Thursday 15.7.

Campdiary continues..

Today the United States was delegation of the day, and we played beach boys to wake everyone up. Then we separated into our groups to finish the newspaper articles we are writing for the local newspaper Vartti and although it´s a little late in the camp, we made place mats to set out at mealtimes. France put on quite a show for their cultural activity including a wonderful TV skit based on media, and even baked the whole camp Flammcuchen!

Jungle of Society

We are the new generation, the ones that are expected to change what the old era has destroyed. We are not given a choice, only responsibility. Society is a big source of responsibility and expectations. One society is school but there is a world outside of school and we live in that one too. As a teenager your school is a jungle. Some people have to fight to survive but belonging in a group makes you feel accepted. The pressures of clothing and looks or money and differences, can affect a person in many ways such as self-esteem. You are places into categories by what you wear, what interests you have, what music you like, or even your hair style. But everyone is different and if you choose or feel unique you are considered a loner or an outcast yet diversity is what makes this world go round.

Made by: Lexis Williams (14 years, USA), Lyne Brenac (14 years, France), Magdalini Lappa (14 years, Greece), Franca Altmann (14 years, Germany), Skyler Bailey (14 years, USA), Persefoni Zugomala, 14 years, Greece), Daisy Lee (24 years, USA)

Football connecting global friendship

Football manages to gather people for example during the world cup everybody is supporting their national team and a special atmosphere of friendship is created all around the world. And for the people who don’t have the chance to have their national team in the contest, they are implied in this event because they support their favourite team.
Johnny a 14 years old finish boy told : “Even if Finland was not playing in the contest I felt united with the other nations since I watched the games and supported the Spanish team”. As participants of this CISV summer camp, we can also experienced this special connection that football creates between people. Maria, a Mexican teenager said: “I like to play football during our free time in the camp because I can enjoy the sport but also hang out with people that I want to get to know!” Whatever your race, whatever your belonging and whatever your social position in front of a football game all these differences are erased.


made by: Arne Hadler-Olsen up (Norway), Johnny Graeffe right side (Finland), Axel Söderberg down (Finland), Lovis Engel left side (Germany), Soraya Daiber (France)

Is it a right way for Alex Rodriguez to win prize by taking steroids?

Alex Rodriguez, one of the most valuable all round baseball player, has admitted to using steroid on February 2009. SHOCK!!! He has broken all heart of his fan!!! For this he can’t play baseball for 3 seasons (3 years).

League players use steroid
Picture taken by Lorenzo Gaiba and Giorgio Gottardi

Early in 2003, Sport illustrated reported that former Mariner Alex Rodriguez was tested positive for two anabolic steroids. This disappointed his fans and Alex Rodriguez himself a lot. Alex Rodriguez has been one of the 104 league players out of 1200 whose tested positive for the 2003 drug test. Due to the fact that over 5% of the sample results taken from the league players in 2003 were positive, in 2004 there were tests for the major league players, penalties were issued for the steroid users. But still, is this a good way to solve problems that league players taking steroids, affecting the fairness of a baseball game?

During the same year, Alex won the most valuable all round baseball player. Is this related to the intake of steroid? Since the case was opened to the public, he finally admitted he took steroids.

Alex Rodriguez was born in the Washington Heights section of New York City (July 27, 1975). He started his baseball life as he was studying in high school. Until 1996 Alex Rodriguez got his first full season. At the same year, he became as a star player. He has been playing third base for the NEW YORK YANKEES since 2004.

‘I did take a banned substance and for that. I’m very sorry’ Rodriguez said.

‘I was stupid, I was naive. I wanted to prove to everyone I was worth being one of the greatest players of all time’ Rodriguez said ‘I’m guilty of being negligent and naive and not asking the right questions.’

Lorenzo (14 years old) from Italy think that he has lost the confidence from his team, the NEW YORK YANKEES. Using steroid to win prize is never acceptable!

Michael (14 years old) from Greece said ‘Steroids are bad because they destroy your life and even make you fatal.’



Article by Ricky Lau and Sharon Mok form Hong Kong, Michael Pexlibanidis from Greece, Lorenzo Gaiba and Giorgio Gottardi from Italy.

Source (information from): Wikipedia & ABCNews

MUSIC PLANET

Nowadays, many teenagers love music. But do you think you really know a lot about bands all over the world? Here we are going to introduce some bands of different styles from different countries.


France: We will introduce you David Guetta, a French house producer and DJ. His Music style are House and Electro-house . He was born in 7 November 1967. He began his music career in 1984 in nightclubs, now he is the 3rd best DJ of the world. Here are some songs from the world known DJ : ‘Memories’ (feat Kid CuDi ), ‘I gotta Feeling’ (feat Black Eyed Peas ), ‘Getting Over’ ( feat Fergie ).
When I listen to his music, I want to dance, jump and have a party!


Greece: Space Odyssey is a greek Uplifting Trance group that is made of 3 Djs. They play music since 1995. 10 years ago they were really famous, everyone from 15-20 years old knew them and listened to their music. Nowdays they are not that much famous but teens still listen to them. Their music is pretty good for dancing clubs or partys even though people have matched this music with drugs, but that’s not true!
One good track from this group is : Space Odyssey-Memories.(1996)
This music makes me feel free, the beat and the melody of this kind of music makes my fantasy works and my body moves without thinking.


