TALES TOLD AND

UNTOLD
Training course – 10-19.03.2023.Sarata
Monteoru - Romania
 Summary
1. Introduction
2. Let’s get familiar
3. About diversity
4. Land art
5. World Café
6. Tales Told
7. Accept it or not
8. Tell me your story
9. Tales Untold
10. Forum Theater
11. Video project
12. Intercultural evenings
13. Our stories
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Once upon a time…
…in a land of rolling hills and winding streams named Romania, a
group of 37 people from 16 countries gathered in Sarata-
Monteoru. They came from far and wide, each with their own
story and their own journey, but united in their purpose: to fight a
common enemy.
It was an enemy that had plagued the land for generations,
tearing apart communities and leaving behind a trail of broken
dreams and shattered hopes. But these brave souls had come from
all corners of the world, armed with nothing but their courage and
their determination, to stand up against this common foe -
discrimination, stereotypes, and prejudices.
 These courageous souls had heard tales of a world where people were
judged not by their character, but by aspects such as the color of their
skin, the shape of their eyes, or the religion they followed. They had
seen firsthand the damage that bigotry could cause, the pain and
suffering it could inflict on those who were different. And so they had
come together, from all corners of Europe and even beyond, to stand
up and speak out against hate.
They met in the meadow of Sarata-Monteoru, under the
canopy of the moon and the stars, with the scent of wildflowers and
the song of crickets filling the air. They represented various cultures
and spoke miscellaneous languages, but they all shared the same vision
of a world free from narrow-mindedness and intolerance.

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 Let’s get familiar
The first day of the project was dedicated for the participants to get to
know each other. The day started with an energizer called "Hey,
Joe" that helped us to release the atmosphere and to maintain energy.

In the beginning, each of us had to introduce themselves simply by

telling few sentences that included name and country we arrived from.

This activity later was followed by a little drawing game where we

became more familiar and the result of this game was a portrait of each
of the participants, which was then exhibited.
 Additionally, to understand expectations
and contributions of each other, game with
Dixit cards was played. Choosing two
cards, we supposed to express hopes and
contribution related to this project. Hope
in terms of what we wish this project to give
us and contributions in terms of what we
can give to the other participants. This
game allowed us to express creativity and
most important emotions.
Land Art
Land art, earthworks (coined by Robert Smithson), or
Earth art is an art movement in which landscape and the work of art
are inextricably linked. It is also an art form that is created in
nature, using natural materials such as soil, rock (bed rock, boulders,
stones), organic media (logs, branches, leaves), and water with
introduced materials such as concrete, metal, asphalt, or mineral
pigments.

We used this method to create natural art in the style of story telling,
so every land art should represent some kind of story or fairy tale.
This method has served to awaken creativity and team spirit.
We spent this activity in a forest close to "Casa cu Tei" in pleasant
weather.
 Gulliver's Travels
Our Art piece represents Gulliver, who is
the only survivor of a shipwreck, and he
swims to Lilliput, where he is tied up by
short people who are less than 6 inches (15
cm) tall. He is then taken to the capital
city and eventually released. But
the Lilliputians because of his size and
strength, decides to use him as a weapon
against their enemies

Hansel and Gretel

This picture represents the story of
Hansel and Gretel, two siblings who
were captured by an evil witch. This
witch wants to bake them in the oven and
eat them, but Hansel and Gretel
outsmart her and put her in the oven,
where she dies and they run away and go
back to their parents.
 The three little pigs
Our story talks about the three little
pigs and the big bad wolf. In this
story, the big bad wolf tries to eat the
three little pigs. The three pigs live
in different houses, and only one of
them, the smartest one, manages to
build a house strong enough that the
big bad wolf cannot destroy it.

Alice in Wonderland
For the Land Art, we played Alice in Wonderland. Our
story began similar to the original story: Alice sees a Rabbit,
follows him, drinks and eats things that make he shrink small or
grow big. In the Wonderland, she sees different animals and
ends up in the castle of the Queen of Hearts,
 The plane
We decided to create a new story that
presents our journey from home to this
magical place. We tried to present the
story of every traveler in Erasmus world.
The point is that the plane and the
wooden bridge connect people, even if each
one of them is different! At the end we
have in one circle those people connected.

Red Hood was a girl living in a small village.

