Viaggio in Olanda
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Venerdì 11 Aprile
Il ritorno a casa
Ci siamo svegliati presto. come al solito. Faceva freddo, la temperatura era vicina allo zero. Siamo andati a scuola puntuali alle 8,30. Alcuni di noi non erano arrivati perchè le famiglie li avrebbero accompagnati verso mezzogiorno, ma avevamo alcuni lavori da completare. La mattinata è subito volata via, godendoci gli ultimi momenti della nostra esperienza. Alcuni di noi hanno trovato il tempo di fare l'ultima visita alla città di Breda. Nel frattempo altri ragazzi venivano accompagnati dai genitori olandesi a scuola. Il tempo passava molto velocemente. Verso mezzogiorno abbiamo preso qualcosa da mangiare.
Gli insegnanti olandesi e gli insegnanti italiani stavano vicini a noi e lasciavano trasparire l'emozione per l'imminente partenza. Tutte le famiglie erano davanti alla scuola e ci si intratteneva ancora un po' chiacchierando.
Aspettando l'autobus che tardava, alcuni ragazzi apparivano davvero emozionati, si abbracciavano e si tenevano per mano.
Verso le 15,00 l'autobus finalmente arriva. E' stato molto triste lasciarci e non abbiamo potuto trattenere le lacrime. La sola gioia era che ci saremmo rivisti abbastanza presto. L'aeroporto Schiphol di Amsterdam era immenso; i nostri insegnanti ci hanno accompagnato a fare il check in e subito dopo ci siamo imbarcati con il volo Amsterdam-Roma. All'aeroporto romano, con nostra grande sorpresa, abbiamo incontrato Pippo Baudo il quale ha fatto una foto insieme a noi. Il volo per Catania, anche se in ritardo, è stato piacevole.
Il nostro atterraggio in Sicilia non ci sembrava vero, eravamo in un'altra dimensione. L'autobus ci ha portati ad Ispica e a Pozzallo in piena notte.
Una notte che difficilmente dimenticheremo, insieme agli abbracci e alle lacrime dei nostri familiari.
This trip has been very different from the others because we have been hosted by other families and so we had to adapt ourselves to different lifestyle, different habits and also different food!!!
The first day, as soon as we arrived in Holland, we were all very excited and curious to know our Dutch friends. When we left the airport ofAmsterdam to go to Breda, everyone was talking about the possible situation you could find in the new family. During the trip we were entusiastic to see the typical Dutch landscape and the typical Dutch houses: they are all very nice with a lot of flowers in the gardens (expecially tulips).
When we arrived in Breda there were a lot of people and we started to be worried because we had to divide ourselves and go with our Dutch partners who didn`t know us!
The first minutes with the Dutch family were very embarassing because we didn`t know what to say or what to do…then the following days things started bettering and we began to know better our Dutch partners.We have been very lucky because we found a very kind and available families that made us feel like at home!
Now we are very affectionate to these families and we think that we will have to come back home we will be sad to leave them…but luckily we will meet them again in September when they will come to Sicily: we will be very happy to host them and we hope to be able to offer them the same kindness and availablity that they have given to us in these days!
Debora, Fede e Chiara
When we left Sicily we were very afraid because we didn’t know what kind of family we could find. When we arrived in Holland the Dutch families were waiting for us. The first impact was very strange, because from this moment we had to change our life style. In fact when we arrived home we found strange food and different uses; we had to have dinner at 6:30 and for us it was very early. After that we took a shower and at 9:00 we went to bed.
The first days were very hard because it was difficult to adapt myself to the new siutuation. In the morning we had to wake up early and go to school by bycicle even it was very cold. But the most important thing is that we have to speak only English.
Another strange thing for us it was to live with cats, dogs and other pets and even to eat with them… But for us all these things were not a problem; the most important thing was that the family was very friendly,kind and available with us.
This experience has been very important to improve our English, to be responsible, to socialise and to know each other culture.
Vale, Anto, Flo
Our experience in Holland has been very good and important for us.
Our first opinion is about the food. Vegetables are the main dish of the Dutch cooking: potatoes, carrots, onions. In particular Dutch love onions that we hate. We have been very lucky because we have found lovely families.
The second opinion is about the girls. They are very nice and not very friendly. They are very quiet and shy.
The third point of view is about the boys. They are all the same and very boring, but they play soccer very well. Some of them are nice but they are also shy.
We want to come back here. Bye bye!!!