Large audience, mostly families with children, every Sunday at the main dock of the island welcomes sympathic professor Epolonius de Histri, which embodies actor from Pula Frano Novljan and who leads the audience through the entire program of walking performances. After meating the professor Epolonius who informs the visitors about the program of performances and teaches them about the myths and legends of Istria without  leaving the island, all together they join him in a walk to the first checkpoint, where they are greeted by the imaginative world of Jules Verne. On this point the children join the interactive performance and dive in the sea world with submarine Nautilus – the dive, learn about and become sea creatures.

One of the most interesting points is definitely a point with ‘fire babe (grannies)’ where is held an interactive performance that includes jumping above the fire, which is inspired by the tradition and customs of Saint Johan Night, when people are jumping above the fire. In this performance can enjoy both children and adults, who are recalling their childhood games. Through the fun game they are instructed to the next point, where they meet the terrible Orko.

Orko is ‘half man, half pig’ who charmed the audience with his song and they are  misleaded on the wrong way … But there is a sympathic professor who throughout the play takes care of his visitors and lead them to the right path and journey through the history of Istria and learning about the mythical creatures of Istria – Veli Joze and the dragon. On this point children love to take photo with this authentic Istrian beings, and soon after that they  visit the magical lighthouse – one of the most important on the eastern Adriatic coast in the rich history of this area. Visitors can enjoy a performance of the theater of shadows and fire burning on top of lighthouse along with romantic sounds of the accordion.

The final part of Istra Inspirit is performed in the courtyard of castle Pollesini where the audience can once again relax and enjoy the interesting sketch of Istrian cooks in an interactive way of making Istrian pasta that is called fuži and pljukanci with singing, dancing and entertaining. But to make the experience complete, visitors have the opportunity to meet Count Pollesini and his wife Isabella and dance with them Viennese waltz, as the whole event gets an extra romantic atmosphere.

A treat for the end are pirates who with their incredible energy bring the children adventures of famous Captain Morgan and his gang. Robbery, dancing, sinking the ship and songs are what is needed to meet the pirate life.

Fire show is an effective finale of this great show enjoyed by absolutely everyone. With the fire and dramatic music onto the scene comes glorious fire-breathing dragon that belches fire.

Myths, legends and stories that are used as inspiration for the show come from the books, which are a bit forgotten for expanding knowledge. Therefore, Professor Epolonius de Histri for the end reminds visitors what they need to do: read, read and read!

Art director: Petra B. Blašković

Photography: Manuel Paljuh

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Henry Morgan was embodied by Antonio Jakupčević, academic actor from Osijek, while his pirates successfully revived Dominik Karakašić,  Šandor Slacki, Frano Novljan, Elena Orlić, Petra B. Blašković, Dean Gotal and Samuel Augustiny. On the sound of the pirate song reminded us ‘pirates – musicians': Andrej Pezić, Samanta Stell, Anka Kovač Augustiny, Nataša Dragun and versatile Miroslav Cerovac, Sedina Cerovac and Kristijan Dellabernardina. Other roes that illustrate medieval atmosphere of the Dvigrad belong to Zoja Poropat, Jasna Petković and Denis Brižić who was using native chakavian dialect and managed to evoke the Middle Ages of Istria. For mask and makeup is credited Ivna Škoro, and for the authentic pirate costumes Kristina Nefat and Marina Štemberg.

Istra Inspirit musical managed again to revive the medieval Dvigrad and has demonstrated the quality of their performance. 

Photo: Nevio Doz – Udruga Format

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Bucolaj by chef Robert Perić

6 EGGS for health

250 g of SUGAR for a lot of love

180 g of OIL for a bit of passion

1 kg of FLOUR for good fun

A CUBE OF FRESH YEAST for wisdom

A PINCH OF SALT for a joke

GRATED LEMON OR ORANGE ZEST for good friends

A BIT OF BRANDY for a lot of joy

VANILLA SUGAR as „the cherry on the cake“…

Preparation

Mix together all ingredients, knead the dough and leave it to rise.  Shape the risen dough into rolls to a size that can be rolled around the palm of the hand.  Shape the dough into rings and leave it to rise a bit more.  Bake in an oven at 180 degrees until the dough is golden brown.  Remove from the heat, allow to cool a little, then the baked pastries can be dipped into the brandy and sprinkled with sugar.

