Hello everybody!
With this notation we, the German team, just want to say thank you for the
wonderful time in Romania. We enjoyed the programme organized by Eminescu
College and we would especially like to thank all host families, students and
teachers from Romania. You have been very kind and we got the great chance to
get to know more about your culture, lifestyle and your school-life. Referring
to our common project we feel that we have made big progress during our meeting
and that we have found out much about Emigration and Europe. All the teams were
well prepared and working together on the subject of Immigration with people
from all over Europe was very interesting.
We thank you all for having made us feel welcome and we hope you enjoyed getting
to know us as much as we enjoyed to visit you in your homeland and to learn a
little more about Europe. In our opinion the whole trip was worth it and we had
an exciting and amazing time in Romania. Thank you for everything. We would like
to keep in touch with you and we are looking forward to our next meeting in
December, where we might hopefully see some of you again.
Best regards
Armin, Esther, Saskia and Sarah
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Proposal of Interviewing Immigants
PROPOSAL of Interviewing Immigrants
made by Huseyin Ozturk and Wolfgang J. Mertens
Frame of Questions :
1) Presentation of Family / presentation of Immigrant himself/herself
- Give a survey of your family in your home country
- Give a portrait of yourself (age, job, education)
2) Procedure of emigrating (where from, why, how, when)
- Where did you live before emigrating
- When did you emigrate ?
- Why did you consider emigrating
- How and why did you choose the new country
- How did you travel ?
- How did you afford paying fort he trip ?
- Did you emigrate alone or with your family ?
- How was the idea of leaving your country considered by your parents (family)
- Did you face any problems when leaving home ?
- How did you imagine life in a new country ?
- How did you prepare yourself ? (language, culture)
- Was it easy or difficult to find a job in a new country?
3) Life in the new country (positive / Negative aspects)
- When did you arrive and what was your situation at the arrival ?
- Did someone come with you on the trip ?
- What did you do when you arrived ?
- Where and how did you live ?
- Did you get any support (government, neighbours, relatives)
- Did you have difficulty in finding a place to live in ?
- How were you accepted at work ?
- Did you know anybody in the new country or not ?
- Did you fave any prejudices by the population of your new country?
- Should you as an immigrant have the same political rights as native citizens ?
- Do immigrants who come from your home country have a good or bad reputation in your host country ?
- Are there a lot of immigrants in your community what is their relationship with you ?
- Did you face problems concerning your religion ?
4) Level of Integration according to himself/herself (Personal Impressions)
- How often do you go back to your home country ?
- Did you find it difficult to integrate in the new country ?
- What were your first impressions at work with your Collegues, with your neighbours ?
- Did you suffer problems because of people’s intolerance ?
- Did you have the same chances as natives ?
- Do you or your children keep your nationality or not ?
- What do you think of intermarriage ?
- How did you bring up your children ? (two cultures, two languages?)
- What is the level of education of your children ? (kindergarten, school, gymnasium)
- Do you believe in a parallel society (you retain your original culture, tradition and languages) or do you believe in a multicultural society where immigrants assimilate ?
- Did you have permanent work or did you depend on state allowances (social help) ?
- Have you become a citizen of the new country ?
- Do you feel part of the society in your new country ?
- Should there be cultural / language tests for immigrants ?
- Are immigration regulations too strict ? In what way should they be changes ?
- What is your contribution to your local community ?
- How is your community incorporating immigrants into the life of community ?
- Which of the two countries do you consider as your home country ?
- Did you have a conflict of identification between two cultures ?
- What is your suggestions for beter integration ?
- Have your diplomas / qualifications been accepted or not in your new country ?
5) Future plans for himself /herself and the children
- Do you intend some later time to return and spend the rest of your life in the country of birth ? (give reasons for your decisions)
made by Huseyin Ozturk and Wolfgang J. Mertens
Frame of Questions :
1) Presentation of Family / presentation of Immigrant himself/herself
- Give a survey of your family in your home country
- Give a portrait of yourself (age, job, education)
2) Procedure of emigrating (where from, why, how, when)
- Where did you live before emigrating
- When did you emigrate ?
- Why did you consider emigrating
- How and why did you choose the new country
- How did you travel ?
- How did you afford paying fort he trip ?
- Did you emigrate alone or with your family ?
- How was the idea of leaving your country considered by your parents (family)
- Did you face any problems when leaving home ?
- How did you imagine life in a new country ?
- How did you prepare yourself ? (language, culture)
- Was it easy or difficult to find a job in a new country?
3) Life in the new country (positive / Negative aspects)
- When did you arrive and what was your situation at the arrival ?
- Did someone come with you on the trip ?
- What did you do when you arrived ?
- Where and how did you live ?
- Did you get any support (government, neighbours, relatives)
- Did you have difficulty in finding a place to live in ?
- How were you accepted at work ?
- Did you know anybody in the new country or not ?
- Did you fave any prejudices by the population of your new country?
- Should you as an immigrant have the same political rights as native citizens ?
- Do immigrants who come from your home country have a good or bad reputation in your host country ?
- Are there a lot of immigrants in your community what is their relationship with you ?
- Did you face problems concerning your religion ?
4) Level of Integration according to himself/herself (Personal Impressions)
- How often do you go back to your home country ?
- Did you find it difficult to integrate in the new country ?
- What were your first impressions at work with your Collegues, with your neighbours ?
