The 2nd Comenius Project Meeting took place in Italy, May 8-13, 2011.

This visit was a special one; the Italian school hosted not only the

teachers, but also some students from the partner schools.

Students from Zsombó (Hungary):

Janka Bacsa, Éva Farkas,

Zsanett Szunyog, Máté Kothencz

Students from Armagh (Northern Ireland):

Megan Kelly, Grace Leyburn,

Daire Fitzmaurice, John Harrison

Students from Zambrów (Poland):

Katarzyna Ferenc, Dominika Hakalo

Travelogue by the Students of

Armagh, Northern Ireland

John’s Blog

DAY 1

It was an early start to an

exhilarating day in fact 2.00 in the

morning. We were all so excited we

didn’t want to sleep in the car. Me

and Megan were playing Mario

Cart but Grace wanted to go to

sleep …… did not succeed ………

When we got into the airport we

met Daire there because he was

staying in Dublin. As we got on the

plane we were all so excited and said

“we are on our way!’’

DAY 2

We arrived in school and our class

only has 15 pupils. Last night was

our first sleep with our family and

it wasn’t too bad even though we

got to bed a bit late.

DAY 3

We went walking around the

town looking at historic sites

with Lorenzo and his friends

and then went to the Comenius

party.

DAY 4

We woke up and got dressed for

school. After school we went to a

dance and music concert it was

really good!!!!

DAY 5

We have a day of writing because

we are now writing our blog about

our stay in Italia we have learnt

many new words like ciao, sparrow

means gun and there are many more.

Photo Gallery

Vesuvius from the bus – so close!

A shopping centre, Italian style

Naples centre

Typical Italian streets in Naples

The Bay of Naples – stunning colours

Look at the traffic scary!!

Castle near the harbour dating from the Crusades

Our children with some of the Italian staff

The welcome from the Principal

The teachers are all busy working while the pupils join in with the classes.

Megan and Grace with one of their Italian classmates

What a view from the edge of the village – we are on the edge of the

Dolomites and an area of National Park / Forest

Wow! So pretty!

Grace’s Memories

Daire’s Trip to Italy

John and I stayed at the Durso’s

family.

The Dad is Francesco, the Mum is

Adriana and the son is Lorenzo.

Lorenzo and Francesco are massive fans of Inter

Milan but Adriana supports Juventus. Francesco

and Lorenzo were disappointed about last night’s

result as 0-0 against Roma.

We live in an apartment and John and I sleep upstairs. We go

to bed at around 9:30 and are

supposed to get up at around

7:00 am but we have great

difficulty at getting John up so

it’s really about 7:15!

Lorenzo loves to play football on his play station 2. John and I

never seem to beat him! Lorenzo has 2 turtles and a few fish.

Francesco is the goalkeeper of team

Stigliano.

My highlight of the trip was

probably the tour around Naples. I

especially enjoyed dipping my feet in

the Mediterranean.

It was very funny when Grace dropped

her glasses in and John helped her buy

another pair by bargained an €8 pair

down to €2!

Photographic Journey

The children planned most of the photos and added their own comments.

Chilling on the bendy bar outside of school.

John in his own little world!!

The coolest car ever!

Roman Catacombs with three specks in front.

An old washed out milk van!

Italian road signs and recycling bins

Chilling in the park!

Mrs. Henry just couldn’t resist!

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

Can this slide take 4?

I’m slipping!

The fabulous 4!

Travelogue by the Students of

Zambrów, Poland

Blog by Dominika and Kasia

We really enjoyed our visit to Italy, where we learnt a lot

about the country and our Italian friends.

Throughout the visit we stayed with a family called Molfese -

the parents' names were Salvatore Rosaria and their two

children are called Francy and Merry. They were all really nice

and welcoming. Their hospitability made our stay a very

pleasant experience and we really enjoyed the time spent with

them and all the conversations we had.

