Happy New Year!

Anna

Christmas

The students and the teachers from school ” Hristo Botev ”- Nikopol have organised a

Christmas charity market where a lot of home-made breads, sweets, cookies, Christmas souvenirs and cards were sold. The girls and boys from the vocal group were singing all the time and the Christmas boys (The Koledars) represented the old Bulgarian custom – Koleduvane. The koledari carolers traditionally start their rounds at midnight on Christmas Eve. They visit the houses of their relatives, neighbours and other people in the village. The caroling is usually performed by young men, which are accompanied by an elder one called stanenik. Each caroler carries a stick called gega. They wish the people from the village health, wealth and happiness. The performance was excellent and contributed to the Christmas mood of the guests.

Merry Christmas and a really Happy New Year to all our Polish, Maltese, Italian and French friends!

Malta has a special character in its landscape and I liked it very much.

Francesca N.

LICEO CARDUCCI:
IMPRESSIONS OF MALTA THROUGH THE FIVE SENSES

(Gloria and Mrs. Maccarone took the pictures)

 

Malta: what a wonderful island! It is full of colours and beautiful sights.

Benedetta

 

 

 The Maltese people are very friendly and open minded : they are able to accept diferent traditions.

Teresa

 

In Malta they drive on the left side of the road, as they do in England: I did not expect it at all!

Francesca N.

 

Thanks to the San Andrea's team, we went through all that a human being can see of Malta in the space of three days, and at the same time we could experience a close and authentic relationship with a group of local inhabitants and, through them, have a disclosure to the innermost Maltese culture we wouldn't have had otherwise.

 

As soon as we arrived in Malta we were surprised to hear many Italian words while the Maltese were speaking.

Alice

During our association with them, we were able to see in our hosts a dynamic synthesis between a Mediterranean human warmth, an easy, vivid, (sometimes even jocularly aggressive, much along our own Italian lines) communication style, and a methodical organization and a precise sense of rules, usually considered more in tune with a northern spirit. A successful hybridization seems to have inspired the language, the educational system, and perhaps the administration procedures as well.

At San Andrea School teachers and pupils worked very hard to organize a party for us, with decorations, dances and welcome speeches.

Francesca G.

The cooking workshop in San Andrea School was very interesting and it was fun to taste all the different dishes.

Vittoria

The climax of our visit has certainly been the Cooking Workshop in San Andrea's Home Economics Lab. I cannot help mentioning that since our arrival at the school we had been surrounded by a sort of level-headed enthousiasm shared by teachers and pupils alike, so that we felt somehow that the school was making room for us in their midst; as for the welcome ceremony, it was simply moving.

 

I was surprised during our visit to San Andrea School: it is very big and the pupils have a different kind of lessons than in our school. They even have Cooking as a subject.

Erika

The atmosphere was decidedly the right one for our cooking teams to get down to business on their recipes, while the teachers supervised and now and then made up for the pupils' inexperience; about the results, well, since the eatng is the proof of the pudding, we ate it with relish, didn't we?

Preparing a meal, sharing it with others, getting to know each other through the respective cooking traditions: it is difficult for me to imagine an older ritual than this basic one in all the history of mankind. Thanks to all the participants!

Anna

How strange that we had to travel to Malta to know each other better than before!

Caterina.

Malta adventure

We spent a really exciting time during our stay in Malta and enjoyed every second of it. The breath of the sea, the warm welcome and the really awesome people will stay in our heart forever. Thank you for everything you have done for us! We love MALTA!

 

 

 

"Greetings from Bulgaria! Our adventure started with our flight from Sofia to Frankfurt! At the Frankfurt Airport we spent five painful (just kidding) hours. We also met our friends from Poland there, and then we flew to Malta together.

With our landing on the island, the actual adventure started! On November 22 – late at the night, me and my group went on a walk along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

In the morning on November 23 we visited the huge St. John’s Co-Cathedral, next we were watching the Saluting Battery at Upper Barrakka and after that we had a free time in the amazing capital of Malta – Valletta. The day ended with a fantastic 5D show (for Malta’s history) and walks around the city. In the evening there was a fun party at the hotel!

 On the 2^nd day we visited Gozo island by ferry, the sea was just great! I really liked the museums! The view from the Cittadelle was great! The things I like most are the Inland Sea and the Azure Window! The Maltese nature really surprised me!

On the final day we visited San Andrea School where we had a cooking activity! There we met 3 Bulgarians who live and study in Malta. We were really happy! Our adventure ended with a visit of the old capital – Mdina from where we saw the whole island.

That experience was amazing for me! I saw new things and people, and received more knowledge about this wonderful country named Malta!"

 Osman :]]

 

"In November we travelled with friends and teachers to Malta.The trip was by plane from Sofia to Frankfurt and from Frankfurt to Malta. At the Frankfurt airport we met the children from Poland.They travelled to Malta, too.The flight was very interesting because it was my first time.When we arrived I was very excited. We checked in the hotel, the rooms were very beautiful and had views of the Mediterranean Sea.

The next day we went to the capital Valletta.There are no rivers or forests in Malta. Not even factories.We visited the Cathedral of St.John.Later we went to 5D cinema, which was about the history of Malta.

The next day we visited Gozo by ferry.We went to two museums, one belonged to a  miller before. At the end of the day we visited the Azure Window, the view was amazing, last day we went to the school San Andrea. There we cooked beans, stuffed peppers, banitsa and Shopska salad. We tried dishes from different countries. We met many children and visited one of the classes in the school. The Maltese study is quite different from our study and the school looks different from ours. I was surprised that children wear uniforms. In the school we met Bulgarians and it was a great surprise to hear Bulgarian language there. The trip to the beautiful country of Malta was the most incredible experience in my life and I will never forget it."

Nikol