My experience in Bulgaria

My experience was very interesting and helped me learn about life in another country that is not as developed as ours. In Bulgaria you could see that the standard of living of most people was very low compared to our standard of living.

The first two days were used to adapt to time there. It is a cold country and the decoration of the facade of the buildings gave you the feeling of cold. When we visited Sofia, we could see the contrast between old and new buildings. We could also see that while not hear much about Bulgaria, it was a very important country in history. We visited the ruins there of old.

The site that I liked was Veliko Tarnovo. The first day in Veliko Tarnovo was a little short because we arrived in the afternoon and we couldn't do anything. At night we went for a walk and saw the light show that made in the fortress.
The next day we visited the fort and saw the church that had the top. The decoration of the church was awesome. It was full of paintings. The only thing I didn't like was that it was very windy.

After visiting the fortress back to the hotel to take the case and go to the coach, we arrived to Kazanlak and our host families were waiting there. The first day with the family was a bit strange because you didn't know what to say and had a lot of embarrassment but the other days was different because you had already used to being with them and communicate in English.

The next day we went to make the German class with students who welcomed us. It was a bit boring because we didn't know what they were saying in German. What struck me is that they have long breaks between classes. After doing the class with them, we had to make oral presentations on the work of minority languages. We did quite well and the video had been very good. The oral presentation was complicated because speaking English in front of people you just met always ashamed and get nervous. All participating countries have done well.

In the afternoon we went to a park where we played a football match and practice a sport that is played in Ireland. At night we went to dinner at a restaurant and then some dancers made ​​us a demonstration of the typical dances in Bulgaria. Then we all dance and it was fun.

On Tuesday we had to do a job: we had to translate a few phrases in Catalan and in Aranese. In the afternoon we went to buy souvenirs for our families, then went to a music bar called Hollywood and at night we all went to dinner at the same restaurant. On Wednesday was the last day we were in Bulgaria. In the morning we saw the act that was taken for completing the work in Bulgaria and we were given diplomas which said we had worked on the european program called Comenius.Then we went to visit a grave and then we had to go to the bus for the airport. This time was the most distressing because it was when you had to say goodbye to the people who had been there. The return trip was sad because we had become accustomed to life there and the people were very friendly and pleasant.

In general, this experience has been very good because I have practiced English, I have met new people, and especially to see how people live that is not under the same conditions that our country and the value they place on things. People are very friendly and nice, and the house where I was, I felt like in my own home.

I would like to repeat an experience like this again.

MARC OLMEDOS.