, creation of teams. The rest of group will have a workshop for creation fun posters

19.9.2009
Trip to Austria – Gratwein, for the Social Soccer Cup 2009

20.9.2009
We will create football teams and take part on this Soccer cup together with teams form Germany, Slovenia, Hungary and one team from Switzerland

21.9.2009
Journey home from the trip, visit of spa or cave

22.9.2009
Visit of ruins of castle Strecno, sailing of river Vah, information hunt in Zilina

23.9.2009
Visit of open air museum, railway and folk culture of Slovakia

24.9.2009
St. John day, mountains around Stará Bystrica, preparation of fire, night fire

25.9.2009
Preparation of presentation in main square in Cadca

26.9.2009
Day in Cadca, meeting with schoolmates of our participants, afternoon presentation of youth Exchange in main square in Cadca

27.9.2009
Departure of participants