time for summary

‘The phenomenon of the World is its riches. When you live in one culture or one environment, you don’t realize how huge and extreme is the variety of the World.’

[Kapuściński]

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TAK !

Missing Easter in Poland

It’s my first time, when I spend Easter far away from my home and from my family. In Poland Christmas or Easter are very domestic time. It’s very important for us. We spend time together and visit each other… and it’s why I supposed this time would be very difficult for me.

Still yesterday I thought it would be really a big defeat. Because I assumed that only in Poland, with my family it’s possible. And in addition somebody stole our 30 EGGS ! I haven’t presumed that it’s possible here- in Denmark We put with Gosia our eggs downstairs to the fridge the day before. And yesterday we wanted to boil some and…surprise! Our all pallet with 30 eggs just disappeared. Now it’s funny! :) But yesterday I thought that we would cry with Gosia. Because we don’t have here our typical, traditional polish Easter food, and to make things worse we didn’t have then even eggs.

But fortunately girls from our house were so nice and they share with us… :D

Easter Sunday is very important in Poland. We spend all day with our family. The most important is common, festive breakfast.

We decided to prepare it together in our place. But before this, Lilla prepared for us big surprise and we went to look for painted eggs in grass. It was very very nice! :) And later we came back and settled down together to the Easter table. It went beyons all my expectations !!! Even Cana joined us! :) It wasn’t completely like at home, but almost ! :) Big thanks girls !!! ...for beautiful decoration, delicious food and just for very nice atmosphere ! :)

…but in spite of all this nice things I still think that only at home you can celebrate Easter in the best way, which you used to do. After breakfast I went for a long walk and then I really started to miss my relatives. I wasn’t nice experience, because I knew that at that moment they were together …

international week

On Monday I didn’t feel like going to college for classes. But I change my mind very fast. When I arrived in class there was a lots of people whom I hadn’t seen before…
We started our ‘International Week’ ! :)
We were very busy. During this week we were having a lot of activities…music (lots of music) ;), ‘get- together- evening’ on Monday, trip to Ribe on Tuesday, ‘Eurovision song contest’ on Thursday, presentations and farewell lunch on Friday.

I still can’t imagine how in one moment in one room I could meet almost all Europe! So different people without any prejudice. So friendly and ready to get know each other better. So curious about world. Ready to laugh at themselves and without any problems talk about stereotypes and have fun.



When ‘international’ student said me goodbye, each of them said that they would like to stay here longer or come back on the next year. And in this way they make me aware how lucky am I that I can stay here longer. :)
But it’s really pity that they have to leave us. In most of them I found very friendly and special people. I’m sure if they staid longer we would make very close friends.
Almost impossible that during few days some people become so close and so important for you. You understand each other very well, insist of it that you hadn’t spent too much time together and you are from quite different part of Europe…

On Friday we prepared a portfolio to sum up all week. Each of them was different… But what I want to say is, that there was probably two presentation (of Czech and Hungarian group) with only slideshow with photos from all week and with nice music. And it was moving experience, because in this way I can realize how good time I have here and how much am I close-knit with all of you. In this moment I can’t imagine how difficult will be parting for me. Because never again we won’t meet in this group and in this place.

So I think that now I/we can only try to do our best to make the rest of our time here- in Haderslev very nice and special. Just TAKE THE ADVENTAGE of it !!! :)

I'd like to be...

...Czech because they are very friendly and they are very musical.
...Belgian because they know three foreign languages.
...Spanish because they are very positive and have very friendliness attitude to world and people.
...Portuguese because they have very tanned.
...Dane because they are the happiest people in the world.
...Turkish because they can dance very well.

But I'm just a normal polish girl! :) I can't change it and I don't want! But I'd like only to learn from you all this good things and positive points of your nationality and your charakters. Because it's also why we are here. It's time to get know each other, get know another country, other nationalities and make use of it!

