Finnish experiences by Zsofia Kiss, Hungary

Finnish experiences

This is the first time in my life that I am in Finland and I am very excited.

I arrived in Mikkeli with two teachers and three students on 7^th May 2016.

I was very curious about my future host family.

When we arrived in Mikkeli late on Sunday,my host family(Miia Roos and her daughter) were waiting for us.

They welcomed me and my fellow student very kindly and we were taken to their flat which is not very far from the city centre.

We were shown the flat and our cosy room,then we had a nice dinner. Then we met the family cute dog. Finnish food is very interesting and strange for me.

Next day our Erasmus+ programme started.

After it the school was presented and then we went to see the city. In the evening we went with the family to a small house not far from Mikkeli where we tried the typical Finnish sauna. After the sauna we jumped into the lake where the water temperature was about 15 degrees Centigrade. I think it was a breathtaking experience for me!

The next morning we did the project work again, then we went to church which was very nice.

The next day we went to a lumber yard which was very interesting after it we visited a bakery factory where we got some presents (traditional Finnish bread)

In the afternoon we went hiking in Repovesi,the national park where my teacher, Niki neni and me had a 10 km hiking tour. We were the “heroes of the day”!

On Thursday morning we made the project work.

In the afternoon we went to Hirvensalmi. First we went by bus then we went by a speedboat. It was very exciting.

When we arrived in Hirvensalmi, we were playing typical traditional Finnish group games.

The last day was in Mikkeli at school to finish our project work and we had a farewell dinner with our host family.

I want to thank my host family (Miia Roos and her daughter) for their hospitality and their kind welcome.

 I will never forget the beautiful days in Mikkeli! 

My experiences in Finland by Laura Szilvia Gubola, Hungary

My experiences in Finland

We arrived in Finland on Saturday. 

We were traveling by plane. It was the first time I´ve flown. Before we went to Mikkeli, we spent a day and one night in Helsinki. That was grate. The capital city was beautiful. On the next day we arrived at Mikkeli. My host family was waiting for me in front of the hotel, where my teachers were staying all week.

 My host family live in a big house in the countryside. It was so strange for me, because I can’t see such houses too much. They were very kind, and nice with me. We spent five days in Mikkeli. The Finnish team organised great programs for every day.

 On the first day, we arrived at the school at 8:15. We did the project in the morning, and after that we went for lunch at 12:00.  The Finnish foods were strange for me. My stomach didn´t like it too much. But I think most of them were delicious.

 In the afternoon we went sightseeing. The city was cute and small. All over Finland there are a lot of woods and lakes. In this city it is the same. Lakes and woods are everywhere. The next day, we spent in the school, and worked on the project. That was boring for me.

On Wednesday we went to visit the Misawa Sawmill factory and the Bakery factory. It was exciting. We got some presents (typical traditional Finnish bread). We looked very funny in the bakery uniform.

In the afternoon we went hiking in the mountains of the National Park in Repovesi. It was a tiring but beautiful experience for all the group. The heroes of the day were Niki neni (our teacher) and Zsofi, one of my fellow student because they have done a 10 km route.

On Thursday we had a project morning again at school and in the afternoon we went to Hirvensalmi, which is a wonderful island. We went there by boat. On the island we played traditional Finnish group games and after them we had an also traditional dinner. That was the best experience in the week.

Friday was the last day of the project work and we worked very hard. We managed to finish the project. In the afternoon we had a farewell sightseeing in Mikkeli and a farewell dinner with the project partners.

Thank you for this amazing week. I had a great time here. Especially great thank to my host family who were my second family in Finland.

The best experiences in Mikkeli by Zsofia Kuti, Hungary

The best experiences in Mikkeli

On Sunday night we arrived in Mikkeli (09.05.2016.)

My landlady was Miia Roos and her daughter. It was a great experience how much love we got from them when I arrived.

The first day we went around the town, I really liked the area. 

One of the best experiences was when they took me to a weekend house which has a lake. In this place I could try the sauna and swim in the lake. They've done everything possible to have fun. I really liked when I woke up every morning and the breakfast was waiting on the table. 

Another favorite experience was when we went to Hirvensalmi where we were welcomed very warmly.  So far I have hated fish but here I got to love fish. The Finnish traditional games were very good and exciting while I was waiting to be ready for dinner. It was a great experience when we went out to Hirvensalmi by a Viking boat.

 I would like to thank for so many wonderful experiences I gained during this week. 

Hungarian memories in Germany

Hungarian memories in Germany

 

-We are from Hungary (Anna,Jozsef,Cintia,Zoltan,Flora)

-We have two buildings at school and we show them to you in the picture.

 

The first picture is the school in Szondi street.        The second picture is the school in Dohany street.          

-We learn economics and trade.

We were together in a salt mine.

-We have visited some places in Germany for example a salt mine.

-In the salt mine we have seen a beautiful laser show we think it was the most beautiful thing that we have ever seen. We were sightseeing in Alsfeld and we liked this town very much.

