NEWSPAPER LATVIAN EDITION

Here We Come
Where did I spend my holidays?
Sharing with you a snapshot
of my summer holidays. The
below picture encapsulates
the experiences and emotions
gathered during that
summer break. The name of
the illustrated beach is Satan’s
port which translates to
the Diabolic port.... I hope
you can share with me that
this place, the least it represents,
is a Heaven on earth, a
little hidden gem, a paradise.
I guess for my friends, who
could not join me, it most
definitely was seen as diabolic
when I started sharing
photos and my experience of
this paradise with them.... All
in all, my summer break was
full of energy, memories,
quality time with friends, enjoyment
and appreciation of
Crete's natural beauty and
beaches. Leaving all these
summer memories behind
and with my batteries fully recharged,
I am ready to start the
second year of the Comenius program
with creativity and excitement.
Unfortunately, I will not be
able to physically join you in your
Comenius Times
first exchange of this semester to
Latvia. Nevertheless, I feel like a
participant to this journey, thanks
to your wonderful articles about
the country’s history and natural
beauties. I hope you will enjoy
reading this issue, dedicated to
Latvian Edition September 2013
TRIBUTE TO
SUMMER
our summer holiday and Latvia.
Warm greetings from Crete.
Gianna Borboudaki and Stratos
Neromiliotis
Satan's Beach, Chania/Crete

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Have you ever been at camping
with friends at the nature, home
alone getting bored or lost your way
to a strange spooky forest??? Well,
that’s all right! Cause I can give you a
solution to have fun, not to be bored
and to find your way easily. What? You
want to know how? Ok then, let’s get
started!
The main tip is to learn how to
Step 1:
Look at
the sky
and try to
find and
locate the
big Dipper
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DANCING WIT
find POLARIS, the North Star. Polaris is
one of the brightest stars in the sky
and it has the special ability to be just
some degrees away from the imaginary
axis of Earth. So every time you
face Polaris you know that you also
face the north hemisphere of our
planet.
Just wait until nightfall and
then follow the 3 basic steps!
Step 2:
Draw a
straight
line to
Polaris.

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H THE STARS
You can check it anytime because
Polaris, as you can see at
the picture, is also the last part
of the small Dipper! Of course
there’s not only one way to find
North Pole! There are many
ways. For example if its day and
the stars are not seeable then
you can locate North with Sun’s
help. You just need to realize
where the east is and where
the west is. After this you can
locate north.
Douloumis manos
Resources http://
www.instructables.com/id/How
-to-find-Polaris-the-North-Star/
Step 3:
Check if
the star
you lo-
cated is
Polaris
and Babylonia, then Egypt and finally the Greeks who were reading the
stars and started to make the first measurements. The Antikythera mechanism,
an ancient Greek astronomical observational device for calculating
the movements of the Sun and the Moon, and possibly the planets, dates
from about 150-100 BC, was the first ancestor of an astronomical computer.
Also the stars helped the ancient cultures to create Calendars. Calen-
dars have usually been set by the Sun and Moon (measuring the day,
month and year), and were of importance to agricultural societies, in which
the harvest depended on planting at the correct time of year.
Resources Wikipedia
DO YOU KNOW?
On the ancient
years reading the
stars was the only
way for the ships
and the sailors to
travel. Because of
the lack of the technical
equipment the
stars was the only
solution. First was
the ancient king-
doms of Sumer,
Assyria

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Economic Crisis and Nature: A
Have you ever thought how
the economic crisis can bring us
closer to nature?
The last three years many European
Union countries face the
problem of the economic crisis.
Everyone tries to reduce this problem
in ways that had not been tried
or thought of it sooner. Most people
find unique solution to the
problem, the nature. They try to
exploit anything that nature can
offer them, in order to survive,
mainly with less economic problems.
The most residents of urban
centers who have a small space on
their balcony or in their backyard,
have created a small vegetable garden
to be able to grow their own
vegetables and fruit, without buy at
the high prices of the supermarket.
As a result of this action people
comes closer to the nature, learn
about the cultivation and first of all
they know that vegetables and
fruits don’t have chemicals. Furthermore,
it is an action and an opportunity
that encourages people
to think and apply those ideas. In
previous years we had as summer
habit the holidays with family,
friends and relatives in luxurious
hotels with all the amenities. But
now we are all looking for something
cheaper, some choose not to
go on holiday, but there are also
those who aren't able to write
them off from their annual programming.

