How to go home & Closing Ceremony

Today was the last day, and you could notice that. Everybody was a little bit crummy and some girls were packing their suitcases, because they had to leave after the closing ceremony. We had a short but intensive programme, so we could have our afternoon free.
The morning programme was started outside were we played a game. Therefor was a line, totally right it said no, and totally left it said yes. They were asking questions to us and we need to pick a place on the line where we stands. Questions like; I’ve been growing, I made new friends, I’m more confident and I’m happy to go back home. The rest of the day were original two programmes, but they we put together for the free afternoon. The first one is media as a vital tool were we need to write down a press release, in our own language. So we could send it when we’re home. After talking about what is a press release and where you need to pay attention for we need to write one our own. And then some of them were read in front of the group. After the coffee break we continued whit starting our action plans. We need to write down what we want to do when we’re back home. But first we discussed what we could do so it would be realistic.

This afternoon some girls draw the guestbook so that everybody could sign it. They also made little envelopes so you could write things for other girls which they must open when they’re in the air plane. It took a lot of time to write down something for every girl. But it was worth it. I also finished my journal as much as possible and think about my personal actionplan. Before diner we must put our official national uniform to take group pictures, with everybody, without staff, per region and the last ones while waving out of the windows. And then we had our last diner. Which was potatoes pork and salad. The family of Lars also joined diner.

And then it was time for the closing ceremony. Everybody realises that it was over and that we wouldn’t see each other very soon. Some girls already makes plans about meeting again. But everybody knows what they’re going to miss. So the evening started whit spreading the friendship necklaces from New-Zealand. They were made of green stones out of the see. After a presentation with pictures made during the week and little memories, Lars had a final speech, followed by the training team. They had certificates for everybody because they couldn’t pick a winner for the OROR-project. After that Sol also had a little speech that she’s going to miss us, and that we were a fine group, and that she was happy that we made her first seminar to a success. And then she had certificates that we participated during the seminar. It was a very emotional moment. Than we went outside to the same place the week had begun to get the flag down and sing the tabs in your own language. We also renewed our promise as a girl scout. And then we watched all pictures who were already digital. Till some girls felt asleep. Also the first girls did leave because they had to get there air plane very early.