Norway: Kurt Nilsen was born in Bergen year 29th September 1978. He is a Norwegian singer that won the Norwegian version of Idol in 2003. He also won the world-Idol with a song called ‘she`s so high’ in 2004.

some of the song he has sung: she`s so high
rise to the occasion
push push
hallelujah (cover with Espen lind, Askil holm and alejandro Fuentes)
and he has several more songs but i can`t name them all.

When i first heard him sing I thought he was a good singer and i liked his music style.

Ignite the Hope is a local underground band which plays post-hardcore music in Hong Kong. It formed in 2007. It has four members, Henry (vocals and bass), Lun (guitar), KinHo (guitar) and Nicky (drums and screams). Henry, Lun and KinHo had been friends for a long time. Once they were in the concert, they met Nicky and form Ignite the Hope.
Nicky(The drummer of the band) said, “ Each of us shares the same vision and goal, as well as similar taste in music. It is also our friendship that binds us to close each other.”
Although it plays alternate music, they are popular in Hong Kong. Ignite the Hope represents the hope of people. It hopes people all over the world can have a hope in their heart even you are in difficulty.
Nicky also said, “If I have to choose a song to represent my band, I will choose the “Can You Hear the Words of Innocence” because when we wrote the song, we often heard news about abandoned children and babies. In this song, we are questioning why those irresponsible parents could be so ruthless as to giving up their innocent children.”

When I first heard its songs, I did not feel good. The songs are really annoying. But after I listen to those songs again and again, I feel excited and full of power!



Writers: Nils 14 years old, France ; Dicky 14 years old, Hong Kong; Lars 14 years old, Norway ; Iasonas 15 years old, Greece; Paul 14 years old,France

Travelling alone… at 14?!?

Most of the youth in CISV likes travelling. While going to the CISV camps (like the one where we are now, in Lappeenranta) you have to travel alone. We think it´s very positive that youth does it. The parents often think that is too dangerous for the kids to travel without them. We, on the other hand, think that travelling alone makes you become more responsible and self confident. You have to solve the problems by yourself and take responsibility for your decisions. You can also practice your English because you are alone in a foreign country and the only way to communicate is by speaking English. During your period alone you don’t just learn new experiences but you also learn to get to know yourself better. Most of the youth in CISV have travelled alone since the age of 11, and sometimes you can see the differences with the other kids that don`t participate in CISV programs because CISV people are more open-minded.

Halston Abbott (13) from Mexico says: “It is a great thing for the youth to travel all around the world when being young because when you get older you get married and have kids, and it is not that easy to travel around the world as when you were younger.”

Marte Haugsdal (14) from Norway thinks “That there is some bad things by travelling alone because you can get money problems and you can get lost very easily without an older person guiding you; and you can also have problems that you can´t solve by yourself. But it´s also always a positive experience.”

Stefania Orsi (14) from Italy, thinks that´s a great thing to travel without your parents, but when you come back home it is a bit strange to get used to the normal life with your family.

We all from CISV camp consider each other very lucky to have the confidence from our parents. They let us come to the camp and of course to be chosen to come because there are so many teenagers who wish they could have come.

Stefania Orsi (14) Italy, Heidi Huitula (14) Finland, Marte Haugsdal (14) Norway, Vilde Brattabö (14) Norway, Halston Abbott (13) Mexico, Wilma Lindström (14) Finland

Education costs money, but then so does ignorance.

picture 1: Heidi Uuttana

picture 2: Kiran Bräunig

Equal opportunity to get an education is not always a matter of course.


Whether it be Germany, Finland, Mexico or the USA, all of our school systems seem to pose some problems. Equal opportunity is not always in the picture, and we speak for all children left behind.

Here in Finland everyone has the same opportunity to get an education at any level, but in Mexico, things are a lot of different.

If you want your child to receive an education fell of extra-curricular features, paying for a private school is your best option.

Sarai (35) said: “Every time I travel to a different place, I realized about their educational systems, and feel upset with our schooling program. I don’t understand why parents had to pay a lot of money to give me education I deserve if they paid their taxes for this reason.”

In addition to Finland, Germany has also free education for all, yet young children are pressured by the fact they must chose a school right for them, at such a young age.

Kiran and Elena also said: “Your chances of getting into Gymnasium are higher if your parents are more educated, even if you aren’t so smart yourself.”

In the United States everyone should be able to have the same opportunity in education, but in some places, school systems are lacking financial aid, which leads to crucial cuts in children’s curriculum.

Dante and Christine (CC) say: “Where we live, teachers are becoming scarcer every year and so is the amount of kids graduating high school. Important programs like arts, music, and drama are also being cut. Unfortunately, these are vital in childhood growth.

In the end, things will take a while before change is fully enacted, but thankfully the youth is now raising their voice.

Group members: Kiran Bräunig (14, Germany), Elena Stulz (14,Germany), Heidi Uuttana (Finland), Dante Cardenas (14, USA), Christine Brennan (14, USA), Sarai Mota Acosta (Mexico)