Last weekend I visited Budapest with two of the other volunteers, which was a great experience! We had a lot of fun visiting several castles, as well as the Basilica, Parliament, and a bathhouse. We saw a band called Triggerfinger play at the A38, which is a performance venue on a boat! They were a lot of fun to watch! We also went to see a ballet performance at the Erkel Theatre, which was incredible, and a really good way to spend an evening. 

Today I visited the Old Town in Warsaw, for the second time. It was quite festive, with many flags and other decorations in the streets for the upcoming Independence Day. There were a lot of performance artists as well, including dancers and musicians. My favourites were a band of Romanian gypsies, who played very well, and very loudly!

I also love seeing all the old buildings in the Old Town, as well as those that have been rebuilt. It looks very different to where I live! It was strange to think that some of the older buildings are older than Australia as a country! It was also exciting to see the birthplace of Marie Skłodowska Curie.

Elinor

This week at school we made boomerangs with the first and third grade classes. We made them from coloured card, and the kids decorated them. It was great to see the kids try to use a dot painting style to decorate their boomerangs, after the pictures I showed them. A few were a bit creative with their decorations, using card scraps from another person, or even plasticine. The boomerangs didn’t return when thrown, although several kids did try!