Hi everyone!!,

 

Three days is  my time left here in Germany. Exactly!, how's that possible? three moths already?

 

It's true, though it seems like it was  yesterday when I got on the plane from this tiny island in the atlantic to start a three-months-long experience in one of the nothern corners of Europe. I'm afraid to tell you this will be my last writing piece due to the fact that next Tuesday I'll be taking the plane back home.

 

This last time I'd like to dedícate this writing piece to do a complete revision of the journey, so...there we go!!

 

Firstly, I'd like to say that I began this journey with  no expectations. I had already been here once so I could not imagine anything else that could surprise me. GOT COMPLETELY WRONG!!!!

 

Since the first moment everything was totaly different. Starting with school. This time I felt that I fully got inside the German school life. I attended classes as any other student and was able to refresh and learn some new vocabulary while  taking part in the lessons. However, learning German vocabulary was not my only target, I did learn more about other subjects I've never had before in Spain, such as Politik for instance.,

Now, I'd like to thank Ina, Ivone and Manolo for their amazing job as project coordinators. You could never imagine how hard have they been working during these three months. They' ve always been there for anything me or my spanish partners needed and that's something I'm very thankful of.

I'd also like to thank three students from Gymnasium Wildeshausen for their outstanding work and dedication on this long-term mobility experience, these students are: Leon, Pia and Mara. Three great partners who've  showed a incredible interest and preocupation for our well-being every single day for the past twelve weeks. Seriously, I think I will never be able to thank them as much as they deserve.

 

Moreover, I must thank the teachers team. I must recognise the astonishing effort they have been carrying out by letting us take part of their lessons. Personally, it's been a pleasure to learn with them not just academic stuff but another way to understand education itself. Once more, thank you for everything you tought me.

 

As a result of living here for so long, I've become aware of those single but essential detailes which make the slightly difference between what your hear about Germany in any other part of the world and what Germany is really like.

This has been very useful to me to realize that this exactly the aim of these kind of proyects: to open your mind and increase your knowledge about the world. Now, I can really understand how lucky my partners and me have been and how greatful I am for it.

 

And eventually, I'd like to tell you a bit of my family. Being thankful is not enough to describe the feeling I'm having right now. To somehow transmit you how determining have they been for success of my time in Germany I'll give you the next fact.

 

For the past three years I've had the immense luck of attending a total number of four exchange programmes. Being precisely three of them in Germany. With no doubt I can say that this family has defenately been the one  wich has approach to change me in certain way.

 

In all my years as a student, I've never learned so much in an exchange programme as I've done with them. I even dare to say that almost 70% of my adventure in Germany is thanks to the dedication and  care I've recieved every day since the moment I put both feets out the aircraft.

 

I thank my host parents for everything. For every trip  planned. For the most delicious dishes I've never eaten. For every explanation or advice they gave me. For always been there for anything I needed. For asking me if I ever wanted something else. I'm afraid I could go on but even though I would'nt have space in one piece of writing.

 

I also thank my host brothers. I think that they been  indispensable for completing the journey and to have a more personal view about how is life here. This  proofs me that, despite of the inequalities that makes our cultures diferent, we essentialy the same. Therefore, distances are not reasons enough to make us completely different from each other.

 

In short, I'd like to end this writing piece by saying the following:

 

• Number 1. These are the kind journeys which are 100% worth it.
• Number 2. For it to be 100% worth it, you need to have courage and try it for yourselve, because everything which is good starts with a brave step.

Hope we meet again and thaks for reading,
Thank you so much.

 

 

 

Hiiiiiiiii everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!,

Welcome to a new week-review in my exchange journey in Germany. This time I'd like to share with you perhaps one of most cool experiences I've had during my time here. My trip to Berlin City.

 

I woke up earlier than usual, dressed up, had breakfast and straight after that I got into the car to meet the others at Harpstedt. The air was freezing cold despite the shinny day which made me felt a bit unconfident about the wather we were about to have.

 

On our way to Berlin I had the opportunity to glimpse the landscape of the small villages in between  the territories of Niedersachsen and Bradenburg.

 

After a nearly five hours ride we finally arrived to the a German capital. Once again, Berlin had this urban atmosphere. A busy traffic surrounded by colourless and tall brick buildings and old-fashioned railroad tracks made of oxidized steel. However, just like I said on my last visit to Hamburg, as we got closer to the city centre, the whole environment changed from an industrial styled setting into a more attractive and colourful one.

 

From my copilot sit I could clearly see these massive skyscrapes a well as large parks, shopping centres, tain stations and so on.

 

Once we made the check in at the motel, we directly went to get our train/subway tickets which would help us to move freely and faster through this amazing city.

 

Our  first stop was at Alexanderplatz, a very known square by it's historical connotation in the city's history. And just in front of this square, the tallest building in Europe and Germany: der Fernsehturm. Then we moved on to a bus stop to catch a bus and make a tour around the most famous places in the city, this way we would  make up our minds to know which our interest points could be.

Finally, we had a dinner at a marvellous restaurant in Hackescher Markt, an old market place built in 1750 by König Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prusia. This lovely market place keeps, even today, its old beauty. I would definitely recommend you to have a look if you ever come along this city.

This was all for today.

 

The next day, we did the visit I'd been waiting for such a long time: the Reichstagsgebäude.  Also known as the German parlament or Bundestags Headquarters, this place doesn't just choose the German Chancellor but also is  the meeting point of the German Assambly (Bundesversammlung) every five years. As main task, the Bundestag makes the laws and owns the legislative power.

First of all, we all went from Jakob-Káiser Haus to the Paul Löbe Building through an underground tunnel. Besides, we were able to make a tour at the Reichstag's cupola. Truely amazing!!!

Then we did some shopping by Alexa and Friedrich Straße, where I finally found some place to buy the last gifts I'm bringing home with me. Apart from that, we visited other few interesting places such: Gedenkniskirche, die Museums Insel, Hackesche Höfe, Berliner Dome, the French Cathedral or Charlottenburg Palace.

This way we ended the second day in Berlin.

The third and last day we visited Postdameplatz,, a very frequented square by the berliners due to the fact that just next to it we can find the Sony centre. The Sony centre is one the biggest shopping centres in Berlin and commonly known for it's New Technologys Floor and it's Cinemas Floor.

We finally took a walk along the streets by the Berlin Wall and took a train to go and see the World Time Clock.

 Ths was my time in Berlin City, I don't know I've told you everything but hope I've done so and...

See you next time,

Bye.

PD: Oh!, and here below you've got some pictures too.