Hello, my name is Arina, I am from Moscow. Now I want to tell you about the day that just passed. It was the third day of the camp and this day I spend as the leader of the Blue Squad. It was very interesting and exciting to try me as the leader. As the leader I had to come to the center of the meeting place and Red Lightning asked me questions like the word of the day, the saying of the day, and the tongue twister of the day.
And also today we had two our first victories and for this we get special sand called “Mana”. And we raised flags. And today we had lessons, as usual: English, Sport, and Workshop. And also today we prepared for our group performance, and we won in the performance competition. As I was for the first time on this camp I was a little bit nervous about being on the stage in front of people I saw only for the first time but still I think our squad did a great job. And for the next performance we will try much much more better as now we know how it works. This day was fantastic and I think we wont forget it in many years. There was one of the most wonderful days at this camp. 
Arina Atnasheva, 12 years old.
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Hello. My name is Ilia, and this is my second year in MMC. During the academic year I worked as a teacher of English and German in one of the schools in Kostroma. This was my first experience working in a state school and I enjoyed it for the most part. School is official and I don’t have much time to really talk to my students and do something together. Here, in MMC, it is completely different. Here I spend the whole day with my team working on our performances, playing sport games, debating on various topics during our squad times, and simply enjoying the time I spend with the people around me.
Currently am a counsellor for the Blue Squad. Our children have a golden opportunity to learn English naturally outside their classrooms (and outside the box) with the help of native speakers. It removes the common fear pertaining to almost all language learners, the fear of speaking. And speaking being the main language skill is difficult to practice when we use it only during our English classes at school.
What I see and like, is that our campers are eager to learn English. They use it every time they have a chance. Action dissolves fear that’s why our campers are always on the move. With the support of their teammates, counselors and teachers, campers become fluent. And they show their fluency on stage during our performances! Everything they have learnt during the past days converge to create this special and creative atmosphere of MMC which brings so many people together. By combining our imagination, artistry skills, history knowledge, and English we presented our name “Communist Party” as a task for our performance. Our children wanted to show a performance that would be somehow connected with certain historic events. They come up with their own ideas and suggestions, help and support each other. So far we have been doing great and I hope we will keep the pace till the end of the session. 
Илья Юдин, coach of the Blue squad
