How Europe Will Save the World
Greece 2023

Larissa february 12th-19th 2023

Tuesday, we went to visit the meteors and the monastery of St-Stephan to discover the culture of Greece which is a very religious country (mostly Orthodox). We then visited the Mushroom Museum in which there were first stuffed animals staged in their habitats and then on the floor mushrooms of all kinds, mushrooms are crucial for the environment because they help decompose organic matter (dead wood, etc.) they can also replace meat because they have the same texture and various flavors. After lunch we visited the town of Trikila, located next to the Aegean Sea and then returned to our correspondents. Luna

We discovered de city of Athena in Greece the Sunday, Febuary twelve two thousand and twenty three. After one hectic night in the youth hostel, we visited the Acropolis wich is a limestone rock plateau wich is in the center of Athena and the Parthenon wich is the abode of virgins locate on the Acropolis. We could enjoy and discover the typical Greek gastronomy. We then took the train in direction of Larissa where our stay could start with our host family. My best moment in Greece was when we made our first meal because we ate good thinks so we discovered this gastronomy which isn't the same in France. We had fun, we could share our feelings about this first day so it was great ! Liana

Wednesday the 15th of February, we took the bus to visit Karla city and the information center. We learned that in 1950 the expansion of agricultural lands became more important . In 1962 they took the decision to empty the lake in order to expand agricultural lands . The places quickly suffer from many environmental problems : loss of biodiversity and water points which made agricultural lands useless. In 1990 first studies were launched in order to rehabilitate lake environments. Sustained by European fundings an important project was launched for flood protection. This project permitted to restore 38 km water spaces. Today, the lake is an internationally important wetland which belong to the Natura 2000 network and is home to 180 bird species and 14 fish species. Then we went to visit the city of Volos where is located the insects museum. Insects play many differents roles such as pollinating flowering plants, breakdown and making of organic material and seeds movements. Insects represent a potential alternative to animal proteins because their rearing has a lower environmental impact Written by Julia

GREECE : Larissa February 13th-20th 2023

First day, in Larissa, on Monday, February 13th: We visited the Greek school and we did breaking-ice with students Erasmus. Ioanna made soap. Then we presented houses school. At 4 o’clock p.m we went out with partners. Le premier jour à Larissa, le lundi 13 février: Nous avons visité l’école grecque et nous avons fait un “breaking-ice” avec les élèves Eramus. Ionna a fait du savon. Ensuite nous avons présenté notre collège. A 16 heures, nous sommes sortis avec nos correspondants

On Friday, the 17th of March we visited an eco-sorting center in the morning. They sort all kinds of objects like televisions, children toys or computers. We think there should be more eco-center like this! After we went in class with our correspondents. We discovered how students work in Greece: it's really different from France. We finished at 14 P.M and we came home with our correspondents to eat. In the afternoon we went to the city center for the goodbye party, we went shopping and we ate greek food ! It was delicious!! Then, we went home and said goodbye to the family. Lauriane et Axelle

We start by visiting a Orthodox Church then we went at the folklore museum which was intended to show us how the Greeks lived before. After having visited the museum we did an activity on the blue print which showed us how the Greeks did to make patterns on fabric. In the afternoon we showed a traditional dance of our country, France presented the French can can.