Donnerstag, 31. März 2011
Оur first meeting in Dorf Mecklenburg
First day
On March 19th we got on the plane, which took us away from Bulgaria. We were looking forward to a great week in Germany and our excitement was overwhelming. It was a whole new adventure and we could not wait for it to begin. We arrived in Berlin quite late so we had to spend the night in a hotel. On the next day we had the amazing opportunity to go sightseeing in Berlin – we saw the Brandenburg gate, we went to Alexanderplatz, Check Point Charlie, Potsdamer Platz and the ruins of the wall and so many other places full of both history and innovations. Our tour around Berlin was connected with sights devoted to the two parts of Berlin and our project topic about the freedom of movement.
In the evening it was time for us to go to our host families. It is certainly true that everyone was rather nervous about it but everything turned out to be great. We stayed in nice houses surrounded by extremely kind people, who made us feel at home. Moreover, we made new friends and gathered so many memories we will probably never forget.
Second day
We woke up early on our first in the morning as we had to go to school. The school itself was fantastic and we got to know more about the other students we were staying with. Then it was time for the project work to begin and we watched a movie focused on the way the freedom of movement was violated during the Cold War. After that we went on a trip to Wismar – an old and beautiful town. Students from our partner school showed us many of its sights, which have been included in the UNESCO list.
Third day
The next day was really interesting as well. We went to school and we talked about what both groups – the one from Bulgaria and the one from Germany had done so far. Then we had presentations – students from Germany had interviewed some of their relatives who travelled from GDR to FRG and told us about the problems they were forced to deal with. Students from Bulgaria also had presentations describing how hard it was to travel abroad during the communism. One girl also talked about the meetings we had in Bulgaria – the first one with our PE teacher who travelled to countries on the other side of the Iron curtain because he was a volleyball player; and the second one with a woman, who has worked in a travel agency for many years. After that we went on a trip to Malchow, where we visited the GDR museum. It was full of things which represented the everyday life in socialist countries. We saw things from Bulgaria too – things all of us had seen in our grandparents’ houses. There was a passport of a woman and we could see where she was allowed to travel. There also were many cameras and TVs and clothes and all the other things people had in the past. We found many exponents connected with our project topic, such as brochures and travel journals. We could read where citizens of GDR were permitted to travel and we were surprised how poor their choice was. Practically, almost the whole world was closed for them.
Fourth day
On the next day students from Denmark arrived in Dorf-Mecklenburg. Together with them and some other students from the school we had workshops. The topic was on human rights and discrimination nowadays. It was discussed how things were now and how they used to be; how many clichés people had in their minds and we played some games in teams and watched a short movie about discrimination of different groups of people. It was good for us to hear how things were in other countries and to speak up our minds. We spent the afternoon with our exchange students and got back to the school at 6 o’clock for our International evening. Students from Bulgaria, Denmark and Germany performed different things – songs, dances, acts. We also had a presentation about Bulgaria and a questionnaire afterwards. Of course, there were presents! This wonderful evening ended with a lovely dinner.
Fifth day
We had classes with German students on the next morning. Some of us had German and the others – English. Then we went to Rostock – a member of the Hanseatic League. We had a tour around it with our teachers and had the chance to see many of its famous sights. We also walked down the main street, where we could see many gorgeous buildings. Our teacher, who was a student in Rostock, showed us the train to Denmark. She watched it leaving every day in the 80s and yet never had the chance to get on it because it took people on the other side of the Iron Curtain and she was not allowed to go there. She saw Denmark for the first time after 1989 as well as all the other “capitalist countries”.
Sixth day
We had a lot of things planned for the sixth day. We went to a museum in Schlagsdorf situated on the border between GDR and FRG. The woman who works there told us many facts and gave us real examples of how and why people tried to cross the border. We could also see a model of the wall and its surroundings. There were many intriguing photos and materials and we also went to the place where the border was and saw the whole system. It was so scary to imagine how hard it was to travel before and how cruel this wall was – separating one nation into two countries… It was impressive how the border was protected on the side of GDR, while on the other side there wasn’t any protection. We were told that when somebody from GDR tried to cross the border, he was even helped from people from FRG. Later we went to Lübeck for a walk around the town.
Seventh day
The next day was Saturday and we spent it with our host families. Some of us spent it in Hamburg or Schwerin and went sightseeing. In the evening there was an international party to celebrate the birthday of one of the Bulgarian girls.
Eighth day
The next morning was very sad for all us – we had to go home, leaving our new friends behind. On our way back home we spent a few hours in Berlin again. In the evening we got on the plane to Budapest and then to Varna. We arrived in Varna on the next day very tired but extremely happy.