- Did you suffer problems because of people’s intolerance ?
- Did you have the same chances as natives ?
- Do you or your children keep your nationality or not ?
- What do you think of intermarriage ?
- How did you bring up your children ? (two cultures, two languages?)
- What is the level of education of your children ? (kindergarten, school, gymnasium)
- Do you believe in a parallel society (you retain your original culture, tradition and languages) or do you believe in a multicultural society where immigrants assimilate ?
- Did you have permanent work or did you depend on state allowances (social help) ?
- Have you become a citizen of the new country ?
- Do you feel part of the society in your new country ?
- Should there be cultural / language tests for immigrants ?
- Are immigration regulations too strict ? In what way should they be changes ?
- What is your contribution to your local community ?
- How is your community incorporating immigrants into the life of community ?
- Which of the two countries do you consider as your home country ?
- Did you have a conflict of identification between two cultures ?
- What is your suggestions for beter integration ?
- Have your diplomas / qualifications been accepted or not in your new country ?
5) Future plans for himself /herself and the children
- Do you intend some later time to return and spend the rest of your life in the country of birth ? (give reasons for your decisions)
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Minutes of Project Meeting Baia Mare 29 May 2009
The second project meeting took place in Romania and was hosted by Mihai Eminescu National College, Baia Mare, Romania.
The participants at this meeting were teachers from the 6 schools taking part in the project:
1. Lycée du Granier, La Ravoire Cedex, France- Coordinating Institution
2. Georg Büchner-Gymnasium, Seelze, Germany
3. Polo Europeo della Conoscenza – Istituto Comprensivo Fumane “Lorenzi B.'' Fumane(Verona), Italy
4. Liceum Ogólnokształcące in Tarnów, Poland
5. Mihai Eminescu National College, Baia Mare, Romania
6. Bursa Polis Koleji / Bursa Police College, Bursa, Turkey
The main subject on the agenda was our third mobility programmed in Seelze.
Dates and Accommodation
We started by agreeing on the dates of the next mobility to be held in Seelze. We decided that teams would travel to Germany on Tuesday 1st December. The official programme will begin the following day (2nd December) and continue through until 4th December. Teams will return home on Saturday 5th or Sunday 6th December. As with the two mobilities held this school year, teachers will be accommodated in a hotel and pupils in host families. The German team suggested a hotel in the neighbouring city of Hannover offering easy access by public transport to the Gymnasium in Seelze.
Work to be prepared before the Seelze Mobility
It was agreed that, in accordance with our Comenius application, activities in the second year would focus on interviews between pupils in each country and immigrants. We discussed the form these interviews would take. The following were suggested; short films with English subtitles similar to the one presented by the French team during the Baia Mare conference, recorded interviews, written scripts presented in direct speech, reports using indirect speech, newspaper-style articles etc. All documents will obviously need to be translated into English so as to be understood by all. Teams from each country will arrive in Germany with these ‘products’ which will be presented to the other groups during one of our meetings.
Website, Blog and Communication
The Romanian team explained that, as stipulated in our Comenius application, they would produce a website so that these interviews could be posted and consulted, whatever the form (video, script, digital recording, newspaper-style article etc.)
All present expressed satisfaction with the existing blog;
http://immigrants-past-and-present.blogspot.com
We also concluded that the initial e-group immigrants_CMP@yahoogroups.com had functioned successfully, enabling all teams to communicate with each other and be informed concerning developments. It will therefore continue to be used next year.
Activities while in Seelze
We then moved on to discuss suitable activities while in Seelze. Time will obviously be set aside for pupil presentations. The German team also agreed that, as initially planned, a round table discussion with immigrants would be organized, possibly with several immigrants addressing the assembled teams one after the other and/or addressing groups of pupils and teachers, thereby offering more opportunity for interaction.
Another proposal was to invite an ‘expert’ on immigration to explain the German context. Other ideas included screening a film such as ‘Auf der Anderen Seite’ on German-Turkish relations to be followed by a debate similar to that organized at the cinema in Challes-les-Eaux. Some teachers expressed the desire to observe at least one class at the Gymnasium.
The German team offered a range of possible excursions (Hannover, the Christmas market in a nearby medieval town, the Museum of Emigration in Hamburg or Bremerhaven etc.)
The German team will build their programme around these activities but in the meantime welcome suggestions from all teams.
Conclusion
All present thought that the first year had been a resounding success.
Activities had been stimulating and corresponded to expectations. Both mobilities had offered pupils and teachers the opportunity to work on a common theme, meet people from other countries, share experiences and learn about other European cultures. On this basis, all expressed pleasure at the prospect of continuing our work next year.
The participants at this meeting were teachers from the 6 schools taking part in the project:
1. Lycée du Granier, La Ravoire Cedex, France- Coordinating Institution
2. Georg Büchner-Gymnasium, Seelze, Germany
3. Polo Europeo della Conoscenza – Istituto Comprensivo Fumane “Lorenzi B.'' Fumane(Verona), Italy
4. Liceum Ogólnokształcące in Tarnów, Poland
5. Mihai Eminescu National College, Baia Mare, Romania
6. Bursa Polis Koleji / Bursa Police College, Bursa, Turkey
The main subject on the agenda was our third mobility programmed in Seelze.
