Guess who?

I want introduce to you top 2 volunteer games that changes atmosphere in many volunteer camps, where I’ve been. I convinced that one of the best ways to explore something new in the life is a game. That’s why in many volunteer projects boys and girls playing in funny and interesting games, that allows them know each other much better in a short period of time.

1. Secret friend

Old like a world, but never go out of fashion game - secret friend.
Are you ready feeling yourself like a James Bond and find out who is your secret friend? Spies, checking styles of writing, all that attributes of this game, where is the main aim is find out who is your real secret friend.

1. Write down on the pieces of paper name’s of all participants
2. Put it down in the cap and suggest to participants take out of paper with secret friend’s name
3. The game is started

Now everybody has own secret friend and during all volunteer project you are became a mentor of this person. You should take care of him, write letters or helping in different activities, or you could buy little gifts or candy. Whatever you want.

In Vienna’s project we have big board, where we stuck envelopes marked with names of volunteers. It was kind of mail-service where everybody could send private message to his (her) secret friend. Our envelops saw so much things during they short life, such cane corn, cheese and hum, love messages, chocolate, spam and another unusual and funny stuff…

In the end of the volunteer program, participants get know who is who, sometimes they were really surprised if the secret friend that person about whom they thought in the last time.

I recommend to everybody who participating in the volunteer project, where number of volunteers more then 10 try this game. And you will never forget all positive emotions and sweet memories that your secret friend gifted to you.

2. Sushi and Cheese

Let me introduce to you one more interesting game which called Sushi and Cheese. This game becomes a hit in our Vienna’s volunteer project. Simple rules and unpredictable effect that how i could describe it in a few words.

The best time for playing in that game is evening, when all tasks is done and volunteers have a rest after the working day. Private environment and little group of honest people this is the key. So now we could start the game. All what you need is to say magic words Sushi or Cheese in address of one of the volunteers.

Sushi means that you want to spend one or maybe more than one unforgettable nights with this person, and Cheese means that this person isn’t interesting for you as a sexual partner. During the game Italian guy Mattia remembered a lot of kinds of Cheese and few volunteers who were rewarded with Cheese Rockford wasn’t so happy.

But it is not enough just knew few kinds of Cheese or Sushi you have to explain why you did this choice. Some people could say that this is unfriendly, but in this game hidden big useful potential. You could know about yourself something special that you never thought and make some conclusions how you could improve yourself. Or maybe you’ll understand who is like you. All what you need after this do right steps.

If somebody wants to join the game he or she has to realize a wish of all players.
I am recommending you play in this game at minimum twice during the project and you would be really surprised how fast changing your opinion about another volunteers and how they change they vision about you.

Special thanks for the Tim and all my Vienna’s teammates, who gifted me these magic moments.