We found out that the schools over there are slightly different

from what we are used to in Poland. To begin with, lessons

start at 8:50AM and finish at 1:30PM. Additionally, there is

no locker room, so pupils do not change their shoes and only

take off their jackets and hang them in halls or corridors. All

lessons take place in the same classroom. We also learned that

the grading system is different from ours. Pupils are awarded

grades ranging from 1 (which is the lowest) up to 10 (the

highest grade).

The pupils we went to school with were very friendly and

polite and we had a lot of fun together. During the first day

we got to know each other better and learnt our hosts’ names.

We talked a lot about our hobbies, but also about what Poland

is like. They were especially curious about Polish schools and

how they are different from the Italian ones. Although it

wasn't always easy to communicate we managed to talk to

everyone a little bit and were really happy to learn new things

about the country we were visiting. We also had a chance to

see for ourselves how their lessons look like.

The classes were fun, but we were surprised how loud it can be

during lessons in Italian school. It made us understand how

important discipline is and appreciate our own teachers' efforts

to maintain it. At the end of the first day we wrote down

everyone's names so that we can become friends on Facebook.

Also, we received cards with best wishes written in Italian. We

saved them and later put into our diaries as a souvenir from

the trip.

During the week we had a chance to see many interesting

places. On Monday after school went to a gym as well as a

pizza restaurant. We agreed that the pizza served there was

very delicious and that Italian cuisine is the best in the world!

On Tuesday we went shopping. We saw a lot of pretty,

fashionable clothes and even bought two beautiful dresses for

ourselves. On Wednesday we visited Stigliano and its

surroundings. It is a small but very picturesque town with

beautiful churches and old castle ruins. In the evening we were

at a concert where students and adults presented their artistic

abilities - they played instruments, sang and danced. We

especially enjoyed one of the performing girl's dance routine.

On Thursday we went to the town of Matera, which had

spectacular sights. Also, the dinner we had there was fantastic.

Early Friday morning we flew from Naples to Rome and later

to Warsaw. Before leaving we said our goodbyes to Molfese

family. We exchanged small gifts that we prepared for this

occasion and we thanked them for hospitability in Italian

language. They were surprised and happy about it and Mrs

Rosaria even recorded it on camera.

I am really glad we had the chance to visit Italy, were we met

many kind people and visited interesting places. We also

learned a lot about Italian schools, culture and cuisine. It will

definitely remain long in our memories as a happy and exciting

experience.

Photo Gallery

Travelogue by the Students of

Zsombó, Hungary

Janka’s Blog

Italy is a beautiful country. We really

loved Italy…

… because we got many new friends

and Italian people are very nice and

hospitable.

We visited 3 classes at the school.

We watched films, learned Italian, and we went for a trip.

We designed the new Comenius

logo,

we were teaching the kids

Hungarian,

and ate a lot of pizza, of

course!

Évi’s Blog

DAY 1

I couldn’t wait this day!!! I got up at 2.30 a.m., my parents

took me to the local bus stop where we met the others and get

on the airport transfer bus. We

were so excited! We had many

questions. What will it be? After

1.5 hour we arrived to Ferenc

Liszt International Airport. We

were quite sleepy but finally we

‘woke up’.

First, we checked-in, got rid of our luggage and then we

passed through the security control. Well, the gate started to

beep as I was wearing a metal belt, plus there was something

metal on my jeans, too.

Moreover, they took away my

shower cream! :o At last we got

on the plane, watched the

flight attendant’s safety

performance and then we

started off… First, it went

really slowly, then it became faster and faster and finally we

took off! All of us sank into the seat and our ears clogged.

Above the clouds it was awesome. During the one and a half

hour flight I was taking photos. The view was incredible! The

end of the flight was similar to the take-off.

Well, I didn’t see much of Rome, though we can say that we

have been to Rome! :) There we took a transfer flight but this

time we flew only 40 minutes. We saw many little islands

during the flight. Once the captain started to speak in English

and I could understand it more or less! :D After we landed, the

‘luggage hunt’ began. They appeared after a long time, but

sadly every luggage arrived.