Visiting Esbjerg

It was Friday… very early. Our bus departed at 6.40. So my day started at 5 o’clock!!! I don’t remember when last time I stood up so early ;) To make things easier, I prepared myself on Thursday (sandwiches, packing and so on). Our original plan was to stay in Esbjerg for one night and on Saturday visit some place, but about it I’ll write for a moment ;)

We leave our house at 6 o’clock to be on time in the bus station. From Haderslev by bus to Kolding, there we had a change for a train direct to Esbjerg. A still can’t believe how silent are Danish train. You can hear there even a fly ;) In Poland is a little bit different :P

To come back to the subject of my post… in Esbjerg we were about 8.30. There, like real Erasmus Students ;), we thumbed a taxi and drove to University College Vest.

Very big and great campus! Amazing impression. We didn’t have time so quickly went to find Susanne Grann- international coordinator. She welcomed us very heartily, suggested coffee and talked about physiotherapy. The Danish educational system of physiotherapy is quite similar to polish, but for example students learn during 3,5 years and then are looking for job. And in Poland after 3 years (Bachelor’s Degree) most of students usually study 2 years more to received a M.A.

Then Susanne invited us for classes. First we joined the lecture. Unfortunately it was in Danish so we didn’t understand too much…;) And then we could take part in practical part of this class. One of student was so nice and explain us everything in English. We learnt how exercise with patient after spastic paresis. One, very useful, thing which I observed was that first teacher gave a task but didn’t explain how to do it exactly. So students had to try do it by their own, and it’s good, I think, because in this way they use all their knowledge and abilities. Not till then the teacher show haw it should looked like.

After classes we had a little bit of time so went to canteen for lunch and looked around the campus. Just admire…

Susanne was so nice and at 13 she took us and gave us a lift to the centre. We went to the tourist office to ask about some hostel. Unfortunately it turned out to expensive :( So we had to change our plan. Fast decision and firstly we drove to sea-shore to see very famous monuments ‘Man meets the Sea’. These are four, white, magnificent, enormous, monumental sculptures. But to tell the true it didn’t make as so big impression on me as I thought it would. In my opinion, the minus of it is, that they are located very close to road and factories. And I’m sure it could be better if the weather was warmer and the sun was shining.

Unfortunately we couldn’t spend to much time on the beach because there was too cold.

So we came back to the centre for a cup of tea and decided it’s time to come back to Haderslev. And again train to Kolding and then by bus to Haderslev ;)

So finally we were at home about 8 p.m. … tired and cold but veeery happy.

It was really nice day!

And after 18 hours without any short nap;) I could lay in my bad and just asleep! :D

Aarhus

...the second largest city of Denmark.
We visited this place on Tuesday. In spite of bad weather (cold and wind) buteverybody was very satisfied :)
First, we saw The Old Town. It is an open-air village museum consisting of 75 historical buildings collected from 20 townships in all parts of the country. The village is very big atraction, but we could also visit rooms are either decorated in the original historical style or organized into larger exhibits.We spent there about 1,5 hours just walking and admering... nice place. I really like it !!! :)

Then we went toThe Cathedral. Very magnificent and impressive...

And at the end we went to the most interesting place, I think, Museum Aros. Unfortunately, we didn't have enough time and two hours had to suffice to feast our eyes on modern art... :)
I hope to come back there one day... wonderful place!

HAVE A LOOK !!! ;)

I'm Polish because...

People often use them to describe some nation.
Stereotypes...

Today we were talking about typical things conected with our country and with what people assosiate us...

• The Hungarian like tasty food, kissing in the street and preparing easter ggs with a lot of decoration;

• The Czech like (even LOVE!) beer nad they are the best in drinking beer and like playing musical instruments;
  

• The Turk drink tee in a special cups, put money to bra and prepare delicious turkish coffee.

• Belgium is famous for

chocolate;

• The Spanish love sleeping, wine and oranges;

• and polish people...hmmm! :) they are still complain, are robbers, like vodka and don't know any foreign languages. It's no true !!! :P