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CULTURES ON A PALETTE

LTTA4 IN TURKEY - FROM 4th TO 8th APRIL 2022

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Day 1 - Monday 4th April

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On Monday morning we went to the Turkish school, all the students were in the conference room with the teachers and the principal of the school was there too, then we shared gifts from each country with the Turkish teachers and students.

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Then, they showed us their school. It is a school only for girls, it is huge ! The school has beautiful rooms, decorated depending on the subjects. They have a big garden, and the most surprising thing was that they have a cat living in the garden ! That's so cool !

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Day 1 - Monday 4th April

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Afterwards we played a game to learn more about each other. It is called "The M&M’s game". It is a very fun way for communıcatıon. We made teams and then with colorful M&M’s we learned about our new international frıends. For example, if a student chooses a red M&M’s, he must tell the others about his favourite hobbies. I think it was a fantastic game, we got closer with the other students and I really liked it.

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Day 1 - Monday 4th April

Then, every student of each country presented their traditions and customs.
We started with the Greeks. They presented one of their legends, entitled ‘The abduction of Persephone’. They also talked about some of their festivals. Then the French students presented some meals that they have in France and some of their traditions like the “Galette des rois”. The Spanish team presented some traditions like the "Castellers" : it’s a human tower and it looks very dangerous. The Estonians talked about "Jaanipaev", it’s on the longest day of the year and they make fire. Finally, the turkish team presented us their customs with the "Turkish coffee" and the "Helva".
It was really great to learn about their cultures !

Day 2 - Tuesday 5th April

On Tuesday morning, we had to prepare some commercial videos to explain a tradition from each country. Everyboyd worked so hard on the videos but honestly, the Spanish one was the BEST and the funniest ! They did a really good job editing some photos on the commercial. And obviously, they were the winners. They won some presents as well, such as magnets and door ornaments from each country.

Day 2 - Tuesday 5th April

Surely one of the oldest piggy bank ever found ;-)

After we watched the videos - around 11 a.m- we started our Ankara tour. We took a bus to travel around the city. First, we went to a museum called “Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi” which means “Museum of Anatolian Civilizations”. We saw many historical things, like objects, jewels and pottery. It was great to see the things that people left before us. It felt like time travelling !

Day 2 - Tuesday 5th April

After the museum, we went to the Castle of Ankara. There was a man playing some instruments. We asked him to play some Turkish traditional music and then we all danced together. Then we all had lunch and after lunch we went to a market.

Day 2 - Tuesday 5th April

On Tuesday evening the students had dinner in host families.

The Spanish group went to Feyzan’s house and had a delicious dinner with typical Turkish food. They had a fantastic night wıth their family and they even played monopoly after the dinner. All the students had a unforgettable night with the families.

The French team came to Zehra’s house, for a dinner with the host family. It was great. The food was amazing, it was traditional Turkish dishes, and the people were so welcoming. They tried the hijab. It was funny to see their faces like this. It was surely one of the best nights in Turkey !

The Greek team went to Eshra’s and Zehra’s home for a dinner. The family was so friendly and welcoming. The food was very tasty. They tried lots of Turkish foods like ‘’gıousleme’’ for the first time. The family offered them Turkish tea with a dessert for Ramazan named ‘’gıoulbası’’. It was a very good experience !