Et, voila!

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Take a journey with Istra Inspirit and travel through the history of Istria… Every month brings a new Inspirit and new inspiration: Crispo, Jules Verne, Mare the witch, Spacio, Iustitia, Kupelwieser on Brijuni, Vodnjan tales, Fools or oxen?, The Miner’s Republic, Old Buzet, Morgan’s treasure, The lighthouse of love…

Print your Inspirit calendar and become a part of our stories through the whole year

Design: Illeconcept

Realisation: MEDIT Pula

Photo: Istra Inspirit

The project ‘DOCENDO DISCIMUS’ is co-funded by the Ministry of Tourism within the project ‘Through education to sustainable tourism in Istria.’

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Virtual sightseeing – Jules Verne in Pazin castle

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Young, versatile, ambitious, hard-working, calm, patient…Antonio Jakupčević!

Or not?

Experienced, cruel, greedy, strict, energetic…Henry Morgan!

He is everything and more than that! Again we take you behind the scenes of Istra Inspirit, and today you can meet one member of our cast. Antonio Jakupčević is a young actor from Osijek who is surely known in Istra Inspirit for his role of unique Henry Morgan. His incredible transformations and acting skills thrilled all our guests, and now you can find out what Antonio is like privately, what he likes, what entertains him, and what will he always remember from his adventures in Istra Inspirit…

Antonio Jakupčević, young talented actor from Osijek known for his role of dangerous pirate Henry Morgan in Istra Inspirit…Antonio, tell us something about yourself.

Briefly – anything but vicious, an electrical engineer and music theorist with completed one academic year of Turkology and Hungarian studies, recently a Bachelor in Acting and Puppetry, and currently first year student of Graduate Studies of Acting and Puppetry at the Art Academy in Osijek.

You have been part of Istra Inspirit for two years now. What does Istra Inspirit mean to you and what makes Inspirit experiences different from your other performances and plays?

Istra Inspirit represents a huge experience for me, especially during my first season. In fact, I’ve never been in Istria until the art director Petra B. Blašković invited me, and through countless Istra Inspirit experiences I’ve traveled around Istria, met Istrian customs „šćike“ (:)), and I can’t forget the great and numerous Inspirit team that has been a pleasure to work and have fun with.

Istra Inspirit experiences are different and more interactive from my other performances in theatre. It is very important to handle very good with performance materials and to be ready to improvise, feel the energy of the audience, listen to other members of the ensemble and so on. And you never know when someone from the audience would do or say something.

In your first year with us you already got a chance to play a major role in the performance that was held for the first time and which initiated an avalanche of insanity for the pirates, Captain Morgan and Dvigrad. How did you feel when you got this role and how did you manage to deal with different challenges?

Art director Petra B. Blašković announced at the beginning of the season that we will be working on performance about Captain Morgan and that it has to be a spectacle. At that time I didn’t even imagine that I will have the responsibility of jumping into his famous red suit. The first things that I felt when I found out that I will play the role of Captain Morgan were shock and disbelief. Slightly built and generally decent, I have never seen myself in the role of vicious pirate. Since I have no habit to run away from the challenges, instead of questioning myself, I started to explore absolutely everything about Captain Morgan, his actions in the Caribbean, his arrival to Istria and hiding treasure in Dvigrad. The biggest challenge for me was the fact that I had the leading role and that I actually have to lead a team of twenty people, who were really an incredible support to me and helped me to deal with this demanding role.

The moment I started to believe in myself, I was ready to become a captain, and when the makeup and costume gave the last “touch”, the character of Morgan which I still enjoy playing was born.

Which were your most difficult roles?