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lternative Thinking and Acting
So, they choose something
economical, excursion
in nature with a stay at the
campsite. It's a good opportunity
because we can explore
nature and learn about it. It is
also those people who prefer
their summer holidays in
their village, something even
more economical. We learn
about the nature of our village
something that, earlier,
we didn't pay any attention
to it.
Finally, many young
people prefer to leave the
urban centers and return to
the countryside, to their villages
to deal with the agriculture
and the animal husbandry
because in the urban
centers it’s too difficult to
find a job. So, the economic
crisis gives the opportunity to
the young people to move to
the countryside and come
closer with the nature and
learn about the life in nature.
The economic crisis
can affect us, but we all try to
find ways out. In my opinion,
Mother Nature is one of the
best ways to get out of the
economic crisis. It would be
better for us to go back in
nature looking for some solutions.
Who knows maybe we
will have a better life.
Tsambika Anastasiou
The Grape Vine Painting, Mark Webster
The Red Vineyard Vincent Van Gogh
The Olive tree, Rousettos Panagiotakis

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Toboggan track
The toboggan track is formed on one
of the steepest slopes in Latvia. The
truck runs on the rollercoaster
principle which allows for speeds of up
to 40km/h, which everyone can limit
with the use of brake handle. The
length of the track is 400m.
Tube sliding
Tube sliding is an amusement ride for
both adults and children, where
special tubes are used for sliding
down the track with artificial
covering.
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Tarzāns
Tarzāns is the biggest open air adventure pakr in the Baltics!
There you can find different attractions:
Tarzāns Obstacle park
Tarzāns Obstacle Park consists of 9 tracks and more
than 100 different obstacles placed in trees up to 20
meters above the ground. It is interesting both for
children and adults, since the tracks have different
degrees of difficulty.

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Chair lift
The chair lifti s the first and
the most modern in the
Baltic States. During the
journey a beautiful view of
the Gauja river and Gauja
valley can be observed for
several kilometres. The
highest place above the
ground is 15 m, the length is
330 m.
Catapult
In the catapult you will enjoy
the acceleration and the
flight in the sky, followed by
a feeling of weightlessness,
free fall back and swinging in
the slings. The height of the
flight is 20 meters.
There are also more activities everyone can try: archery, pneumatic shooting ground, climbing
wall, go-kart, Tarzan’s gigantic swing, bungee jumping trampelines, skeleton and others.
Tarzans is really a great place to spend free time close to nature and get some adrenaline.
Author: Laura Savicka

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SummerTime
Hmm, Summer … that means sun, beach, swimming, sunbathing, friends and fun, always fun! Especially
in Crete, here in Greece. This is the routine for a Greek summer, unless you’re a student in the 3rd
class of high school. Then the torture begins. Almost every Greek student at the last year of high school
has to pass the national exams to enter a university department. Your whole future depends on those evil
exams. And I am sure that all the other countries have the same exams and the same difficulty, but believe
me, when you live in Crete the temptation is huge. I have to study with the sound of the waves in my
ears and the sun burning in almost 40 degrees.
As I I said I’m at 3rd class of High School, my last year at school. On the one hand, I’m very happy and
excited , because it’s been only some months left till school will finish. On the other hand, I’m very tired,
because I have to study every time and all day. This is necessary if I want to go to a good university. Personally,
I want to study Law, so I have to try very hard. I’m very patient and I know that I can do it. You
know, it’s very important to believe in yourself and your strengths. This was my everyday life this summer,
and this will be until May. The only advantage is that, next summer will be the best for me. I will
have no school, no study and no worries! I will be always with my friends and we want to travel to some
Greek islands and maybe abroad to meet our Comenius friends! Generally, I hope all my dreams come
true. Maria Proistaki
Summer in Greece, George Stathopolos

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Manos Douloumis: Water Skiing In Makri Gialos Beach
The See, Kostas Tsoklis

