What to bring

• Typical food and drinks from your countries. During the youth exchange we will have traditional evenings and basically each evening will belong to a different country. You can bring national costumes, decorations, leaflets, food, sweets, drinks and much more. There might be the possibility to cook something using the kitchen of the establishment. 

Unfortunately, we don’t have budget to reimburse the expenses made for the things you are bringing, but try to be creative and funny. 

You can show videos, photos, sing songs and dance traditional dances from your countries. We are counting on you to make these evenings as interesting as possible and promise to help you in any way we can.

• Research on social and civic engagement of youngsters from your communities and the issues faced - participation in democratic and decision making processes, volunteering, trust in democracy, inclusive participation. It would be wise to look into the matter before coming to Romania and during the work sessions explain and give practical examples from your countries.

• Each national team should have at least 1 laptop and 1 good photo camera / phone.

• In April it can be cold in the mountains. Prepare for temperatures between
  15 Celsius (or higher) during the day and 5 Celsius (or lower) during nights. It is recommended to bring warm clothes in case it rains or you wish to stay outside during evenings, when it gets chilly. It is not uncommon to see snow in April, especially in the mountains around.

• Good shoes and proper clothes for outdoors. The mountains of the area are very beautiful, so we might organize a hike and it would be important to have proper hiking equipment if you wish to take part. We will provide more details in the weeks before the exchange because it is important to take into consideration the weather, temperature, amount of snow and other technicalities, before venturing on a hiking path.

• Bed linen and toiletries are provided by the guesthouse, however we encourage you to bring your own towels and whatever you need for the shower, so that you feel comfortable.

• We will provide water daily. Please bring your own water recipients to avoid use of plastic glasses.

• We will have available the emergency medical kit. However we encourage you to bring the remedies you are used to for most common situations such as fever, headaches, stomach aches and more specific needs, if it is the case.

• It is mandatory to have a valid health insurance, although we can’t reimburse the costs. As Romania is an EU member, an insurance should be cheap and easy to make. If you have an European Health Card, please bring it with you, it is valid in our medical system.