In Inspirit? Nothing was too difficult, but I can say that physically the most challenging performance for me was the Mythical creatures of Istria, that we play for children. But it was worth it.

Beyond Inspirit? I have not yet encountered difficult roles. Demanding yes, but nothing is too hard when you’re doing what you like.

Is there any role or performance in which you wouldn’t like to participate?

Hamlet.

What are your favorite roles? And what would you like to do further in your career?

It’s hard to say which are my favorite roles. I’m still exploring myself and I like to play different characters and personalities, especially ones that are not similar to my personality (such as Morgan) are currently very interesting to me.

In the future I would like to work within a wide range of theatrical activities. Somehow, it would be ideal to act in theater performances, musicals, puppetry and children’s shows, movies…

Yes, currently is the stage of megalomania, but we’ll see what the future will bring.

What is your favorite role in Istra Inspirit experiences? What do you like the most?

As expected – Morgan!

Generally, I enjoy in every Inspirit performance and I prefer each one for something, but as for Morgan I can allow myself absolutely everything and the audience enjoys it. From performance to performance it fascinates me how much the audience accept the game with various insults that pirates often speak and with their reactions are looking for more.

Your favorite scene in favourite Inspirit performance?

Hanging Johnny in Morgan’s treasure. The moment of silence is really special.

Can you share with us some anecdote from Inspirit? Some special memories? Which memories do you have from Istria?

If we wrote down all the anecdotes from Inspirit, I think we could publish a book. One anecdote is from my first season, when we were traveling on a performance for children.

The four of us were traveling in an old Fiat Punto full of puppets on Istrian highway from Pula to Rovinj. We were having fun and singing newly learned songs for the performance, when we smelled smoke. Not long after we even saw the smoke, so we quickly pulled over and ran off, thinking it would catch fire. Fortunately – it didn’t – but we had to wait for few hours on the highway for a tow truck, and then the ride home in Vodnjan as well. The performance was, of course, canceled.

Once we were in Pazin and at the last moment it started rain, so we had twenty minutes before the performance to move everything in the small interior. The similar situation happened at the premiere of Morgan’s treasure.

Once during the performance I fell off the stilts (without any injuries), once we sang to my colleague together with the audience and the band “Happy Birthday” at the end of the play, and it wasn’t even his birthday…

I have so many wonderful memories during the two summer seasons, so if I start writing them now I wouldn’t finish this interview till the New Year.

Istra Inspirit actors are in constant interaction with the audience. Is there anything that particularly made you laugh, amused, impressed you or maybe even made you sad during these interactions?

What specially remained in my memory is the fourth performance of Mythical creatures of Istria. Children were great audience that day, and in the final scene they were singing along with me, when at once a three year old Hungarian girl from the audience ran towards me with opened arms and hugged me. I’ll never forget that scene.

This year, dressed like pirates, we forced one tourist to bring us the treasure from Puerto Principe, and then we literally took and stole his clothes. He was thrilled, and so were we. (In the end he got his clothes back, of course.)

What is Antonio like privately? What else do you do besides acting?

While studying acting, it is hard to find time for anything else, as it is a study that you have to come early in the morning and stay there until closing. I love languages, especially the exotic ones, and because of that I studied Turkish and Hungarian, and along with Turkish I learned a bit of Arabic. I didn’t play „tamburice“ and piano for a long time because of the academic obligations, but this year I intend to renew my skills. While creating puppets on my last academic year, I found a new passion – making various figures and objects made of wood. Also, I like bicycles, walks, animals, audio and video editing…

You live and study in Osijek, but Istria becomes your home during the summer. How do you adjust to these changes and what are the advantages of Osijek compared to Istria and other way around?

I adapt to these changes pretty much as my skin. When I come from Osijek, my skin is pale and full of mosquito bites. Then I got sunburned on the coastline in Istria, it hurts for a few days, but then it has the copper tan and my skin is ready for the bright sun.

I like Osijek because it is quiet with generally good atmosphere, especially during the winter months. Istria is my summer home where there are no swarms of bloodthirsty mosquitoes and terrible heat, where I can always refresh into the crystal clear sea and enjoy with my friends between our performances with a refreshing drink “Pašareta”.

