Arts Lab 6.0: Sona Tamrazyan - Month 7

Last month was really emotional and I felt nervous when I realized the project was about to end. Last exhibitions, last shopping, last travels and eventually packing. Of course I still had time to create a lot of memories during the last month. I went to Cluj-Napoca again, after I travelled to Constanța with Soukaina, Nikola and Sinem. During those travels I remembered all the moments. Arts Lab 6.0 became a family to me, we had a lot of good and hard times together, we went through a lot and we grew together. I believe this project made us stronger and better. There's a huge list of things I learned there both physically and mentally. I learned a lot about myself, what I like and who I am when I’m by myself. One of the biggest gifts from this project is memories created together. All the exhibitions, travels, parties and just being with each other, it was such an amazing chapter in my life, and I have such mixed feelings when I look back. It’s a mixture of happiness, excitement, gratitude and a little bit of sadness. 

This is one of the experiences that I would repeat someday, but next time I would use the opportunities better and concentrate more on art and detach from graphic design. And if you ask me I would say everyone should go through this experience once in a lifetime and try all the challenges there are. It is life changing and building you as a person. I appreciate how this project had an impact on me and I would like to continue being involved in youthwork. 

In the end it was so sad to say goodbye to dear ones. I really hope our connection is strong enough to meet in the future again, and yes I am definitely looking forward to the 2028 reunion and to seeing the project in its final form and beauty. 

See you in a couple of years!

Report written by Sona Tamrazyan, she's from Armenia and she's one of the 14 volunteers participating in Arts Lab 6.0, a project co-funded by the European Union through the European Solidarity Corps program.