Andrada

It was a cold day of November. Everyone was in a hurry. The teachers and the students were preparing for the departure to Germany. Luggage, the last details, emotions of those who had their first flight and their first visit abroad, tears in the parents eyes, worried for their children, all of these things were present.
Once in Germany, they had to travel by train from Dortmund to Hannover, which represented another surprise for them. The train was different than the trains from Romania. Was faster ,cleaner and more silent.
Once in Hannover, there took place the meeting with the German hosts, with the city, the visit of the school, meeting the other teams, and so on. After visiting the school, the school orchestra offered them a show.
They found out that the classes last 90`,and the breaks were different than ours. Then the students’ parents from Germany, offered the guests a delicious meal in school, made and served by them.
Then, they had the opportunity to go shopping, to see the wonderful Christmas Fair, to have a sightseeing tour that gave them the possibility to visit museums and cultural places in Hannover.
Well, on the 2nd day in school, there took place a meeting with 5 immigrants, interviewing them, a team work activity, the presentations in front of an audience.
The 3rd day was beautiful too. It took place another meeting with 3 immigrants of Turkish origin: a journalist, a teacher and a businessman(former football player).Then, it was presented a film, that showed them the experience of a Turkish family, who had to go back to Turkey, fearing the racist manifestation of some German groups.
The last day, the 4th day was the day with the trip to Hamburg and the visit of BallinStadt(The Museum of Immigration).
In that project, the students had the possibility to practice their English skills, to meet other people, to share with them feelings and opinions, to work in teams, to see very many beautiful places, and so on.
When the students came back, they felt sad because they separated from their new friends, and all the beautiful things they had seen, but on the other hand , they were happy because of the experience they had there.

Andrada Les,12th form E