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Today new memories! by Estonian group
Free Time in Barcelona
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COMENIUS
OUR WAY TO FREEDOM
Spain 2012
On the first school day our history teacher told us
about the Comenius project. Patently I was interested to take part in this
amazing project. So, I did not wait long and started making first preparations
to be chosen as a participant. After a while, me, Jana, Marilin and Robin were
done with our documentary and were ready to go to Spain.
On the 9th of November we arrived to Barcelona, Hola
Barcelona! Com estàs? Our trip from Estonia to Spain was very long and tiring,
because we had to come by two airplanes. But when I went outside from the
airport and felt this Spanish warm weather, saw the sun and fabulous palm
trees, I understood that I am the happiest student in the world.
Then I met my spanish parter, Irene. Now I am
absolutely sure that I am the happiest and luckiest student in the world (twice),
because Irene was the best host sister ever! Living in Spanish family gave me
so much experience, knowledge, emotions and remembrances that I started
thinking about staying in Spain forever. I just did not want to go home, to
snowy and wintry Estonia.
I really liked that we were able to visit Barcelona
every day! Barcelona is fantastic and amazing. After 5 days my camera was
absolutely dead. Sagrada Familia, Barcelona Cathedral, amazing view from the
highest mountain in Barcelon, the beach in Vilassar de Mar and so on and so on.
I relly liked everything, Spanish food, people, culture, architecture and nice
vibe of course.
Everyone has been very friendly and tried to make
these days really special for everyone of us. Thank you very much! I am
absolutely sure that in the future, I would like to take part from projects
like Comenius, that I will visit Spain one day again and that my english level is much higher now, because I improved my
english skills very much!
Adéu!
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My Comenius Days in Spain – Our Way to Freedom
From the end of November till the beginning of
December 2012 I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to participate in an
unforgettable youth exchange in Vilassar de Mar and Barcelona, Spain, which has
been one of the most amazing experiences in my life so far.
Starting off from Estonia, our group had to
take two planes to get to Spain. We flew through Germany and then got to our
final destination – Barcelona. The trip itself was well co-ordinated, so we did
not have to wait for long hours; we checked out the free cocoa at the airport
and shopped instead.
As to actually being in Spain, as I described
earlier, it was unbelievably beautiful and breath-taking. The project
organisators had done a great job putting together the schedule for students
and we were shown the most popular places and sightseeings in Barcelona,
including the famous works by A.Gaudi, Park Güell and many other attractions.
We had the chance to explore the whole city and its beauty as we were standing
on top of one of Barcelona’s mountains. People did not know where to turn their
heads – a truly sophisticated view it was.
Fortunately, we did not just enjoy the cities,
we also got to know the culture and traditions, history and backgrounds of
Spain, Germany, Hungary, Croatia, Lithuania, Poland, which was the main idea of
the project. We left some more steps on our way to freedom.
Jana
Son
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Comenius Exchange in Spain – Our Way to Freedom
At the end of November 2012 me and three my classmates were given the
chance to participate in Comenius project.
For that we had to make a small video about the deportations in Estonia.
Before we knew it, it was time to pack our things and fly to Spain for five
whole days.
What made this project special for me, was
that we were staying at host families, not in hotels. For I have had been to Spain before, I knew
what to expect : warm and friendly people and beautiful culture. Over the five
days I gained many friends, got to see the beautiful Barcelona and I now have a
family in Spain, where I’m always welcome.
We had tours in Barcelona almost every day and by that we got to know
the history of Spain and Catalan and see the breath-taking view of the
beautiful city.
Fortunately we did not only go sightseeing,
but we also got to know some history about Germany, Hungary, Croatia,
Lithuania, Poland, which was the main idea of this project. The coordinators
did a really good job on welcoming all of us, making these days truly
memorable.
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My Comenius Days in Spain
My
trip to Spain through Comenius started with me hearing from my teacher that
there is an option to go to Spain which has always been my dream. So I did
everything possible to be on the project, which required only a bit of effort.
The beginning of the trip was very exciting
to me although I didn`t show it.
Once
we got on the plane from Germany to Spain and started seeing all the shores,
mountains and landscape of Spain it was unbelievable for me. After getting off
the plane and meeting our Comenius partners I was a little bit nervous. Getting
outside to the warm air and cool looking surroundings took that away
immediately. Once we had gotten to know each other more we had to say our good
byes for that day/night. Me my partner went to grab a bite to eat along with
Jana and her partner. After that we headed to my hosthome, which was beautiful.
After saying hi to my hostsister we headed off to play bowling a little drive
from the part of town we were in. The second day we met everyone else from the
project in their school which was fun.
Later that night we went to a chinese
restaurant, and by we I mean everybody from the Comenius project that was in
Spain. On the third day we were taken to a History museum, after that we went
to Barcelona where we hiked on one of the biggest mountains in Barcelona and
got to see the most amazing view I´ve ever seen.
On the fourth day we got to see most of
Barcelona along with a little bit of shopping. And on the last day everyone did
something with their hostfamily or Comenius partner, me, my partner, Jana and
her partner went to see a lot of Barcelona including FC Barcelona football
Stadium.
The morning after that we had to say our good byes which was very
sad and then we were off with our plane to Germany.
Robin Normak
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