Notre Dame de Rabas

I would like to write about an incredible
little chapel that is in the middle of forest
in France. There is nothing around it.
But...this chapel has a huge history and
I was so lucky to visit it.

As the legend says: Once upon a time a
group of hunter was following a deer in
the forest of St. Hubert. It was a very
very hot day and the people were very
thirsty. They have been suffering when
suddenly their horses found a spring. To
thank it for the nature they built a little
chapel next to the spring.

The first memory of the chapel is from
806. It said that three springs go from
Rabas to Befey.

In 1049 Pope Leo IX. came to visit the
famous chapel. During the centuries
the church of St. Arnold had the
authority above the chapel.

Unfortunatelly during the French Revolution
the chapel has been destroyed. Later it
has been rebuilt to give a shoulder for
people in the forest.

In 1884 the recostruction of the chapel
started by Abbé Cazin and Vicomte de
Coetlosquet offered three windows for
the chapel. It got the shape we can see
now.

In every year, on the Monday of
Pentecot, lots of pilgrims come to visit
the famous chapel, Notre Dame de
Rabas…

STYLE EXERCISE

STORY

It happened on Children’s Day. I was sleeping and my mum woke me up and gave me my present. I was half-dreaming and I didn’t remember of this event. At 6 p.m. , I told my mum: „You’ve forgot the Children’s Day”. And she replied: „Don’t remember? You put your gift under your pillow.” And really, I found it there and I still don’t remember it.

NOTATION

It was on Children’s Day. My mum came to my room. She woke me up. She gave me my present. I didn’t remember of that so I mentioned my mum, she forgot Children’s Day. She told I have already got my present and I put it under my pillow. It was there.

SURPRISES

What a story! Imagine, I was sleeping in my bed and my mum came to my room and woke me up. And why? Because it was a wonderful day, Children’s Day, and she gave me a very nice gift! After that I fell asleep and I didn’t remember anything. How diappointed I was! My own mother forgot Children’s Day! So guess, what I did in the evening? I hauled my mum up for the gift. What a shame! Fortunatelly my mum told where I put it and, imagine, it was there. Guess where! Under my pillow… And what was that? It was an amazing book!

DREAM

Something happened… It is not so clear. But I have a strong feeling, maybe it was an event. I am not sure. It feels like walking in fog and seeing siluette that appears and vanishes again. Maybe it was my mum and me. But it is too misty. My mum may have forgot an event connected to me. It is too shadowy to see. I am sorry. It doesn’t come to my mind. But something happened…

PRECISION

It happened on Children’s Day, the last Sunday in May. I ,aged 21 years 3 months 4 days, 1m 72cm, was home in Kaposvár (50. Rezeda Str.). My mum, aged 47 years 11 months 7 days, 1m 68cm, came to my room and woke me up softly at 7.27 a.m. She was to give me my present which was a book, called Perfümök, written by: Nigel Groom, published by Glória Kiadó, 1999. I didn’t remember of this event and I fell asleep deeply. I woke up at 9.47 a.m. and I helped my mum for cooking stuffed cabbage (cabbage, meat, rice, water, onion, pepper salt, paprika, bayleaves) and soup in Újházi style (chicken, pepper, salt, water, carrot, mushroom, onion, oil). Later I watched Smallville and Despereate Housewifes on the TV. Then the thought came to my mind and at 6.12 p.m. I asked my mum: „Did you forget Children’s Day?”

She answered: „Don’t remember? You put it under your pillow.” So I went to my room (32 cm2) and I approached my bed (2X2 meter) and I pulled up my pillow (20 X 42.5 centimeter). And the book was under my pillow, exactly between the bed and the pillow.

HESITATION

I really don’t know where, when and what happened… Maybe it was my mum and me but I’m not sure, maybe my brother and me. It was on….I don’t know which day. Was it an event? I remember, am I remember? Perhaps there was a book or a pillow and my room or my mum’s room. Was my dad at home or not? Yes, he was home…or not? And I was happy. No I was sad. Yes, I was very sad….or happy? And I asked something to my mum. I’m not sure. Did I talk to my mum?

