Arts Lab 3.0: Krista Lipska - September' carousels

September started with a lot of planning, creating structure and visualizing ideas for our one of the biggest events in youth centre – exhibition of all 5 international volunteers “Beautiful Fair Town - Târgu Frumos”. Each of us jumped into creative atmosphere and tried to combine that with rest of activities and workshops. Surely another important journey started – an opportunity to visit Mr. Ciobanu who is a painter and speak about future collaboration with him. 

Surely Arts Lab Caravans still were done, so we had an opportunity to visit kind and warm-hearted children and teenagers in Zmeu and Corneşti to show how worthy are arts and self expression. And furthermore to see, how important and visible is the impact we are leaving behind.

Autumn as usually brought me a lot of analyzing about what I have done through year and what should be improved. And surely, I have gotten to places which I even didn’t had in my mind – completely different country, having new adventures fulfilled with experience and self growth. At the same time, I realised that through this all carousels and goals to achieve especially in project, I have left aside my mental wellness and having enough of rest, so to have enough energy to share and intense enough sparks to disseminate. That is why as soon as I could, I went to another place in Romania, to take care of mind, body and soul. So I could come back with fresh energy, rested and ready for new challenges. 

I am grateful for all realizations which come to me, because it allows me to grow and gives new perspectives on project, team and own priorities.

An article written by Krista Lipska. She is volunteering within Arts Lab 3.0, a project  funded by the European Solidarity Corps, with the support of the European Union.