Dates and Accommodation
We started by agreeing on the dates of the next mobility to be held in Seelze. We decided that teams would travel to Germany on Tuesday 1st December. The official programme will begin the following day (2nd December) and continue through until 4th December. Teams will return home on Saturday 5th or Sunday 6th December. As with the two mobilities held this school year, teachers will be accommodated in a hotel and pupils in host families. The German team suggested a hotel in the neighbouring city of Hannover offering easy access by public transport to the Gymnasium in Seelze.
Work to be prepared before the Seelze Mobility
It was agreed that, in accordance with our Comenius application, activities in the second year would focus on interviews between pupils in each country and immigrants. We discussed the form these interviews would take. The following were suggested; short films with English subtitles similar to the one presented by the French team during the Baia Mare conference, recorded interviews, written scripts presented in direct speech, reports using indirect speech, newspaper-style articles etc. All documents will obviously need to be translated into English so as to be understood by all. Teams from each country will arrive in Germany with these ‘products’ which will be presented to the other groups during one of our meetings.
Website, Blog and Communication
The Romanian team explained that, as stipulated in our Comenius application, they would produce a website so that these interviews could be posted and consulted, whatever the form (video, script, digital recording, newspaper-style article etc.)
All present expressed satisfaction with the existing blog;
http://immigrants-past-and-present.blogspot.com
We also concluded that the initial e-group immigrants_CMP@yahoogroups.com had functioned successfully, enabling all teams to communicate with each other and be informed concerning developments. It will therefore continue to be used next year.
Activities while in Seelze
We then moved on to discuss suitable activities while in Seelze. Time will obviously be set aside for pupil presentations. The German team also agreed that, as initially planned, a round table discussion with immigrants would be organized, possibly with several immigrants addressing the assembled teams one after the other and/or addressing groups of pupils and teachers, thereby offering more opportunity for interaction.
Another proposal was to invite an ‘expert’ on immigration to explain the German context. Other ideas included screening a film such as ‘Auf der Anderen Seite’ on German-Turkish relations to be followed by a debate similar to that organized at the cinema in Challes-les-Eaux. Some teachers expressed the desire to observe at least one class at the Gymnasium.
The German team offered a range of possible excursions (Hannover, the Christmas market in a nearby medieval town, the Museum of Emigration in Hamburg or Bremerhaven etc.)
The German team will build their programme around these activities but in the meantime welcome suggestions from all teams.
Conclusion
All present thought that the first year had been a resounding success.
Activities had been stimulating and corresponded to expectations. Both mobilities had offered pupils and teachers the opportunity to work on a common theme, meet people from other countries, share experiences and learn about other European cultures. On this basis, all expressed pleasure at the prospect of continuing our work next year.
Questionnaire Results Immigration May 2009
Before coming to France, pupils from each country were asked to prepare in class the draft of a questionnaire on immigration. During our first meeting in La Ravoire four mixed-nationality groups were formed and asked to take the most interesting questions to create a common questionnaire. The final questionnaire was a synthesis of these four questionnaires. In each of our countries, a hundred of these final questionnaires were printed, people were questioned and the results collected. Graphs were produced and conclusions drawn. During the second meeting in Baia Mare, pupils from each country came forward to present their findings to the assembled pupils and teachers. A table with six columns was prepared to illustrate the results for each question and each country. Finally, using this table, pupils from the six countries present in Baia Mare worked in groups to make comparisons and draw conclusions. The comments below outline these findings.
Students found some answers were predictable while others were more surprising. Unsurprisingly the two countries having the largest number of immigrants or people with immigrant backgrounds among respondents are France and Germany. Fewer than one in six Italian, Polish, Turkish or Romanian respondents come themselves or have parents or grandparents coming from another country. There would seem to be hardly any immigrants (first or second generation) living in Baia Mare.
The ones arriving in France and Turkey found it easier to integrate than those settling in Italy and Germany. The desire to earn more money and improve living standards appears in all countries to be the strongest motivating factor for immigrants leaving their homeland. The second most popular reason was joining a family member.
When it comes to deciding if they intend to return to their homeland, the vast majority in all countries say no. This suggests that most immigrants in all six countries have succeeded in making a fresh start and putting down roots.
An amazing 72% of Romanian respondents say that they would envisage emigrating. Over 50% of French, German and Polish respondents also replied positively to this question. On the other hand only one in four Italians think this likely. The fear of missing friends and family is stated as being the main reason for not moving.
A majority of all those interviewed in each country think a multicultural society desirable. However nearly half the respondents in Germany and Italy would like immigrants in their countries to make a greater effort to become better integrated.
A clear majority of Germans and Italians suggest there are too many foreigners, while respondents in other countries do not. Paradoxically two thirds of Germans are in favour of letting in more immigrants which clearly contradicts the previous finding. Turks, Romanians and Poles are not hostile to allowing more immigrants into their countries.
Racism and discrimination are perceived as major problems in France, Italy and Germany but much less so in Poland, Romania and Turkey. Two thirds of Italians say these problems are getting worse. In the three countries where immigrants face the worst problems of racism and discrimination, few people are aware of the programmes which exist to facilitate integration. This suggests that people are badly informed or that governments in these countries are not doing enough to combat racism and promote integration.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Conference Feedback
Feedbacks Conference
1. I am extremely happy that I got the chance to be in this project. It was amazing!
I could talk with people from other countries, not only in English , but also in French. I made good friends here and I hope I will keep in touch with them.
