Volunteering Mission : Week 20/25

Alexis Lidec, ESAI EN ROI Volunteer; Candidate Youth Worker || French

ESC individual volunteering MAXIMIZE ARTS & CREATIVITY project   04//01/2026 to 04/07/2026

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Follow my adventures as a breton volunteer in Thessaloniki, with Esai-en-roi !

SPECIAL CULTURAL QUEST : PERFORMANCE AT THE THESSALONIKI BIENNALE

Thansk to the MoMus curator, Mrs Polizouli, I have been able to join a performance project.

Edition : 9th, “Everything must change”

Title performance : “From Vardari to Omonoia”, dealing with Greek queer cruising places.

Date :  Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd of May, evening.

Duration : 20 min.

Creative artists : Kostas and Vassilis.

Artistic elements : dance, theater, songs, reading.

Participants : 5 students of the Fine Arts University and I.

Networking and artistic experience : +50 XP.

Thessaloniki Biennale Poster. Credits : A.Lidec

ELENI NAME DAY

In Greece, the Name Day is almost as important as the birthday itself. So we gathered for Eleni’s name day.

Feast composition : tzatziki, rice, hummus, donuts, salads, etc…

Location : Karatasou Garden.

Date : 21st May.

Group composition : Lev, George, Eleni, Kostas (George’s Friend), 2 French interns and I.

Hapiness, friendliness and sociability : + 50 XP.

Nice encounter in Karatasou Park. Credits : A.Lidec

RADIO SHOW n°16

Date : 21st May 2026

What happened on this day : the White riots at San Francisco, 1979.

Mythology section : Europa

Cultural interview : Kevin Rousseau

Film review : Devil wears Prada 2

Classical music : Camille Saint-Saens, Richard Strauss and Chopin.

Europa on Zeus bull. Ctredits : 1st-century BC fresco from Pompeii (wikipedia)

SCHOOL TASK : SCHOOL TRIP

With Eleni, we decided to to take the journalism class out onto the streets of the neighbourhood to ask local residents questions about Karatasou Park. Then, we went to the garden.

Location : Polichni neighbourhood

Rule : Each child asks one question, and each group takes notes in the garden.

Group composition : journalist classroom + 4 teachers (including Eleni) and I.

Mission outcome : SUCCESS.

Reward : +40 XP (Team Coordination + Educational Creativity)

Teacher and children in the garden. Credits : A.Lidec

See you soon, KENAVO !