Sunday, May 5, 2013

Estonia - Memories from Amberg, Germany

Hi!
Estonian school was next in sending us their memories from Amberg. Have a pleasant reading.

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My Comenius days in GermanyAngela Tikoft   

I had been looking  forward for  the Comenius trip to Germany and when I arrived in Amberg trainstation, it was hard to believe that I’m finally here, going  to meet my hostfamily, my hostsister Lisa, with whom I had been talking every day a couple of weeks before  Germany. But time went fast and meeting my hostfamily and their hospitality made this windy and could day when I arrived very sunny and warm for me.                                                                                                                                                   The first day of the trip, when we visited school was very special because not everybody has this kind of chance to take part of classes in other country, to watch how school is organized somewhere else and most of all – we finally saw everybody’s videos about their country’s history with what they had been working hard.                                                                                                                                The next day – day in Nurnberg was amazing because of the weather, people we were hanging around with and those very interesting museums we visited, I’m usually not museums person but those visits I really enjoyed, I felt like I actually got something  from those museums – knowledge and passion to get more about Germany’s history.                                                                                         Sunday, the day we visited Berlin Wall museum I had been looking forward because this is one of my favourite topic and this visit was really great! I liked the guide , how he communicated with us and made us felt like we were still in year 1980.                                                                                             I have to say that my Comenius days in Germany were better than I expected!  I enjoyed living between the mountains, waking up in the morning because of the cruch bells were ringing, breakfast with sunshine while  talking with my hostmother about Estonia and Germany, how we are similar and how not. I loved the rides to home and to the town, I miss all those amazing  German girls with whom we went shopping, just walking around, eating and spent so much great time together. I’m really thankful for this amazing opportunity.




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My Comenius days in GermanyKelli Vassiljev

Our first day was quite tiring, but when we arrived in train station, we saw our exchange families. That made us very happy and the all of a sudden tiredness vanished. Everything was so new and interesting.
On the second day, Friday, we went to school with our hostsisters. We spent first three hours with them, and afterwards, we watched all the project videos that each country had made. All the videos were very interesting and it was great to see that everyone had done ther best. We also went to the town hall to meet the mayor of Amberg, who introduced us to their facilities. The daycontinued with some free time for lunch and shoppin, later we headed to the water park. I spent the evening with my family and I had a great time getting to know them.
Saturday started with a nice breakfast with families, after that we took the train to Nurenbergand went to the  Documentary Museum. After that we had time for lunch and shopping. Later we went to another museum, which was also very interesting. We went to see the court rooms where the Nurenberg Processe took place.In the evening I went bowling with my hostsister and her friends and we all had a wonderful time.                                                         
On Sunday we took a two-hour busride to Mödlareuth, to visit the Berlin Wall musem. It was a guided tour and probably the most intriguing and interesting experience from the whole trip because we got to see a village that was seprated by the Berlin Wall. We also saw a piece of that wall which is somthing we really don’t get to see everyday. I spent the evening in a Chinese restaurant which is owned by my hostfaily. We tried many different tasty foods and had a great time together with my hostsister and friends from Estonia.                      
Monday morning was one sad morning that came way too quickly. I had  to say good-bye to y lovely hostfamily and then we headed back home. It was sad to leave but we proised to keep contact with my family.                                                                                                
Our trip was great. We learned so many new things about German history and Bavarian culture. It was wonderful that we were on hostfamilies not hotel because we got to see the real life and culture. Also oll of the trips and museum visits were very educating and interesting. I loved my Comenius days in Germany.