Also, the subject of the project is really interesting. I could hear some really interesting things about other countries. I’m really grateful for this opportunity.
Ewa Wojtarowicz
Poland
2. I didn’t just like this experience. I simply loved it! I enjoyed every moment and I felt that for three days I lived in another world, a better one. Just imagine what would happen if this kind of activity develop every single day in various countries. I think that the people would be more tolerant and friendlier.
At the festive Dinner I felt I am a true socialite who does her best during the day for the society and when night comes she is rewarded with a lovely dinner. The atmosphere was wonderful and we all demonstrated how elegant we can be.
What I like most these days is the fact that I practiced my English and the fact that I’ve made two friends from Poland. I must confess that I’m pretty sad because the will soon leave.
Mara Butuza, Romania
3. Thank you very much. I am happy I came to Baia Mare. You are a very good organizer. Thank you for your kindness and hospitality.
I hope you will come to Bursa.
Anonymous
4. I liked this project because I met lots of new people and I have never had this kind of experience before. It has been a very good experience and English practice.
Anonymous
5. These 3 days have been a wonderful experience which I will never forget. The project also informed us about the immigrants in their countries.
The organization here is wonderful. I thank everyone who arranged this. The most important thing is that we met many friends from other countries. Here is so nice. Here is a good place.
Finally, see you in Turkey.Enver Kasli- Turkey, Bursa
6. I think that these days had been a wonderful opportunity for the students to communicate with other students from other countries. They learned about emigration problems in other countries and presented their own projects to the others.
Thank you for the very pleasant days.
Argo Niinemets,Estonia
7. It was a good experience to be here with the other groups of projects. We have a chance to meet different students and teachers so that was very good. And Mariana was very helpful and friendly to us. She was a very hardworking person. But you can think about the duration (time) of the meetings, sometimes we felt tired. But as a consequence everything was good.
Thank you very much.
Anonymous
8. All the activities that took place these days confirmed that all the participants made an excellent choice when attending the conference.
I’m so glad I made new friends and it’s amazing that all the different cultures just blended together like in a giant salad bowl.
I’ve learned how important immigration and emigration are in a country, also I’ve leant the importance of entrepreneurship, how to make a business plan, I’ve known myself better and my skills these days have materialized into the well-known motto; “UNITY IN DIVERSITY”
Dora Ghita, Romania
9. These days I improved my English skills and I have made new friends. We worked very well in international groups. We learned something about our foreign partners and we had a very good time together.
Marius Anitas, Romania
10. I think this experience has been wonderful for me. I have learnt many things. I got new friends. The personality test was very interesting because we could know who we are and it’s also important in choosing a career.
These three days have been amazing. I will never forget the time spent here, in Romania. All the students and teachers are kind and friendly.
I’m waiting forward to the trip tomorrow.
So, it’s brilliant! J
Anonymous
11. I’m sure that being part of this project was the best thing ever because it is an unforgettable experience.
I’m happy because now I have a new friend from Estonia, she’s so sweet.
I will not regret that I made this choice.
Anonymous
12. I liked these days when I was in Baia Mare. I made lots of new friends and I got very interesting stuff to know….
Anonymous
13. I liked very much these days because we spent a lot of time with our friends from the other countries; we practiced our English a lot; we enlarged our cultural background and so on…
Andrada Les,Romania
14. I think that the project was very beneficial because we got the opportunity to make friends and slowly discover their culture. I found it interesting to work in groups because we exchanged ideas, we got really close to one another and managed to do a really good job. Who said people from different countries can’t work together in groups? Well, he was definitely wrong because today is a proof that as long as we give some interest we can obtain everything we want.
Paula Nemeth, Romania
15. We liked this project a lot because exchange in English with so many people helps us to learn about different cultures and we think that it’s very interesting. More than that, we improved our English.
Lea and Julie, France
16. These special and interesting days made me feel happy to be in this project.
The people are very friendly and now they are my good friends.
I have also improved my English skills.
Ovidiu Craciun, Romania
17. These days were very special and beautiful for me. I’m very happy because I had the opportunity to be part in this project. I met new friends from different countries. The people are very friendly and amazing.
I want to thank Ms. Hudrea for giving me this opportunity.
Dan Tecar, Romania
18. These two days have been great. I have learnt a lot of new things and I am thankful for the knowledge gained. I have made a lot of new friends and had a great time. I think this experience will be useful for me in the future. I am happy I took part in the project.
Marii Sernjuk, Estonia
19. Of these 3 days, actually 2 days, I’ve learnt a lot. I didn’t know that the immigration problem is so big. It is even in our country .
It was really nice to talk and meet with people in other country. And they all were so friendly and talkfull. I really liked this conference.
I want to thank Mariana Hudrea too. If it weren’t her, we wouldn’t have had that kind of meeting and travelling.
Terje from Estonia
20. It’s nice to meet lots of people from different countries. They are really loving and friendly. All they have beautiful languages. I love my roommateJ. She is really-really awesomeJ
Anonymous
21.For me the most important thing was that in a room we are 7 different nationalities and we have integrated.
David, Romania
22.The last three days were some great days because I had the chance to know so many people. When I say people I’m not necessarily referring to the foreigners. This reunion helped us improve the relationship between us and between other countries. It also helped us to discover other cultures, different people, to improve our English skills, our ability to socialize and our capacities to develop a Business plan. Thank you for being so nice.
