Some thoughts about latest exchange - written by Angela

Another students’ exchange has passed by and all participants are full of different emotions and experiences.  Also this time, as it has become a tradition already, I hosted 2 foreign guys. They were from Italy and their names are Joel Canina and Alex Varino. It was the second exchange with Italy in our school and I was glad to take part in it again.

Nice selfie with snow

I must say, I was very satisfied with my guests. Every day we spent together was filled with laughter and joy. In comparison to Estonias, they definitely had a lot more energy than regular Estonian. For some people, it might have been exhausting but I really enjoyed it. There was always something to do or talk, and I never had to worry about awkward moment of silence.

Even the iPhone couldn’t save the quality of the picture

In my opinion, Italians are more free. They don’t worry about little unimportant things and do whatever they like to do. For example, when they feel like singing out loud or talking to strangers, they don’t think twice. This is something I admire because Estonians are almost about everything too conservative and reserved.

The other reason I loved spending time with them, was their courage to speak in English. To be honest, their English wasn’t the best one, but at least they did their best. They weren’t afraid to ask again if they either misunderstood something or didn’t give up explaining their thoughts and questions.

While these 5 super awesome days we did many different things. With school we had an Estonian theme party, visited the highest mountain in Estonia and Institute of Physics in Tartu. In free time we attended birthday party, Science Centre AHHAA and Trampoline Park. In the evenings we spent time with some other students who took part in exchange.

The most famous attraction in AHHAA - ✓

I seriously hope they enjoyed the time they spent in Estonia and want to visit us again in the future. Even though, only one week has passed by since they left, I really miss them. I can’t wait to visit them in Italy to learn about their traditions and see their lifestyle.

Last night selfie