Children's feedback

We came to the camp in Egypt with Caritas; this was the first time I take the plane.

We made the acquaintance of children of several countries, we became friends and I love them like my brothers and sisters, I feel the same for the responsible who treated us nicely and allowed us to meet other children.

I’ll never forget the day we went swimming at the Yacht club in Alexandria, I enjoyed the beautiful and clean water. It was a great joy to visit the pyramids and to go on a boat on the Nile. I contemplated the beauty of the nature.

I made the acquaintance of children from Sudan, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Libya and Syria.

This camp taught me the respect of others, discipline and helping the others. It was like my house and I lived there with my friends. I hope to come back there once again because I liked this camp and I would like to live there with new friends.

I thank the German Ambassador and his friends who offered us drink and food and also gifts; we enjoyed their company and they were very kind to us. I’ll never forget that day.

I was delighted to attend the national evenings where I’ve learned about the traditions of all the countries, and the activities in which we participated each day.

I thank Mary Ghiya, Ibtissam and Stefan because they granted all our demands as fast as they could.

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It was the first time that I participate in a summer camp.

During this summer camp we visited many touristy sites: the pyramids, the sphinx and others.

We were from different nationalities, which made us really stand together and created friendship between us.

In Alexandria, we visited many places with the Austrian ambassador. In Cairo, the German ambassador joined us during our sightseeing of the Nile.

During the national evenings each group presented their national hymn, a traditional meal and a dance.

Participating in this camp made me acquire plenty of things on the personal level, of which: charity, solidarity and peace.

During each party evening time the responsible used to choose the "star” of the day. I was once chosen and I received a gift from the responsible.

I enjoyed this summer camp and I thank Stefan and all the responsible that took care of us.

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This was my first time out of my country and taking the plane, it was a great sensation.

Once arrived at the camp, I was sad because I didn’t know anyone; but after one or two days I made the acquaintance of friends from Lebanon, Jordan, Sudan, Palestine and Egypt.

I made the acquaintance of Jessica from Lebanon, Juliana from Jordan, Samuel from Sudan, Racha from Palestine, Mouzaher from Libya and Mira from Egypt.
    
In Alexandria we learned songs and games; we went to the library of Alexandria and to the beach.

I enjoyed the meals, and I thank those who contributed in cooking them. The national evening of Syria and Lebanon was the first to  take place and in the beginning I was very frightened. We attended all the national evenings, they were very beautiful.

We visited Cairo the day of my birthday, and everybody celebrated it. I was very happy. One day we visited the pyramids, and I was taken in photo beside them. Then we took the boat, this was a first for me and it was a nice day.

We visited also the museum, the circus and the fort. All visits were nice and I want to thank those who worked to make this camp possible and successful.

I would like to thank the nuns, the responsible and the volunteers who helped us enjoy ourselves with our friends. My thanks go also to Mr. Stefan and Miss Ibtissam and to all those who contributed in inviting us, like the German ambassador and the Austrian ambassador in Egypt who invited us to the restaurant and all places that received us. 
I thank God for everything.

I hope to participate in another camp.

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We arrived to Alexandria and we were warmly welcomed in an unexpected way. The next day, we went to the beach and had a lot of fun.

I made the acquaintance of other persons of different nationalities and learned to make handicrafts.

We sang and had national evenings for every country; I came to know the popular dances and the history of countries participating in the camp.

We visited the fort of Quaitbay, the national museum, the library of Alexandria, the three pyramids and the Sphinx.

We were invited by the German Ambassador to a tour in the boat on the Nile River. We went to the beach in Alexandria, to Mc Donald’s and Radi Village where the Austrian Ambassador invited us to lunch together, I liked the lunch.

I thank the responsible, and the nurses who took care of us. I thank Miss Ibtissam and Mr. Stefan Maier.

God bless you for the care you have given for children.

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I never participated to camps outside my country. It was my dream. Sister Hanné told me about a 21 days camp in Egypt, for children of different nationalities. I was overjoyed and I dreamt many nights of this journey.

We started going to the sister’s house once a week to get ready for the camp. The D-day has finally arrived: Thursday, 04/07/2004. We stayed overnight at the sisters and took off the next day.
I realized my dream of taking a plane, it was a great sensation. We arrived at the airport in Cairo and members of Caritas welcomed us warmly. I felt very important.

I was very happy after the reunion with different groups from Lebanon and Syria and we moved to the convent of the Sisters of Charity in Abbasiya. We took our breakfast with a Sudanese group, and it was the first time I meet children of this nationality.

Afterwards we left for Alexandria, the journey was long and tiring but the welcome was warm and we started getting to know each others, and I was happy because I was looking forward for this moment.

The fifth day, I was elected star of the day and I received a gift with a great joy. We went to many places like the seaside, the library, the citadel Quaitbay, Radi Village…..

Two weeks after our arrival, we had our national evening, and then we left to go to a very beautiful place: the capital Cairo where we visited the pyramids.
The German Ambassador invited us to dinner on a boat on the Nile, and I enjoyed seeing the dervish. We went to the museum, and had lunch at Mc Donald’s.

I was very lucky and I hope that all children will have the chance of participating in such a summer camp.

Thanks for the organizers of this camp, especially Stefan. I hope to participate another time.

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I’ve already participated to several summer camps, but I was satisfied and happy most in this one, because of the kindness of the responsible and the organization.During this camp, we participated to various activities: visit to the pyramids, dinner in a restaurant, tour in a boat, visit to the museum in Alexandria, and the most important, the opportunity I had to make the acquaintance of children of different nationalities.

I learned to me more disciplined, to listen and execute instructions of the responsible, help the others, to keep the place tidy, clean and well organized.

I was elected "star of the day” once, and I received a gift from the responsible. We learned a lot of songs and new dances; and I was beaming when I presented a traditional dance during the Sudanese evening.

I thank Stefan because he taught me discipline, and helping others without being asked.

I would like to participate next year to another summer camp because I found kindness, love and joy.

        Thanks

N.B.: This letter was written by another child but under the dictation of Abuk because she doesn’t know how to write in Arabic.

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