Hej igen,
Well, since my last words was such an eventful period, what I have to write about.
I can say, I could get to next step from the absolutely observing period to life-like working level with all the benefits and difficulties of it, and also start fulfill my ideas. Sure, I am still learning by all the new tasks and situations, but all the surroundings and people getting familiar and secure what improves willing to act.
As I suggested in my last blog, I was opening to art activities paralelly with music, which is my main voluntary profile. My first endeavors had proven to be too big. I thougt to establish youngster art activities in Kållered and Lindome by a thematic art week (Kållereds KonstVeckan) in the autumn break of the schools. That program would be a five days art based week with museum visit, workshops with different art technics and closed by an exhibition of the weekly made art pieces. The KonstVeckan idea was to catch some art-interested kids to deepen their interest and knowledge as technically as theoritically and get some „newcomers” to understand to find delight in meeting and making art through a weekly theme what decided together with youngsters to feel more theirs the idea. To advertise it me and my mentor taken so much efforts. For advertising I made a poster and appeal, what we promoted to the visitors of the fritidsgård, sent and went to different schools, libraries and fritidsgårds and also different organizations and cultural workers in Mölndal, for those who getting contact with youngsters through art and leisure activities. Unfornutately only one student was applied to this project, what was finally cancelled in this way (or more specify adjourned). I had to recover my ideas to don’t waste all the energy what I put in it: I understood that a project like this needs more bases on the participants, the kids intrests. So first I have to built up a group. I have taken engaged with my music project efforts to make art and music groups separately. This work is also needs so much preparation and forces, but I can say there were some nice experiences which getting open the kids to accept me, getting interested to working together with me. I marked the Tuesdays to art and music activities in Kållered and Wendesdays in Lindome. So far there was a clay workshop with Halloween theme in the first week of November, since then our meetings was more about music.
In the front of music I was worked in the first bigger concert in Kållered what is the conventional home gig for the bands who rehearsing in Kållereds fritidsgård. In the previous week Jörgen and me was prepared a brand new venue near Tonkällan (rehealsal room complex just in front of the fritidsgård). This experience was really useful, about the backline of an event: building stage, setting up lights and sound, do safety monitoring and so on – and complete a brand new venue from a totally empty and dead space. I can say it was quite moody finally.:) This evening I could also meet with many of bands who are connected with Kållereds fritidsgård and learning some basics about how to set the sound in live gigs.
The other bigger affair was the Kållered-Lindome Talangen, what was a talent contest serial between four schools of Kållered and Lindome with the final in Lindomegården in the turning of November-December. This was altogether three shows: one in Hallenskolan (Kållered), one in Sinntorpskolan (Lindome) and the Final in Lindomegården. The Talangen organizing was also quite fluent: this program had traditions as well, and the cooperation between us was very good. I had the responsibility of graphic work (poster), I have taken part in the logistics (building up venues, stage, lights and so on) and I was the head of the jury. These shows gives good possibilities to meet with music interested youngsters and attract them to join my music project and also music teachers with who I can contact in the future as well. Most of the participants had such a good talent, I had really great time and get impressed during the shows.
Just yesterday all of the volunteers were guest for a night to Grevedämmet in Mölndal. There was the opening the brand new Eurodesk office, where together with local youth band Kasim and me also played some songs. I was very delighted (and actually still I am) after this event, what was more social life here, but in the same time a very good time to make music together on stage. So I have to say thanks for it to amazing Kasım Dogan and wonderful Peter Nyrén.;) (…to be continued.)
Additionally it isn’t negligible to noticed, that me and the other volunteers had got places in Swedish courses. I could join to SFI course, what provides me weekly fifteen hours to learn Swedish, what is a really great possibility. Although I had some previous knowledge in swedish, but I was not that aware to speak in the beginning, but the language course, and its intensity encourage me now to speak with kids and colleagues in the fritidsgård (and also understand more and more), what opens new dimensions for sure.
So this is it for this year – so far. I could wish you all successful new year includes many great improvements and benefits for our voluntary work.
God jul och trevlig nytt år till alla!:)
Kram,
Dániel