In conclusion, I can easily say that our week in Germany was a fantastic experience. We made great progress in our project work, did so many other things and visited so many places. We will meet our exchange students from Germany again soon, they are going to come to Bulgaria just after 2 months, and we cannot wait for this to happen. We will continue our project work about breaking the human rights during the cold war because even though we have done a lot so far, we have plenty of things left to learn and explore.
Tania Dimitrova, Bulgaria
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Пътуването до Гeрмания беше чакано с огромно нетърпение. Имахме много големи очаквания. За мен лично те бяха надминати.
Групата от ученици от ФСГ беше невероятна, не се познавах с почти никого, но скоро имах чувството, че цял живот сме били заедно. Атмосферата беше изпълнена с много хумор, положителни емоции и музика.
Тези, които бяха идвали по-рано, знаеха какво да очакват от приемните семейства, но другите тепърва щяхме да разберем. Децата и родителите им ни учудваха доста. Отначало трудно намирахме обща тема за разговор, те самите не са твърде общителни. В началото бяха малко студени, но после свикнаха с нас и говорехме свободно на английски език. Имаше моменти, в които смесвахме английски, немски и български в едно изречение и се получаваше доста смешно.
Всяка сутрин ни изпращаха на училище с кутии за обяд точно като по филмите. През деня не скучаехме. Сутрин имахме занимания по проектната тема „Свобода на пътуванията”. Ходехме в съседни градове като Висмар, Любек, Росток, посетихме няколко музея, свързани с историята на ГДР и научихме много неща за положението в Германия след 1945г. Следобедите с децата също не бяха скучни, а изпълнени със занимания като ходене на боулинг, правене на мъфини, разходки и разбира се шопинг ))). Доста добре се получи при мен, тъй като празнувах рожения си ден там. Събрахме се на барбекю и им показахме как българите се забавляват. На домакините им хареса и се присъедниниха към нас, което е доста нетипично за тях. Попитах ги какво впечетление имат от нас, българите, и те казаха, че сме отворени към света и че обичаме да се забавляваме. Научихме ги на няколко български думи и изречения, които те произнасяха много старателно.
Много запомнящ се бе моментът, когато бяхме в Хамбург и срещнахме друга група от ученици от Стара Загора. Заедно запяхме българския химн. Обвзе ни страхотно чувство на патриотизъм.
В заключение бих искала да кажа, че съм повече от доволна – научихме много неща за историята на Европа, видяхме как живеят в големите градове като Берлин и Хамбург и в малките селца. Всичко, дори и продължителните престои по гари и летища, беше едно невероятно преживяване. Сега очакваме с нетърпение русите ни причтели да ни посетят през м. май.
Стефани Станкова, 10б клас
Групата от ученици от ФСГ беше невероятна, не се познавах с почти никого, но скоро имах чувството, че цял живот сме били заедно. Атмосферата беше изпълнена с много хумор, положителни емоции и музика.
Тези, които бяха идвали по-рано, знаеха какво да очакват от приемните семейства, но другите тепърва щяхме да разберем. Децата и родителите им ни учудваха доста. Отначало трудно намирахме обща тема за разговор, те самите не са твърде общителни. В началото бяха малко студени, но после свикнаха с нас и говорехме свободно на английски език. Имаше моменти, в които смесвахме английски, немски и български в едно изречение и се получаваше доста смешно.
Всяка сутрин ни изпращаха на училище с кутии за обяд точно като по филмите. През деня не скучаехме. Сутрин имахме занимания по проектната тема „Свобода на пътуванията”. Ходехме в съседни градове като Висмар, Любек, Росток, посетихме няколко музея, свързани с историята на ГДР и научихме много неща за положението в Германия след 1945г. Следобедите с децата също не бяха скучни, а изпълнени със занимания като ходене на боулинг, правене на мъфини, разходки и разбира се шопинг ))). Доста добре се получи при мен, тъй като празнувах рожения си ден там. Събрахме се на барбекю и им показахме как българите се забавляват. На домакините им хареса и се присъедниниха към нас, което е доста нетипично за тях. Попитах ги какво впечетление имат от нас, българите, и те казаха, че сме отворени към света и че обичаме да се забавляваме. Научихме ги на няколко български думи и изречения, които те произнасяха много старателно.
Много запомнящ се бе моментът, когато бяхме в Хамбург и срещнахме друга група от ученици от Стара Загора. Заедно запяхме българския химн. Обвзе ни страхотно чувство на патриотизъм.
В заключение бих искала да кажа, че съм повече от доволна – научихме много неща за историята на Европа, видяхме как живеят в големите градове като Берлин и Хамбург и в малките селца. Всичко, дори и продължителните престои по гари и летища, беше едно невероятно преживяване. Сега очакваме с нетърпение русите ни причтели да ни посетят през м. май.
Стефани Станкова, 10б клас
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