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Comenius trip to Malta 23.10.-28.10.2014

23.10     We flew to Malta in two parts,  9th graders flew first to Munchen,Germany and 8th graders flew to Rome,Italy.  When we arrived to Malta we went to hostel and looked around.  At the evening we went to a shopping centre and later we went to a nice restaurant. There was a beach next to the restaurant and for Finnish people it was really exciting to walk on the beach in October, because it was snowing in Finland at the same time.

24.10     The next morning we went to a Maltese school for boys.  School’s headmaster introduced every country and we got a handicraft gift. One boy took us around their school and told us about their school system. In the afternoon we went to Valletta by bus. At first our group went to see an old church and after that we went to see a Knight museum. We ate and went shopping, again :D In the evening we arrived back to our hostel. Later that evening we went back to the school.  There were got some Maltese traditional food, which was really different from Finnish food but it was still really delicious. Most of us ate snails for the first time. After the meal we got to hang out with teachers and pupils and the night was overall really fun.

25.10    In the morning our group went to an old capital city of Malta, Mdina. There was some kind of treasure hunt.  There we saw more buildings and exotic places.  In the evening all the Comenius people went to the airport to eat. After that there was a local festival for a church. Maltese pupils told us that there were festivals for every church in the summer. There was a band that played well, pretty lights and fireworks. That was also new to us because in Finland we usually have fireworks only at the New Year’s eve.

26.10   On Sunday morning we went to Gozo by a ferry. In Gozo we visited couple museums. Later that day we went to eat lunch to a farm. First they showed us the place and we saw different animals, for example chickens, pigs and ostriches. We also ate there organic food which was totally one of the best meals of our trip. We went to a beach and there were very high rocks. After that we went to a museum which used to be a jail. View near the museum was amazing. Later that evening we ate in restaurant and then we came back to Malta by the ferry.

27.10  We went to the school again and gathered to the school hall. Every country had prepared performances, including traditional dances and songs. We had fun watching the performances and dancing together. Later that day there was a football game between teachers and students. The game was exciting and we saw the rest of the students. After the match we made local breads by ourselves. Then some of us went shopping and the rest went to the hostel. Our dinner was in a restaurant at seashore.  At night we said goodbye to everyone and went to the hostel to pack our bags because we were leaving the next day.

Overall our trip was totally wonderful and everything went as planned. It was so warm, views were gorgeus, food was excellent and the people were very friendly. We learnt a lot about different cultures and saw new things.  We made lots of new friends, especially the Maltese pupils were incredibly kind and amazing. Thank you all!

Love,

Finnish group