However, I like to visit my hometown, whenever I can (a small village near Bjelovar), where my family lives, but it doesn’t happen often because of my job. I like to be everywhere, so it is not necessary to point out the advantages and disadvantages of different places.

Which location of those that you have visited in Istria is your favorite? If someone asks you what you shouldn’t miss in Istria – what would you say?

I would say – Don’t miss Istria!

Favorite question to everyone…where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Uh, it is difficult to answer that question. I rarely plan that far ahead. I like to see opportunities that are offered and then decide what is best for me. For instance, I’d like to travel as much as possible, both private and business travels.

And where do you see Istra Inspirit in 10 years?

In the world.

In the end, one message for our readers?

Inspirit with you!

Photographs:

Tajana Brajković

Istra Inspirit Archive

Antonio Jakupčević private collection

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Od ovog je ljeta Istra Inspirit ekipa bogatija za dvije izuzetne i (multi)talentirane osobe koje su nam se pridružile na našim putovanjima kroz vrijeme kao glazbena i glumačka podrška. Supružnici Anka Kovač-Augustiny i Samuel Augustiny neumorno su radili cijelo ljeto ne bi li našim dragim gostima, zajedno s ostatkom naše theatre & gourmet ekipe, priuštili nezaboravne doživljaje.

Anka Kovač-Augustiny i Samuel Augustiny, vječno nasmijan dvojac koji je pratio Istra Inspirit ovo ljeto… Predstavite nam se ukratko. Čime se sve bavite i kako izgleda vaš život kada nema Inspirita?

Mi smo zaista jedan veseo i razigran dvojac bez kormilara ;-). Samuel je inženjer građevine, dobrovoljni vatrogasac, spasioc na vodi, strastveni motorist i glumac amater po rođenju. Ja sam magistirica glazbe – smjer fagot, uskoro magistrica prava sa specijalizacijom u međunarodnim odnosima, life coacher i glumica amaterka od 6. godine života.

Kad nismo dio super Istra Inspirit tima, živimo punim plućima, putujući barem jednom godišnje na neku novu za nas neotkrivenu destinaciju.

Samuel piše članke za njemačku Wikipidiju i strastveni je sakupljač poklopaca od vrhnja za kavu koji se u Švicarskoj proizvode s različitim motiva, od prirode i životinja do znamenitosti neke regije ili država. Osim toga, na magisteriju je iz mehanike budući da nije tipični građevinar, već pomalo neobičan i zainteresiran za aereonautiku i industriju satelita.

Ja sam trenutno jako usmjerena na razvoj programa „El Sisteme“u Hrvatskoj kroz udrugu SO-DO*, te svog programa za učenje stranog jezika uz pomoć glazbe za predškolsku djecu pod nazivom Rin Tin Tin. Osim toga, održavam solističke i komorne koncerte, pomažem ljudima kroz life coaching, puno čitam, učim za pravo, radim na jednom patentu vezno uz ekologiju…

*Udruga SO-DO (Sustav Orkestara Djece i Omladine, www.so-do.hr ) je udruga koja promiče u Republici Hrvatskoj socijalno-glazbeni program poznat u svijetu pod nazivom El Sistema. El Sistema je projekt nastao prije 40 godina u Venezueli i od tad do danas se proširio po cijelom svijetu. Temelj El Sisteme je okupiti djecu i mlade iz svih društvenih strukutra (različitog imovinskog stanja, vjere, sposobnosti) i omogućiti im kvalitetan razvoj socijalnih vještina kroz glazbu, točnije kroz simfonijsko muziciranje. Svjedoci smo svakodnevog otuđivanja mladih, vjerske nesnošljivosti, izrazene nacionalne netrpeljivosti, netolerantnosti prema različitom, povećanja ovisnosti o drogama i alkoholu među sve mlađom populacijom, problema vršnjačkog nasilja, trgovanja ljudima… SO-DO svojim programom pomaže integraciji djece i mladih kroz glazbeno stvaralaštvo, uči ih socijalnim vještinama, kvalitetnom komuniciranju i slušanju, brizi jedno za drugo, prihvaćanju ljepote različitosti, te stvaranjem mladih lidera koji znaju što žele i brinu se ne samo za vlastiti razvoj, nego i za dobrobit šire zajednice.

