My Experience in Greece

Ayşe Şahin

Between 4th and 11th of March, I had an amazing chance to be in Greece via my school's Erasmus project. Before I tell you about the benefits of this project, I want to talk about what a great time I had there. Because the days I  spent in Greece were one of the most unforgettable experiences of my life. I made a lot of foreign friends whom I'm still in contact with. Also lots of good memories. Because that Turkish and Greek cultures are similar to each other, I didn't feel like a complete stranger there. Now to speak about the benefits of the project, I can't explain how advantageous this project was for me. I've learned lots of useful things which I can use in my future career. For example, I learned how to write a CV and how to behave professional in a job interview. There are many more things that I can talk about, but I want to talk about places I visited. To be honest, I have to say that even if I enjoyed Acropolis a lot, Volos was much more likable in my opinion because Athens was SO crowded for me. Lastly, I didn't have any issues about the project itself but the weather there could be a little better for travelling. I wish that I could go there again and meet my friends for a second time.

I truly hope that I can make new experiences like this in future!

Melike Topal

Firstly, Volos is a wonderful city... All this week was incredible... I met with all Erasmus team. İt was very enjoyable. I saw a lot of different cultures which ı admired. Everybody was very friendly. 

We learnt how to write CV and how to behave at a job interview. They are very important for our career. Thus I saw lots of interesting and natural places. I saw new and old Volos I heard different languages and I learnt some new words. 

I got new friends. I love them. This meeting was so  beneficial for all of us. I will never forget these memories. I wish, we could meet again...

Burak Korkmaz

 Hi! I'm Burak from Turkey. First of all that week was awesome. We met with all of our Erasmus friends in Volos.

  

  It was very enjoyable and exciting. Seeing people from different cultures was amazing for me.

They were not only very friendly but also very funny. We learnt how to write how to write a CV and what we

should do in a job interview. It was so beneficial for us. Furthermore we travelled a lot of interesting places

and saw natural beauties. In addition that that we had chance to improve our English.

  

  This meeting was absolutely great. And I'll never forget these memories. I hope we'll have a chance 

to meet again withour friends...

The Dream of Turkish Students

Ayşe Şahin (17) 

I think the most important thing in life is our dreams. Because our dreams are the only thing that carry us into the future. I believe the most important thing in life for a person is to be happy and that they should enjoy what they are pursuing in their carrier. Everyone is capable of  finding a profession that they can enjoy. We must find the right path for our career. Like everyone else, I do have a dream for my career. I want to be an English Teacher in the future. I don't just want to teach them English but, anything and everything I know! I want to be helpful to people and inspire them. When I think about my future, I can't see myself stuck only in ONE country,  more like, I DON'T want to see it. I want to see myself as a person who had traveled around the world and seen many different cultures. In the future, I want to be happier, more free and more confident than ever! About 10 years or more, when I look back and read this paragraph, I do not want to see myself disappointed. I want to say '' Well done Ayşe, you've made it.''

Melike Topal (16)

I have a dream, everybody has a dream. One can not think of a life without dreams. Dreams are important in our life.

My dreams are; getting a good job, career and a wonderful family...

I am 16 and I am a high school student now. I want to study foreign languages or English literature at university. And when I finish university, I want to be a flight attendant for a few years because I love traveling. I want to learn Spanish and Italian. Perhaps I can be a translater, I am not sure for now, though. And I want to live abroad with my family.

That's all. I hope that my dreams will come true one day... 

Never  give up your dreams...

Burak Korkmaz (17)

Hi everyone! I am Burak from Turkey. I will write about my dreams here.

All of us have dreams for  the  future. All of us want to have a good job in the future, earn a lot of money and maybe to be rich. Of course we need money for life. But there is one more important thing than money, happiness. I know a lot of people, who don’t work at a job which they love. They care about money, not themselves. People must like their job in the first place  to enjoy  their life.
I want to be a teacher in the future. How much a teacher earn? You all know. Maybe I won't earn a lot of money. Maybe I won't have an
expensive house and a car. But at least I will be a beneficial individual for new generations.
  
  I think being a teacher is a very sacred thing in this world. Having a perfect  teacher in childhood is the biggest luck for students, as I have now. And if  I become a teacher one day, I won't teach just English...

