Meeting Point

On the first day we have started our stay from very delicious Andalusian breakfast in bar La Playa. After the meal it was a time to get to know each other a bit better. The organizator of Europrensa, Antonio, let Gábor from the Hungarian team lead to explain some group games which purpose was to break the ice between people from different nations :)

To take part in the first activity we were asked to form a circle and stand close to each other. The person who starts had to introduce himself by saying his name and show a gesture simultaneously, for example he could jump, clap his hands etc. The next participant had to repeat the name of the previous one and then add his own gesture. We were following the process one by one. There was 28 of us, 5 nationalities, so it was quite hard to remember all of the people with movements. At the end we were laughing all the time because some of the gestures were really funny. Of course we were making mistakes but finally we have learned the names. As a final turn we have repeated all the movements with names together.

The second game ´WHACK-A-MOLE´ we played was supposed to make us remember our names even better than in previous game!!! The rules were quite simple: we were divided into three mixed groups. There was one person in each group that held a rolled piece of paper ("the hammer"). 

The general rule is that the rest of the people who make a circle around the one with the hammer have to tell name of some other person from the circle as fast as possible. The person in the middle has to try to hit the person whose name has been said before he or she tells yet another name. If the person whose name has been said don't tell another name and gets hit, he gets "the hammer" and tries to hit another person, so he can get out of the middle of the circle. This went for some time, and then the groups were mixed two more times to make things even more difficult and productive. 

I think this game allowed us to remember our names even better than the first one, as it required fast reflex. It seemed that everyone enjoyed this game and had fun while getting to know each other. This game really helped to open up to other nationalities :)

The third game was supposed to be a fight. We were divided into three groups. In each turn two teams had to form lines facing the opponents. The main task was to make the other group laugh before the time of two minutes is up. The rule was not to avoid touching the deffended person and make hilarious faces and poses. One of Polish girls, Agata pretended to be a duck. She was imitating funny noises of animals so no one could resist and maintain his composure. We were receiving points after winning or not being beaten. Generally there were three rounds so we had a mini-league. 

Thanks to all activities we could break the ice and make the atmosphere much more friendly. We got really opened to each other because the games were interactive. :)

After we made friends together, we went to the breathtaking beach of Mazagon to lay in smudges of the afternoon sun. When the clear, fresh air entered our lungs, we felt fulfilled with happiness that resulted from the fact that we are going to spend an entire week in this idyllic place which is close to be a paradise.