Sunday, 5 February 2017

Written by Merit

Our school has some good contacts with foreign schools and this year we could take part of students’ exchange with Italians.
On 19th January 2017 25 Italian students and 2 teachers arrived in Kanepi.
I hosted two wonderful girls – Monica and Elisabetta. The night turned out fun, girls settled in very quickly and everything went well. Actually there were some problems with luggages but my family found a good solution. In first evening Monica and Elisabetta met my family, ate a little and went sleep.
On Friday me and my girls went school together. Foreign visitors had a school tour and also  met the head of Kanepi parish. They had some lessons together where students presented presentations about Estonia. At the end of the schoolday there was basketball match - Italians vs Estonians. In the evening all the people who were in this project came together and had a little party in the Kanepi cultural house. We played games and listened cool facts about Estonia after all that it was time for dancing.
Saturday was quite busy day. In the morning we went school and listened lecture about the Kuperjanov Infantry Battalion. There were also some kind of snake exhibition. Later others went to Haanja. Unfortunately I was sick and couldn’t take part of it. After that tiring day our little group of friends went to eat and play bowling.
On Sunday we took time off and went to Värska Sanatorium. We visited Sience Centre AHHAA, there we met others exchange pairs too.
Monday – last full day with our Italian friends. We started day early like every usual schoolday. There was a concert by Estonian singer Gerli Padar at school. After that musical hour we went to Tartu where we visited Institute of Physics. There were some science students who showed us different experiments and then we all visited some workshops where we built spagetti bridges and made handbands.
In conclusion it was amazing experience. Italians are very enthusiastic and full of energy. I am happy that our little school have this possibility to make these kind of projects.

 


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