Day 1: A Journey Starts, A New Life Begins.

A CISV Village is the perfect explanation of what the CISV World and Experience means, as such, a Village is the gateway to a new life children will endure as CISVers. Not everything is perfect in our little world, nonetheless, it's really important to start looking at life through these goggles we've been gifted with and step up to make a change. Nothing defines us better than CISV's own principle, we want a more peaceful and just world, we want to stand and make a change. This, our village, is only a start. 

 Although it seems like much, a day passes in a mere second, you blink your eyes and can see the children already getting used to camp life and making new friends, their arrival has made us realize that a month will not be enough, but that the complete CISV lifestyle will endure with them. 

 Not knowing a person is no excuse in a CISV Campsite, we all respect and act with politeness, children take that as an example and start speaking, even if it means using signals or drawings, with other children they knew only a second ago. Also, being a CISVer gives you a unique set of traits to endure this path and come out with new knowledge, skills and attitudes each and every time.

 The Staff has worked hard to make sure every single detail is set and although some trouble may arise eventually, our wonderful group of Junior Councilors and Leaders have been there to help us and make sure we do not stumble. Villages demand an exceptional group of adults to organize and set everything, as a Staff, we are completely sure and confident we will have the best Camp and the children will learn from a wonderful experience. 

 We've learned from every single moment we've been together as a group of leadership, we've laughed, talked, planned and gathered knowledge from one another. One thing we can relate to as fellow CISVers is the need and urge to learn from other cultures, even if it's a song, a poem or a word. Evidence of this is easily gathered, we are confident that we all learned one more thing today when we celebrated Håkon Havre's (JC) birthday.