Arts Lab 5.0: Muhammed Awed Badr Ali, Egypt - Month 1

In the first month in Romania, I participated in many events also joined in interviews, and made workshops at schools. This report is about everything my journey, what we did and how we felt during our activities.

Me and my friends went to Todirești, Pașcani and Piatra Neamț together and had the chance to interview amazing people who were very creative in what they do. We learned about how they make their art, how they work hard to keep traditional methods alive, and how much they love what they do, how organized they are in everything. 

I did workshops in schools. I taught different things like music and writing song. I am a singer and songwriter, so I shared what I know. The students were really excited and curious about music, so me and the kids wrote a song about Romania and we made the melody for it. It made me happy to see them be creative and get better during the workshops.

I felt happy really and good inside because I tried to help keep traditional arts alive. which inspired me and made me admire the work. The students in the workshops were eager to learn, and it made me hopeful for the future and how much they could appreciate music.

In the end, my time as a singer, songwriter, and helper in Romania was so good. I met local artists, went to events, and did workshops. It made me see how great Romanian culture is and how important it is to be creative. Also meeting nice people like Oana from Todirești, she didn't leave me when I was very sick and she helped me a lot being really kind and amazing. Living with new friends made me feel that they are like a family to me sometimes happy moment and sometimes sad but they are always with me like a family.

Thanks to this opportunity to meet my new family, I love you all. 

Muhammed Awed Badr Ali and she is participating in a six-month volunteering program within Arts Lab 5.0, a project co-funded by the European Union through the European Solidarity Corps.