Comenius Project “ Des voies européennes pour la voie de la réussite”

The first that I'd like to say is that going to Karabük was the best experience in my life. I travelled to Turkey with my classmate Aldara and two teachers: María Nogareda and Pablo Patiño. We went to Istambul the 15th of March and we came back to Spain one week later. The flight was long and the first night we were very tired. The second day in Istambul we strolled all along the center of the city, we went to the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, for me both were beautiful. It was this day when we met all the people (except for theTurkish team); there were only two girls more (one from France and another from Romania). We went to the bus station at five o'clock and we took a bus to Karabük. Aldara and me slept with our respective families that night, and I think that even if I tried, I couldn't find a better family to lodge me... I felt like another daughter. My Turkish mate was Irem and I was very happy with her, she's a nice girl and I usually talk with her nowadays. My first day in Karabük was tiring, too. We got up and we went to their school; the best part was in the art class, when we painted with a strange technique. Stasiek (a boy from Poland) threw some paint into my clothes by accident. In the afternoon all of us went to a café in the shopping center. The following days we did some trips: to Safranbolu, a cave, Amasra... My favourite was the visit to Amasra, which is near the sea and we could enjoy the beautiful views. Actually, what I loved the most was the people. It was very easy to get to love them. I've made a lot friends with this project. Mel, the French girl was nice and Angy too, Gorkem and Damla were very funny and I fell in love with the Polish boys (Julek, Stasiek and Aleksander), there were gentlemen and I miss them so much, Antoine and Antonio (French and Italian) were very different, I talked a lot with Antoine cause he speaks English very well but Antonio only speaks Italian so talking to him was difficult, anyway, he was always smiling to everybody. Also all the Turkish boys were nice, especially Fatih and Bariç. There were more people and all of them were great, but those mentioned above were my best friends there. I've learnt a lot with this trip, I've known a new culture, I've made a lot of friends, I've eaten new food and also I've improved my English and my French languages. I'd repeat this project one time and thousand more. The last day with all the people was very sad, everybody cried a lot cause we lived too many things in a few days. The last day in Istambul was nice too, but we missed our Turkish friends! I think that Comenius project is one of the best things that we have in our school, it brings us the opportunity to know other countries and make new friends. Everybody should live this kind of experience. It's incredible. Maite Martínez Prieto, 1º Bac IES Fene ( Karabük)

'In my opinion the comenius was the best chance I've ever had. In these days in Italy I learned how to communicate with people from other countries, also I discovered that I know more languages than I thought. Related to the family, I didn't spent a lot of time with them, but it´s normal, because the project is too concentrated. By the way, I discovered how easily I can make friends, and get very close to them, like if all the participants were a big family. I have to say that it was a perfect experience, and I would like to repeat it every year.' Victoria Formoso Freire, 1º Bac IES Fene ( Baselice) 'The week that I stayed in Baselice was the best in my live. It was a really good experience, but very short. I was lodged in Valentina's house, her family was hospitable and generous, they gave me a lot of facilities so I felt very comfortable. I think that the activities the teachers organized were fantastic, because we visited beautiful places. The place that I liked the most was Amalfi, because I love beaches and on Tuesday, the day we went to Amalfi Cost, we spent the afternoon in a little, but very cute beach. The town was very little too, but lovely. The day we arrived in Italy, I thought that understanding Italian was impossible but as time went by,we (Irene, Vicky and me) could spoke with Italians. In my opinion it was great, because I realized that I can communicate with people although they don't speak my language. During the trip I also realized that I have a better English than I thought. In short, it was a perfect experience for me, very intense because we made good friends in little time. I didn't learn a lot of “school” things (except for Italian) but I learnt life knowledge: life without my parents and how to take care of myself. Thanks to everybody in the project' Silvia Iglesias Laguarda, 1º Bac IES Fene ( Baselice)