Giulia Cilleni Nepis
Madi and I during our first day of school, my first day of American high school. I was a senior (the last year of US high schools)
Pat, Ali and I during our foreign exchange students graduation party!
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martedì 9 ottobre 2018
giovedì 21 settembre 2017
SCHOOL TRIP TO EDINBURGH SEPTEMBER 2017
The Edinburgh castle
Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress which
dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position on
the Castle Rock. Edinburgh Castle was involved in many historical conflicts
from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century. The castle, in the
care of Historic Scotland, is Scotland's most-visited paid tourist attraction.
The castle stands upon the plug of an extinct volcano, which is estimated to
have risen about 350 million years ago.
The Princes Street Gardens
Princes
Street Gardens is a public park in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the
shadow of Edinburgh Castle. The Gardens were created in two phases in the 1770s
and 1820s following the long draining of the Nor Loch and building of the New
Town, beginning in the 1760s. The loch, situated on the north side of the town,
was originally an artificial creation forming part of its medieval defences and made expansion northwards
difficult.
Princes Street
This street is very famous because there are a lot of shops so it is very busy. It is the main shopping street in the capital. If you are in the street you can see the Princes street gardens and also the Edinburgh castle.
Ghost tour
The Edinburgh Dungeon
Edinburgh is very famous for ghosts infact there are a lot of activities like ghost tour : it is a tour in the basement where a person tells you a lot of real horror stories. We also did the Edinburgh Dungeons that was kind of haunted place and it was really nice but a bit scary.
We went to a cemetery that was huge!
A late clock?
This clock is in front of Princes street. It is above the station and it is 5 minutes late because in this way people don’t miss the train.
National museum of Scotland
This museum is very big and famous. It is an interactive museum where you can play with some robot or you can drive a car like Formula
Uno. It is very interesting!
It is like a car of the time because you can see extinct animals and old things but you can also see new inventions.
Royal Mile
The Royal Mile is the name given to a succession of streets
forming the main thoroughfare of the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh in
Scotland.
Royal Mile is an eclectic mix of shops, restaurants, pubs
and visitor attractions. During the annual Edinburgh Festival, the High Street
becomes crowded with tourists, entertainers and buskers.
In this street you can see a lot of Harry Potter shops! It is very colorful and
beautiful.
Glasgow
St. Andrews
It is a beautiful
city near the sea. The weather is very cold and it is windy.The town is home to the University of
St Andrews, the third oldest university in the English-speaking world and the
oldest in Scotland. St Andrews is also known worldwide as the "home of
golf".
The
Museum of the University of St Andrews is a small museum dedicated to the
history of the University of St Andrews. The museum, which is free to enter,
looks at the University's foundation, student life at the University, and
innovative ideas and inventions.
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in
Scotland, and third-largest in the United Kingdom. Glasgow grew from a small rural settlement on the River Clyde.The city has many amenities for a wide
range of cultural activities, from curling to opera and ballet and from
football to art appreciation; it also has a large selection of museums that
include those devoted to transport, religion, and modern art. Like in Princes
street there are a lot of shops.
The Elephant House
In this bar stayed Jk. Rowling
when she was writing Harry
Potter because she was poor and she didn’t have heat. It is the birthplace of Harry Potter.
Loch Lomond
It is a beautiful lake where we had a boat trip and where we took a photos. We saw a lof of person who were fishing with a rod.
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giovedì 27 ottobre 2016
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Ceva in the world 2016/27 (part 7 of 7)
Joele Alberto is studying at Washburn High School in Wisconsin , Other foreign students,sent to the USA by Intercultura/AFS, are attending the same school. Look at there photos, they are so beautiful, aren't they?
Seven families in the Washburn School district have opened their homes and hearts to seven AFS students. These students bring their culture and experiences to students in the district while developing life-long friendships. Please contact their families if you would like to get to know more about these students.
Front: L to R: Godwin Ashiruma from Kenya, staying with Lea Rolfsen and Michael McKenna; Hedda Taknes from Norway, staying with Jennifer Maziasz and Ryan Mulhern and family; Patcharee "Tong" Prajakrattanakul from Thailand, staying with the Wendy Shields family; Back: Hannah Lengauer from Austria staying with the Rosanne and Jon Haveri family; Joele Alberto from Italy staying with the Mary and Ted Dougherty family; Anna Oleszewski from Germany, staying with the Colleen Matula family; and Ida Leivo from Finland staying with the Joe and Christine See family.