Anka, koje sve instrumente svirate i kako se rodila ljubav prema njima?

Završila sam srednju glazbenu  školu za flautu, ali sam svoje glazbeno putovanje započela s blok flautom. U četvrtom razredu srednje škole zaljuibila sam se u fagot, ali sam bila uvjerena da sam prestara za početak sviranja istog. Stoga sam nekoliko godina kao svoju tihu patnju skrivala tu ljubav. Školske godine 2002./2003. sam u Zagrebu počela učiti fagot, budući da u Puli još uvijek ne postoji mogućnost učenja fagota u glazbenoj školi. Nakog svega 2 godine upisala sam muzičku akademiju na kojoj sam i magistrirala. Osim toga, zaljubila sam se u okarine preko svoje drage prijateljice Nataše Dragun. Najdraža okarina mi je bass okarina zbog topline zvuka. Najnovija ljubav mi je handpan drum, vrsta melodijskog limenog udarala, u kojeg sam se zaljubila kad sam slučajno preko YouTube-a čula predivnu skladbu Hang Massive – Once Again.

Fotografija govori bolje od riječi. Handpan drum

Rodom ste iz Pule, ali živite u Švicarskoj. Kako izgleda vaš tipičan radni dan kada ste u Švicarskoj?

Moj radni dani su sve samo ne tipični. Kod mene nema rutine – svaki dan je izazov za sebe. Kako sam sama sebi šef, tako se i svaki moj radni dan razlikuje ovisno od toga što je u tome trenutni prioritet.

A kako je to bilo u Inspiritu?

Ovo ljeto s Inspiritom je bilo zaista nezaboravno. I Samuelu i meni je osjećaj kao da smo se ponovno susreli s obitelji koja živi po svijetu. Jutarnje probe na otvorenom, poslijepodnevna uzbuđenja kroz pripreme za večernju izvedbu, predstava i druženje uz pivu nakon svega. Sve to učinilo je ovo ljeto nezaboravnim iskustvom, za koje se nadamo da će se i sljedećih sezona ponavljati.

Koje trenutke iz Inspirita ćete posebno pamtiti? Možete li izdvojiti neki detalj ili Inspirit doživljaj koji se posebno urezao u sjećanje?

Svaki novi projekt koji smo radili s Inspiritom bio mi je poseban na svoj način. Prema svakom od njih imam neku posebnu emocijonalnu vezu i baš ako se jako potrudim mogu reći da mi je Morganovo blago onako intimno najdraži projekt. Ali, onda se sjetim Crispa, moje prve suradnje s Istra Inspiritom, pa  Kupelwiesera na Brijunima, Vodnjanskih štorija, Jules Verna u Pazinu… i više nisam baš sigurna.

Što vam je davalo snagu u težim i stresnim trenucima?

Moram priznati da stres i težinu kroz cijelo vrijeme suradnje nisam osjetila. Istra Inspirit je zaista dobro uigrana ekipa. Bile su to sve tekuće sitnice nesporazuma oko ponekog vremena probe ili nekih preklapanja događaja na koja se jedva stizalo, ali sve u svemu ništa neuobičajeno za velike projekte kao što je Inspirit koji uključuju puno ljudi različitih vještina.

Kakvi su Anka i Samuel kada uspiju naći vrijeme za sebe? Što volite, što vas najviše inspirira i motivira u životu?

Samuel i Anka su dvoje velike razigrane djece koja znaju kako uživati u životu i veseliti se malim stvarima. Obožavamo putovati i upoznavati nove ljude, družiti se. A najviše volimo debatirati, što se ponekom usputnom promatraču čini raspravljanjem, ali nama je to samo gimnastika za mozak.

