Student impressions - Portugal

I enjoyed everything I saw and lived in these days. I liked your school and the lesson from the biology laboratory which was very well prepared. Also, making the frontpage of the newspaper was a challenge for every team. Thank you Ricardo, you was the best host, with your entire family. You all made me feel wonderful. Ricardo you gave me "the big prize" when you took me to the stadium to see a football match. Nothing else could make me happier. I wish you all the best and many successes in life. "Mult noroc"(Good luck in Romanian language).
Cosmin Doscocil, Romania
Portugal is a beautiful country with many wonderful people,with who I felt extraordinary. I enjoyed the teamwork in laboratory and I appreciated my foreign colleagues who speak fluently English. They are friendly and passionate by science .
Ana-Luisa, you was a marvellous host who knew, like a guide, to show me what is beautiful in Braga and Porto. I had unforgettable memories. Thank you and “ Good luck! ” (Mult noroc).

                                                                                                                                               Marian R�?zu??i, Romania

    This project brought me a lot of enjoyments including a wonderful week spent in Portugal. I liked very much the big and very well organized school from Povoa de Lanhoso, the students' schedule, the school's rules, the library where they can make homeworks in the afternoon and the possibility to take the lunch in school. We had the joy to meet a Romanian student, Giorgiana. She gladly accepted to stay with us during the first day at school. She told us her story about leaving Romania and her student life in Portugal, so we could saw much easier the reality of Portuguese life.
The activities we developed in first day in school were interesting, in the biology laboratory we discovered microscopic life in river water. We worked in groups and we created a realistic Frontpage of a newspaper. Was funny when we met the little kids from the Primary School, their show, their costumes, what a joy.
Our trip in Porto, the cruise on Douro River, the visit of Povoa de Lanhoso Castle, Andorinhas Dam were unbelievable. I have never seen something as wonderful, in my life.
Don't want to forget to tell about the excellent music shows, the tastes of Porto wines and Portuguese dishes, all these made us to know more about Portugal.
My host family was super nice ... I got along well with all, I was spoilt by everyone and I felt like one of the Vaz family. Thank you for all and Francisco, you are welcome in my home in Romania, whenever you want.

                                                                                                                                                Andrei Toader, România

The meeting in Portugal was a great experience and all the participants were very nice and kind.
When we arrived, we were quite exited but we had a fantastic time with our host families and with all the people from the different countries in the Comenius. Those fantastic days were full of new friends and great things.
I liked the school a lot and I found the activities we did there funny. And I had a great time at the theatre and at the dinner party, it was really enjoyable!
I think Póvoa de Lanhoso was beautiful, but Porto was even better. The cruise in the river Douro was the best part of the visit because we saw pretty things and we had a great time when the ‘tuna’ boarded the ship.
Saturday was a sad day because it was the last time in Portugal with the fantastic persons we met at the project. I’ll miss Portugal and the new friends I’ve made there a lot!
In my opinion, Comenius project is a good thing and it gives us great opportunities of meeting people of a lot of beautiful places and to get to know different countries and landscapes.
I’m really grateful to the project and to all the people who made my stay in Portugal an unforgettable experience! When can we repeat it?

ANDREA DOMÍNGUEZ RODRÍGUEZ (Spain)

The meeting in Portugal was one of the best experiences I've ever had, where I met wonderful people that made my stay comfortable and happy. The first day I met my host family and I'm extremely grateful for their attention, they were very nice and kind.
I'll never forget the people that I met and I hope to see them again in other meetings like this. The activities were good but they didn't give us too much free time to be with the families and see the village with our friends. The best day was Friday because we enjoyed the cruise in the Douro's river, where we saw the best part of the city. I also liked the reception in a primary school because there were a lot of children and they sang us a lovely song.
One of the things that I really liked was the schools way of working because it is different from Spain. The return was very sad and we were only thinking about going back again and see them. We are very grateful to the Comenius project because it gave us this opportunity where we could meet a different city, different people and customs.
I can only say thank you for this opportunity.

Marina Rivas Mariño (Spain)

Well, what can I say? The meeting in Portugal was...fantastic! In only four days I knew wonderful people and I spent unforgettable moments with them: teachers and students from the other countries were very friendly. My host family was lovely and I felt very comfortable with them.
I loved all the places that we visited and I also think the activities we did were very interesting. And luckily, the weather was very good.
It was a great experience for me and I would love to repeat it.

Florencia Lago Torres - SPAIN

    The Portugal meeting of the Comenius Biodiversity project was a great experience for me. I had the chance to meet wonderful people and learn about the environment they live in. We had long conversations and deep discussions. We created new ideas and each of us worked really hard to come up with the better ones. Biodiversity was a wide topic for us, so it was not hard for us at all to give an efficient presentation but add to that in my opinion, what we did in there was beyond the academical point of view of the event. We all have became close friends in such a short time and from the bottom of my heart i can say that İt was the best week of my life. I had the chance to see wonderful places with wonderful people right beside me and it was a great pleasure. I am really thankful that i was lucky enough to meet all these wonderful people. I hope i get to see them again.
                                                                                                                                                         Beril Ar�?soy
                                                                                                                                                     İstanbul-Turkey

    That trip was one of the best experience of my whole life. I meet such amazing people. They are the best friends ever. I know �? have lots of houses to stay and lots of friends to meet in Portugal, Poland, Reun�?on Island, Spain, Cyprus... I can't explain how much I miss.
I am very grateful for their hospitality. They made me feel at home. I was like a daughter of my host family and most importantly I am still like the same. I feel like I have another family in Portugal. I hope I will get a chance to see them again. I already miss all of them, especially my sister Angela.
That trip was like a dream I didn't want to wake up. I didn't want to go back to the real world. I will never forget my precious memories. They will stay in my mind forever. It was an unforgettable experience!
I would like to say thank you to my teachers for giving that chance to me. Now, I am inpatient to get ready for Reun�?on Island meeting. Beijinhos

                                                                                                                                                                Ezgi Durukan
                                                                                                                                                              İstanbul-Turkey

It was one of the most exquisite opportuninities in my life. I have met a large portion of friends, or brothers and sisters, so to say. Not including the Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic, it was the first time I left the motherland. I feel visiting Portugal as a first experience was a privilage. The brothers and sisters that had a common purpose with us, the purpose of Comenius, were extremely friendly and warm. The chance to see Beatriz, my Porteguese sister last year, after a long year, made me so joyful. For hosting our humble-selves, and the most lovely time we had, I would like to thank the Comenius crew and the beautiful friends, teachers. Portugal was perfect, and I feel like it will not be the only time that I have gone there. I have missed you a lot already, and I hope to see any and all comenius siblinngs again in the future.Hugs and kisses from Turkey

Buse Küçükbükücü
İstanbul-Turkey

I had a great time in Portugal. My host family was very kind to me, especially Ana Oliveira, my portugese friend. I met amazing people and saw a lot of new places. For me it was an incredible experience.

Agnieszka Tokarek (Poland)

Meeting in Portugal had huge impression on me. Classes at the school was very interesting, especially the lecture of Professor Nuno Formigo then classes exploring water quality. I felt honored when I met with the mayor at City Hall Póvoa de Lanhoso.I think the visiting the castle Lahanso was an important event for me, because I could learn more about the history of the oldest castle in Portugal. Definitely I will remember visiting a primary school Basic School of Taide, where children welcomed us with a song and presented a legend about the creation of one of the rivers. Wonderful experience was participation in a school talent show in heatro Club in Póvoa de Lanhoso and regional music concert performed by a team of Canto Daqui. A trip to Porto will also be in my memory, because I spent a nice time. The ability to flow by boat on the River Douro and eat lunch during the cruise was also great. I liked the hospitality of the Portuguese. From the first day at the host family's house, I felt like a member of their family. For that I am extremely grateful to them.The people I met during this meeting in Portugal, for sure I will remember for a lifetime, because I spent with them a lot of really nice time.

Patrycja Adamczyk (Poland)