This was Peacecamp 2011
Since I took part in peacecamp quite spontaneously, I wasn’t sure what was going to await me.
The original reason to participate in peacecamp was to write a paper about it for school.
Though the bottom line is that this time- for me unfortunatley only the last four days because I couldn’t make it earlier- was pretty much more than just work for school.
The prevailing atmosphere is hard to discribe. But from the very first moment I could feel that there existed a strong unity between all the participants, no matter which age or nationality. Still I really felt accepted and comfortable as “the newcomer”.
However it’s not “just” about making friends and having lots of fun together but also getting to know other cultures and opinions, learning how to discuss and listen to each other in a group, finding together solutions to promote peace.
In the end it was hard to everybody to part with each other because everybody got so close.
To me it was a great experience and I am really thankful that I had the change to participate in peacecamp. I would love to do it again! Also I want to thank all those people who enable this project, they are doing a really great job!
Saskia