I za kraj, može jedna poruka za naše čitatelje… Podijelite s nama vaš životni moto i tajnu vaših uvijek nasmijanih lica

Tajna je vrlo jednostavna i stane u četiri rečenice.

1. Ne čini drugima ono što ne želiš da drugi čine tebi.
2. Nema problema – ima samo izazova.
3. Budi iskren prema sebi i drugima.
4. I najvažnije, nikad ne odustaj od svojih snova.

Hvala Istra Ispiritu za ostvarenje nekih naših snova. <3

Fotografije: privatna arhiva Anke Kovač-Augustiny i arhiva Istra Inspirita

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‘I am guilty only of love!’ zavikala je Vještica Mare, zapomagala je…jecala…žile na njezinom čelu punile su se krvlju, no nijedan njezin vapaj zadnjeg spasa nije joj pomogao. Beskrupulozno su je spalili, a prije toga tražili lažne svjedoke u našoj publici! kako bi joj lakše sudac presudio. Bila bi to jako tragična priča da naš doživljaj osim tragedije nije imao odlične glumce u interakciji s publikom s kojima smo se svi dobro nasmijali, pa se uz tragediju s elementima humora lakše disalo dok su se pred nama dešavali napeti trenuci večeri.

Priča Istra Inspirita  o travarici Mare Radolovich mene je osobno potpuno očarala! Petra B.Blašković , glumica i kreativna voditeljica Inspirita, s ostalom paletom glumaca, toliko nam je dobro ispričala njezinu tužnu štoriju da danas slobodno mogu reći kako sam upoznala pravu vješticu i prisustvovala njezinoj lomači.
Cijelo vrijeme gledanja doživljaja nisam mogla pobjeći od činjenice da se to zbilja jednom dogodilo i da je ta je brižna žena, koja je samo odlično znala tajne svog zanata, bila na kraju okrutno ubijena.

Količina emocija i vibracije koju su nam glumci odašiljali svo vrijeme predstave uvukla me i omotala srednjovjekovnim plaštom, a magično dvorište kaštela, izvornog mjesta strašnog  događaja, multiplicirao je cijeli efekt priče. Kontrast mirnih zvijezda na nebu i goruće lomače u trenutku dok su palili Mare zapanjujuće je izgledao, a gledajući lica posjetitelja, bilo je očito kako im je žao trepnuti ne bi li nešto slučajno propustili.

Kako ne bih pričala samo o sumornim dijelovima doživljaja…

Osim Mare, na svim su se jezicima prepričavale i ostale srednjovjekovne legende i običaji; kao npr. priča o križu papaližu koji se stavljao iznad vrata kao zaštita od štriga i štriguna, novcima koji su se bacali ispod krava te raznim načinima zaštite od uroka. Bilo je i ‘thriller’ čagice na Inspirit način, vatrenih vratolomija…
Vođeni glumcima spontano smo zaplesali i balun, pjevao nam je i divan glazbeni sastav ‘Nešpula’, a održao se i žustri dvoboj vitezova koji smo svi razrogačenih očiju pratili. Kao što vidite, popis zanimljivosti dugačak je i raznolik , pa vjerujem da se svatko od posjetitelja pronašao barem u nečemu. Ja sam se iskreno  O- DU- ŠE- VI- LA !!!

Doživljaj nas je zabavljao dva do tri sata i vrijeme je, uz dinamičnu radnju, smijeh i pjesmu, ples te razne instrumenate koji upotpunjuju ugođaj zidina kaštela, prohujalo s vihorom. Znam da trenutno sve ovo zvuči kao da smo sklopili ugovor s vragom, no to je samo čudesni Istra Inspirit svijet

Na kraju smo opet posebni, jer naša tragedija završava sretno, i to pučkom večerom na srednjovjekovni način uz društvo vitezova, ma bila je to prava renesansna gozba. Mamma mia!