The AFS organization is fortunate to have such a welcoming community for these students.
Good luck, Joele, I am sure this year will be great for you.
Ceva in the world 2016/27 (part 6 of 7)
Emma Gazzano is in China, an incredible adventura in a completely different country for language, habits and traditions.
Look at her in her house and walking on the Chinese Wall, fantastic experience!!
Ceva in the world 2016/27 (part 5 of 7)
Sergio Tamburi has been in New Zealand since July, he is attending a term there, before moving to Australia for more six months. He was the first to leave and went to the other side of the earth.
Good luck to him too...
Ceva in the world 2016/27 (part 4 of 7)
Schoolyear 2016/2017
Giada Gennaro is in Norway she has chosen this country because she likes wild landscapes and wanted to see "aurora borealis",or northern lights.
This is what she wrote us "Hei! Hvordan går det? (howareyou?) I arrived in Norway almost 2 months ago, it seems yesterday! It`s amazing here, really amazing! In only two months I have seen many times the northern nights and one time my family and me were sitting in a Jacuzzi drinking something warm and suddenly we saw a falling star and some moving stars (that I had never seen before and no, they weren`t airplanes ahah). Here life is really different from ours one, everything is so calm and time seems slower than in Italy. Everyone is kind and friendly, but there are different traditions and habits; they don`t speak so much to each other but when you start knowing them better, it`s easier and they aren`t shy at all! I love my family, they are amazing! I have 2 little brothers (12 and 13 years old, Iver and Sølve) and I have a lot of fun with all of them! My parents are lovely and my dad is a bit crazy in a very cool and sweet way (but that`s normal, he is an artist ahah). My mum talks a lot and she can involve everyone, she has this fantastic power! The Norwegian language is of course an obstacle, it isn`s easy but I`m trying to learn it! I hope that I will understand and speak more Norwegian by Christmas time! At school the lessons are all in Norwegian (neither in Spanish nor in English ) so now it`s a bit heavy for me to understand everything. I go to school from 8:20 to 13:35 or 15:20, we have to change classroom every 90 minutes and we have a break of 15 minutes between each class and 30 minutes break for lunch. The students have a lot of freedom here but not only at school, also in families, as they are so small. I don`t want to annoy you with a lot of stupid things that for me are amazing so ha det bra (bye bye)! Ps: here the sun has started to be lower, the winter and with it the night period are coming!! Kisses and hugs from Harstad!"
Giada Gennaro is in Norway she has chosen this country because she likes wild landscapes and wanted to see "aurora borealis",or northern lights.
This is what she wrote us "Hei! Hvordan går det? (howareyou?) I arrived in Norway almost 2 months ago, it seems yesterday! It`s amazing here, really amazing! In only two months I have seen many times the northern nights and one time my family and me were sitting in a Jacuzzi drinking something warm and suddenly we saw a falling star and some moving stars (that I had never seen before and no, they weren`t airplanes ahah). Here life is really different from ours one, everything is so calm and time seems slower than in Italy. Everyone is kind and friendly, but there are different traditions and habits; they don`t speak so much to each other but when you start knowing them better, it`s easier and they aren`t shy at all! I love my family, they are amazing! I have 2 little brothers (12 and 13 years old, Iver and Sølve) and I have a lot of fun with all of them! My parents are lovely and my dad is a bit crazy in a very cool and sweet way (but that`s normal, he is an artist ahah). My mum talks a lot and she can involve everyone, she has this fantastic power! The Norwegian language is of course an obstacle, it isn`s easy but I`m trying to learn it! I hope that I will understand and speak more Norwegian by Christmas time! At school the lessons are all in Norwegian (neither in Spanish nor in English ) so now it`s a bit heavy for me to understand everything. I go to school from 8:20 to 13:35 or 15:20, we have to change classroom every 90 minutes and we have a break of 15 minutes between each class and 30 minutes break for lunch. The students have a lot of freedom here but not only at school, also in families, as they are so small. I don`t want to annoy you with a lot of stupid things that for me are amazing so ha det bra (bye bye)! Ps: here the sun has started to be lower, the winter and with it the night period are coming!! Kisses and hugs from Harstad!"