Little Red One day she decided to visit her grandma who
Riding Hood had a house in the forest. When she arrived, she
noticed that the old lady appearance was different
than usual in fact there was not her grandma in the
house but a wolf who was disguised as her. The
wolf actually had eaten her and so he did with the
poor Little Red Hood. Fortunately, there
was a hunter passing by who heard the noise and
killed the wolf with his gun. He then opened the
animal’s stomach freeing both Little Red
Hood and her grandma.
Silent Dialogue
Silence dialogue was our first workshop in which we had a large
paper spread. Four themes were written on this paper - xenophobia,
political correctness, stereotypes and tolerance.

For each topic, the participants wrote associations they had on the
topic and shared their opinion on others perceptions only by writing.
From asking questions to agreeing or disagreeing, respond or explain
to the key words.
 Cultural Iceberg
Culture is commonly divided into 2 categories:
surface culture and deep culture. Deep culture, just
like an iceberg where most of the ice is found below sea
level, it is the bigger part of a culture. Therefore, Cultural Iceberg
workshop was provided so that participants understood that only a
small part of culture is easy to see and understand.
Participants were divided into small
groups where they had to decide which
aspects of culture can be noticed easier
and which harder. All groups noticed
that some things like clothing, food,
different styles of greeting may be on the
surface and easily seen as different.
However, other important aspects of
culture such as moral, social, or political
beliefs may be much more difficult to
notice.
 Based on the facts that were discussed, all together
we came to the same idea: that we cannot make
conclusions only from the first expression or based on
facts that we are only able to see. To understand
things like culture, individuals, etc. we need to dig
deeper as half of the information can be simply
invisible. All the participants came to the same
conclusion – book can’t be judged by its cover.

World Café
World café workshop was organized
where participants had to walk from table
to table and had certain amount of time at
each table to describe a topic which was
guided by the moderator.
Each table had a paper tablecloth on it
and participants were able to write and
draw their ideas and associations related to
the topic.
 Topics that were discussed
Causes of discrimination
Effects of discrimination
Solutions of discrimination
Political correction

Almost every participant had an idea\points that was provided through

the story of personal experience. Even so we had 4 topics and on the
last rounds it seemed that all ideas are already provided and discussed,
teams still managed to get dipper and discover new points. Therefore,
we got to learn about different cultures and how different cultures may
place value on different things. It was interesting and sad at the same
time, to understand that even so there are many different countries with
these own culture-history and language, main problems remain the same
in each of it.
 Kalin Kisyov: - Bulgaria

I was the moderator of the ‘Effects of Discrimination’ table that was

part of a broader world cafe discussion on discrimination.
I was struck by the depth and diversity of the perspectives that emerged
from the conversation. Participants shared personal stories and insights
from their life and professional experiences, all of which contributed to a
nuanced and multifaceted understanding of the issue. While there was
certainly a recognition of the negative impact that discrimination has on
individuals and society as a whole, there were also a range of opinions on
what should be done to address the issue. These reflected the complexity
of the topic, and were also translated onto the table specifically designed
for brainstorming solutions.
Overall, I found the world cafe format to be an effective way to foster
dialogue and generate new ideas, and I left the discussion feeling both
energized and encouraged by the level of engagement and thoughtfulness
of the participants.

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 Iasmina Florescu – Romania
My role was to moderate the “Causes of discrimination”. The
entire process was surprising because even if at the beginning we got
the obvious causes of discrimination like stereotypes, education or
religion, from each group the discussion got deeper and deeper and
so managed to discover that political propaganda ( either direct or
trough movies or video clips ), manipulation of scientific community,
laws or family environment or education can be sources of
discrimination. I was impressed to see how every team continued
the point of the previous one and we couldn’t help to also find some
solutions to almost every cause. The exchange of personal
examples was also really interesting, as I noticed that almost
everybody had an example of discrimination in their environment.
Also, we discovered that there are some big differences between
cultures and the way discrimination is handled in Romania or
Serbia compared to Portugal or France.
 Ahmed Boulbayem - Belgium
As a moderator on the topic of how political correctness affects
discrimination in a positive and negative way, my goal was to
trigger the debate between participants. It wasn't easy at first
since this topic can affect a variety of different fields, so we focused
on few examples. It was easier to find negative impact than
positive impact. Also the reaction were very contrasted so the debat
was rich. It was nice to see people having different opinion and
by talking, they found common values and principles in order to
not hurt any kind of people while being politically correct. After
the debat everyone was enriched in his opinion and had more
shades to address the topic.

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 Tales Told
Every country has its own tales and stories of discrimination and
social inequality. Through these short stories below, we have a
good depiction of how other cultures explain discrimination through
their fairy tales.

