Travelling-it leaves you speechless, then turns you into storyteller.

MY UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE IN POLAND

I spent one unforgettable week in Poland and finally when I have time to reflect on it I can say that it was one of the most amazing experiences in my life. If you are hesitating about participating in this project my advice is to try and I am sure you will not be disappointed.

My adventure started early in the morning on 11^th of March. Actually I had never flown by plane before and if I have to be honest I was really scared at first but fortunately the flight was great and we did not have any problems. We even met the Spanish group in Frankfurt. All were so nice and we got on well with each other and I am really happy that we communicate even after the project ended

When we arrived in Bydgoszcz my partner was waiting for me with her mother. They were so nice and made me feel so comfortable and actually they became my family during this week. I had been chatting with my partner the weeks  before the project but it is always different in person but I am really happy that we became good friends.

My first impressions of the city was the beautiful city centre. I just fell in love with the architecture of all buildings. They were all old and made in gothic style, which in my opinion made them stunning. While in Stara Zagora you almost can not see old buildings due to the fact that the city was burned in 18^th century.

We had a tour in the city and I had the opportunity to try some of their traditional meals and we also saw some of their most important cultural monuments and buildings.

 

 

We all were

really grateful to the Polish teacher- Renata for the perfect organization and the variety of activities every day. For me the most interesting places we visited were the Ecological centre and  the trip to Torun.

The ecological centre was in the suburbs of the town. There we had a group work and then we had the opportunity to work with microscopes. Finally it was time to play a game called geocashing. We were divided into 5 groups and our task was to find boxes, hidden in the forest. We used a special app which showed us the right way and we had special clues to help us. The boxes were really well hidden but our team was really good and we managed to find 7 boxes. I really like the fact that we were in the nature far away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Then we had a bonfire just like in the movies. We were sitting around the fire, holding our sausages and potatoes and talking and laughing. Such a great memory.

Travelling has the power to change you and to let you get to know yourself better, because coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. For example I learnt that when I am mad and nervous I usually do reckless, hasty decisions and I regret for them. So my advice is when we have to make a decision we always have to be calm and judicious. And I also learnt that it is really important for one team to have a leader, but his task is not to control the people but to help them with the work, to organize the task and to make a plan for working.  

This travelling really helped me to overcome my language barrier. I became more confident and I learnt how to communicate with different people. It was really interesting because there were people from Poland, Spain and Sweden.  All were really friendly and despite the fact some of them were shy in the beginning we became friends. What is more every person had a different point of view and working in groups helped us to understand the others better and to learn to accept the differences between each other

In the last evening we had a “goodbye party”. We played bowling and we had a special hall, rented for us. There we all danced and sang together and had a lot of fun. Finally we made many groups photos so that we can not forget this experience. In the end all were sad because of the end of our journey. Some students even cried but how I love to say…Things end. But memories last forever!So now I am looking forward to new adventures and For March 2019, when our partners will come in Bulgaria!`