DIGITAL OFFICE TERMINAL
Updated: Apr 1, 2020
Due to the current COVID-19 outbreak and having in mind the protection and safety of the participants, followed by the current border closure measure in most European countries, some project mobility can be canceled or postponed! Stay tuned in our FACEBOOK page and VIRTUAL TABLE for updates.
Updated: Apr 1, 2020
Get to know the health situation in the country you are going to – trust the facts and not the speculations.
Beware of what is really dangerous – you will not get infected if you share a look with coronavirus carrier – the virus spreads when a sick persons’ droplets get into your mouth, nose or eyes. If you see someone and categorize them with “suspicious health” you can just keep your distance – at least 1 meter away from them will keep you perfectly healthy. You can also be generous and give them a mask as a present for theirs, yours and everybody else health.
You have to avoid crowded places as much as you can because you can’t always know who is sick and who isn’t.
As it turns out we do not understand how many things we touch with our hands on daily bases and some of them might have a sick person’s saliva on them. It is always helpful to have an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, wash your hands regularly – cool trick if you want to make sure your palms are germ-free is to wash them enough time so you can sing “Happy birthday” twice in your head. Try not to touch your eyes, nose and mouth – your face in general when you are out.
Stock up on masks and change them regularly because bacteria can grow inside of your mask if you get too emotionally attached to them.
You have to keep track of your body temperature after you return home – make sure to take a lot of fluids and stick to a healthy diet. Stay at home if you begin to feel unwell, even with mild symptoms such as headache and slight runny nose, until you recover. If you develop fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical advice promptly as this may be due to a respiratory infection or other serious condition. Call in advance and tell your provider of your recent travel or contact with travelers.
by Dimitrina Shopova
Updated: Apr 1, 2020
We live in a very vibrant and dynamic time, but we also live in a such a colorful continent which is cross-point of paths of many civilizations and cultures for centuries.
Being tolerant in Europe is quite difficult nowadays. Countries and regions are isolated from one another and this causes many problems in the society such as - limited access to education and social insecurity. We live also in a very globalized age where there are no borders between countries but borders within the mind. Being tolerant is extremely important so that every member of the society feels important and secure regardless of religion, skin-color and ethnicity.
For me the youth exchanges and training courses are ways to understand the diversity in Europe. This is an extraordinary way to feel yourself more European. Tolerance means to respect and treat everyone the same because variety makes Europe a fascinating place to live such as it was for ages.
I have taken part in a project in Turkey, not too far away from the Aegean coast. There were participants from Slovakia, Latvia, Turkey and Bulgaria. Catholics, Orthodox and Muslims having fun together!
Every night we had a cultural night together - singing traditional songs and dancing. During the project, we enhanced our ability to engage in intercultural dialogue. At the time there was military intervention close to the Syrian-Turkish border. And it was a sad moment for Turkey. But that made us understand what cultural difference is and how conflicts could be solved with debates and discussions.
by S.Ivanov
Participant in
TC “Culture as a tool of conflict resolution” in Budapest, Hungary
