Day 9 felt a little bit strange from the beginning. But beautiful nonetheless. Everyone knew it was the last full day together, so there was this weird combination of energy, gratitude and that feeling of “can we somehow make time slower today?”.
We started by talking about dissemination and follow-up plans. National teams discussed how they want to bring everything back home and share what they learned with their communities. New ideas appeared, plans were made and it became clear that this mobility does not really end here.
Then came one of the most emotional moments of the day. Participants received back their fears, expectations and contributions papers from Day 1. We talked about what changed, what fears stayed behind, what expectations became reality and how everyone contributed to the group. It hit harder than expected.
Later, we revisited the Blob activity. Participants looked back at the characters they chose on Day 1 and mid-term and selected one more to reflect how they felt now. Many emotions were mixed together: happiness, gratitude, pride and also sadness because saying goodbye was getting very real.
And then came “Time Travel”. On the first day, participants wrote messages about how they thought they would feel at the end of the project. Today they received those papers back. Some predictions were surprisingly accurate. Almost everyone got emotional.
We also revealed Secret Friends through music and dancing. There were surprises, hugs, small gestures and lots of smiles. Afterwards, participants shared feedback about their learning process, activities and what supported their growth during these days.
Youthpass and key competences came back into focus one more time, helping everyone realize how much learning actually happened during the mobility and through which activities.
And then came one of the strongest closing moments. Different statements were read aloud: who made you dance the most, who taught you something important, who you connected with the most. Participants silently walked towards people around the room.
There were tears. Many tears.
To close the project, everyone wrote messages for each other on personal sheets. Encouragement, appreciation, inside jokes and words people will probably keep for a very long time.
The day ended with closing speeches, kind words, promises to meet again somewhere, somehow, maybe in another country, another project or another random corner of the world. And also with one very important agreement: when someone reaches a professional milestone, the group needs to know.
Because projects end. But sometimes, surprisingly, people stay.
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