It’s September. My favourite month of the year has officially ended. It was a blast! Not too busy yet I managed to squeeze two trips and lots of laughter into it.

From 15 to 18 August, I was attending my midterm training in Terchová. Last time I wrote I was feeling a bit anxious about the new group. Turns out they’re a lovely bunch of people, nothing to worry about! I don’t know if I felt freer because nobody knew me in the group or I just vibed better with these people or I was in a different place with myself than in March or it was the combination of all of it… but I enjoyed this training a bit more than the on-arrival one.

At the time, some tasks seemed unnecessary since I constantly evaluate my process anyway. It seemed to be too much of the same thing. But to be fair, I gave the experience a little time and it eventually changed my way of thinking. I let some things go, I made peace with some topics in myself… Now I’m really in the mood of looking forward. It only took me seven (!) months to get over myself. Why am I so slow with everything?

I’ve been feeling very happy after the midterm. A new life, a new perspective, a fresh start. I know that I have just 3,5 months left here but I’m feeling hopeful and energized about what is there to come. Not just the last months of the project but also afterwards. I have several ideas and I know it’s going to be a lot harder than this fairy tale life here. It doesn’t devastate me, though. I believe that when I start looking for the next job/project well in advance I can actually make my dreams happen. I feel invincible. And I feel the thrill of being uncomfortable. That’s how I learn the most.

There’s this guy Jánošík who’s called the Robin Hood of Slovakia.

 

Once the midterm was over, I had still one more day off from work, so I decided to visit Banská Štiavnica. It’s the most beautiful town in the whole country. I felt like I was in a fairy tale while walking around there. Lovely Veronika from Ukraine hosted me and showed me the best places including the calvary.

 

Besides the midterm, I was editing workcamp videos at the office and learning new little things about video editing. A couple of times I managed to visit Bystro as well. And oh, one evening there was hilarious. We played Werewolf and The Psychologist and later some other mind games. I honestly don’t remember when was the last time I laughed so much. Ah, such a precious night!

The end of the month was reserved for a little getaway to the Czech Republic. It was just Brno and Prague this time, and a mini-trip to Karlštejn on Saturday morning. Last time I was in Prague five years ago with people from an AIESEC project. I remembered that the city was magnificent but the customer service was horrible. Luckily I rewrote those memories and I only have amazing experience from this trip. Despite my little illness and blisters I thoroughly enjoyed the five days. Czech Republic – check!

Brno

We didn’t go in, although it looked intriguing… but also kind of scary.

Mini-trip to Karlštejn

 

So there it is, the last post of the summer. Now I need to set my mood to autumn… Please don’t come to me with anything about Halloween or Christmas just yet. It’s way too early!!

Until the next time!