Cristina Surducan, Romania
23. These special days made me feel happy; happy to interact with such great people from all over Europe. Friendly, interesting and amazing people made my days special. I want to thank Ms. Hudrea for the opportunity she gave me to participate in this conference with such great people.
Catalin Popan, Romania
24. These projects were truly a unique experience and as seen in the video from France and compared with our activities these were different and similar at the same time. I would have really enjoyed if all the teams could have remained until Saturday. Otherwise just words of hailing of the events, the festive party really proved the motto “Unity in Diversity”.
Bohony Patrick, Romania
25. In the last three days every team worked hard to present themselves properly. In the case of an international project I can now clearly say that communication is really necessary.
Getting past the nervousness of presenting a project I can say that “Unity in Diversity” really exists in Europe because 7 countries brought a little bit of culture at this “multicultural dish”.
Paul Craciun, Romania
26. These days were the most wonderful days I had this year.
I think I had a wonderful opportunity to practice my English skills and meet new people from so many different countries.
I just wanna say thanks to Mariana Hudrea.
Anonymous
27.It was interesting to see how young people think about immigration problems and very good to know that the future is in their hands and they can /want to solve these problems.
Thank you , Mariana.
Excellent work.
Maris Laats, Estonia
28. I liked very much to b in Romania . I made a lot of new friends. I’m very glad that I could take part in this project.
Siim Asperk, Estonia
29. This experience was awesome for me. These days were not only different, but I found out new things about other cultures, customs, traditions, opinions. I loved the fact that we worked together; we shared our opinions; we realized that we aren’t so different; that we have same preoccupations, opinions.
This opportunity to participate in these projects made me more ambitious, more curious about what’s happening around me.
Also, the idea of hosting or guiding is awesome, because when you host a foreigner, you see his country, culture through him. Thank you.
Xanta Lukacsovits, Romania
30. Extraordinary…these is the word for this experience. I love it! I didn’t expect that these days would be so full of surprises.I discovered new things, new mentalities and new ideas. I made firneds and I spent a great time with them.
I am very sorry I couldn’t host everyone.
I hope I will participate in this kind of activities in the future.
Anonymous
31. I would like to begin by thanking Ms. Hudrea for inviting me to this conference and for making it possible for me to take part in these activities which I enjoyed to the fullest. During these days I have learnt many interesting things which I am sure I will use in the future, I could connect and have fun with teenagers from other European countries. I have also practiced my language skills by speaking English and Italian as well.
The only thing I did not like was that in a very short period of time we learnt many new pieces of information and it started to become a little bit hard for me to concentrate.
However, this conference was a great experience for me which helped me get to know myself and others better, practice the skills I possess and develop new ones and also enjoy myself.
This is one of the great experiences which I will always remember and cherish.
Paula Ghete , Romania
32. The conference activities were successful; all the participants showed great involvement and enthusiasm. They shared common experiences, improved their language skills and group work abilities. Congratulations for the organization to Mrs. Mariana Hudrea!
Anonymous
33. These days I felt very good in Baia Mare at this conference and I have made a lot of friends and all of us felt like a community. Although we, the team of Italy, were too young for this meeting , we had a very good time with the other students.
Mihaila Iulian, Italy
34. This kind of experience is a part of the best side of life. I think at least once in life a man must do this experience where he meets people of different countries of the world.
The workshop of today was very interesting and I could learn some English. I am 3 years younger than the other boys and girls, but I could meet some friends. I am happy for this experience and I hope to experience it again some other time in the future.
Luca Zancarli, Italy
35. I think it was a wonderful time together with different cultures… It was so interesting and I spoke so much English than never in my life… I learnt so much about immigration and other peoples…
Thank you for this incredible time
Ema, Romania
36. I enjoyed these days and I could learn a lot of new things. I could meet new friends and made new friendship. The final workshop was very interesting and I hope we can do this experience again.
Lorenzo De Giuli, Italy
37. I think that the conference helped all people to learn and meet new culture and language. For me the workshop was interesting because people of different culture worked together here and made fantastic products. This week I leant more English than in three years of school.
Elena, Italy
38. I have leant so much in this experience.
I have improved my English, leant some Romanian and I leant about the situation of emigration in other countries.
I can’t find a defect in this experience.
Omar Bakush, Italy
39. For me this conference was useful because I found out a lot of new things about different countries and I could realize that working with other students from other countries is not as difficult as I believed. More than that, I could realize that even though we are physically different, we all behave in the same way. This is the first time I took part in this project and I am really satisfied, but really satisfied. I made new friends, I met a lot of nice persons and this experience will remain always in my mind. I would like to thank to all the organizers for this wonderful conference.
Anonymous
40. I think these days were the best days that I spent in school. This project managed to guide me in my future and made me realize that work is very important to success. I hosted three girls and spent a great time together and we exchanged impressions and lernt many things about their cultural background. All these things made me realize that life is hard and we have to work hard if we want to make it easy.
Florina Fanea, Romania
41. It has been a beneficial thing for us to work together in the same subject. And I was happy to set up a company. I leant lots of things about how to set up a company or how to make a project. And I see that if we want, we will be rich with some of our friends. And I think that is all.
Ali Emre, Turkey
42. These three days were wonderful for me because I made some new very good friends and I hope that we will keep in touch. Also I learned some different things about other countries and about their culture.
My guest Juhan Taalik is a really nice boy . I hope we will keep in touch!
