OCTOBER 10th, 2023
On the second morning of the mobility we gathered at the Clock Museum in the center of Ploiești. There we saw all kinds of time measurement instruments, from sundials and lunar clocks to pocket watches, pendulum clocks, paintings with incorporated clocks and even musical boxes. What better way "to travel back in time" than to discover the history of the instrument that measures time?
Once we finished our visit, we gathered in the museum's courtyard to head to the Hagi Prodan Memorial House, but before that I gave everyone a little candy as a small treat after the previous day's long walking tour.
I remember that day, Demir wore a Galatasaray T-shirt, as he thought we would visit the Romanian football manager and former player, Gică Hagi's house. Unfortunately for the football fans, this was the house of Bulgarian merchant Ivan Hagi Prodan, which was built around 1785, making it the oldest house in Ploiești. When visiting it, we split into two groups so that we could fit inside. After all, we didn't want to be packed like sardines!
After having visited the Hagi Prodan House, it was time to head back to "Nichita Stănescu" National College and so we got on the tram. It was a bit crowded, but we had a lot of fun talks and enjoyed the ride.
Back at school, we completed some worksheets about the two museums we visited: things we remembered, things we liked about them and we also had to do a little drawing (or a poem for those who are more versed in the wordplay of those who wield the pen).
We then had one of the few fan-favourite activities: the drama workshop! This is the moment we started working on the plays we would present on Thursday. We split into four groups, and then we got three topics for our play from a random drawing. Then the weather got a bit cloudy, as it was full of brainstorming. There was also a mimicry game, where we had to form pictures using ourselves. First one person would go forward and state what they are pretending to be and then two more people would join them, after which the first person would take one person with them and go back, and so on and so forth until everyone in the group would come forward for a bigger, more detailed picture. This was a fun exercise to help us organize the settings and stage movements for our plays.
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