Day 4 (14th of June 2015) - Our first tournament and Estonian night

On Saturday the weather was in our favor as it was sunny and the temperatures were kind. We started the day with our usual breakfast and after that it was time for activities.

In order to get us excited and energized, the Italian participants came up with a great singing game called "Flash, click!" that also involved using our agility. This activity took place outside, of course, and then we moved into our indoor working space where they had prepared "islands" that covered the main topics of what a healthy lifestyle means. The topics were "Sport and Fun", "What about food?", "Body care", "Healthy Mind" and a few others that were really interesting to talk about. We were split up into groups and each group had to visit each island and brainstorm on the topic at hand. The purpose of this activity was to gather ideas and information so that each group would prepare a small theater play about healthy lifestyle. As creativity was at maximum and we were very excited about creating our very own plays, with very little effort and a lot of teamwork we put together some really funny plays that were right on the point.

After we had a lot of fun acting and enjoying all of out theater work, it was time for some competitive sports. The Italian team set up a very well organized soccer tournaments in which six mixed teams had to compete each other. It was a mixed tournament as the first round was knockout and the winning teams had to compete for points as in a regular championship. It was a very tight  tournament as the teams turned out to be very well balanced and full of fun and excitement. We had penalty shootouts to settle some of the matches, goals scored with head-kicks and also some light injuries that required icing and rest.  This activity really tested our physical resistance and also our organizing skills. 

After the tournament we had a well-deserved lunch and some free time to rest and tend to our other duties. Some of us were in charge of cleaning, others worked on their materials for the blog and some went to cool off in the lake. Around four o'clock, each country had prepared some active learning games and until dinner we had played them all. 

In the evening our host-country put together a very interesting and well-organized presentation of their county Estonia. The night started off with a short quiz on Estonia and some questions tested our memory because we were supposed to write down words in Estonian and places the we traveled through on our way to Marja Talu Guesthouse. After that, the Estonians showed us a general presentation of the country that covered aspects like geography and major cities and attractions. We found out that Old Town Tallinn is the most well-preserved medieval town in Europe, and that the country is 48% covered in forests. 

Overall, day four was extremely fun and very well put together as it covered a wide range of activities. We learned new things, played soccer, laughed at our very own theater plays and enjoyed some of Estonia's finest sweets and appetizers. 

Post written by Eliisa Raal (Estonia) & Bogdan Zamfir (Romania)