Pintea Razvan , Romania
43. First of all I want to say that this project was the most interesting one because we learnt new things about globalization and also how to work in teams (international teams). I want to mention that here I met a lot of friendly people and I saw how organized we were. Also I’m very happy that I took part in this conference and these days were very useful for me because I improved my English.
Silvia Pricope, Romania
44. I think this is the best conference and the best project I have been involved in.
I enjoyed it a lot, I met a lot of special people and I had the experience of hosting two girls with different cultural background and nationality, but who will be my partners in a new friendship.
These days, while the project was developing, I had a lesson of life, in a friendly atmosphere.
Thank you, participants, organizers and the European Commission for offering us this opportunity.
Roxana Serba, Romania
45. First of all I have to mention that I am very proud for participating in this international conference. It has been an honour for me to take part in it and meet so many people from different countries. These days were very useful, especially for practising our English and learning to succeed in life, how to make a business plan.
I want to thank Ms. Hudrea for the opportunity she gave to me.
Andreea Coman, Romania
46. Thank you for organizing such a wonderful conference, so useful for all of us and a nice example how to handle and cope with so many different people.
These days have given us the possibility to share ideas, make new friends, and learn from each other. Wonderful days for students to meet different nationalities, make friends with them, use English in real situations, and learn how to work in a team.
For teachers who don’t use English everyday it gives a nice possibility to practise their skills.
Paivi Aljamaa, Estonia
47. I am so glad to be here. I can say I enjoy every minute of the conference. Each day I get to know more and more students from different countries. That’s what I like most. Everybody has made a great effort today trying to make a business plan. These activities are very useful and instructive. I think that we can benefit from them in the future.
Aleksandra Bielawska, Poland
48. First of all I want to thank you for your organization. You (Mariana) are a very good organizer.
And I enjoyed being with you. Thank you for your hospitality and your students are friendly, clever, and brilliant. My students and your students got close in a short time. I believe they will be good friends for a long time.
If they can do successful works, I believe they will do everything in the future.
And I want to thank your colleagues Simona, Flavia and other friends of yours.
To conclude, it is a good experience for me and it was nice.
Thank you very much. Congratulations!
See you in Bursa.
Suayip Kukukbasol
1. I am extremely happy that I got the chance to be in this project. It was amazing!
I could talk with people from other countries, not only in English , but also in French. I made good friends here and I hope I will keep in touch with them.
Also, the subject of the project is really interesting. I could hear some really interesting things about other countries. I’m really grateful for this opportunity.
Ewa Wojtarowicz
Poland
2. I didn’t just like this experience. I simply loved it! I enjoyed every moment and I felt that for three days I lived in another world, a better one. Just imagine what would happen if this kind of activity develop every single day in various countries. I think that the people would be more tolerant and friendlier.
At the festive Dinner I felt I am a true socialite who does her best during the day for the society and when night comes she is rewarded with a lovely dinner. The atmosphere was wonderful and we all demonstrated how elegant we can be.
What I like most these days is the fact that I practiced my English and the fact that I’ve made two friends from Poland. I must confess that I’m pretty sad because the will soon leave.
Mara Butuza, Romania
3. Thank you very much. I am happy I came to Baia Mare. You are a very good organizer. Thank you for your kindness and hospitality.
I hope you will come to Bursa.
Anonymous
4. I liked this project because I met lots of new people and I have never had this kind of experience before. It has been a very good experience and English practice.
Anonymous
5. These 3 days have been a wonderful experience which I will never forget. The project also informed us about the immigrants in their countries.
The organization here is wonderful. I thank everyone who arranged this. The most important thing is that we met many friends from other countries. Here is so nice. Here is a good place.
Finally, see you in Turkey.Enver Kasli- Turkey, Bursa
6. I think that these days had been a wonderful opportunity for the students to communicate with other students from other countries. They learned about emigration problems in other countries and presented their own projects to the others.
Thank you for the very pleasant days.
Argo Niinemets,Estonia
7. It was a good experience to be here with the other groups of projects. We have a chance to meet different students and teachers so that was very good. And Mariana was very helpful and friendly to us. She was a very hardworking person. But you can think about the duration (time) of the meetings, sometimes we felt tired. But as a consequence everything was good.
Thank you very much.
Anonymous
8. All the activities that took place these days confirmed that all the participants made an excellent choice when attending the conference.
I’m so glad I made new friends and it’s amazing that all the different cultures just blended together like in a giant salad bowl.
I’ve learned how important immigration and emigration are in a country, also I’ve leant the importance of entrepreneurship, how to make a business plan, I’ve known myself better and my skills these days have materialized into the well-known motto; “UNITY IN DIVERSITY”
Dora Ghita, Romania
9. These days I improved my English skills and I have made new friends. We worked very well in international groups. We learned something about our foreign partners and we had a very good time together.
Marius Anitas, Romania
10. I think this experience has been wonderful for me. I have learnt many things. I got new friends. The personality test was very interesting because we could know who we are and it’s also important in choosing a career.
These three days have been amazing. I will never forget the time spent here, in Romania. All the students and teachers are kind and friendly.
I’m waiting forward to the trip tomorrow.
So, it’s brilliant! J
Anonymous
11. I’m sure that being part of this project was the best thing ever because it is an unforgettable experience.
I’m happy because now I have a new friend from Estonia, she’s so sweet.
I will not regret that I made this choice.