In the lounge we met Ms Rasulo who was really kind. Then, we

had to wait for the Irish. When I saw them, I was amazed:

they we so young but their English… I just hadn’t known that

they speak English.

First, we went to see Naples. It’s

a bit dirty but otherwise it’s a

lovely city. We tasted the

original Italian pizza and we

really liked it! :) I wasn’t like

what others had told. I ate up

all my pizza! Next, we dipped our legs in the salty sea.

We spent there about an hour and it was great! Then we did

some shopping and returned to the airport to collect the

Polish. Finally, we took a bus and travelled 200 km (for about

2 hours). To be honest, I felt sick at the end, but now I’m fine…

It’s 11.30 pm and I’m in a

gorgeous family house, doing

my homework (i.e. the travel

blog) and Janka’s already in

bed. I’m so excited about

tomorrow but I’m sure it’ll be

cool! At least I do hope so, as

tomorrow is my birthday… :D

DAY 2

We woke up to a rainy day in Gorgoglione. We had breakfast

with the family and then we left for school.

The school was full of painted

pictures. It was really nice and cosy.

Janka went to a class of younger

students, while I visited a class of

older students. The morning

wasn’t good as they kept asking

me questions which I couldn’t

really answer… :( Everybody was

shouting. I think those who told

me that Italian people are loud

and noisy were right. I found

them pretty strange. I really

liked one of the boys. :) Many times I

was about to start crying as I didn’t know anything, I felt

totally alone and at that time I wanted to go home to my

family and celebrate my birthday.

Now I know, I would have regretted… When Enza asked me:

‘When is your birthday?’ and I told her, they became even

louder and everybody said happy birthday to me. <З Then,

they sang the ‘Happy Birthday’ song. I was so touched and

moved that I couldn’t say a word. A couple of minutes later

Zsani, Janka and Máté arrived. I forgot about my sorrows and

finally I was happy again. :)

We went ‘home’ soon. We had lunch. It was very nice. First, we

had pasta with some kind of meat. That was so tasty and I ate

my fill. Then, we had roast meat with salad. That was also

very delicious! Finally, we ate some mozzarella. I liked it. We

agreed with Janka that after the meal we would give our

presents to the family. They looked very happy when they got

their gifts. In the afternoon, we had some free time with

Janka. We were listening to music. Daddy called me to greet

me on my birthday. :) Then we went to a volleyball training.

That’s wasn’t fun, but at least we could see Fabio! <З

Then we went home, had a shower

and went to a pizzeria. But before

they showed us around the town

and taught a couple of Italian

words: e.g. macchina = autó,

furgone = kisteherautó etc.) Then

we arrived and everybody was

already in the restaurant. We sat

down and ordered food. The

boys brought speakers so we

could listen to music, too. We

had much fun! :) It was interesting as we drank Coke from

wine glasses. :o We ate tasty Margherita pizza.

After the meal, we were dancing and having a great time (it

was worth coming here!). We

took many photos. At about

10.30 pm the teachers also

arrived and had dinner. I got

a present (a shower cream)

from one of the boys

(actually, he really liked me, I think). His name is Vito. Then,

the teachers called us. And I saw a cake on the table!!! I was so

surprised and I really

appreciated this attention and

kindness. All the teachers were

singing the ‘Happy Birthday’

song to ME! Miss Gera took

photos while I was blowing

the candles. I got a bar of

chocolate from the teachers of Makó.

When we got home, I got a birthday present: a pair of

trousers. I was very happy. :) This was my best birthday ever!

Thank you everybody! :)

I ♥ Gorgoglione!

DAY 3

This day also began with rain. We woke up late but it wasn’t a

problem. We had breakfast with Janka. I liked that thing filled

with chocolate. Yummy! We should have this kind of biscuit in

Hungary as well.