Nakon cijelog doživljaja koji nas vraća u 1632. godinu preostaje nam samo vjerovati kako je naša milostiva ljekarica postala anđeo i otišla na neko ljepše mjesto, a da su zločeste krvnike sustigli plodovi njihovih loših djela. Pravda je u ovoj našoj priči ponovno bila slijepa, ali nas je svakako potakla na razmišljanje. U našoj prošlosti, a tako i danas postoje ljudi poput Mare, onih posebnih i ispred svog vremena koji su također neshvaćeni i često predmet osude. Ova nam priča svima može biti pouka koliko zapravo kolektivna svijest ili u kaštelskom slučaju svijest moćnika Grimani-Morosini može zamagliti i zamaglila je razum svih ljudi Svetvinčenta tj. Marinih susjeda, koje je ona još do jučer ljubazno liječila i pomagala im. Duboko suosjećam s tom ženom zmaj koju sam upoznala te večeri, i divim joj se, jer je bila hrabra biti ono što jest bez obzira na tuđu osudu.

Srčano preporučam ovu, u svakom smislu, moćnu predstavu i moram reći kako sam sretna i zahvalna što sam dio Istra Inspirita, a Vas dragi moji pozivam na sljedeće, jednako dobre i čarobne predstave:  “Iustitiu” u četvrtak (20.8) u Poreču i “Buzet po starinski” 27.8. u Buzetu. Izađite malo iz svakodnevice i otiđite s nama u prošlost.
Na Mare možete, nažalost tek iduće godine. Čim malo zatopli rezervirajte svoju ulaznicu. Sljedeće ljeto brzo će nam doći; vrijeme leti, baš kao i metla naše Mare

Autorica fotografija u tekstu: Tihana Drndić (Istra Inspirit)

Aliii… to nije sve! Vjerujemo da, kao i mi, još želite uživati u srednjovjekovnom ugođaju pa smo pripremili još jednu malu fotogaleriju našeg omiljenog fotografa. Uživajte

Fotografije: Istra Inspirit

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‘It was a warm summer night when we traveled into an Inspirit story about the sea, fulfilled with delicious fish and tasty wine, from the little pier of the Rovinj Riva to the traditional boat called “ batana”. The local fisherman,who catches fish since early in the morning to feed his family, talked about the meaning of his batana boat while rowing to the antique cellar, Spacio Matika, where we will enjoy the dinner. In local dialect, “Spacio” means “cellar”, a place where people from Rovinj used to keep the food products in the massive wooden barrells and hangout, sing, play ‘briskula’ and ‘ tresete’  after a hard-working day. Dinner at Spacio is an experience that is described as a perfect match to the fresh fish, local wine and the hosting of ‘ Barba Rino’, followed by the sound of ‘bitinada’, the typical Rovinj fishermen song interpreted by the skillful singers ‘bitinadurs’  from KUD Marco Garbin. This memorable evening is then come to the end with the sunset and the beautiful Rovinj peninsula… ‘

(Real experience of the guest, Sanja B.)

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Although we’re crazy, hard-working and excited because the season is starting, we try not to forget to write in order to always inform you of what is boiling in the Inspirit pot. We are very pleased to announce that this year we have wonderful young people from various parts of the world who will get to know Istria in the best way – conducting their practice in Istra Inspirit. Three young and aspiring citizens of the world joined us just as we enter the hottest part of the summer – Inspirit experiences! All this would not be possible without the group of wonderful young people, who use all their leisure and non-leisure time to create always interesting international connections, which lead young people to practice in Istria – AIESEC Pula! Thank you!

This year we have Demi Yu (USA, the only girl in the picture :), Yussef Mohammed Hamed (Egypt, the first from the left in the picture and Rahmi Gorkem Argun (Turkey, blissful in the middle :).

(The picture is not so great but it shows well their first day on the job:) )

Our young people are already showing to be successful and we wish them a pleasant cooperation with the rest of the Inspirit team and a pleasant summer in Istria !!!

