Read the story of Anton, a participant of IYC 2024.
IYC 2024 started a day earlier for me and a lot of other participants, as we spent an evening together in a small city near the campsite. I didn’t know anyone by then, and it gave me a first impression of the lovely people I would become friends with over the next two weeks. The campsite was a beautiful place. Surrounded by trees in a small valley with a stunning view of mountains and a refreshing river flowing through the middle of our camp (the staff literally built a bridge over that river). Far away from the next city and “in the middle of nowhere”, with the most breathtaking night sky I have ever seen. I immediately felt that I wanted to stay here for a long time.
After two days of building more infrastructure and decorating the campsite, making this place our home for the next two weeks, we split up in groups and went on a hike. At first, I was a bit anxious about not knowing where we were going to end up sleeping and if we would even find a place. But in the end, we were very lucky with our shelter for the night. A lovely Romanian family welcomed us in their house and treated us like old friends they hadn’t seen for a while. Continue reading…
