Wednesday, January 30, 2019

THE GUESTS AND THEIR THOUGHTS


At first it was weird staying with a family you didn’t really know. You couldn’t speak your own language and it was quite hard at first but you got used to it. The culture is very different and I still think it’s weird to wear shoes inside because in Finland we take them off. My host family has been very nice and welcoming and I’ve had so good time with them. I think this is going to be a great week.
-Oona, Parainen, Finland


In the beginning it is weird to live at some strangers’ house because you don’t know their culture and their manners. Sometimes you don’t know even their language. But after a few days you get used to it and you are familiar with their routine. Of course, on the one hand you miss your family and your friends at home but on the other hand you don’t want that the week finishes. 
- Michelle, Herzogenrath, Germany


I am staying in a host family in Ibi, Spain. It is my first time in Spain! When I arrived I was a little bit nervous but all in all I was happy. My host family was very nice to me, I think they were a little bit nervous too. But we understood each other quickly and after that I really liked them. We talked about our countries, the weather, the food and some other stuff like games, for example Fortnite. I also played Fortnite with them: Our Squad tried to win, but we got no chance. It was cool.
- Leon, Cologne, Germany


When I was standing at my host family's apartment for the first time, my first thought was " This is so cool! I can actually see a real spanish house with real spanish traditions. This is my dream!" Now I have already stayed there for two whole days and my thoughts are still the same. I'm so thankful for this opportunity and I love my host family. I'm looking forward to this week. It's going to be great.
-Jasmin, Parainen, Finland


This was my first trip to anywhere far, so I wasn't sure what to expect. But I was surprised how much different Spain is from Finland. I stay in my friend's house, and we had already talked about some small things here in Spain. Like not taking shoes off, and that is for me very weird. When I came to the house the first time I was so amazed, in a good way. My host family and their house is lovely and wonderful, the week is going to be awesome.
-Christa, Parainen, Finland


I flew for the first time by plane and it was really exciting. In Ibi, everything is so different from my hometown. For example, in Finland, we don't wear shoes inside the houses. The language is also different, I can't understand a word these people are saying. The weather is so much warmer and I like the weather in Ibi better than in Finland. This trip is interesting and I have learned much in here, I'm so happy to be a part of this project.
-Hilla, Parainen, Finland



FIRST IMPRESSION

When we first saw the guests, we were kind of nervous because it was the first time that we host someone (at least for most of us).
When the German guys came at 15:30 we were all waiting for them, hyped and looking to their faces, trying to recognize our guests.
After 5 minutes, we were all with our guests and ready to go home and show them our life.

When we got home it was a strange situation because everything was new for them and they were really “scared’’. Also some of us were nervous, especially those hosting for the first time.

We had to ask them and offer them everything since they didn’t want to talk quite much due to the strange and new situation that we were all involved in.

After around half an hour everything was ready. Most of us (hosts and guests) were playing Fortnite althouhg our guests were REALLY tired. We had a lot of fun, as we are all so good at playing videogames. At 18:30, we met in “milsabores’’ (a candy shop)  to have a walk and show them our town, since they didn’t know much about it. We were walking almost for an hour, going to lots of places in town, until we got into a spanish “local” (a kind of club), where we spent some time having fun and listening to music.

 After all of that, we had another walk to the church, for no reason, we just wanted to show them the town. We spent some time there, and when we got tired, we went to our houses, as we had to go to the school the next day (obviously!). Once there we had dinner and went to bed, where we instantly fell asleep.

After lunch we were still working .
In the afternoon we met and we were supposed to go bowling but there’s no bowling alley in Alcoy, so we decided to visit the mall where we had dinner.

In Alcoy, we spent almost three hours walking throught the mall, doing things that we like and this kind of stuff, as we didn’t have anything better to do. We went to have dinner because we were so hungry. Some people decided to eat in Burger King because it’s cheaper. Others thought quality is much better than price, and also there wasn’t a big difference between the prices of Burger King and The Good Burger, and some others decided to try Cien Montaditos, a spanish restaurant.


Afterwards, we met in the mall’s entrance at 20:30 to go to the bus station. The bus station was far away so we had to hurry to catch the bus. When we got home, we were much more tired than we were the day before, so we had a shower, we went to our beds and fell asleep (not everyone, others thought that watching TV was more productive than sleeping).

Today (Tuesday) we woke up, had our breakfast and our stuff done. After that we came to school, talked to each other, had fun for some time and then started doing this blog, as this is the task we have to do today.

BREAKING THE ICE WITH A SPANISH FAMILY

We arrived on Sunday, January 27th, at 3:30pm at the Colegio Salesianos in Ibi.
When we arrived our host families already were waiting for us. I was a bit nervous, but there was no reason because my host family was very friendly! We went by car to their flat. It was a bit strange for me that they had their own parking lot in an underground car park, as if we were in a mall or something. At home, in Kohlscheid, our garage is at a courtyard.

Then we took a lift to the flat. That was also new for me because in my home town I do not take the lift to the third floor, I walk! But the flat of my host family looked like a flat in Germany. After I unpacked my things Raúl, my host brother, asked me to go with him to meet the others in town.

We got back home at 9 pm. That was weird because in Germany I have to be at home by 6 pm. When we returned home, I wanted to take my shoes off, but they left their shoes on (I’m used from home to take my shoes off at the entrance). I went for a shower, but until the water got warm I was 3 years older! It took soooo long to be warm! After the shower we had dinner at 10:30pm. I’m usually already sleeping at this time in Germany. I finally went to bed at 11pm. The next morning I woke up at 7 o’clock...  very late for me in Germany, where I wake up at 6:00 am.
For  breakfast we drank  milk and ate  Donuts... that was very YUMMY! When I’m back home in Germany I’ll  tell my parents that they have to buy  donuts for breakfas, too! I like the Spanish culture and I am a little bit sad that I have to go home …
- Anna-Lena, Herzogenrath, Germany

MY OPINION ABOUT THE ERASMUS IN IBI

The first day I was so nervous and excited at the same time because I didn´t know Roni very much,         but on Monday i had  the opportunity to spend time with  him. Today we are having a good time and we are speaking more than the other days. I hope we will know each other more during the week and have funny moments together.
-Pablo, Ibi, Spain.



I came to Finland last September so I had already meet Christa before she came to Spain. However, it’s always strange when someone you don’t really know stays in your house for a week. The first day was really cool (even though it’s not usual) because she was very happy and the first meeting with my family was so nice. She is well behaved and she very nice and sweet, so it’s a pleasure for us to host her at our home. I’m improving my English a lot, and the most important, I’m doing it having a lot of fun! I’m so happy and I think the rest of the week will be amazing.
-Elena, Ibi, Spain

When Jeremy (my partner) arrives to my school I felt nervous because it was the first time that I welcome someone in my house. When I spoke the first time with Jeremy I got relaxed and I felt tranquility. Now we´re getting fun together and we play PS4 and we laugh a lot. I´m starting to learn more English with Jeremy even I learn some words in Finish and German.
- Santi Mariel, Ibi, Español