Tuesday, 5th June.
The first activity we did was called "Find someone". It consisted of finding someone who met some characteristics. For example, someone who had read Harry Potter books, or someone who had a little sister.
Then, we had a dynamic English lesson with a Polish teacher. We talked about the Wonders of the World. In that class, I worked with Julka (Poland), Rocío (Spain) and Celest (Germany). What I liked most about that class was the teacher. He was really nice and funny and made us spend a great time.
Once we had finished that activity, we were divided into 4 workshops to work on a calendar. The aim of
that exercise was designing a calendar in which every student took part.
So we made groups of 3 students and chose one of the months in the
year.
I was in Workshop 1 and our motto was "I and Others".
I
worked with Rocío, Celeste, Sinem and Sude. We chose MARCH so we
decided to draw some flowers (representing the spring) and two hands
holding each other (representing love and friendships).
After lunch, we all visited Radom and went to its town hall. We were received by the major and were given some gifts. Everyone was pretty kind with us and we enjoyed that time a lot.
Then, we went around the city and spent some time in the city centre. In the afternoon, Polish students took us to a street-concert. A well-known rapper was singing in the main square and loads of people were there. It was an incredible atmosphere!!
Monday, 4th June.
It was our first day in Radom so the Polish teachers organized an ice-breaking activity. It consisted of introducing ourselves and keeping us in touch with a ball of wool, so that in the end, we would all take part in a colorful wool-net.
I had great fun doing that activity because all the teachers made jokes about their age!!!
Then, we made a list of EXPECTATIONS for our meeting in Poland. The majority of the students wrote things related to improving their English and making friends. We also made groups and looked for hobbies we shared. Then we wrote it down on a friendship-triangle.
After that, we drew our hand on a big paper sheet.
Once we had finished that activity, the Spanish and the German team introduced our high schools to the other students. Both teams had prepared an online presentation with photos and videos.
Whereas, the Polish team represented a drama play from which we could learn that we must be kind with people around us.
- 8.30: Bus leaving
- 10.30: Short stop
- 12.30: Airport arrival
- 16.30: Take off
- 20.00: Landing
- 21.00: Bus leaving
- 23.15: Arrival at destination
Spanish team were asked to be at I.E.S. Los Cerros entrance at 8.30h in the morning.
The mini-bus would travel 4 hours until arriving at Madrid-Barajas Airport. At 10.30h, we did a short stop in a roadside-restaurant where we ate a snack and went to the toilet.
During the bus trip we had great fun. We didn't stop talking, playing games and listening to music.
Once we had arrived at the airport, we started doing the checking-in. Unfortunately, our flight was delayed so we decided to have lunch at the airport. We went to "100 montaditos" and had lunch all together.
In spite of the tiring long bus-trip, we were pretty excited and went on a shopping trip until taking off.
We also played some games and bought some gifts for our Polish-partners.
The plane took off at 16.30h. All our flight-seats were cut off from each other. But luckily, we managed to sit together by asking strangers to exchange our seats.
Finally, Salva and I sat together and just in front of us, Aileen and Raúl were placed.
Around 20.00h, Spanish team landed. We waited 30 minutes until getting our suitcases and caught the bus that was going to take us to Radom. The Polish teacher picked us up and kept us company until we arrived at our destination.
At 23.15h, we got to Radom. German and Polish team were waiting for us. We were all really excited about the time we were going to spend together!!!
DATE: 4th June - 8th June 2018
PLACE: Radom, Poland
SPANISH TEAM:
- TEACHERS: Lola Marín & María José Leiva
- STUDENTS: Julia Carrasco, Sofía Martínez, Salvador Tello, Lucía Carrasco, Aileen Sandoval, María López, Raúl Urrutia & Rocío Martín.
EVERY DAY LIFE in Poland:
- 7.30: Getting up
- 8.30: School starts
- 12.30: Canteen
- 15.00: School finishes
- 17.30: Dinner
- 21.30: Souper
- 23.00: Going to bed
SPECIAL DAYS - TRIPS:
- 5th June: Radom
- 6th June: Warsaw (Polish Capital)
- 8th June:
