Our Erasmus experience!!

  Ninth weekend: Paula: On Friday we had a sleepover in Alicja’s house with her friends. We danced and finished watching ”too hot to handle” with Alicja’s sister. We danced and talked all night, and we all slept in Alicja’s room. It was so fun. The next morning, I said goodbye to some of Alicja’s friends and they were so nice. They even gifted me some chocolates. In the afternoon, Alicja’s friends, Dominika and Amaia went to the Christmas market to see the lights. They were so beautiful. We took some pictures and said goodbye to Dominika and Amaia. Then, we went to Alicja’s friend’s house and saw the mundial match with her parents. Finally, I said goodbye to other friends and they were so nice and cute. On Sunday, we went to Alicja’s grandparents’ house to celebrate her grandfather’s birthday. We ate some traditional food and talked. Ninth weekend:  Amaia: On Saturday, we went to Dominika’s grandfather, and we had dinner all together. They were nice, and they had a fat cat tha...

  Paula’s Eighth weekend: On Friday we went away to eat. After that we went to Alicja’s friend’s house to sleep. In the middle of the afternoon it started snowing so we went to play with the snow, we had some snow fights and then we went to KFC to eat something. When we arrived home, we went to Alicja’s friend’s house to dance a bit and speak till almost midnight. We fell asleep and the next day we stayed home and ate pizza. On Sunday we basically do some homework. Amaia Eighth weekend: This weekend we were planning to go with Ala and Paula to the Christmas Market, but it was so cold and started to snow, so we change the plans to the next week. That Saturday Dominika and I did a mini snowman and was so cute. On Sunday it snowed a lot so Dominika’s dad and I, tried to do a big snowman and it was so funny.

  Eighth week: On Monday, Paula had to stay at home because she was sick. Meanwhile, Amaia was doing some homework in the library. Mainly, it was a regular week. Anyways, we did some presentations in English lessons about our spain’s rules in the school. Also, in Spanish we did two presentations about traditional music and literature. And we played some songs for them to get to know something from our culture. Also, on Thursday Amaia and I went to Posnania to eat and buy presents for our friends and family. On Friday, we went to a museum of Poland's civil war with Dominika’s class. It was interesting and we learnt some new things in an interactive way.  This is the presentation we did for English lesson. There, you can see about our traditional food, sports and music. Also, about our school, our location in the map and lenguages.

  Seventh week at school: On Monday Dominika and I didn’t go to school, because she got sick and I was so tired. So we stayed and Paula went to school and had a lot of lessons alone. On  Wednesday we had a trip to a place where blind people showed us how they live. We went inside a tranvia  and we tried to guess some animals. The rest of the week was pretty regular.

  Paula: Seventh weekend: As we didn’t have school on Friday, we took advantage of that and prepared a long trip to Bydgoszcz and Toruń. On Thursday, we stayed home and watched a film with chips because we had more energy for our trip.  On Friday, at 10 we took the car and went to see the old town of Bydgoszcz. In the main square they prepared a celebration about the independence of Poland. We walked a bit and we ate Żurek in bread in a really good restaurant. Then, we went to Alicja’s uncle’s house to have a coffee and the cousins, Alicja and I played board games. After that, we took a walk and went to sleep.  On Saturday, we went to Toruń, to see a museum and a planetarium. Firstly, we went to the museum. It was about science and it was a kinda interactive museum. Because we could play with some things and try experiments. After, we went to a restaurant and eat Żurek and Schabowy. Later on we went to the planetarium, which was really interesting because we were playing ...

  Sixth week at school: This week was kind of boring. We had a lot of lessons and we had to do homework from the school. Anyways, it was good because we learned some new things. Probably the most important thing we did was go to the ice skating rink. We went on Wednesday and we were listening to music, skating and dancing.

  Paula: Sixth weekend: On Saturday, we went to the gym and after that, we went to Posnania, where I met with Amaia. Amaia, my host mom and sister and I ate dinner in a good pizza restaurant. Later on, Amaia and I went to buy some cosmetics and clothes. It was fun to do a girl’s day and we ended up really happy after buying things we need and that we will use.  Amaia: Sixth weekend: On Saturday I met with Paula and with her host mother and her host sister. We had dinner together in Posnania and then we bought some clothes and cosmetics. It was good because we were together all day. On Sunday, we went all the family to a Polish restaurant and I ordered a typical dish from Poland. It was delicious and I finished very full. Then, we had a walk around the restaurant because it has a big garden.

  Fifth week at school: This week was short, we only had 3 days of school. On Thursday we had “La Catrina” and it was a fun day. We could eat a lot of sweets and cookies, we also had music every day played in the speakers. On friday we went ice skating and it was a funny experience. In the last 20 minutes, we played circles and a long line all through the ice skate rink.

  Paula: Fifth weekend: This weekend was a really good weekend, one of my favorites. All week we tried to look for costumes for the party. When we finally found them, it was the day. On Friday, we got prepared in the house with Alicja’s friend, Maya, we got with Ala’s friends and went to the party by bus. We danced a lot and enjoyed ourselves. On Monday, we went with Ala's friends to ask for sweets in the village. We ended the day with a lot of sweets and were happy after talking.  Amaia: Fifth weekend: This weekend, on Friday we had a little party and we ate a lot of sweets and we also danced a lot. We spent all Saturday cleaning everything. And that day we ate pizza. Then when the parents arrived they told us that we had to clean the garden. As the tree's leaves are falling we have to collect them. This weekend was longer and we didn’t do anything special, only chill. We also made gingerbreads and decorated them. Because the next day we celebrated “La Catrina” at school and ...

Fourth week at school: This week was very normal because we didn’t have any trip, but Dominika and I were preparing and decorating the house because we did a little party for halloween. Also, we were thinking about our halloween costumes and I did my nails. In addition, Alicja, another friend and I went to Posnania to find the perfect costume for halloween. It was really funny because we were late for the train and we ended up running for the train.

Paula:   Fourth weekend: The fourth weekend was really moving. On Friday, we went to eat in the restaurant and spent the whole afternoon in a shopping mall. I didn’t buy anything at all but we watched a lot of random stuff. We went home and we ate Pierogi, I took a shower and we went with Ala’s friends to a park. We were hanging out and talking. On Saturday, we did a walk in Alicja’s village with the dogs and their parents.  Amaia:  Fourth weekend: This weekend, on Saturday, we went with Dominika and her mum to Rossman, and we bought cosmetics and also some shampoo and conditioner for hair care. On Sunday, as I told them that in spain I usually go to take mushrooms, we went to the forest and we took some. It was so funny because we went with the dog, and she was so happy.    

  On the third week, when we arrived at school they told us that on Friday we would have a trip to a caravan exposition. We were so excited, because that was the first time that we would have a whole day trip.  This week was pretty normal for both of us, mainly because we were doing a lot of presentations for Erasmus or for the Spanish students. It was interesting but Spanish teachers also gave us some homework so we were busy doing some writings for basque or drawing the old town for history. When Friday arrived, we were so happy, because on that trip we had coffee and a lot of free food. Also they gave pencils, pens, key rings…    

  Paula: Third weekend:   On the third weekend, on Friday, Dominika had to do something special so Amaia came with Alicja, Alicja’s friends and me to eat a Pizza in the street. We ended up in Bar-A-Boo and that pizza was one of the best pizzas I have ever tried. Later, we all went to this huge park and we spent all the afternoon talking and listening to music on the grass. The day after, Ala asked me if I wanted to go to Ala’s friend's sleepover and we stayed till midnight talking and listening to music. We also took a walk and do stupid things in the night. But somehow it was a really good sleepover. On Sunday, I went with Ala and Ala’s friend to see the old town and eat in Mister pancakes, some good pancakes with banana and nutella. I really enjoyed that walk and the food was really good, so I would hardly recommend that restaurant if you came to Poland. Amaia: Third weekend: This weekend we did a lot of things. First, in Friday, the trip to the Nazi museum, we went Ala, Pau...

  This week was our first week with our special timetables, without Ala and Dominika. It was so weird for us because on Monday’s we have 3 hours in the library, and we have to spend them doing homework from Spain. All this week we realized that we have to spend a lot of hours helping the Spanish teacher with the language. Fortunately, Magdalena is a really good teacher and she was with us and trying to not make us uncomfortable. Which was really helpful. Also during the week we had 2 trips with the school; one to a cementery and the other to Nazi museum. As we didn’t understand Polish, one of our class, Mateusz, helped us explain everything in English. Anyways, the most important event that happened this week was the huge celebration of the teachers. For an hour and a half we were sitting down singing Poland’s hymn. They gave some flowers, gifts and little details to the teachers thanking them for their big work. Also, Alicja sang in the presentation, and we had some theaters and ...

  Paula: Second weekend: The second weekend, Alicja and I went to a really huge park to sit down and get to know Alicja’s friends. They were really nice and we spent a lot of time speaking about our childhood favorite series. We spent all the time sitting down on the grass till the night came. Later, we went to the house by train, and we had to show the ticket. On Sunday, we went with Alicja’s family to take a walk to one of the biggest parks in the whole of Poznań, we walked for 2 hours and after that we took a burger. The park was extremely beautiful, they had animals like squirrels and cats. Also, I must say that the burger was really delicious.  Amaia: Second weekend: We went to a museum called: Pałac Raczyńskich w. It was nice and so big. Then we had a walk to see some of the oldest oaks and they were enormous. Then we went home and we had lunch all together. In Sunday, Dominikas mum invited her sister and his husband to have lunch, and luckily they spoke English. They we...

First week at school: The third day in Poland Amaia woke up at 6:00 am because she doesn’t live in the center of the city so she took a bus for 20 minutes and then a tranv for 5 minutes more or less. However, Paula had to take a train for 20 minutes, a tranv for 5 minutes and to finish a bus for another 5 minutes. When we arrived there was chaos, because for us everything was new and so different. This week was all the same, trying to make new friends and getting used to speaking in English.

Paula: First weekend: After getting the suitcase, and meeting our host families, we went to the village. The first thing that surprised me was the size of this “village”. I mean, it doesn’t look like a village, it’s so big. Like Poznań, it’s much bigger than our city. After watching a little bit of the village, we went home to organize the wardrobe with Alicja’s help. After we ate dinner, and officially polish food is one of my favorites. Finally, we went to sleep a bit. On Sunday, Ala’s sister and I watched friends and we ate dinner with her grandparents, it was really entertaining. Talking about our different cultures and getting to know each other more.  Amaia: First weekend: The first day, the day that we arrived to Poland, was Saturday. I spent all the afternoon organizing my closet and talking with Dominika. Before having lunch I took a shower. Since the first day in Poland I fell in love with the food, and luckily the mother of Dominika is a perfect chef.  The second da...

The flight: First things first, we’re in Poland, wow. We woke up at 3 am to arrive at Bilbo's airport at 4. So the tiredness didn’t really help me. When we arrived in Frankfurt, we started listening to some Deutsch. Amaia and I were so proud of ourselves because we could understand the basics. After sleeping on an uncomfortable chair we took the second and smallest plane. Where they gave us a lot of free chocolate and with them we did a pyramid. T