France - Barbe Bleue

Problem: Crim jealousy and infidelity
Summary: The story is about a man in a village searching for
a woman to marry her. “When I find her, I give her a
magical key, and one day I lie and tell her don't use the key’ but
because he left, she decides to use this key and discovers a room
with a dead woman inside. She drops the key on the bloody
floor but she can’t clean the blood off. The husband comes back,
sees the key and decides to kill her for her disloyalty. But, her
brother came to save her and by killing the husband.
 Italy - Rosso Malpelo
Problem: Unification of the south of Italy
Summary: "Rosso Malpelo" is an Italian short story written by
Giovanni Verga. The story is about a boy named Rosso
Malpelo, who is an outcast in his community due to his family's social
status and his own behaviour. Rosso works in a mine and is known for
his rough and violent nature. He is eventually befriended by a miner
named Taddu, who sees past his rough exterior and shows him
kindness. However, when Taddu is killed in a mining accident,
Rosso goes on a rampage, seeking revenge against the mine owners
and their families. The story explores themes of social inequality,
poverty, and the cycle of violence that can result from these issues.

Latvia - Lacplesis

Problem: Stereotype man attitude

Summary: It’s the story about a man destined to become a
hero. He was raised by a bear and he was strong and brave.
One day he saved Lielvarde from a bear.
 Belgium - Gambrinus
Problem: Social class
Summary: Gambrinus was a beautiful guy,
who was loving a girl but his social class wouldn’t
allow him to marry this girl. He tried to become a glassblower to
get closer to his master’s daughter and one day, he took his courage
in both hands to confess his love to her but it was not the case for
the lady.
Romania - Harap-Alb
Problem: Discrimination
Summary:"Harap-Alb" is a Romanian fairy tale that tells the
story of a young prince who sets out on a journey to fulfill a series of
challenges in order to marry the daughter of the Emperor of the
Underworld. Along the way, Harap-Alb receives help from various
magical creatures, including a unicorn and a dragon, and overcomes
obstacles such as a river of fire and a forest of thorns. Eventually,
Harap-Alb successfully completes his tasks and returns home with his
bride, living happily ever after. The tale is a classic example of a hero's
journey, with the protagonist facing trials and tribulations before
achieving their ultimate goal.
 Portugal - Carochinha
Problem: Gender stereotype.
Summary: A girl called Carachimha ask her
husband to cook and the man put his hand in the casserole, fell
inside, and died.

Lithuania - Egle the queen of serpents

P Problem: It represents the old Lithuanian
worldview. Two people can’t marry if they are from different countries.
Summary: Egle discovers a snake in his clothes after bathing with
her two sisters in the river. The snake tells her he agrees to give her
clothes if she marries him. She has accepted the proposition. While
not understanding the consequences. Then after three days, thousands
of grass snakes come to see her and claim her. But the family tricks
them with a cow and other things. Finally, they take Egle to their
king.
Turkey - Ugly-Duckling
Problem : The appearance
Summary : It’s a story about a swan who was born
in the wrong family (duck) and he was persecuted.
 Czech Republic - Black cat Mikes
Problem: The black cat represents the Romani
community, this cat is described as perpetually
traveling, homeless and also as a cat who steals other
animals’ jobs.
Summary: A book about Mikesh the cat describes his trips and
life changing incidents. In one of these stories, this black cat is
kidnapped by gypsies who beat him up and leave him there to die.

Greece - Ulysse and the cyclops

Problem: Minimisation
Summary: In Homer's epic poem
"The Odyssey," the story of Ulysses and the Cyclops recounts
how Ulysses and his men become trapped in the cave of
Polyphemus, a Cyclops who is the son of Poseidon. Ulysses
devises a plan to blind Polyphemus by stabbing him in the eye
with a sharpened stake while he sleeps. The next morning,
Ulysses and his men escape from the cave by clinging to the
bellies of Polyphemus' sheep. As they sail away, Ulysses taunts
Polyphemus, revealing his true identity and earning the wrath of
Poseidon.
Cyprus - School books research
Problem: Discrimination
Summary: A brief research in Primary school books (of
Greek and Geography) has been attempted in order to
investigate gender and minorities issues. In Greek language
books for example books in many texts, men are presented to travel
more than women, to be in special places (etc. coffee shops) and be
the powerful ones, playing sports, traveling to space and showing up
as heroes and brave fighters. Similarly, in geography books,
images illustrate black people to be mostly good in athletics and
sports. Also, some countries start to “exist” only after they have
been discovered by “civilized” Europeans. Also in the chapter
about the European Union, the Union appears to financially
support poor countries and it’s also suggested that this financial help
should be expanded as some countries are struggling and cannot
make progress themselves.