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Another sunny summer
passed and we are getting ready
for the cloudy cold winter. But
after all, why every year Earth
repeats the same season rou-
tine? I mean why we know for
sure, that we are going to have
3 months for every season
every single year at the same
time? Did you ever thought
about that straight?
Well the reason is pretty obvious.
The incline between orbital
plane Earth and Sun is about
23,5.˚ So as Earth continues her
way around herself and Sun, the
north and the south pole are
exposed to sun with 3 months
difference one from each other.
For example at August when in
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Seasons and sun
Greece we
have got summertime
the
north pole is
exposed to
the sun
meanwhile in
Australia they
have got winter
time
cause the
south pole is
not exposed!
On the other
hand at December
when we have got wintertime
in Australia they enjoy
Christmas time at the beach.
Manos Douloumis
Resources
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/
education/activity/the-reason-for-the-seasons/?
ar_a=1
http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%93%CE%B7
http://digitalschool.minedu.gov.gr/modules/
ebook/show.php/DSGL100/418/2818,10623/
extras/gstd05_epoxes/index.html
Trees Four Seasons

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Earth Illustrated
Zoi Hatzaki and Katerina Mesigou

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-Good
morning Mr. Sun!
How are you?
-Hello! I'm
fine, thank you.
-I'm glad.
I' m here because I
would like to ask
you some questions
because people
should learn
more things about
you.
-I see.
Well, I 'm ready to
answer all your questions.
-First and foremost,
people would like to know
your opinion about the ozone
hole. You know very well that
this hole makes you act in a
destructive way for the
planet.
-Yes I know, I have
already heard a lot of things
about this problem, that
makes the people consider me
destructive. This is not fair,
you know, my friend! I support
that the guilty for the
ozone hole is the people’s action
and their recklessness.
-I agree with you. The
people are, indeed, responsible
for this problem. Let's go
on. Nowadays, technology has
evolved so deeply, that you
have become one of the most
friendly, if I could say so,
source of energy. What do
you say about that? Are you
ready to help us, Mr. Sun?
-Dear...what's your
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GoodMorning Mr Sun !
name?
-Mrs. Utilitarianism.
-Hm, interesting. Well,
dear Utilitarianism, God created
me to serve this beautiful
planet with my light and the
energy that people can get
from me. It was expected that
one day people would manage
to find more applications and
develop the technological
achievements by using my
endless energy.
You know, the only
problem with the use of my
energy, is that people, as your
name shows, are acquisitive
enough to destroy themselves,
while trying to occupy
the world. You want more and
more, you are not satisfied
with my light, you are not satisfied
with my warmth. You
behave in such a way, that
could someone suppose that
you don't care if I harm you!
You know that I can do so,
right? I 'm good, I want to be
good, I’ ve been made to be
good, but I 'm like the knife.
You can just cut the bread or
you can cut yourself. You,
people, use aerosols, you create
pollution , you consume
products unconsciously, without
thinking of the rubbish
that you create.
-Oh, I don't know
what to say. I'm surprised, Mr.
Sun. You seem to be angry,
you know.
-No, I' m not angry,
not at all. I'm just sorry for
you, people.
-I promise, I will try to
make people to see this truth.
Then, may things change. It's
time to go. Thank you very
much for your help.
-My pleasure. I hope
that people will keep to discover
and evolve new things
all the time. You are active
and this is something that I
admire and really appreciate.
ZOI HATZAKI

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Violet, Black, Orange, Yellow on White and Red,, Mark Rothko

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The Republic of Latvia has
interesting and rich history.
The territory what
is known now as Latvia
was inhabited after the
Ice Age, in approximately
9000 BC. Fenno-
Ugrian peoples settled in
the area since approximately
3000 BC, but Baltic
tribes, forefathers of
the modern Latvians, entered
the area in 2000 BC.
The ancient Balts of this
time actively participated
in the trading network. Across
the European continent, Latvia's
coast was known as a
place for obtaining amber.
Up to and into the Middle
Ages amber was more valuable
than gold in many
places. Latvian amber was
known in places as far
away as Ancient Greece
and the Roman
Empire
and the Amber
Road was
intensively
used for the
transfer of
amber to the
south of
History of the Repu
Europe.
In the 10th century, the ancient
Balts started to form specific
tribal realms. Gradually, five individual
Baltic tribal cultures developed:
Curonians, Livonians, Latgalians,
Selonians, Semigallians. The
Couronians maintained a lifestyle of
intensive invasions that included
looting and pillaging. On the west
coast of the Baltic Sea, they became
known as the "Baltic Vikings".
At the end of the 12th century
and in 13th century all the territories
inhabited by the tribal realms
after fierce fights with German crusaders
who were spreading Christianity
fell into the hands of the Germans.
The city of Riga was founded
in 1201.By the end of the 13 th century
the crusaders established the
state of Livonia, a political union of
territories belonging to the Livonian
Order of Knights and to the Catholic
Church, covering the territory of
present-day Latvia and Estonia.
Regular economic and cultural ties
were developed between Livonia
and neighbouring areas of Europe.
In 1282 Riga and later 7 other Latvian
cities were admitted into the
Hanseatic League of northern Germany.
Riga had central mediating
role in the east-west trade.

