Last month 23 students from our school took part in a project called International Village. We spent 6 days in Slovakia practicing English, learning about other cultures and making friends with youth from 4 other countries – Estonia, Romania, Italy and Spain.
Every day up till noon we had classes – language activities and workshops in English, in mixed, international groups. Our teachers came from the USA, Canada and Great Britain.
Each student had a roomie from a different country, so spending time in your room was also a chance to practice your English in an every-day situation.
After lunch we had other activities with teachers and students from the different countries. We had American football, basketball, board games, soccer, as well as paper weaving, impro, stand-up and sushi activities.
On two of the afternoons we went on trips to see some the local tourist attractions. Anywhere we went we were with students from the other countries, so we had opportunities to speak English with them and to make friends, while sightseeing. The nature in Slovakia is awesome!
The location of our hotel was also fantastic, as it was in the mountains. We could go hiking whenever we had some time and felt like doing it.
We made friends with the other groups and we are planning to arrange exchanges with them, hoping our friendship will last.