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Cultural Migration in Autobiography Grundtvig Partnerships 2009-2011

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Break the monotony of your life Dzinta Krastina

In Malpil’s Folk school projects I have been taking part already few times before. They are always interesting and well organized thanks to project leader Livija Mukane. Autobiography theme seemed very interesting, the same as many people in Latvia migration problem has affected my family too. This project also motivated me to attend the English language curse. I do understand just how important it is to know the language when you meet with people from other countries, so you can understand, communicate and follow the course of the project.

In Italy, we met many people from different countries. It was very interesting to compare different cultures and traditions, habits, family relationships, dress styles and traditional foods. We got to hear very interesting life stories and how easy or hard it was for other people to settle in other countries.

When the group members came to Latvia, we felt like old friends. But of course one more meeting gave us a chance to get to know each other more closely. And the knowledge of the new autobiography writing skills was very useful. We were glad for opportunity to tell about our country.

I am very glad that we will have another chance to meet everybody – this time in Portugal. I have never been there so it is very exciting to find out more about this country and its people, and I can’t wait to catch up with my friends.

We all live in a one big world; we are the same in many ways but at the same time so different. When you get to know someone closer you can understand their way of thinking, understand what makes them happy and what makes them sad. When you are brave enough to notice a new door of opportunity and not scared to open it and break the monotony of your life– that’s awesome!