Anonymous
12. I liked these days when I was in Baia Mare. I made lots of new friends and I got very interesting stuff to know….
Anonymous
13. I liked very much these days because we spent a lot of time with our friends from the other countries; we practiced our English a lot; we enlarged our cultural background and so on…
Andrada Les,Romania
14. I think that the project was very beneficial because we got the opportunity to make friends and slowly discover their culture. I found it interesting to work in groups because we exchanged ideas, we got really close to one another and managed to do a really good job. Who said people from different countries can’t work together in groups? Well, he was definitely wrong because today is a proof that as long as we give some interest we can obtain everything we want.
Paula Nemeth, Romania
15. We liked this project a lot because exchange in English with so many people helps us to learn about different cultures and we think that it’s very interesting. More than that, we improved our English.
Lea and Julie, France
16. These special and interesting days made me feel happy to be in this project.
The people are very friendly and now they are my good friends.
I have also improved my English skills.
Ovidiu Craciun, Romania
17. These days were very special and beautiful for me. I’m very happy because I had the opportunity to be part in this project. I met new friends from different countries. The people are very friendly and amazing.
I want to thank Ms. Hudrea for giving me this opportunity.
Dan Tecar, Romania
18. These two days have been great. I have learnt a lot of new things and I am thankful for the knowledge gained. I have made a lot of new friends and had a great time. I think this experience will be useful for me in the future. I am happy I took part in the project.
Marii Sernjuk, Estonia
19. Of these 3 days, actually 2 days, I’ve learnt a lot. I didn’t know that the immigration problem is so big. It is even in our country .
It was really nice to talk and meet with people in other country. And they all were so friendly and talkfull. I really liked this conference.
I want to thank Mariana Hudrea too. If it weren’t her, we wouldn’t have had that kind of meeting and travelling.
Terje from Estonia
20. It’s nice to meet lots of people from different countries. They are really loving and friendly. All they have beautiful languages. I love my roommateJ. She is really-really awesomeJ
Anonymous
21.For me the most important thing was that in a room we are 7 different nationalities and we have integrated.
David, Romania
22.The last three days were some great days because I had the chance to know so many people. When I say people I’m not necessarily referring to the foreigners. This reunion helped us improve the relationship between us and between other countries. It also helped us to discover other cultures, different people, to improve our English skills, our ability to socialize and our capacities to develop a Business plan. Thank you for being so nice.
Cristina Surducan, Romania
23. These special days made me feel happy; happy to interact with such great people from all over Europe. Friendly, interesting and amazing people made my days special. I want to thank Ms. Hudrea for the opportunity she gave me to participate in this conference with such great people.
Catalin Popan, Romania
24. These projects were truly a unique experience and as seen in the video from France and compared with our activities these were different and similar at the same time. I would have really enjoyed if all the teams could have remained until Saturday. Otherwise just words of hailing of the events, the festive party really proved the motto “Unity in Diversity”.
Bohony Patrick, Romania
25. In the last three days every team worked hard to present themselves properly. In the case of an international project I can now clearly say that communication is really necessary.
Getting past the nervousness of presenting a project I can say that “Unity in Diversity” really exists in Europe because 7 countries brought a little bit of culture at this “multicultural dish”.
Paul Craciun, Romania
26. These days were the most wonderful days I had this year.
I think I had a wonderful opportunity to practice my English skills and meet new people from so many different countries.
I just wanna say thanks to Mariana Hudrea.
Anonymous
27.It was interesting to see how young people think about immigration problems and very good to know that the future is in their hands and they can /want to solve these problems.
Thank you , Mariana.
Excellent work.
Maris Laats, Estonia
28. I liked very much to b in Romania . I made a lot of new friends. I’m very glad that I could take part in this project.
Siim Asperk, Estonia
29. This experience was awesome for me. These days were not only different, but I found out new things about other cultures, customs, traditions, opinions. I loved the fact that we worked together; we shared our opinions; we realized that we aren’t so different; that we have same preoccupations, opinions.
This opportunity to participate in these projects made me more ambitious, more curious about what’s happening around me.
Also, the idea of hosting or guiding is awesome, because when you host a foreigner, you see his country, culture through him. Thank you.
Xanta Lukacsovits, Romania
30. Extraordinary…these is the word for this experience. I love it! I didn’t expect that these days would be so full of surprises.I discovered new things, new mentalities and new ideas. I made firneds and I spent a great time with them.
I am very sorry I couldn’t host everyone.
I hope I will participate in this kind of activities in the future.
Anonymous
31. I would like to begin by thanking Ms. Hudrea for inviting me to this conference and for making it possible for me to take part in these activities which I enjoyed to the fullest. During these days I have learnt many interesting things which I am sure I will use in the future, I could connect and have fun with teenagers from other European countries. I have also practiced my language skills by speaking English and Italian as well.
The only thing I did not like was that in a very short period of time we learnt many new pieces of information and it started to become a little bit hard for me to concentrate.
However, this conference was a great experience for me which helped me get to know myself and others better, practice the skills I possess and develop new ones and also enjoy myself.
This is one of the great experiences which I will always remember and cherish.
Paula Ghete , Romania
32. The conference activities were successful; all the participants showed great involvement and enthusiasm. They shared common experiences, improved their language skills and group work abilities. Congratulations for the organization to Mrs. Mariana Hudrea!