They took us to school. In the first two lessons we were busy

with designing the project logo about music and Comenius.

Then, Zsani and Máté went to a class while Janka and I to

another. We taught a couple of

things to the Italian students

about Hungary, Zsombó, our

school etc. We even made a

short presentation in English.

After that, we had lunch in

the canteen. The food was

tasty. Then, we visited Enza’s English lesson which lasted for 2

hours! :o At the end I felt very tired. Apart from that, it was a

lovely day.

We got home at 4.30 p.m., had a shower and prepared for the

party. It was quite okay, though I was in better parties, too,

like my birthday party yesterday! :D

DAY 4

A sunny day at last! :) We were really happy about that and

finally I could put on other (shorter) clothes. We had breakfast

and left for school.

We spent the first two lessons with Gianni’s class. First, it was

a Maths lesson. I found some of the problems they were solving

really hard. :o

Next, we visited Enza’s class. That was a Biology lesson, I think.

They were trying to explain us what was going on. We were

just nodding and saying OK. :) Time went slowly and finally I

even felt a bit bored.

In the afternoon, we spent some time with the family. We had

lunch with them: pizza, meatloaf and mozzarella. The cheese

was fantastic. Then we went upstairs and changed. We put on

casual clothes – hey, we were about to leave to a theatre!

The theatre was near the school.

The performance was really

nice: the teachers were singing,

the students played the flute

and they were dancing, too.

Then we did some shopping and bought some little presents for

our families. I met a boy called Nello. We went to a pizzeria.

The Italian students tried to teach us Italian words and we also

tried to make them pick up some Hungarian. We were chatting

a lot and then we walked home.

After we got home, Janka and I were watching the night lights

from the balcony. I was in bed when I realized that tomorrow

would be our last day. NOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! :(

DAY 5

Another sunny morning. :) After breakfast, we went to school.

On our way to school, Janka and I were watching the

landscape. It was amazing, awesome. We didn’t want to go

home…

We spent 1 hour in the school with Giovanni’s class. We

couldn’t wait leaving for Enza’s class. They were really happy

to see us and we felt a bit sad as we knew it was our last day

there. Later, they had a lesson where everybody could do what

they wanted. We exchanged our Facebook names. Some even

asked our phone numbers. We taught them ‘I love you.’ in

Hungarian. :D We said goodbye to everybody and visited the

other classes, too. We even started to cry and poor Mrs. Soldo

didn’t know what was wrong. :( We explained her somehow

and she understood it.

We had lunch at home.

Then, we packed our

luggage and then we went

to the beach of Policoro.

The journey took about

an hour and I took a lot

of photos. Those high

mountains and hills… it was beautiful. The

seashore was fascinating! But they didn’t let us swim there. :(

We collected some shells and pebbles. We spent about 20

minutes there and then we went to do some shopping. We

bought pasta, chocolate, cheese and earrings. We tasted the

original Italian ice cream as well. Yummy! :)

After we got home, we went for a walk with our brand new

Italian friends. We went to a playground, took some photos,

laughed and chatted a lot. All in all, we had a great fun. We

will miss them a lot! :(

We went back to the house, had dinner (pizza) and we even

got a farewell present: a bracelet.

DAY 6

We got up very early: at 3 a.m. We took the bus at 4. We put

our luggage in the bus. Mine weighed 17.4 kg, a lot more than

at my arrival; perhaps because of the pasta and the drink

called Grappa I bought. We took a sad farewell from my ‘host

mum’ and the teachers, especially Mrs. Soldo. Almost every

child was sleeping on the bus – but not the Hungarian kids! :)

At dawn we saw beautiful mountains near Naples.

On our way to Naples, we were sad to see how dirty it was

and it was strange that people didn’t really care about the

traffic rules. :o When we got there, poor Janka realized that

she left her mobile phone on the bus. With the help of Miss

Gera, we called Janka’s phone and the bus driver answered it.