Spain - Morocco story

Problem: religion
Summary: Spain forced the Moroccan
people who wanted to come to Spain to convert to Christianity
Bulgaria - Krali Marko / Hitar Petar
Problem: Ethnique problems
Summary: "Krali Marko" is a character from Balkan
folklore and is often portrayed as a heroic figure. He is known
for his great strength, courage, and wisdom. In many stories,
Krali Marko is depicted as a defender of the common people
against oppressive rulers and foreign invaders. Sharats, who is
also known for his strength and speed. The stories about Krali
Marko vary depending on the region and culture, but he is
generally celebrated as a symbol of resistance against tyranny and
a protector of the weak and vulnerable.
"Hitar Petar" is a popular character from Bulgarian folklore.
He is known for his wit, cunning, and ability to outsmart those
who try to trick him. Hitar Petar is often portrayed as a hero
of the common people who uses his intelligence and resourcefulness
to overcome obstacles and injustices. His stories often involve
complicated schemes and clever tricks that he uses to outsmart
greedy merchants, corrupt officials, and other villains. Hitar
Petar's cleverness and bravery have made him a beloved figure in
Bulgarian culture, and he is often seen as a symbol of the power
of the common people to resist oppression and injustice.
 Serbia -Biberce (Peppercorn)
Problem: Physical discrimination
Summary: A woman could not have
children, so she prayed to God every day to give her one. One
day she gave birth to a son but he was as small as a peppercorn.
Years passed and he remained small and his mother cried every
day. One day he Had a dream that he would grow up if he
went to a castle. He went there and saw the princess crying. she
told him that the monster had stolen her golden apples. He
promised her that he would return the apples but she didn't believe
him because he was small. He defeated the monster and brought
back the apples, but another man took his credit for it. Her
father did not believe him. So he found the monster again and
killed it. then he grew up and finally married the princess. then he
went home to let his

Macedonia - Shero
Problem: Physical discrimination
Summary: After cheating on his wife, she cut off his nose forever
leaving him scared and making him the most ugly and mocked
person in his town. Now he is the most famous bedtime tale to
scare the children into being well behaved
 Accept it or not
We just entered a new world, a world where our rules do
not apply. A nice but sort of weird place, where you might
feel afraid at first and where confusion raises by the minute.
We entered Albatros!

The entire point of this tool was for us to understand better how
we react in a face to face meeting with a culture that is different
than our and how we judge it by our own set of rules and habits.
We don’t want to spoil the surprise for the
next visitors of this amazing world, so we
will just say that it’s better not to judge a
book by it’s cover and that way, you may
find a different appreciation for the things
that you don’t understand at first.
 Tell me your story
In line with the overall aim of this project, Tales Told scripts
showcased the unseen stories of the underrepresented or
disadvantaged populations and the discrimination that may be
experienced by this groups. A total of eight groups were formed
and asked to create an unpleasantly-ending story based on the
prompts given to them and play or tell the story in the large
group. This workshop focused on fostering awareness related to
invisible populations using a variety of semi-structured cases.
Additionally, given its semi-structured design, this activity
allowed the participants to use and hone their creativity and
collaboration skills. The following stories were created by the
groups:

The Story of a Blind

Child
In this story, a series of
unpleasent incidents occured
when a blind child went on to a
trip with her family.
 The Story of an Abondened
Wolf
This story presented the story of
a wolf exlcluded by others due to
his/her apperance.

The Story of a Gipsy Girl

This story portrait the story of a
begger gipsy girl who became a
famous singer. However, haters
tracked her down, kept posting
pictures of her past and she could
not take it anymore.

The Story of a Transgender Person

. This story focused on the struggles a
transgender person experienced. Particularly,
this story highlighted how the rejection by
family members or social circles impact personal
mental health and well-beling.

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 The Story of a Drug
Addict Woman
This story outlined the life of an
addicted woman. She had
highs and lows in life: abused, got
famous, become an abuser. At
the end, the drugs she used did
not let her get the best out of her.

The Story of a Nomad

Hippie
This story was about a person
who did not live like the majority
of people. Due to his cloting and
life style, he was rejected by the
society. Depsite failed attempts to
integrate into the society as he
was, he gave up, dressed up like
others and found an office job.

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 The Story of a Refugee
Family:
This story portraid a refugee
family attempting to migrate to a
country in Europe. Although
they had some complications in
their entrance, they entered a
country but never found peace
there.

