"GERMANY..."
Germany. What a wonderful trip! What can I say about it?? For me, it was really a dream. I’ve loved every second I spent in Germany. Everything was perfect. Everything! The moments, the people we met, the places we visited, the trains, even the food and the water…
Everything seemed so unreal when I was there that I couldn’t believe what was happening. Imagine, I was in Germany to present my portfolio (which I have always loved to do) with colleagues (who for me are friends) and at the same time I had the opportunity to meet new people, new cultures and new places. What can be better than this? I know, amazing…
Like I said before, I presented my portfolio in Germany. I think that my presentation was very good because I was confident, I didn’t make mistakes with my English, and also because I’m so proud of my e-portfolio that I wasn’t even nervous. So it was really fun to do this presentation. In general I think that our presentations went well, because our English is good so it’s easy to understand what we say and also because the content of our projects (e-portfolios) is very interesting, so the audience wanted to know things about them. Another reason why our presentations were so interesting was the fact that all of the e-portfolios are so different. Each one of us (Patrícia, Henrique, Diogo and I) had something unique to present…
In Germany I also got to “know” new people and new cultures. Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey and, of course, Germany are the countries that were represented there. It was really, really a funny experience to talk with all these “new people” because sometimes we started to talk English mixed with Portuguese, Italian and Spanish. It was so funny…
I also liked to meet these people because, as I usually say, “we, humans, learn with one another…with their mistakes and also with the good things”. This is what I remember most from the other teams and also from the trip: the fact that in this trip I have learned so much.
For example, with the German team (Anita, Jochen, Uwe and Patrick) I learned a lot of German new words and how to pronounce them. Let’s be honest, I love German. I was always talking with German people in the streets, in the train, everywhere.
With the Greek team I learned a lot about Greece and its culture and I talked a lot about Portugal with them, especially Maria who loves Portuguese tuna pâté. With the Turkish team I learned a lot about Turkish food and also how to make a typical Turkish hairstyle because Canan (pronounced ‘Dja-nan) made me this hairstyle (a great moment).With the Spanish team I learned a lot about their culture and also about Murcia. With the Italian team I learned some words in Italian and what I most remember from them is their friendliness (Giuseppe, Andrea and Graça) and also their sense of humour (Marco and Ricardo). They were very, very nice people, really.
All of the teams were amazing and it was seriously a fantastic experience to have met them. I cried when I had to say goodbye because I was already used to spending the days with everyone and also because I knew that the trip to Germany was about to end, so I was emotional when I had to say “bye”.
This trip to Germany made me understand that there is more than our little world in Portugal. It made me understand that we have to enjoy life, that we should travel, try new things that we like. If you don’t do this you will always think that your little life in your little world is the only thing that matters and you will stay ignorant forever!
So, as you can see I will never forget these five days that I spent there. They were unforgettable. I know that you will never know what exactly I feel because you didn’t live it but with this text you’ll have an idea of how much it meant to me.
See you. Kusse