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After the Livonian Wars (1558-1583), which were begun by
the Russian state that wanted access to the Baltic Sea, Livonia fell
under the Polish-Lithuanian rule. In the western part of Latvia the
dukedom of Kurzeme, a semi-independent state was established. It
was for a short period so successful that it even conquered colonies
in Africa in Gambia and on the Caribbean island of Tobago where
people with Latvian or semi-Latvian names can still be found
today.
After the Polish-Swedish War (1600-1629) the central
area of Latvia became a part of the Swedish kingdom.
Riga was the largest city of Sweden.
Starting from the Great Northern War (1700-1721)
the Latvian territories were gradually annexed to the Russian
Empire. The process was finished in the 1795.
In 1850s – 1870s the Latvian national
awakening movement become very strong. It was important
period for the development of the nation and
its culture. It gradually led to the proclamation of the
independent national state on 18 November 1918.
During the World War II Latvia was
occupied 3 times by the USSR and Germany and lost
its independence.
In the post-war period, Latvia was forced to
adopt Soviet farming methods - rural areas were
forced into collectivisation. The massive influx of labourers,
administrators, military personnel and their
dependents from Russia and other Soviet republics
started. An extensive programme to
impose bilingualism was initiated in Latvia, limiting
the use of Latvian language in favour of
Russian. The disobedient Latvians were deported
to Siberia.
On the 50th anniversary of the
Molotov-Ribbentrop pact (August 23, 1989) to
the fate of the Baltic nations, Latvians, Lithuanians
and Estonians joined hands in a human
chain, the Baltic Way, that stretched 600 kilometres
from Tallinn, to Riga, to Vilnius. It symbolically
represented the united wish of the
Baltic States for independence.
Latvia became independent for the 2
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time on May 4 th , 1990.
In 2004 Latvia joined the European
Union and NATO and is now actively
developing as a dynamic Baltic Sea state of
the prosperous Northern Europe.
Author: Ausma Cīrulniece

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Cēsis
Cesis is a city in
Latvian, Vidzeme
uplands in the northern
part of the Cesis district
administrative center.
Cesis is situated 90 km
from Riga. Along the city
flows the river Gauja. Cesis
is one of the oldest cities in
Latvian, Hanseatic city and
one of the residences of the
master of the Livonian Order
(1237-1561). Cesis was one of
the Latvian cities that
participated in the
competition for the status of
culture in 2014. year, but the
2009th OF 15. President of the
European Commission
recommended that the jury granted the status of
Latvian Riga.
History
Cesis Gauja valley formed between the
edge of Latgale and Idumeja Talavas
public lands. Here merged together
Viking-Russian trade route north and
east feeder lines. The mere fact that
the Russian are old names Adzele
(Ocelot) Alūksne (Olysta) and Cesis
(cashew) shows that Pskov and
Novgorod these points of sale were
known even before the German Times.
11th Cesis century came Vendi, who
settled in Nut Mountain (located in
Castle Park). Nut tree hill castle built
for defense purposes by the German
crusaders called word vendu - by
Venden. It also comes in the German
name.
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Historical
monuments
Order Castle was
one of the
strongest Knights
of the Sword,
later the
Livonian
fortresses in
the Baltics
and
residence of
the Master
of the
Livonian Order, the
construction of
which
commenced
1207th year.
The castle suffered much from the 16th and
17th after the ravages of the Great Northern War
it was not renewed.
Centre cesis – The centre of the town Cēsis
Livonia Days take place in Cēsis every summer, there
everybody can watch performances and take part in
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The new palace built in the old
castle gate fortress in the 18th
century end. Originally it served
as the Count Sievers family
house, and later worked at the
water naturopathy, officers club,
and after the Second World War
there were established some 40
apartments. Since in 1949. the
palace decorated in Cesis History
and Art Museum.
Tue. John's Church is one of the
oldest gothic stone churches in
Latvian. 1284th was consecrated
as the Livonian Order Duomo.
Counter-Reformation period the
1582nd to the 1621st year, it
became a Roman Catholic
bishop's residence. 1629th year,
it shall be returned
to the Lutherans
Riga street building
is a 18th and 19th
Street building
model. From the
Middle Ages have
been preserved city
gate (when Rauna
Gate) and Market
Square Place (Liv
square). Valued
houses the Old
Town (Riga Street 7)
Merchant's House
(Riga Street 16) and
Harmony House
(Riga Street 24).
Author: Anete
Trijēce
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StJohns church in the centre of Cēsis
Cesis castle – In the heart of Cēsis there is
the ancient Crusaders’ castle

