Sandra

                                                            My visit in Turkey

         I visited Turkey from 24 May to 3 June. First day Turkish teachers took us to the  hosting families. I greeted with my Turkish family, we spoke a little and then I went to sleep because I was very tired after the flight. Next day I woke up, got dressed quickly and we went to Turkish school. There the bus was waiting for us and it took us to the place where Turkish children and teachers had a welcoming performance. Girls were dancing to Turkish music and there was a man who was dancing Turkish traditional dance. After that we played Turkish game Mangala. When we finished playing we returned home. After dinner we went to the park together with my friend, Marek and his friend. There we played basketball. Then we came back home and I went to bed.

Next day we went to Cappadocia. We saw a lot of fantastic places and also a man who was making clay pots. Then we returned to Ankara.

Next day we were visiting Ankara. First we went to the major of the district of Ankara. Our Polish and Spanish teachers gave him some presents. The major gave us albums of Ankara, alarm clocks and other interesting souvenirs. Then we visited museums. In the afternoon I had dinner at home and I went to the playground with Gosia and Jeremiasz.

Next day I had to get up very quickly because we had a journey to Istanbul. We visited mosques where we were given special shawls to cover our head, shoulders and legs. We also had to take off shoes. Then we had dinner at McDonald’s restaurant and we went to the hotel. Next day after breakfast we had a boat trip and we saw dolphins. We were crossing the border between Europe and Asia. When we reached the harbour we had lunch and we went to the bus. Our journey to Ankara took 2 hours. We said goodbye to Spanish teachers and students. Next day I could sleep longer. After breakfast we went to the meeting point where we said goodbye to Turkish children and teachers. The bus took us to the airport and we said goodbye to three Turkish teachers who took care of us.

I liked my visit in Turkey very much because I met a lot of new people, their everyday life, customs and culture.

                                                                               Sandra