Anonymous
33. These days I felt very good in Baia Mare at this conference and I have made a lot of friends and all of us felt like a community. Although we, the team of Italy, were too young for this meeting , we had a very good time with the other students.
Mihaila Iulian, Italy
34. This kind of experience is a part of the best side of life. I think at least once in life a man must do this experience where he meets people of different countries of the world.
The workshop of today was very interesting and I could learn some English. I am 3 years younger than the other boys and girls, but I could meet some friends. I am happy for this experience and I hope to experience it again some other time in the future.
Luca Zancarli, Italy
35. I think it was a wonderful time together with different cultures… It was so interesting and I spoke so much English than never in my life… I learnt so much about immigration and other peoples…
Thank you for this incredible time
Ema, Romania
36. I enjoyed these days and I could learn a lot of new things. I could meet new friends and made new friendship. The final workshop was very interesting and I hope we can do this experience again.
Lorenzo De Giuli, Italy
37. I think that the conference helped all people to learn and meet new culture and language. For me the workshop was interesting because people of different culture worked together here and made fantastic products. This week I leant more English than in three years of school.
Elena, Italy
38. I have leant so much in this experience.
I have improved my English, leant some Romanian and I leant about the situation of emigration in other countries.
I can’t find a defect in this experience.
Omar Bakush, Italy
39. For me this conference was useful because I found out a lot of new things about different countries and I could realize that working with other students from other countries is not as difficult as I believed. More than that, I could realize that even though we are physically different, we all behave in the same way. This is the first time I took part in this project and I am really satisfied, but really satisfied. I made new friends, I met a lot of nice persons and this experience will remain always in my mind. I would like to thank to all the organizers for this wonderful conference.
Anonymous
40. I think these days were the best days that I spent in school. This project managed to guide me in my future and made me realize that work is very important to success. I hosted three girls and spent a great time together and we exchanged impressions and lernt many things about their cultural background. All these things made me realize that life is hard and we have to work hard if we want to make it easy.
Florina Fanea, Romania
41. It has been a beneficial thing for us to work together in the same subject. And I was happy to set up a company. I leant lots of things about how to set up a company or how to make a project. And I see that if we want, we will be rich with some of our friends. And I think that is all.
Ali Emre, Turkey
42. These three days were wonderful for me because I made some new very good friends and I hope that we will keep in touch. Also I learned some different things about other countries and about their culture.
My guest Juhan Taalik is a really nice boy . I hope we will keep in touch!
Pintea Razvan , Romania
43. First of all I want to say that this project was the most interesting one because we learnt new things about globalization and also how to work in teams (international teams). I want to mention that here I met a lot of friendly people and I saw how organized we were. Also I’m very happy that I took part in this conference and these days were very useful for me because I improved my English.
Silvia Pricope, Romania
44. I think this is the best conference and the best project I have been involved in.
I enjoyed it a lot, I met a lot of special people and I had the experience of hosting two girls with different cultural background and nationality, but who will be my partners in a new friendship.
These days, while the project was developing, I had a lesson of life, in a friendly atmosphere.
Thank you, participants, organizers and the European Commission for offering us this opportunity.
Roxana Serba, Romania
45. First of all I have to mention that I am very proud for participating in this international conference. It has been an honour for me to take part in it and meet so many people from different countries. These days were very useful, especially for practising our English and learning to succeed in life, how to make a business plan.
I want to thank Ms. Hudrea for the opportunity she gave to me.
Andreea Coman, Romania
46. Thank you for organizing such a wonderful conference, so useful for all of us and a nice example how to handle and cope with so many different people.
These days have given us the possibility to share ideas, make new friends, and learn from each other. Wonderful days for students to meet different nationalities, make friends with them, use English in real situations, and learn how to work in a team.
For teachers who don’t use English everyday it gives a nice possibility to practise their skills.
Paivi Aljamaa, Estonia
47. I am so glad to be here. I can say I enjoy every minute of the conference. Each day I get to know more and more students from different countries. That’s what I like most. Everybody has made a great effort today trying to make a business plan. These activities are very useful and instructive. I think that we can benefit from them in the future.
Aleksandra Bielawska, Poland
48. First of all I want to thank you for your organization. You (Mariana) are a very good organizer.
And I enjoyed being with you. Thank you for your hospitality and your students are friendly, clever, and brilliant. My students and your students got close in a short time. I believe they will be good friends for a long time.
If they can do successful works, I believe they will do everything in the future.
And I want to thank your colleagues Simona, Flavia and other friends of yours.
To conclude, it is a good experience for me and it was nice.
Thank you very much. Congratulations!
See you in Bursa.
Suayip Kukukbasol
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Feedback, Monica
Hello everybody!
The Italian group came back in Italy...
Thank you, dearest Mariana, all your efficient staff and your splendid students for this unforgettable international week full of interesting activities, profitable work for our project, meetings and knowledge of new people who left important mark in my mind.
My students express their thankfulness to your students who shared a lot of nice moments all together.
Good working week to all of you.
Kind regards.
Monica Meneghelli, Italy
The Italian group came back in Italy...
Thank you, dearest Mariana, all your efficient staff and your splendid students for this unforgettable international week full of interesting activities, profitable work for our project, meetings and knowledge of new people who left important mark in my mind.
My students express their thankfulness to your students who shared a lot of nice moments all together.
Good working week to all of you.
Kind regards.
Monica Meneghelli, Italy
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