My experience in Greece

    Saverio Lacava ( 17 )

From the 4^th  to 11^th  March I had the opportunity to participate at Erasmus project with my school, where I met   six countries:  Spain, Estonia, Romania, Turkey, Poland and Greece, in the city of Volos, Greece. It was the first time I was traveling by plane, and I had some fears, which I overcame  soon, and  also the first time I  travelled abroad. I was impressed by the hospitality  of Greek people and students,  because we soon became friends. I also liked  the waterfront and magnificent harbor of the city. When I was at school I did not understand how was important to study English, but when I was in Volos, I realized  that this language is fundamental  to communicate among  friends and for a  future job .  On the other hand I was  disappointed by  Athens, because I saw so many poor people in town , begging and sleeping on the streets. The Acropolis instead was impressive! I hope to meet all my new friends again!


  Cristofaro Emanuele ( 17 )

From the 4th to 11th March I had the opportunity to partecipate at Erasmus project with my school, where I met a lot of people from six countries: Spain, Estonia, Romania, Turkey, Greece and Poland, in the city of Volos, Greece. It wasn't the first time I was travelling by plane but this time was different. I was impressed by the ospitality of Greek people because we soon became friend and there were so friendly with the people of the other countries. I liked the city of Volos also. I spoke English and I understood how it is important and to me very important because I want to travel in other countries to work. I also realyzed that this language is foundamental to comunicate among people. One of the activity I liked was how to write a C.V. and I think it will be very helpful to me. The Acropolis was Wonderful and Meteora too. I really hope to make a new experience in Europe!


 Alessandro Montesano ( 17 )

From the  4th to 11th of March with two of our teachers and two classmates, we were hosted in the city of Volos for the Erasmus + project “ DROP OUT- Coaching at school”. For me it was the first time abroad and it was an unforgettable experience with the collaboration of students from  Volos  who had made the meeting in Greece a beautiful memory.  The first two days we have done planned activities in their school and as welcoming  we have danced tipical greek dances……..what a fun!  then we have tried some tipical food and we have exchanged some gifts from our country. At the end of the ceremony they took us in the hall meeting where a teacher  told us about the activities planned for us,  the European CV and the Job Interview, and the essay “ I have a dream…..” . We  have also  participated  at a seminar  about labour market in Europe at University of Thessaly.

At then end of the activties, we have visited Meteora, in particular the monasteries of the XV century, they are heritage of UNESCO. On Thursday we have visited a factory of table olives that produces mainly  for  export all over the world,and  a factory of soaps  where we have seen the process of production. Returned at school they have given us the certificates of attendance  and a journalist has interviewed a student for every participating country. In the evening, the latest in Volos, we went  in a restaurant where we have listened greek music. The next morning we left Volos to go and visit Athens where the guide has brought us in the Museum of the Acropolis and then we have visited the real Acropolis and the Parthenon. My first experience abroad has come to an end…. But here  I’ve realized that the world is varied  and it’s beautiful  and I’ll bring in my heart the moments and the people than I have known for ever.

The dream of Italian students

 Here the final text of     "I Have a Dream...."

Saverio Lacava  ( 17 )

The future,more than,my future! If you are 17 it's hard to imagine what will happen when you are an adult. In this moment it is just a faded picture in my mind. But dreams are the base of the future. Life is really fulfilled, if you look back, and you understand that you made all the childhool dreams. I can' t imagine my future in Italy. I would like to move  aroud the world and learn all the different culture. During this period of economic crisis all over Europe, many young people  go abroad to find a job. My biggest dream is to find a job in the field of  mechanics, on CAD-CAM that is a numerical control machines. I know that will be hard because of the economic crisis, but I do not want to give up my dream. Another of my childhood dreams is to became an important and famous DJ. When I think about my dreams they are really so difficult, but I have a great value, that is my family and I can  always count on them if I need help. Dreams are mine and are the roads I want to take in my future life.We can' t talk about future. prospectives, ambitions, without talking about dreams. Dreams, freedom, work, here is what I am looking for, my life when I' ll grow up, that' s what I expect from my future.

Alessandro Montesano ( 17)

My dream is hard to explain. I'm only 17 but when I will be an adult I want to be an electrical operator or a mechanic one.Dream is a big word but for me is important to have a dream and I think is necessary for us. When I was 8 I wanted to become a vet, because I loved animals, now I love animal too but for my future job I changed my mind. In this year my mind is oriented on electronics  and mechanical sectors that are the studies of  my school. I love motorcycles and I have 3 of them and I love to work on them changing their original parts, I know it's illegal  but I change that parts only for competitive use. The electronic sector is a passion that grow up during school years. One of my uncles is working in a big Electronical Italian firm, and many times he talks  to me about his job, how to make a civil electrical system and I have a love for this job. Now my life will change because we grow up and everything will be different. I know it is a difficult dream for me but if we want to realize them we have to work hard.