We tried to explain him to send Janka’s phone to the school to

Mrs. Soldo. Janka was very said. :(

We took off. The landscape was

awesome! After 40 minutes we

landed in Rome. Then, we had

to wait 3 more hours to the

connecting flight. We went

around the airport and

bought some chewing gum and Coke.

Then we took off again…

Goodbye Italy! I’ll miss you! I’ll

miss those shining faces, the

much love we got there. The

flight was okay, there was a

little monitor showing where

we were. We were flying at

12,000 m with a speed of 850 km/h! :o It was fantastic

to see our homeland from above!

When we arrived, the transfer bus was waiting for us. On our

way home we were talking and talking and all us agreed on

one thing: WE WANT TO GO BACK!!! :D Thank you for

everything.

Zsani’s Blog

DAY 1

All of us (Évi, Janka, Máté and me)

were looking forward to this day! We

left at about 3 a.m. The teachers

took a bus, while we were travelling

in a transfer car. They took us to

Ferenc Liszt International Airport.

The check-in was really exciting. Then, we had to wait a little

more time, but then, we were let enter the airplane. Gosh, it

was my very first flight in my lifetime! :D It was very exciting

to see the Earth from above (about 12 km). We didn’t even

feel that incredible speed in the air: 851 km/h!

First we arrived to Rome after

a 1.5-hour long flight. From

Rome, we went to Naples and

that took about 45 minutes.

At the airport we had to wait

for the Irish friends. And off

we go!

We went on a short

sightseeing tour. We saw many

nice buildings.

When we arrived to

the seashore, we ran into the

sea with tucked-up trousers.

:D

Then, we could taste the

original Italian pizza! :)

Finally, we went back to the

airport for the Polish guests.

After a 3-hour long journey on

a bus, we arrived to Stigliano.

The bus stopped in front of a hotel

where the host families were

waiting for their little guests. I

got a very kind host family. We

took me to their house and I ate

some cake. Then came the

well-deserved sleep!

DAY 2

My first night was good. In the morning, the family woke me

up, I drank my tea and we left for school.

I visited the lessons of Year 3. I

was at school until 12.30, then

the dad took me and children

to the grandma. The meal was

extraordinary!

After lunch, we went home and

watched cartoons and films. Carlo’s

(he’s five) favourite film is ‘Spiderman’.

In the

afternoon, the mum took me to

a restaurant. All the ‘Comenius

children’ were there! :D We

talked a lot, we ate pizza and

then it was ‘party time’! I had a

great fun and I danced a lot which I really enjoyed.

And then came Évi’s surprise: a birthday cake! She didn’t even

expect it and she was really happy. She got a tasty ice-cream

cake.

At the end of the party, Mario (the dad) drove me home. I

went to sleep right away, I was so tired.

DAY 3

I got up at 8 a.m., I drank my tea and just like yesterday, we

went to school. We spent there the whole day, we went home

at about 4.30 p.m. We had lunch in the school canteen. The

food was really good, so Italian! :)

Later at home, I was watching an exciting film together with

the 2 children.

Then, we went to a house where there was a party – again. :D

We played, chatted a lot and we spent a wonderful time there.

I went with Máté (and his new ‘girlfriend’) for a walk. I liked

those little crooked streets.

After the party, we went home and watched ‘Twilight’ in

Italian. :D

DAY 4

The weather is nice (first time this week). In the morning

Mario took me to school. First, we visited younger students.

Next, we went to upper classes.

The younger pupils were having a Maths lesson, while the older

students had Science. They were learning about human bones.

My host family come to collect me at 1 p.m. We went to the

grandma, who prepared a very tasty lunch. Then, we came

home. I played memory card games with Giulia. It was fun! :D

Later, I got dressed up and we left for the concert. There were

all the Comenius children. :) First, the children performed

dances, played musical

instruments and then the

teachers sand a couple of songs. I

was amazed. And those dances!

