The peace camp started even before our arrival in Austria, since we met with the Palestinian group in Jerusalem, we talked and made posters together. We met again at the airport and we flew as one group.
When we arrived at the airport in Vienna the Austrian and Hungarian groups welcomed us with “peace” signs and lots of love.
On the first day we got to know each other, a clear separation between the groups could be seen, each delegation kept together, and on the dining room each delegation sat on different tables.
Soon this situation changed, we startled to bond with each other and we discovered great people and good friends. We no longer sat on different tables.
We started each morning with warming up, yoga and a lot of beat with AnnPhee Lukas. At first we found the activities rather strange and somewhat embarrassing, but very soon we became more open-minded, and we had a lot of fun.
We continued with discussions in the “large group”. Sometimes they were tense and sometimes more relaxed.
In the talks4peace we sat in smaller groups and we discussed the meaning of peace for each one.
I learnt about new cultures in the culture evenings, we sang and danced together. After days of working on the final show about our experience, we presented our show in Vienna.
The experience was very meaningful for me, and I feel my point of view has changed a little about what is happening in Israel and the world.
I am so happy that I had the opportunity to participate. I enjoyed every moment.
Maya
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