The Story of a Midget:

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This story included a midget
who was passinate about being a
basketball player. Despite
discouragement from others,
trained hard. Just he was about
to succeed, he had a tragic
accident.
 Tales Untold
Tales Untold allowed participants to use their creativity and
compose mini theater scenes to illustrate discrimination and
marginalization and, ultimately, come up with solutions to the issues
presented. This activity focused on fostering inclusion and diversity
in the society. The participants of this project got to watch the
scenes of others; therefore, learned solutions to a varity of
discrimination situations. The following theater scenes were created
by the participants:

The Abuse of a Blind Man

This play demonstrated the story of

a blind man. One day, he came to
a night club, mistreated by two
people. The man was helped by
good people and the bad people were
held by the authorities.
 Intolerance of Minorities
This play illustrated a case where an
individual from a minority group got onto a
bus, sat next to a person from the dominant
culture, and asked to leave the seat. A
tourist visiting the area defended the
individual being discriminated against, yet
verbally attacked the person doing
discrimination in the first place. Finally, a
fourth person stepped in, escalated the
tension by describing the situation with
acknowledging everybody’s feeling and
provided alternative ways to think about the
situation.
No Maternaty Leave
This play was about a woman who was
pregnant and came up to his boss to let him
know about the pregnancy and she asked for
maternity leave. His boss did not like it,
fired her. She also had issues at home and
did not get any support from the father.
She sued the company and won the case.
 Misuse of Expats
This play involved a lady seeking new and better opportunities
in a European country. She was a medical school student and
had a child, for both of which she needed money. She desperately
looked for jobs with no success. Until, she was brought to the
manager of a strip club. Though did not like, she worked at the
club. One day, she met a person who changed her life for the better.
They ended up getting married and living happily ever after.

Power of Good Intentions:

This acting involved a naive child who
had good intentions for everybody and did
not understand the negative things going
around, such as discrimination. This child
witnessed a discrimination incident; however,
did not understand the situation. The child
listen to the story and perspective of both ends
and found a common ground to set peace.
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 Empath for Others
The actors displayed a scene in
which a mentally challenged boy is out
in the public acting differently. Some
of the eyewitnesses were worried and
called the police. Two police came to
the scene, asked the boy to stop what he
was doing. When the mentally
challenged boy could not comprehend
the situation, the polices were ready to
interfere. However, somebody who
knows this boy stepped in and told them
of his condition. She took the boy
away to safety.
 Forum Theater
This was our moment to shine! We’ve created groups that were
going to create, stage, act and adapt to the peoples interventions.
Our new actors have developed their creativity and had a lot of fun
doing it. It was a process that involved everyone and made all of
us participate intro creating two amazing plays: Girls just wanna
\ have fun and Two faces, one mirror
 Video Project
Another group of people decided to project their view on
discrimination trough video making. They have created the
storyline, the script, the set, they were the actors, the producers, the
editors. In only 2 days, we managed to see two amazing videos,
one about the life of a tourist in foreign countries and we witnessed
his cultural shock and the other about a group of refugees that
travelled to a new world.
 Intercultural evenings
Intercultural evenings were one of the most exciting event for
many participants (just an observation) as we got the chance to
illustrate what we love about our countries and give some
information about our contries to other participants. First, all
participants visited each table to learn about the culture and
foods/drinks. After hearing from all countries, we got to taste
foods/drinks. We had two nights. On the first night, Belgium,
Cyprus, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland,
and Serbia presented their culture and foods/drinks.
 On the second night, Bulgaria, Czech Republic,
France, Italy, Portagual, Spain, Turkey presented
their culture and foods/drinks. Some members got really
creative and engage the participants in various ways, including
demontration of a mini cooking show, quizzing the
participants, and asking the participants to body-portay what
they saw on the pictures.
 Romanian Night
As expected, the hosts were planning something special for us. It
was the first real opportunity to connect with their traditions: from
food to stories told… and untold. We danced the night away and
really feel in love with the Romanian way of living.
 Our Stories
Kalin - Bulgaria
The beauty of Erasmus+ is that even
after 19 projects it still happens that you cry
when saying "goodbye" to people you have
only met a week ago. That you run
through the streets of a random city in
Eastern Europe at 2am while seeing off
a soul that you can bravely call a "friend"
now, just so that you can snatch a few more.
minutes from eternity. That you slightly blame yourself for becoming so
attached to people, but deep down you know it’s worth it. Because all
that these people radiate is light and openness. That every time someone
leaves, you abandon a part of your heart, but at least you know that
you're here, that you breathe, that you feel. That you are alive
As the sun rose over Buzau, I stood in the square in front of the
hotel, watching as my newfound friends were disappearing around the
corner, one by one, with their taxis. It was bittersweet - on the one
hand, I was sad to see them go, but on the other, I was grateful for
the memories we had made together. For the fact that we got the
chance to be, in that time and moment. And this could not be taken
away from us.
Now that I am making my way back to my country, I can’t help
 Hande - Turkey
This is my first Erasmus Project and
I really enjoyed it. I learned lots of
things from the workshops and my
interaction with others. I believe I
acquired some skills I can use with my
students. Also, being exposed to English
and speaking English were helpful and
great experiences for me. I am looking
forward to participating in other Erasmus
projects.
Toshe – North
Macedonia I like all the people, everyone tried a lot
to communicate with everybody. The
accommodation is great, we have the best
food. Most of the people are putting their
ideas on the table, we do a lot of
brainstorming and it’s a bit hard for me to
express myself in English but I feel
that here I could do that without any
fear.
 Before coming here I didn’t expect Lina - Greece
anything. Coming here, all my expectation
were low but after experiencing everything and
meeting all the people and seeing how we
worked together and how good communicate
and how we developed close relations, I am
super excited. I am really happy because in
my day to day life I feel like I have no
imagination or I feel that I can’t be focused
on things or I can’t have a clear opinion about stuff, but this project
and all the atmosphere between the coordinators and the people form
the other countries, made me feel more relaxed and they helped me
take out all of my abilities that were probably hidden inside me.
This was amazing. All the activities motivated my mind and my
feelings and they will leave a mark on me. Sometimes I feel like
I am obsessed with my phone but here… I forgot I even had it.
I tried to experience and live this time here to the fullest and I
am grateful for the way I am leaving this place.
Marco - Belgium
I the beginning I was a little bit stressed
and excited for my first Erasmus project.
After I saw all the people, all of them
were very friendly so it was easy for me to
speak in English. The particulartity of
this training is that we come form different
background and we have skills in different
fields but we learned how to work together
and I really thing we did a great job.

