In a doua saptamana a proiectului, am inceput sa facem limba romana cu cel mai misto profesor, si Mihaela care in viitorul apropiat, o sa ii ia locul. Limba Romana este frumoasa. Aproape 70 % provine din limba Latina si restul de 30 % provine din limba Slavica. Pentru noi, o italianca si doi francezi, este foarte antrenant sa invatam o noua limba, iar faptul ca limbile noastre native se aseamana, ne face totul mult mai usor. Cea mai grea parte este aceea in care trebuie sa pronuntam cuvintele, deoarece in limba romana, sunt litere care nu exista in alfabetul nostru. Pe langa noul vocabular si gramatica limbii romane, in fiecare zi ne dam seama de altceva legat de Romania, un intreg plin de cultura, geografie, istorie si literatura. Sambata, la sfarsitul celei de-a doua saptamani, am avut primul test de limba romana: am fost la cel mai mare targ de vechituri din Cluj, si am vorbit in limba romana cu vanzatorii, pentru a cumpara lucruri. Toti am reusit sa cumparam ceva! Apoi, am mancat mancare romaneasca precum: mici mititei, piept de porc cu cartofi si am baut vin fiert pentru a ne satisface pofta. Suntem atat de nerabdatori sa continuam sa invatam limba romana si sa cunoastem cat mai bine Romania, abia asteptam sa calatorim si sa descoperim!
Din cauza pandemiei a trebuit să ne schimbăm programul zilnic timp de 2 săptămâni. Am vizitat multe locuri precum: Salina Turda, Cheile Turzii, Sighișoara etc. Ne-am distrat atât de mult în aceste zile și ne-am cunoscut mult mai bine, trăind împreună atâtea momente. Ne dăm seama cât de multe lucruri avem în comun și cât de diferiți suntem ca ființe umane. Salina Turda este una dintre cele mai spectaculoase destinații turistice din lume. Este formațiunea subterană pe care oamenii au creat-o într-un mediu natural deosebit, în adâncurile Transilvaniei, săpând în sarea depusă după evaporarea mării care a acoperit întreaga regiune cu milioane de ani în urmă. Acum, sarea de la Salina Turda spune că ar putea acoperi necesarul de sare pentru întreaga Planetă timp de 60 de ani, dacă ar fi nevoie. Sighișoara este un loc medieval unde se găsesc multe biserici. Centrul Sighișoarei a păstrat în mod exemplar trăsăturile unui mic oraș fortificat medieval. A fost listat de UNESCO ca sit al Patrimoniului Mondial. De asemenea, am vizitat Cheile Turzii și a fost uimitor! Am luat prânzul chiar înainte de drumeție și apoi am avut cam o oră de urcat în pădure. Ne-a plăcut mult priveliștea și momentele împreună!
Stați aproape, ne vedem luna viitoare!
These first two weeks also allowed us to get to know the children better. As it is our observation month, we had the time to speak with the kids, and learn our first Romanian words, such as : “bună, ce faci?” They were all very kind, and excited to meet us. Some even hugged us without knowing our names, and wanted to talk, eat and play with us. Even if most of the volunteers are not Romanian, we are still capable of inventing games, running after the children and creating bonds beyond the cultural differences. We got to see the farm, with the chickens, cats and dogs that the kids just love. In addition, we played on the zip line, got to go to the forest, and witnessed an English non-conforming class prepared by Mihaela. The kids got to sing, and learn more about English after she helped them translate the song. We prepared some games and activities for the kids and can’t wait to try them out in the future weeks!
We also started the Romanian language course with Andrei, the best teacher ever, and Mihaela, who works by his side for now and at some point, will take his place. Limba română is beautiful. About 70% of it derives from Latin, the remaining 30% derives from Slavic. For us, an Italian girl and two French guys, it’s very stimulating to learn a new language and the Latin root makes it easier for us to learn. The hardest part is the pronunciation, because in Romanian there are letters that don’t exist in our respective alphabets. In addition to a first approach with grammar and vocabulary, every day we discovered something about Romania from a different point of view, a full immersion in its culture: geography and history, literature and history of art, cinema, sport and science, music, religion, traditions. At the end of the week on Saturday we had our first language test: we went to the biggest vintage market in Cluj and we spoke in Romanian with the sellers to contract prizes and buy something. We all succeeded! And then, we ate Romanian food (Mici Mititei, Piet de Porc with potatoes, and vin fiert) to gratify ourselves. We are so eager to continue learning the language and getting to know Romania.
Because of the pandemic we had to change our daily program for 2 weeks. We have visited many places like Salina Turda and Sighișoara. We had a lot of fun these days and it also helped us to get to know each other. In the perspective of living together, this aspect is very important for all of us. Indeed, we share a lot of values and interests closely related to the project and our differences will surely help us to succeed with the kids this year. Salina Turda is one of the biggest salin in Romania, and is such a beautiful place with a lake inside of it. Salina Turda is one of the most spectacular tourist destinations in Romania. It is the underground formation that people created in a special natural environment, in the depths of Transylvania, digging into the salt deposited after the evaporation of the sea that covered the entire region millions of years ago. And actually, the quantity of salt present in Turda Salt Mine could cover the salt needs of the entire planet for 60 years, if it was necessary. Sighișoara is a medieval place where you can find many churches. Central Sighișoara has preserved in an exemplary way the features of a small medieval fortified city. It has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Also we have visit Cheile Turzii and it was amazing! We had lunch just before the hiking and then we had an hour of climb in the forest. We really enjoyed the view and the moments together!
Stay tuned, see you next month!
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