There were different songs and

music. Awesome atmosphere,

awesome people!

After the concert, Janka, Évi and our Italian friends went to

have a pizza. We had a good time with excellent food.

At home we watched ‘The Princess Diaries’ with the family –

in Italian. :) After the film, I went to bed right away.

DAY 5

The last day I was going to spend in an Italian school… :( The

weather was really fine. We left for school at 8.30. First, we

visited a Maths lesson. Next, we went to a class where there

were students of the same age. That was an Italian lesson.

Finally, we said goodbye to our friends and went to younger

pupils’ class (Biology, I think). They were studying about the

dinosaurs.

We had lunch at the grandma’s house. After lunch, we came

home and (as usual) we were watching films and cartoons.

Then, we were chatting. I went to bed quite early as next day

we were leaving… :(

DAY 6

My host family woke me up at

about 2.30 a.m. My ‘host dad’

took me to the bus stop where we got

together. The bus arrived at 4.30. First, we travelled 45

minutes and then we took another bus. The next journey took

3 hours. We arrived to Naples. We had to wait 1 hour and

then we checked in.

The first flight took 45 minutes. We stayed in Rome for 4

hours. We took another flight to Budapest. The transfer bus

and car were waiting for us at the airport.

At home I had a wonderful ‘mom made’ meal! :)

Zsani’s Travelonary (Travel Dictionary)

Italian English Hungarian

ungherese Hungarian magyar

bella beautiful gyönyörű

Ciao. Hi. Szia!

Sì. Yes. Igen.

Buongiorno. Good morning. Jó reggelt!

elefante elephant elefánt

maggio May május

Hello. Hello. Helló.

noni name név

Lunedi Monday hétfő

Martedi Tuesday kedd

Mercoledni Wednesday szerda

Giovedi Thursday csütörtök

Venerdì Friday péntek

Sabato Saturday szombat

Domenica Sunday vasárnap

Grazie. Thank you. Köszönöm.

Ti amo. I love you. Szeretlek.

Gennaio January január

Febbraio February február

Marzo March március

Italian English Hungarian

Aprile April április

Giugno June június

Luglio July július

Agosto August augusztus

Settembre September szeptember

Ottobre October október

Novembre November November

Dicembre December December

Buon appetite! Enjoy your meal. Jó étvágyat!

mamma mom anya

papà dad apa

Buon viaggio! Have a good trip. Jó utat!

Come stai? How are you? Hogy vagy?

Buona note! Good night. Jó éjszakát!

Máté’s Blog

DAY 1

The transfer bus collected us at 3 a.m.

We arrived at the airport at about

4.50. We checked in and the plane

took off at 7.15. Well, my ears

clogged during the flight. After the

plane landed, we had to wait for the

connecting flight which took us from Rome to Naples. It was a

bit late. Italy was beautiful from

above! :)

In Naples we collected our baggage. A

teacher from Makó didn’t get hers. It

arrived with another plane later. The

Irish arrived at about 11.40. After that,

we took a bus and went sightseeing.

We also tasted pizza. They gave us a

big one, we couldn’t eat it. We took

a walk in the city; then went to

the seashore and tasted the salty

seawater. On our way back, Miss

Gera bought something from a vender, she tried to bargain. :)

The man was very hard-bitten but finally Miss Gera could

persuade him to reduce the price. Then, we went back to the

airport because the Polish arrived. We took a bus again and

travelled about 3.5 hours to Stigliano.

When we arrived, the

host families came to

collect us. My host

family was very kind

and friendly.

DAY 2

I got up at 7.30. We had breakfast and

we left for school.

There we visited some classes and

presented our slideshow. Then we

talked to older students. We also

visited a Music lesson.

After school, they took me home

and we had lunch. I wrote an e-

mail to my family and then we played football and played a

puzzle game. We also watched an English film.

Giambattista went to his friend and I went with him. We

played computer games and we also played table football.

