Transcript for Orizonturi Foundation

First of all, welcome to our guests our colleagues and to our guests from the United States, David, Betsy and her parents. It is very difficult to say in a few words everything that meant, that means and for sure what Orizonturi will mean for me. In, I don't even know how many words, Orizonturi has been my life...for more than 10 years. How was the literary circle at the beginning? How is the magazine? What do you consider to continue to be the bridge between the past and the present? For sure, at the beginning, as an initial therapy form, was the set up of the literary circle because the main founders were literature lovers...and makers. I'm thinking of Mr. Badersca, Mr. Cojocaru of Mrs. Aurora Sarbu of A. Ciurusniuc Does there continue to be a bridge? There is for those working presently. With all the financial difficulties we have, we have to persevere to find sources for our magazine to continue ...to continue to appear. As well as the other projects that are currently unrolling within Orizonturi Foundation and that we want to develop. I'm thinking even of 'Ceramica'...to restart it. I'm thinking of the... the ergo therapy activity which will be implemented if the relationship, the project, with the greenhouse is restarted most probably in partnership with the City Hall. As in sports, if you won, continue. If you lost, continue. I would like to say a few words. Before getting to know this organization, as Mr. Jacota said, I heard certain prejudices concerning mental illnesses among my colleagues from various art organizations. I did not listen to those prejudices because I knew you cannot judge a person because of his illness, but rather because of his ability to think, because of his personality. I very much enjoy it here. Here, I found people who can create beautiful things, who can think of beautiful things, people who can do so many good things for other people's personality. It's not the illness that speaks, but rather the person's personality and his way of thinking. What was our friend Dave saying? What I want is to create a bridge between friendship and tolerance in order to reach a common 'code'. A better world, more peaceful, more understanding...here, among us. Is there friendship? Is there tolerance? There is friendship, as well as tolerance. I am looking forward to coming days when I have come to the foundation. I am looking forward to coming. Here I improve my mind particularly in English courses, at blog course which has fascinated me. I entered a new world. Here I succeeded in meeting new people, only good will and pleasure of speaking. Is there a difference between the literary circle from the hospital and that one at our centre, provisional centre I hope? Yes, there is. What would it be? You feel more free, more detached. In the hospital was different, was that pressure? It was the pressure of the hospital. It is better in the community? Yes, into the community is much better. What pleasant memories do you have? I think that the trips! I heard about the foundation some time ago ... Where have you heard that? I had some admissions to psychiatric hospitals because of alcohol... When I first came to the foundation I participated in some volunteering courses that took place here. I met more people then . A pleasant memory that I have kept in my mind and impressed me very much was the project that I conducted with volunteers from the course at high schools in the town. I liked the most the passion, courage of young people with whom I worked on that project. The participation at the Blogging the Dream project impressed me as well. I would have liked to tell about many things especially as many memories attach me at this place where I spent a while the past two years. We evoke the past as well to make those who come here for the first time to understand something about the Horizons Foundation. I mention that panel with covers of all issues of our magazine. We started this recording book of activities on June 2007. Here they passed two years and hundreds of people came to this place during this period of time. We should ask each of them why they participated. I want this recording book to be full as that panel is. Thanks to this place so many activities appeared.