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My Comenius days in Germany, Liisa Vilumets 

It wasn’t my first time in Germany and i already knew how beautyful the cities and nature in Germany are, but this time i saw so many new places and i’ve never been to Amberg and Nürnberg berfore. The best thing about our trip was spending time with the hostfamilies, because they were so polite, friendly and nice. The sure did took the politeness to the next level. They also made a traditional german and bayer food for me, which were so tasty and good. We visited three different museums about history of Germany and they were very interesting. The last German-German museum in Mödlareuth was the most interesting for me. I learned so many new things about the history of Germany and i understood it much better. All of the ativities we did, were very interesting, like visiting waterpark, spending time in school and getting to know Amberg. I also think that every country’s movie was special and very well made. The only thing i didn’t liked was that we hadn’t much time to get to know the people from other countries, because we had so few time and there were so many people. I really liked that trip, i got to know new people, new culture, new facts about history and i could speak german, which i really enjoyed. It was a great opportunity for me and i’m extremely glad that i got it.
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My Comenius days, Ksenia Ivanova

On 14th – 18th MarchI was in Germany with the Comenius project „Our way to freedom“ withother youngsters from 6 other countries.          
Living in host families was a new experience to me and I enjoyed it very much. My family was very friendly and caring. Living in families was good for getting to know German culture and everyday life.
We hang out with other youngsters every day. On the first day we made a pizza with my host and her German best friend and her exchange student. On the next day we made a chocolate fondue with 3 German and 3 Estonian girls. And on one day we went out with a big group of German hosts and their exchange partners. We went to bowling and café – it was so nice to hang up with others, too. And also on the last night we ate in a Chinese restaurant, which I really enjoyed. I made many new friends from many different countriesand  I improved my English skills.
While being in Germany, we visited two museums, whichgave to me a good review about German history. The most exciting experiencewas in Mödlareuth, where we saw the remnants of the Berlin Wall and the place where it once went through.
I really enjoyed the visit to Germany and I will remember it for a long time.

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My Comenius daysMadli-Getter Proode

From March 14’th to 18’th, I was in Germany with the Comenius project „Our way to freedom“ with participants from 6 other countries. The trip was a great experience that taught me a lot about our common history, German culture, traditions and everyday life. While being in Germany, we visited different museums, which were all very interesting but the most exciting and once-in-a-lifetime kind of an experience was the Berlin Wall museum in Mödlareuth. It was great to see a piece of the real Berlin Wall and see the place where it once went through. In Nuerenberg we went to see two museums, a documnetary museum and the courtrooms where the actual Nuerenberg Processe took place. I also really enjoyed watching the videos each country made. It was cleae that everybody had done a hard work because the videos were great.                                               Other than visiting museums and learning about history, a very interesting part of the trip was getting to know the German culture and everyday life. It was great to stay with a hostfamily beacuse it gave a real example of what life is like in Germany. My family took me out for a dinner in a Bavarian restaurant, which I really enjoyed. Overall, my family was very caring and nice, I had a great experience staying with them.                                                           My trip to Germany was amazing. I learned so much about our common history and German culture, I made many new friends and I have a farmily that waits for me to go back . It was a great experience and an unforgetable trip.



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My time in GermanyLinda Vilumets 

First day when I arrived to the Amberg ,then my hostdad and hostsister picked me up and we went to their home , they were very friendly and nice . Then I met rest of my hostfamily and  and we ate dinner ,which was so good , like all the food I ate in Germany .Then I chated and watched movies with my sister and then went to bed. Next day ,I woke up early to go to school with my sister. First three lessons I spent with my sister and her classmates.First two lessons were PE and third one was German. After that we had a little lunch break and then then we watched how every country presented their videos and after that we had some free time in Amberg,went shopping and eating.After that we had a reception at the townhall. Later that day we went to the aqua park and relaxed,it was really nice.Then I got home and ate and spent time with my hostfamily.Then next day we went to two historical museums in Nürnberg .And before visiting the second museum we had free time ,so me, my hostsister and her friends went to a restaurant called Vapiano.They had so good pasta there. After visiting museums we got back home and again spent time with my family. Next day we went to another German museum ,what was about Berlin wall,a little village ,which was once separated by the wall. It was far away so I got back at the end of the day .And then I went with my hostsisters and brother to the Burger king and we all ate together. Last day got up early and headed to the train station,since I already had said goodbye to my hostsister the night before ,cause she had to go catch a plane early ,then my hostmum sent me to the  train .She was so sweet to me .And then  after a long day we finally got home .I really enjoyed this trip it was really nice and I met so many awesome people,and found out how pretty Germany is .

Linda Vilumets 





                 

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