Suddenly I saw Évi and Janka. This was their host family! We

went sightseeing. On the go, we met the head teacher, Mrs.

Maróti. We also went to see where Giambattista’s dad works.

In the evening, we ordered a pizza. We (Giambattista, his

friend and me) brought the pizza at 9 p.m. On our way, we

met a strange person: Fornabaio was talking to his friend, he

took off 20€ from Fornabaio’s hand and put it into his own

wallet… Later he gave it back. We went to bed at 11.15 pm.

DAY 3

We went to the school where

we had to design the logo of

the project. It was a bit

boring because it lasted for 3

hours! :o Then, we visited

older students and we could

talk to them. We also watched a film.

When the teacher left the classroom, everybody started to

shout. When he returned, he told off some of them. The

students showed me some games and told me to try them.

There was a kind of gyroscope.

Later, we went to have lunch. After lunch, we visited an

English lesson. They were learning about some kind of haunted

castle, I think. They were listening to the story. One of the

children got scared and he started to scream in a funny voice

and that made everybody laugh for about 5 minutes. :D Next,

we did puzzles about the family.

After the lessons, we went to a party. Everybody was there.

We were playing games. I played checkers. I won many times. :)

We also went for a walk.

I returned to my host family and I took them a little surprise.

They were very happy. I showed photos of my family.

DAY 4

We visited lessons of the

younger pupils. They were

learning about units. We

began to write numbers in

our dictionary.

The teacher told us to write

numbers on the interactive whiteboard in

Hungarian and English and they added their Italian meaning.

We made them pronounce the Hungarian numbers. We showed

them the photos we took on our way to Italy. Then came a

short break. We went to another class, where there were older

students. They had a Science lesson. The teacher handed out

some tests. Some students got very poor grades. They could

have another go. The next lesson was P.E., but we decided to

go back to the younger ones instead. :) They were playing

something on the IWB, and we found out what was the point

of the game. :D

After school, we went back to the family and had lunch. First,

we ate pasta, of course. Then, we had some sort of ham and a

vegetable that was similar to nettle… Anyhow, it was nice.

In the afternoon, we played games (checkers and puzzles).

DAY 5

This was our last day at school so we visited the younger

pupils. They were checking the homework. We said goodbye to

them. I found it very strange that they never went outside in

the breaks. It was a catholic school. In the first break we went

to the older students and had a quick chat with them. Finally,

we took a couple of photos.

After school, the dad came to collect us (he didn’t work). He

took me to a clothes shop and bought me an Italian T-shirt as

a souvenir. We had lunch and then we set off to a town called

Matera. It was 80 km far from

us. The landscape was beautiful!

Later, I came to know that

Matera is an old town. The

children’s father works here,

in a bank. We went into a

church, too. Antonella and

Maria Lucia went to buy shoes and clothes.

Then, we ate an ice cream. :)

We arrived back to Stigliano at 9 p.m. We had dinner and

then I started to pack my luggage.

DAY 6

Early in the morning I said

goodbye to my host family.

We had to get to the bus stop

by 3 a.m. After a 2-hour

long bus journey, we arrived

to a bus station. It was very

cold. We took a bus to Naples.

We checked in at the airport

and after 2 hours of waiting

the plane took off at 11.30.

It landed in Rome in

12.25. We had to wait

another 4 hours. What’s

more, the boarding gate

was changed. The plane took off at 4 p.m.

Altitude: 11,000 m, speed: 850 km/h. When we were landing,

there was a strange noise: as if somebody was sawing the

bottom of the plane. :O We collected our baggage from the

baggage carousel.