Marija – Czech
Republic
The project is so intensive but I like it a
lot. I enjoy almost every activity, especially
in the evening. I like how people are so
creative and funny. For me the best were
cultural nights when I tried foods and
drinks from different countries. The project
makes me more confident in speaking
English in front of people, I have created
new friendships and experiences.
 I like everything about this project: the
topic, the people, the program. The group
dynamic was so good, everybody was super Vlada - Serbia
friendly and a lot of different people from
different places came together as a team. I
have managed to overcome some of my
fears: the first one was language barrier that
I overcame because everybody was so
supportive. I have learned how to be more
self-confident and this is the most important
thing I’ll take back home with me.

Elena - Italy I have been doing this kind of work for

quite some time now so it is nice to see how
everything changes depending on the group.
In my experience, this project was a good
one because everyone is actively participating.
The program itself it’s a really a challenge
because there are a lot of things I have
never done in my life and as a social worker,
I’ve learned a lot of new methods that I
can use in my work.
I think this project it’s spontaneously fun.
I feel like I’m at a festival but in the Rosie - France
same time learning stuff about myself and
the people. I feel like it’s a snowball that
starts small and we all roll it and it gets
bigger and bigger and we are all
snowballs that come together as one. I
had no expectations at the beginning and
I was nervous just because of the
adrenaline of not knowing what’s going to
happen to you. If a had to describe it in
one word, it would be phantasmagoric..

Stepanka – Czech
Republic
It’s my first Erasmus so I really loved
it. The program was amazing, I enjoyed
all the activities because everything was
completely new to me. One word to describe
it? Different.
Marina - Spain
I'm really enjoying this project, I'm
learning from people. Their cultures, way of
living, languages and traditions. We have
played games and done teamwork where
everyone is very collaborative and we
contribute with various and very cool ideas!
My personal expectations are being met.

