{"id":11191,"date":"2020-07-24T21:32:17","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T19:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adelslovakia.org\/?p=11191"},"modified":"2020-07-24T21:32:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T19:32:17","slug":"volunteers-used-plastics-to-build-the-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovio.sk\/en\/volunteers-used-plastics-to-build-the-ship\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers used plastics to build the ship"},"content":{"rendered":"

One\u00a0month\u00a0in\u00a0Greece\u00a0passed\u00a0like\u00a0water\u00a0thanks\u00a0to\u00a0good\u00a0company\u00a0and\u00a0nice\u00a0weather.
\nI never\u00a0expected\u00a0to\u00a0swim\u00a0in\u00a0sea\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0end of November.\u00a0The\u00a0aim\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0whole
\nvolunteering was to build an Optimist\u00a0type\u00a0sailboat\u00a0from\u00a0plastic\u00a0bottles.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

There<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>were<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>total<\/span>\u00a0of 14 of\u00a0<\/span>us<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>from<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>seven<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>countries<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>We<\/span>\u00a0had\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>scope<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>work<\/span>
\n<\/span>nicely<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>divided<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>every<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>day<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>consisted<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>cutting<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>off<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0top and\u00a0<\/span>bottom<\/span>
\nof\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>bottles<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>then<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>made<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>long<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>strips<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>out<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>them<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>which<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>used<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>prepare<\/span>
\n<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>artificial<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>carpet<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>We<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>weaved<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>exactly<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>how<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>ancestors<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>did<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>but<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>this<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>time<\/span>
\n<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>used<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>plastic<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>bottles<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>There<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>was<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>nothing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>left<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>but<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>build<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>sailboat<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Before<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0big\u00a0<\/span>presentation<\/span>\u00a0in front of\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>audience<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>didn’t<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>
\n<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>opportunity<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>try<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>but<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>fortunately<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>didn’t<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>sink<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>The<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>sailboat<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>was<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>named<\/span>
\n<\/span>Jumbo<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>used<\/span>\u00a0as a\u00a0<\/span>teaching<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>example<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>students<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>who<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>want<\/span>
\nto\u00a0<\/span>learn<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>sail<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

During<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>free<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>time<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0had\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>opportunity<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>discover<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>beauties<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>Kalamata<\/span>,
\n<\/span>but<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>also<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Peloponnese<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>peninsula<\/span>\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span>general<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>We<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>could<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>almost<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>bathe<\/span>\u00a0in olive\u00a0<\/span>oil<\/span>, as\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>one<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>their<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>specialties<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>it<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>grown<\/span>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/span>every<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>corner<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>The<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>worst<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>thing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>was<\/span>
\nto\u00a0<\/span>come<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>back<\/span>, as\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>got<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>used<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>each<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>other<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>during<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>month<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>we<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>didn’t<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>want<\/span>
\nto get\u00a0<\/span>into<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>cold<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>weather<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>you<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>entire<\/span>\u00a0ADEL Team\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>participating<\/span>\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span>such<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span>great<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>project<\/span>.
\n<\/span>All<\/span>\u00a0I\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>left<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>try<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>live<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>after<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>this<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>long<\/span>-term\u00a0<\/span>volunteering<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>which<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Greece<\/span>
\nhas\u00a0<\/span>prepared<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>me<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>very<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>thoroughly<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Regards<\/span>, Patrik\u00a0<\/span>Muszka<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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