Getting ready and excited

It is 22nd of July today and Active's Congress and Camp will start on 31st.
We have been having a lot of meetings lately, some of them were long and serious, others short and funny, most of them were very creative but all of them had the same topic - Congress, camp and celebration(3C)!
As you all know, I guess, Active will be celebrating it's 20th anniversary on this year's Congress. The celebration will take place on 2nd of August.
It is very interesting that 02nd of August is also celebration day for my country. In 1903 they had the Ilinden Uprising on 02nd of August and that was the day when Macedonia was liberated from the Ottoman Empire. So this is a day of celebration because the brave people stood up for themselves and fought for their lifes in order to have a free country.
When I see it this way, it actually reminds me on Active. On this day, 20 years ago, some brave people gethered and decided to stand up for their ideas, to fight for their rights by creating an organization which will be different and will offer possibilities for more people to choose how to live their life.

So YES, we will have a fancy celebration. Imortant people will be part of it, such as Robert Medelin (former DG Sanco), Tamsin Rose (public health lobbyist) and a lot of former presidents, board members, members of Active/EGTYF that together with all of our Congerss and Camp participants will express the meaning of Active.

We are getting very excited in the office about the following 3C week. Today we were printing the Congress voting cards, using 2 laminating machines, which both were very hungry so they ate our paper. But tomorrow we will finish them and it is very nice that we hear the word "finished" very often now.. since our tasks for the 3C week are finishing.. =)
But that also means that my life here in Örebro and work in the office is finished. I will leave right after the 3C week. =( It is still very hard to believe!!!
That also means that Active's time in the office in Örebro is also finished. But it will start again in a very nice place in Stockholm. =)
That also means that whatever we do, will be finished in some time... so we should use the best out of it and enjoy in every moment.
I think I am and I hope you are too!

Lot of hugs,
Sanja

Örebro in summer

As the office is on holidays for this week, the weather is very warm and fine in Örebro, so meanwhile you can watch some "tourist pictures" - how our hometown looked like in one evening :)

LOT of bicycles everywhere, we also have our work-ones.

Kind of central square, growded by people daytime.

Tourists, and the castle - it's kind of the main symbol of Örebro, used on postcards, T-shirts etc.

Nice small waterfalls, my personal favorites :)

In the background, a statue of some old Swedish king. Yes, Sweden is a kingdom.

Some non-environmental stuff floating in the river.

Bridges, boats, parks and water everywhere.

Monument for the guy with cassete-player.

Museum part of town, they sell souvenirs, books etc there. Also openair-events are held next to it.

Our home-shop :)

Alari