I think the main thing about this project

were the people that came to it. Even so we Viktorija -
are all from different countries where we have Lithuania
our own culture, language and different stories,
we got a strong connection from the very
beginning. Thanks to the project and its
activities we got a chance to know each other,
learn about every country, its culture, problems
etc., and share our untold stories with each
other. I could say that I got priceless
experience and met ant amazing people and
this can be done only in Erasmus projects
 It was by far the best project I had
ever participated in. I’ve met an
amazing group of people and because
Bogdan - Romania
everybody was active and involved in the
process, every workshop turned out to be
extraordinary. We discovered things
about our selves and thanks to the
trainers, we managed to take out our
creativity, inspiration and courage. For
me, doing forum theater was the best part
because we got to do a play from scratch
and we went from crying to laughing, from love stories to drama. The
entire project was a roller-coaster of emotions and I am thankful for
every minute of it.
Rui - Portugal
The most important thing for me is the
realization that people are the same, no
matter where they come from and they just
want to be together and enjoys each other
company and create a community. One
word for it? Connections.
 Nilda - Turkey
Being a part of this project has been a
great experience for me. I’ve learned a lot
and had many friends all over the world.
I feel so lucky thanks both the owner of
this project and also all of the members of it.
If I had the chance I would like to
attend any projects like this, without any
hesitate.

This project was a huge step out of my

comfort zone. It was a wonderful
Nastasija - Serbia
opportunity to learn, change perspective and
get to know other people and cultures. I
got motivated to do more things that have
an impact and things that move and inspire
me. When it comes to the group, I think
that such connection and such energy is
rarely found. I still feel very close to those
people even though we are physically very
far away. I sincerely hope that we will
meet again.
 I really enjoyed being surrounded by so
many creative and smart people with Zanete, - Latvia
different thoughts and ideas. This project
really helped me improve my communication
skills. Because of the location, I gained
my calmness back. I hope that someday
I will meet these people again, because
everyone has a really good connection
between each other Basically, I couldn’t
imagine my first project being better than it
was

Pol - Spain
I really like the project because I’m
learning a lot. The people are great and
I can share my opinions and work with
everybody to do amazing things. We have
time to work, to relax, to focus, to enjoy.
The topic is interesting for me because I
study social integration and I think I
can use what I’ve learned on my studies
and on my work.
 I was really curious about this training
Roberta - Italy because it was about storytelling and I
work in the communication field so it’s
something that I’m passionate about. All
my expectations were more than satisfied.
I have the opportunity to develop my
public speaking skills and to do theater
which I really like. The group and the
coordinators are friendly and make
everything go smooth. I am very happy to
be part of this training course. It was a bit
challenging for me to work in a group and
I feel I’ve developed this skill and this is
really precious to me.

All that I can say is that this was

Robert - Romania
amazing. From the topic to the people,
everything turned out as I expected. We
had fun, we worked, we made friendships, we
connected and we helped each other bring out
the best in us. I am thankful to the trainers
and to the organization for creating this safe
space that will stay frozen in time.
 This project taking place at Sarata-
Monteoru was really a great experience Joao - Portugal
for me. First for having the opportunity
to come and visit Romania for the first
time. Second meeting such an amazing
the group of people that developed
beautiful and deep bonds so quickly and
third for the Storytelling oriented
project that with thecollaboration of the group we created a fun short
film. And finally for an excellent project organization. With all these
factors combined, I will never forget this project and the long-lasting
relationships I developed with this group of people.

Oliver – North
I would recommend to anyone to participate
Macedonia in a project here. The program is really
good, the participants are all serious and the
work is done efficiently and quickly. The
activities are fun and I have learned new
methods and I can say that I have
rounded my skills that I will use in future in
my youth work.
 The workshops were great. Tolea has such
Jovydas - Lithania experience and he managed this project very
well. Compared to previous experience, this
one is the best so far. The group is
amazing, everybody is friendly, involved,
open and I felt very comfortable with
everybody. The activities were very
beneficial and it’s important for us to learn
new ways of non-formal education. I feel
I made some new real friendships.

The group and the dynamic is amazing. Ahmed - Belgium

Everybody is so kind and it’s impressive
how the topic touched everybody. I’ve
learn specific ways so talk, to share and to
rasie awareness on discrimination. I’ve
learned a lot during the workshop about
political correctness and that really raised my
awareness about the topic.
 Firstly i would thank Erasmus+ for
Loizos - Cyprus
this opportunity for taking part in Key
Action 1: training course “Tales Told
and Untold” in Romania. The
whole experience was a really useful trip
to personal and professional development,
cultural awareness and better language
skills. The course was really practical
and interactive, tailored to individual
needs of the participants, and provided me
with some exciting creative methods and
tools for promoting inclusion and diversity and the appropriate
competences to fight discrimination. It also gave me the time to reflect
myself as a teacher and youth worker. The Hosting organization,
Hair Redivivus Buzau, and the trainer Tolea Dimitrie were
very professional, helpful and their course was very well organized. It
was 10-day amazing course experience and has met all my expectations.
 I enjoyed every day of this project! I Emilija - Latvia
loved this peaceful place with great people.
The activities were really interesting and
exciting. The food was very tasty and the
rooms were clean and cozy. We met cool
people from different countries, everyone was
helpful and supportive. We will definitely
participate in future projects as well. Thank
you!