Emanuele Cristofaro ( 17 )

Everybody have a dream  to believe. Something on which he can struggle, even if it is not easy, because you have always to fight for it realisations. My personal dream is to work on a military service. I like fighting for my own Nation, because I like to protect it. Even if, i don't like  violence,  I think that something, when  a nation needs help during a war it's the only way. I've always thought about devoting all my skills to the army. I spend a lot of time training myself into gym because i want to be ready if my Nation needs me. I focus on my strenght, because when you fight, you have to be trained. I want to finish my school and one day I want to find a job, a good job, to have a good family, children and being married. I want to live in Poland, because i met a girl, a good girl and i fall in love. So, my goal now is to learn English and maybe one day to travel to Poland to meet the girl i like most and hopefully live with her.

The dreams of Estonian students

Thanks to great opportunity of Erasmus project the students had the chance to train for job interview, write a CV and visit the enterprises. The final texts of 

 I Have a Dream:

 Jaan (15), Kanepi Gymnasium, Estonia

Different people have different dreams. There are a lot of things you can dream about. Some people dream about little things and some people dream about bigger things. Here is my dream.

I have a dream that one day I will be able to write and read a lot of programming languages. So I would like to get a diploma in computer science. If I have that knowledge I will be able to create lots of software that will help people around the globe.

With the right hardware and software we can do a lot. For example we could overcome the language barrier with other countries or avoid human error in a lot of fields. If I could achieve that I will be able to get a good salary and live a good life. But I can also help millions of people by creating the software they need. I will be happy and I could make a lot of other people happy as well.

So I need to focus and tell myself to try harder and to stop postponing aims because my dream is achievable if I work hard enough. I have already learned a bit of coding and I know a lot about computers so now I just need to push forward.

Hanna (15), Kanepi Gymnasium, Estonia

I have a dream. A really big one actually. It is something that would complete me as a person and also would make me very happy. My dream is hard to accomplish, but that means I should work hard for it.

My dream is to become an artist. I love painting and drawing and art is something I am really passionate about. I consider myself to be a quite creative person and someone who wants to be her own boss. I want to put my thoughts and ideas on canvas to tell everyone how I feel.

I already have some skills and experience, because art is my hobby and has been for quite some time. I do think that I will become much more passionate and will learn a lot if I ever get to be an artist.

I think that doing something you are passionate about as a career will make your life not only easier but also much better. I want to live a happy life, so I would prefer to be someone I dream to be and earn smaller salary rather than do a usual boring job and earn bigger salary.

What do I have to do to become an artist? Well, I have to do my best and try my hardest. Giving up is of no good and I hope I will not do it. I have to train my skills and gain recognition so I could succeed in that field.

If you have a dream, your main priority should be to achieve what you are wishing for. I hope my dream will become real and that I will have a nice successful career as an artist.

Laur  (17), Kanepi Gymnasium, Estonia

Everyone has their own dreams, which they want to achieve. I believe that with enough work every dream can be possible.

The key point, I am considering in a job is happiness and a feeling that I have contributed to a good cause. Although I am trying to find a job, which I like, I understand that with every job there may occur inconvenient and stressful situations.

Another important factor in a job is the salary. There are lots of professions, which offer a big salary, but it also brings a lot of work and responsibility. On the other hand, there may be jobs that are very easy and require little work, but if the salary cannot support me and my family, then this job is not suitable as well.

I have a dream to become an architect. It requires a lot of knowledge, precision, dedication and responsibility. Since I like and am good at mechanical drawing, I think this job would suit me well. To become a successful architect, I definitely have to create innovative and efficient designs.

In conclusion, a job should be chosen, according to the salary and weather one likes a job or not. Luckily I think I have found my dream job and I am going to do all I can to get it.

More pics to come.....;)

Learning/teaching activity - Greece

Here we are! The activity in Greece has started with traditional dances where all students took part!! What a fun!!!! The second day training onjob interview  with professional.
Now....let's start sharing your opinions on the blog! I will post pics of these first two days!!! ;)