Yes. And she answered. She told something like to find something but what and where, I don’t know. But I remember I found it, just I don’t know where. It was a book or a broom?

Metz

In this Spring Break I had the opportunity to visit the town of Metz. It is one of the most beautiful cities I've evry visited. My group and me went there through Compass Organization of Kaposvár. We were invited by Together France and our trip was supported by European Comission. The project's name was Street Culture and we had to make a RAP song and it was recorded there.
We went to Metz three times and at the end of the week we went to Luxembourg.
Luxembourg is a very nice place but I have to say, Metz is much more beautiful. The cathedral and the old quarter of the city is incredible. Metz is the capital of Lorraine region. It is located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Although historically Nancy was the capital of the duchy of Lotharingia, it was Metz which was chosen as the capital of the newly created région of Lorraine in the middle of the 20th century, because of its past history as the capital of the region of Lotharingia - an origin found much more republican-friendly than the duchy-related theory, pointing to Nancy as the region capital.
I can just offer everyone to visit this part of the world because people are very opened and the city is wonderful.

Compass

I am a member of Compass organization and I would like to introduce Compass and EVS a little bit because this is a part of my life.

Compass Organization for the European Youth Community

Introducing our organization:

Our organization's constitution states: We help in the integration of the Hungarian youngsters into the European Union's system, helping them to take an active part in their community's life, widening their acting possibilities to become a responsible citizen in the European Union.

Our members (besides some adult supporters) highschool and university students, whose purpose is to create a community where they can spend their time with sport, culture, social work, to spend their freetime benefical and useful. Our organization was operating as an informal group for two years; we became a registered organization in 2005. With help of sponsors we run a club room in the downtown of Kaposvar (Németh István fasor 7.), where we provide opportunity to free internet use, they can get information connected to youths, information about competitions and different opportunities. The clubhouse is operated by our youth members, who also arrange programs for their by their self, these programs are very colorful from the fussball to the “Ability day”. Our programs are becoming more and more popular among the youngsters from Kaposvar, just because they organized by youngsters too.

Our Organizations activities in 2007:

- COMPASS ABILITY QUEST- Skills improving program for 6-18 years old youths.

- We hold informative sessions for high school students, where they are informed about the education, training, and working opportunities in the European Union.

- We have a cooperating contract with the Labour Organization to widen the knowledge of the youths in Somogy County about the European Union. Together with the Labour Organization’s EURES expert we hold presentations in high schools about the training and working opportunities in the European Union. In the future we would like to make presentations among the high schools of the county in a more organized form.

- Active cooperation with the local associations of the disabled youngsters, the Association of the Disabled People of Somogy County, the Organization of the Blinds and Visually Damaged, and with the Equal Chance coordinating Office of Somogy County.

- We would like to make our youth club’s program more colorful with the “ROCK-KI-MIT-TUD” talent scouting program, we already started to organize this program.

- We arrange a Charity Football Cup with the Kaposvar I. Leo Club, its profit going to support the Association of the Disabled Youngsters of Kaposvar.

- In 2006 we joined the EVS program; currently we hold presentations with the Labour Organization of Kaposvar, hopefully these presentations will help the local unemployed entrants’ to a better life start.

- Since April 2007 as a host organization we would like to host youths from the European Union, who will join us with their active help in the Compass Ability Quest and in our Informative Program about the European Union.

- We arrange international youth exchange camps with several country’s participation.

Dolphins

When I have been watching the film of dolphins I was very surprised. I have never thought before dolphins can express feelings in the way like that and making their relationship closer.

I think dolphins are doing these circles because they want to show the world they are happy. I think games are very important in everyone's life despite it is human's or not.

In the other hand I think these circles are a kind of communication among dolphins. They are getting closer trough this game. Playing and building relationship. I think it is more than a game, it is icebreaking.

I am very pleased I had the chance to watch this film because it proves: animals take after us more than we think.

Dawn of my blog:)

This is my first writing on my blog. I hope I will enjoy it.... I've never tried it before.:)