Muhammet - Poland
When i was coming to project I was
expecting to be normal, ordinary training.
From my previous experience with Tolea
and Bogdan I was expecting they will
make it fun. My expectations
full filled from trainers side but i didn’t expect that we could have
such amazing group. We were like one big family. Also the
facility helped us to stay together during project. Everyone gave
their best. I couldn’t imagine to have better group than ours.
Everyone contributed within their skills. I will always remember
this project with people and its success.
 Its my first Erasmus project and I
Kadir - Turkey
really appreciate the opportunity to be here.
I got a lot to learn from others, from their
cultures and I got an opportunity to share
things from my culture as well. Activities
were very engaging, very to the point and let
us to use our creativity, imagination and
come to solutions to discrimation situations.
It teached us what we can do and how we
can teach youth how to promote diversity.

I like the vibes, the venue, the food, I’m

enjoying everything. I never did forum Sarah -Italy
theater so it’s very interesting and I will
get more into it in the future. It’s amazing
how a lot of ideas merge together in just one.
It got harder and harder by the day
which was a good rhythm. Everyone is
taking taking responsibility and also we are
using the help of the people with more
experience which is also a good way to learn
new things.
 Now that the program has ended, it's
Dimitra - Greece
time for reflection. This program was
not only an unprecedented experience
for me, but also an opportunity to
encounter and learn about cultures and
customs that I had never experienced
before. Both the trainers and the
program participants contributed to
making this training leave its mark on
both knowledge and emotions. Through this education, we learned a lot
about minorities, diverse cultures, and customs of each civilization. The
atmosphere that always prevailed in the group was that of offering
contribution, but also of safety, as you felt at every moment that both the
members and the trainers were there for you to help you learn and evolve.
Therefore, I feel more than grateful that I was able to attend this
training with all these wonderful people.

Andrei - Romania
This was my best experience so far. I was
lucky to meet a lot of inspiring and
experienced people and we combined perfectly
the learning process with having fun.
 Can't thank enough Tolea Erasmus
Maciej - Poland Dimitrie and his team for splendid project
"Tales Told and Untold" focused on
storytelling. Organizational part and logistics
- top notch. Agenda and support - astonishing.
But as I used to say: not place, not topic -
but people create the project (especially good
one!). And this group was fabulous, shared
love and inspiration all around, cooperated
and "reflected" together. Wonderful time

The group was very nice and the Fabi & Bogdan -
group dynamic was very, very, Romania
very good. We are pleased
because people were very involved
in all the activities, the creativity is
high and everybody is eager to
learn and to share with the others.
So far, everything is perfect, I
can tell that it’s one of the best
group that we had.
 This project is probably the most
important one for me. It’s the first time
Iasmina - Romania
that I was more than a participant, the
first time I got more involved in the
process and taken more responsibility in
the association. And I couldn’t find a
better project to do so. I was prepared
for an amazing experience because I
new the program and the tools used so
I knew what to expect. Or so I
thought… Once the group arrived and
we started getting to know each other I realized that this is a
different type of training, that this experience will be special. And I
was not wrong. Apart from the part that the topic was so tender,
everyone was so into it: coming with ideas, with enthusiasm, with
energy. At the end of everyday I felt a lot of gratitude for the
people around me. We were a well oiled machine. I strongly feel
that everybody left this place a better person and a more skilled one
and I also feel that the connections we made here will be a long
lasting ones and that we not only created future partnerships, but
future friendships. For me this project will forever be the point in my
life where I said to myself “ this is what you were born to do. “
 We have all in our minds stories from our
Tolea - Romania
childhood, our grandparents, parents and
teachers told us to make us sleep, happy or
to share a great part of national culture.
We empathized with some characters,
fairies or dragons, princes or rabbits,
vampires or children without thinking
outside the box. Now as adults we
discovered behind the fights, romances and
adventures traces of hate, bullying and
discrimination that the modern children transfer into reality affecting
people around them. That's why we tried in this training based on our
stories and legends to turn "told stories" in "untold" ones where everyone
is respected and treated with equity. And we managed to reach a
high level of success thanks to good partners, devoted and motivated
participants and wonderful trainers. This training course was a
fairytale, a dream, a poem, a stage, an arena for reflection how to
make the people and the world around us better.
Thank you all for the
memories!