Giada, you were so brave , good luck!
Ceva in the world 2016/27 (part 3 of 7)
Simona Di Murro is in the USA, too. She's very well and she enjoys her American life so much.
She plays volleyball and gets on very well with her family,they are fantastic Here are some photos she sent us.
This is her Senior picture for my Yearbook. She took it with her family in the Stony Brook State Park in Dansville.
She plays volleyball and gets on very well with her family,they are fantastic Here are some photos she sent us.
This is her Senior picture for my Yearbook. She took it with her family in the Stony Brook State Park in Dansville.
Her sisters and Simona on her first American day.
Ceva in the world 2016/27 (part 2 of 7)
Schoolyear 2016/2017
Camilla Franchello has been in Mexico since August and she is spending there the whole schoolyear.
She sent us a photo and a description of her life.
This is what she wrote about her experience: " It’s 20
days that I have come to Mexico but it seems that i arrived yesterday! This
country is so different from Italy, people are so happy, they meet you and on
the same day invite you home! My city is Paraiso, it’s in the state of Tabasco
and it isn’t a big city! Here cities are so different because people either are
rich or poor; here middle classes don’t
exist, so the cities are so poor! My Mexican
school is called “Jean Piaget”; it’s a secondary school and it’s not so big. in my class we are 20 guys. My
Mexican family is so nice and i have two brothers, Isaac and Roger. Time flies so
fast and there are a lot of things to do here! I think this experience is so
fun because you need to leave alone without knowing the language of your host country
in my case I don’t know Spanish at all but you meet a lot of people and i think
this year will really change my life!"
A new country, a new language, it will be a real adventure! Good luck, Camilla!
Ceva in the world 2016/27 (part 1 of 7)
Elion Aliu is the winner of Banco Azzoaglio's scholarship 2016.
He has been in the Usa since September and sent us three photos
about his American life.
The first one shows him in front of his American house,
The second one shows Elion with his host father , teacher at his school and his host brother
in the countryside.
The third one is of his school, Burlington High School, Wisconsin , a scool with 1,100 students.
He has been in the Usa since September and sent us three photos
about his American life.
The first one shows him in front of his American house,
The second one shows Elion with his host father , teacher at his school and his host brother
in the countryside.
The third one is of his school, Burlington High School, Wisconsin , a scool with 1,100 students.
Elion has chosen as optional subjects Band and Piano ,so he is continuing playing music,his great passion.
venerdì 16 settembre 2016
Friday 16th 2016 - Culture Night
Tonight around 3,000 events are taking place in Dublin to celebrate
Irish culture: museums, libraries,
galleries will be open until late, just for free, to discover
Dublin's creativity and hidden treasures.
A proposal might be spending the night at the James Joyce Centre....
Thursday 15th 2016 - visit to Collins Barracks
Collins Barracks is a museum about Irish history, it was the headquarters
of the British soldiers first and then of the Irish army in Dublin after 1922,
when the Irish Free State was established.
Especially interesting are the sections about the wars the Irish soldiers fought in the history,
WWI (alongside the British) and the War of Independence (1916) against the British Rule,
to obtain Home Rule. Uniforms, tanks, airplanes documents are on disply,to show
sacrifices and suffering wars always brings with them.
Watch this video about the museum....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQeg6s5GSGk
and this one about the Easter Rising (1916) (Insurrezione di Pasqua)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cew_ZLgi3Cc
Collins Barracks is a museum about Irish history, it was the headquarters
of the British soldiers first and then of the Irish army in Dublin after 1922,
when the Irish Free State was established.
Especially interesting are the sections about the wars the Irish soldiers fought in the history,
WWI (alongside the British) and the War of Independence (1916) against the British Rule,
to obtain Home Rule. Uniforms, tanks, airplanes documents are on disply,to show
sacrifices and suffering wars always brings with them.
Watch this video about the museum....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQeg6s5GSGk
and this one about the Easter Rising (1916) (Insurrezione di Pasqua)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cew_ZLgi3Cc
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