Lithuanians’ diary
Italy
2019 October
Sunday 20th October
The day of departure from Lithuania was amazing. It was very fun
for the students who were flying for the first time by plane. When
we landed It was very weird having to be in such warm weather.
After a 3hour drive we arrived in Castel di Sangro, where everyone
from our group met their families. All were very tired, but happy.
Monday 21st October
The second day was very interesting. The Italian pupils led tours
through both of the schools in Castel di Sangro.We had a presentation
about nutrition and healthy eating, after it in mixed teams we competed
in checking the knowledge about the information we had heard.
It was really fun. After we went exploring through the village.
We even got to see a church that was built for the dead! Later we
went trekking through the national park about 6 kilometers,
we got to know how and when the land was formed. After trekking
everyone went to their homes and ate traditional Italian meals.
Some of our pupils even got to witness a bear in the backyard
of their accommodations.
Tuesday 22nd October
We had an exhausting day walking in the national park, enjoying
the views of nature. It was really nice, we also liked listening to
the guide’s stories. We liked travelling by bus because we made
friends with Greek girls, So we chatted a lot. The food here was
fantastic.
Wednesday 23rd October
On the third day we went to the city of Naples. Waking up early as usual,
we drove for about 3 hours in the morning. In Naples we had free time
to walk around, visiting many shops and enjoying the view of the Tyrrhenian Sea.
We also went to a pizzeria and ate Italian pizza, which’s taste depends on the pizza
and who makes it, as we realised. I ordered “Mimosa”, which was with raw ham,
milk froth and corn. The first bite was actually tasty, but then it became worse
and worse. Though others’ pizzas were actually good. On our way back we saw
Mount Vesuvius, a volcano that is active to this day. By the way, the
weather changes quite drastically throughout the day: in the morning there
is barely +3°C, in midday +26°C, and in the evening around +10°C.
Thursday 24th October
This day was very sad because it was the last day visiting Italy. We were very
surprised because all people in Italy are very relaxed and they live without any
hurry. It was also new interesting for us to know that Italians eat a lot of pasta
and drink loads of espresso. The evening was spent at school dancing and chatting
with all students. It was really fun. Last night's dinner was pretty sad but the food
was amazing.
Friday 25th October
It was really hard to say goodbye to everyone. We couldn’t believe that it would be
so sad. We hope to meet everybody one day.
We were happy to live in very warm families.
Saturday 26th October
We just landed in Dublin and we were tired. One of the students relatives
lives in Ireland and he offered to help us. He drove us to Belfast which was
a 2h drive from Dublin. He helped us to open the door which led us to a warm
and cozy little house. We picked our beds and went to sleep at about 2 in the
morning and as soon as we made contact with the bed we went to sleep.
We slept like babies and woke up around 12:00 . one of the teachers made
everyone breakfast/lunch.
After that the teachers went for a walk and the students stayed in the house.
While the teachers were walking, they saw some of the Irish nature and
culture, they even saw someone's wedding. When they got back, everyone
sat on the couch and watched movies. When it was time for dinner one
of the students made eggs with pork, sausages and a salad. It was delicious.
After dinner everyone watched one final movie and went to sleep.
Sunday 27th October
We all woke up at 4 a.m. and packed our bags . one of the teacher’s friend
was willing to drive us to the airport. It wasn't far away but the drive felt very long
and after we got to the airport, we went to wait for the gate to open so we would
fly to Lithuania. This flight was the longest one out of many that we have flown
but it was the last. When we landed we all felt happy because our adventure will soon end.
After we got out of the airport we drove what felt like hours only was one but when we
finally saw home we felt happy because our adventure came to the end.