-This week we also visited a medical company (B-Braun) that was very interesting for us.

- We worked for example on computers or just talked together about our experiences.

- We went to the `Plan B` bar (teachers and students) and we had fun on Thursday. We danced a lot. It was so good.

-Today it`s Friday so it`s the last day at your school and we are sad because this week was so good.

 

Thank you for everything  Stefan, Gerhard and all the  German students, you were so kind !!! J

Italian team in Germany

My Experience in Alsfeld  14 – 20 February

I would like to introduce my speech saying that I´m so lucky to have Mara like my host girl, she is so nice and lovely, she and her family let me feel like if I was at home.

She lives far from Alsfeld , we got up at 6 am, then we took a bus, we waited at the rail station for about 30 minutes (sometimes we went to the bakery and we took a hot chocolate or something to eat) and we took a train and  finally we walked for about 10 minutes to arrive at school, but it wasn`t a problem for me.

I had a lot of fun with her and her friends, they were  kind with me.

I liked so much the trip to the salt mine, at the start it was a little bit scary because we were many meters underground , but the concert with the lights was amazing; the trip to the B-Braun was a little bit boring because the old woman said a lot of words that I didn`t know, but in general it was a good day. But I think the best moment was at the Thursday party at Plan B, I really had a lot of fun, the teacher that sang was amazing, my friends and I sang with her and we danced so much!

I tasted some typical German food, but I also had dinner in an Italian restaurant

I have to say thanks to my teachers and to the German teachers for this amazing experience!

Lara from IIS Einstein –Nebbia Loreto

MY EXPERIENCE IN GERMANY

My experience in Germany was really exciting.

We did a lot of interesting works on the morning at school. We discussed about some videos that we made in our countries, and we compared the works (video resolution, cultural message..etc)

We also visited the salt mine ad it was really beautiful; There was a wonderful show with colour lights into there, and I will remember it forever. After we went to B-Braun factory and I didn´t like it really so much but it was so interesting.

I slept in a girl´s house (her name is Larissa), and I really like her family. They´re so friendly and so helpful. I appreciated a lot that, the dad doesn´t speak English but he always tried to talk with me with Google translator, and I think that it´s the most beautiful thing that I saw in Germany.

Me and Larissa are friends now and we´ll organize a trip together to meet again. The days in Larissa´s house were really beautiful, and I could meet again the other guys that live in Germany  that I had met during the meeting in Italy, and now we´re a fantastic group.

I hope that everyone can do this experience because it´s unusual but at the same time it´s really educational.

ANNA PETRINI  from IIS Einstein –Nebbia –Loreto.- Italy

 

 

MY EXPERIENCE IN GERMANY -Ilaria

I’m an Italian student and I took part in a project called  “Erasmus +    WoCu 2.0“.

My experience in Germany was amazing. My classmates and I went to Alsfeld. Here every morning we met in the Aula of the school, and we were told about work in general to find out and compare the different way of each country to behave at work with the customers, boss and other employees.

Every student was hosted by girls or boys. My host girl was very nice, friendly and her family too. They were kind and polite with me and I felt like at home. Every day they gave me a packed lunch and her father drove us until the bus station where we took the bus. The journey was long because she lives on a farm one hour away and we arrived at school at about 8 o’clock. That wasn’t a problem for me ‘cause I liked to stay with her.

In the afternoon we did different things such as a guided tour through town, an industrial visit to the B. Braun company and a tour to a salt mine. In particular I really liked this one, because I think the tour was the most interesting and fascinating of all. Here we saw a very nice show made with music and awesome lights. The guided tour through the town was nice too, but unfortunately we were outside and it was very cold.

On Thursday we had a party at Plan B.  Here we ate pizza and drank some beer or cocktails. We danced a lot and we had fun! I was very happy because I met my old German friends that I knew last year in Italy with the same project.

 In the end on Saturday my classmates and I will go to Frankfurt to discover the fascinating attractions of the city like “Galeria” that is a very huge shopping center where I hope to buy a lot of souvenirs including an magnet for my mother.

ILARIA ROMAGNOLI  Loreto - Italy

Country: Italy

My experience in Germany was very exciting. Alsfeld is a very nice town that looks like Hogsmade, the city situated near Hogwarts, from Harry Potter’s books.
My host girl was very kind and she made me feel like if I was at my home.
When we were at school we had to do some activities and one day the German students made the breakfast for us. 
The experience was good except for the visit to the B-Braun company, because they used some words that we had never heard before.
The visit at the salt mine was amazing especially for the light and music show. I felt very happy when I saw that.
The nights were quite beautiful because my host girl and her friends were very sweet and funny.
The party on Thursday was amazing and I enjoyed myself a lot.
 I can just say that this experience was really good to improve my English and to meet new amazing people. I’d also like to say thanks to my teachers and to my host girl Nicola.
It was very amazing.  

Saverio from Loreto -Italy