We got to Zsombó in about an hour but it lasted me for 2

hours to tell my family

what happened to me this

week. :)

Máté’s Travelonary (Travel Dictionary)

Italian English Hungarian

ceramic ceramics kerámia

Ungheria Hungary Magyarország

classe class osztály

gomma rubber radír

Ci vediamo. See you. Később találkozunk.

geografia Geography földrajz

fuco fire tűz

annegare drown vízbe fullad

fantasma ghost szellem

infestare haunt kísért

quattro four 4

aspettare wait várni

cinque five 5

quindici fifteen 15

sei six 6

sette seven 7

sedici sixteen 16

diciassette seventeen 17

otto eight 8

diciotto eighteen 18

dieci ten 10

Italian English Hungarian

nove nine 9

diciannove nineteen 19

undici eleven 11

numeri numbers számok

dodici twelve 12

tredici thirteen 13

uno one 1

duo two 2

tre three 3

quattordici fourteen 14

quindici fifteen 15

venti twenty 20

Il mio nome è Máté. My name is Máté. A nevem Máté.

scuola school iskola

molto buono very good nagyon jó

Photo Dispatch

by Our Hungarian Correspondents

The following photos were taken by the students of Zsombó.

The Students’ Stay

in the Eyes of the Host School

Stigliano, Italy

Rosa:

We were very happy to realize this great experience, to know

and to meet European pupils from Hungary, Poland and

Ireland.

Giuseppe:

Taking part in European cooperation activities meant us,

children living in a little village in the South of Italy, having the

opportunity to meet European friends exchanging methods,

cultures and tradition so as to grow together, too.

Giulia:

What a wonderful experience, I will never forget it, because

European students were our guests in our families for 4 days

and they worked with us in class, too.

All together we were at Sarubbi hotel, we were waiting for our

European friends. I was so excited! With me there were

Martina, Gianni and Giambattista. Here they come! All of

them were agitated to find their hosts. At some point, my

teacher Luciana called: “family Geronimo” and she introduced

us to our guests and their teachers. She was lost and very

tired, but with a beautiful smile, very shyly told us in English:

‘My name is Zsanett.’ I could not say a word, but luckily my

brother took her by the hand and together we went home: She

said she was very tired and so we went to bed in my room.

Think how nice, we shared my bedroom! I was so happy that I

could not sleep because it was the first time that there was a

girl in my bedroom. In the morning when my mom woke us

up, Zsanett was all smiles.

Martina:

After almost two years we still write with my Irish friends:

Megan and Grace. Sometimes we also try long chats via Skype

program

Gianni:

I didn’t expect me to be friends with European pupils, all my

family is very glad that Eva and Janka, my penpals that I

hosted them with great and immense pleasure, become family

friends.

Milly:

Long ago it was very difficult to have contact with European

people. After with internet, Comenius and eTwinning projects

our culture and European cultures have become only one

culture!

Liza:

All together have creatively invented and designed a logo for

our project that represents us. With our music teacher, Mr

Francesco Cafarella we sang our Comenius anthem. What fun!

Suddenly come in the class our teachers: Luciana and Giuliano

holding baskets with red and succulent strawberries. Mmmm...

boys and girls delicious snack! Our European friends have been

happy to enjoy our strawberries.

The next day Martina's mother organized a nice lunch

together. In the evening everyone in the restaurant! Finally a

beautiful Italian pizza!

It doesn’t end here!

There's a surprise for Eva! It's his birthday and our teacher

Luciana made her a beautiful and delicious cake.

Happy Birthday Éva!

Created by

Saint Emeric Catholic Primary

School

(Zsombó, Hungary)

Szkoła Podstawowa nr 4 im.

Władysława Broniewskiego w

Zambrowie

(Zambrów, Poland)

Istituto Comprensivo Rocco Montano

(Stigliano, Italy)

Saints and Scholars Integrated

Primary and Nursery School

(Armagh, Northern Ireland

The project was realized with the financial support from the European Committee within Comenius

Lifelong Learning Programme. The contents of the programme or materials do not reflect the stand

of the European Committee. The publisher is responsible for the contents of all publications. The

European Committee bears no responsibility for the use of this information in any way.

Arrivederci! ~ Goodbye! ~ Viszlát! ~ Do widzenia!