Youth Exchange
Skaters for Europe 2009
- a week that moved us

We, the media group, have documented our week and will keep updating this page with more pictures, videos and reports.

Here are already some first impressions  …

Quotes:

Adil Farhouni: “The youth exchange was one of the best experiences and fun I ever had in rollerblading. It was one week working together with each other and getting to know each other. I made a lot of new interesting contacts and good friends. We had a lot of good skating going on the whole week we were in Berlin. Only to bad marco broke his arm! Next time better marco!
The thing I liked most is all the people we were envolved with, all different nationalities and learning from each others different cultures in the culture capital of Europe! I would really like to go back to Berlin and see a lot more of the unique culture and people that we came accross there. Also Bulgaria would be an interesting place to visit! “

Above: In the Kreuzberg-Museum – learning about the history of migration and culures in Berlin.

Last time I came to Berlin, it was only skating. I was very interested in the history and culture of Europe and couldn’t wait for the trip to the museum.

Below: How far is it to Sofia? Such a long way to go but still so many things in common …

Normally, I don’t like learning very much. But if you go skating with people from other countries, you learn about the culture and even something about the language and it’s fun!

I did’nt know anything about this program. I want to take the chance to travel abroad for a long time and make more contact and friendship with young people from other countries.

After this event, I have more confidence for travel in foreign countries.

Do it yourself, do it together – building up the ramps together:

Discovering pieces of history in Berlin everywhere we go.

Media group: Cesar Andrade in front of the camera – a rare view, most of the times he was the camera man.

Judging-Seminar: how to organise and judge international competitions? Skatin legend and head judge Rene Hulgreen reports and answers. After that we moved to the halfpipe to practise and discuss judging ourselves. Below: happy faces after taking part in the competitions.