AIESEC is the largest international student organization which operates in 125 countries and territories, and has more than 100 000 members. The vision of the organization is to achieve world peace and realize human potential through the development of new generations of young leaders. Development is achieved through programs of international volunteer and professional practice and work in the organization through various projects. An annual income of more than 5,000 professional and more than 22 000 voluntary practices around the world. The organization was officially founded in 1948, after World War II, to the personal development and individual experiences made intercultural understanding and tolerance. In Croatia since 1953 as part of AIESEC Yugoslavia and from 1 March 1992 AIESEC was recognized as an independent organization. The Republic of Croatia has actively working 5 local committees operating in Osijek, Varaždin, Zagreb, Split and Rijeka, and Croatia AIESEC has over 200 members and 600 alumni. 

Aaaaand while they are settling in Pula  trying to catch Inspirit rhythm, we want to remind everyone of the AIESEC youngsters who have already passed our ‘torture’ and survived one Inspirit summer! Rain, sun, sea, late-night working hours, a big busy and hard-working team, lots of laughter and jokes, lots of events, marked the lives of three young people last summer- Waldek, Lucie i Cinzia!

This is how they feel about their work in Istra Inspirit:

Lucie Bednaříková (Czech Republic)

”I am a student of mathematics from Czech Republic. I chose Croatia for my internship, because I traveled there quite often like a child and it´s really beautiful country with nice people. When I found that AIESEC offers internship in Istra Inspirit I wanted to join them, it looked like a good opportunity and it really was!  I am really glad that I joined Istra and I could learn how it goes there, it´s important experience for me. The work in the office was in the peaceful and friendly atmosphere, no stress for me – I love it! But the events with Istra Inspirit were really the best. I enjoyed each of them. I especially like working outside of the office, helping at the events or giving leaflets to people, because there I sometimes meet interesting people or people from my country.”

Waldek Pilarz (Poland)

”I am Waldek, 3rd year student at University of Economics in Cracow. Last summer I was looking for some internship. Friend of mine recommended me AISEC organization. After short review I decided to take a part in GlobalCitizen program. I have seen quite a lot offers, had a few interviews. Considering place, nature of the work and period, Croatia seemed to be the best option. In brief, project in which I was involved – Istra Insprit – dealt with cultural events around the Istra region. This job was a real experience. I saw how this organizing stuff looks from inside perspective. I have met a lot of people and I am stil in touch with some of them. I visited many places in this beautiful country in my freetime. I would summarize this adventure in short sentence: This internship gave me valuable record in CV and priceless memories.”

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Cinzia Dente (Italia)

”For six weeks I had had the opportunity to join the team of Istra Inspirit. Before leaving barely I knew this association. I tried to search for information on the Internet, visit the official website creandomi only a vague idea of ​​what trattassero, but to be honest I was very confused and I did not understand what it occupied. Only with the beginning dell’intership I began to clear my head. This is because Istra inspirit is not something you can explain in words, you simply must try because it is pure experience. It allows you to travel through time, recreates atmosphere now lost. If I had to describe it in three words I would use certainly adventure, mystery and discovery. I am very grateful to the team for allowing me to participate in this great project that has enriched me in terms of personal and cultural. Working with them was not only constructive and very useful for my career, but also fun, because I had to deal with great people always available and solar despite their endless commitments. Although short, this experience will remain forever in my heart.”

More thean a year ago, an AIESEC organization was established in Pula. Its members invest their time, will and creativity and develop their potential through (for now) two succesful projects. AIESEC in Pula builds its way towards the goal of becoming the sixth local committee at the national level. This would not be possible without the role of young, motivated and capable members of this organization. The first project in which AIESEC Pula involved Association Istra Inspirit. Members of AIESEC Pula decided to leave their mark, bring closer young people from around the world and challenge them to be a part of this and take with them their knowledge and experience. The first collaboration took 6 weeks in the summer of 2014 and the mutual satisfaction was achieved. This year, Inspirit has the opportunity to host three more new AISEC memebers! 

Visit FACEBOOK PAGE AIESEC Pula and apply!!! Pick your place in the world!

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