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TripsSigita in StrasbourgExploring Strasbourghad an opportunity to participate in about women rights within differentyouth trainings in Strasbourg. The cultures. During our workshops, weThere are many ways how to explore atrainings were financed by Euro-Med found out many interesting facts aboutnew country: you can buy an ordinaryprogramme so I had 70% of my travel each other's countries, such as howticket from a travel agency but duringexpenses covered and 100% food and many wives Arabic men can marry inthe vacation you'd always have to stickaccommodation. What is more, practice, what percentage of womento a boring guide and tough schedule;according to Euro-Med, the project s h o u l d d o m i n ate i n M o ro c coyou can hitchhike – very cheap but also should include both European and Parliament, etc. We also had somevery extreme; you can even marry a Mediterranean counties. Thus, meetings with non-governmentalforeigner in order to experience participants came not only from organizations from Strasbourg that trydifferent culture. Europe (Lithuania, Greece, Portugal, to foster women rights. For instance,one organization helped young womento have abortion without permission ofparents. This was a good example ofradical organizations fighting for anykind of women rights.Besides gender equality, participantswere taught about Youth in Actionprogrammes, especially about projectwriting. To put this knowledge inpractice, we had to work with realprojects hoping that they will beimplemented in the future.Cultural partThe main merit of the training was agreat diversity of participants. In orderto know each culture and traditionsbetter, we had intercultural eveningsthat involved food presentation andtasting, short country movies, as well asfolk games. As a representative ofLithuania, I chose a traditional cakeHowever, I have never tried any of Sweden, Austria, etc) but also from „sakotis” (unfortunately it crashed onthose ways. For me, the best practice to exotic countries such as Morocco, the plane), dark bread, cheese, somevisit countries and meet different Tunisia, Algeria, Palestine, and Egypt. sweets, and, of course, strongpeople is Youth in Action Programmes. All participants were accommodated in Lithuanian drinks such as „LithuanianIn order to participate in such a youth hostel located at the very vodka” or „999”. These drinks made aprogrammes, you must belong to any center of Strasbourg. Here was also our huge impression on other participants,non-governmental organization and eating place - student canteen, which especially from wine drinkingengage in its activities. offered very ordinary meals not typical countries.to French cuisine.Since I belong to a local youthThe cityorganization in my hometown, at the Serious partvery beginning of this September IStrasbourg is a beautiful region of(with another friend from Lithuania) The topic of the trainings was „gender Alsace – a land that historically was aequality” so we had some discussions22|INSIDER September 2007