It is well known that the
citizens form the history of the city
and the region as well as its
development and culture, and all this
can be said also about
Smiltene. The small town is
colourful and glorious the
same as its symbol –
cornflower. The town is also
known as the town of youth
because here you can find
education of levels as well as
the opportunity to spend your
free time attending various
hobby and interest groups.
Here thanks to people's patriotism,
creativity, enthusiasm and mutual
friendship you can feel continuous
development of the town that has
formed and still forms the long and
rich history of Smiltene.
Smiltene
In the 19th and 20th centuries
thanks to Smiltene landlord
Paul Lieven the town began to
flourish – there was built a
hospital, the first hydroelectric
power station in the Baltic
States and the narrow-gauge
railway from Smiltene to
Valmiera. Even today you can
feel the charm of the old
Kalnamuiža iestate where you
can see Pauls Līvens’ residence.
In Smiltene you can find
low-rise residential buildings,
hills and valleys, forests, parks
and lakes. The river Abuls flows
through the city and on the river
by building dams there are
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and Tiltleju lakes.
Using forest and
agricultural resources, the
main occupations of the
inhabitants are forestry and
wood processing, and
agriculture (dairy farming and
beef cattle, pig and horse breeding,
grain and grass seed production,
vegetables and other crops).
Thanks to good geographical
position, in Smiltene there is well
developed business and
infrastructure. That helped the
enterprises to succeed with their
production not only in Latvia level, but
also in the European market, showing
Smiltene’s good name in the world.
Today Smiltene is a beautiful, wellkept,
clean, green, cozy Latvian
town in the northern part of the
country. Smiltene is visited by
Latvian and foreign guests in hope to
find peace and silence, to enjoy the
nature, take part in cultural and sport
traditions. Smiltene town
and region is the place
where your eyes can enjoy
the nature, where local
people feel real Latvian
spirit and hospitality. This
is the place where you
spend your time to draw
strength and gain new and
positive emotions.
See you in Smiltene!
Author: Beāte Paleja

Sigulda
Sigulda is a city in Vidzeme, in the
northern part of Latvia. The river
Gauja flows through the city.
Sigulda is 53 km far
from Latvia`s capital
city Riga. It is one of
the most beautiful
Latvian cities. There
are about 18 178
inhabitants in
Sigulda.
Sigulda is avery old
and beautiful city.
Tourists love Sigulda
because there is
beautiful nature, wide choice of
atractions and a lot of historical
and spectacular places to view.
Beautiful, ancient
nature and
meandering river
Gauja, which flows
through city are
the main
attractions what
make Sigulda
different to other
cities. This city is
not too loud and
urgent but very
peaceful and
relaxing. There you
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Sigulda
can feel slowly and relaxedas
well as sporty and entertaining.
There is also the beautiful and
ancient Turaidas castle in
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Sigulda. This castle is
one of the oldest and
best explored castle’s
in Latvia.
There are common
winter sports like
luge, bobsleigh and ski jumping.
Sigulda’s bobseligh track is one of the
rare track’s in the world which is
open for everyone to see and explore
it. From 2010 Sigulda can be called
also The Olympic
city. Luge riders
brothers the Šics
and skeleton rider
Martins Dukurs
who are born in
Sigulda are silver
medal winners of
Vancouver winter
Olympic Games.
Siguda can be
proud of its many beautiful
nature recreation areas. In
my opinion tourists who
arrive to Latvia are obliged to
see Sigulda, because there
they can feel the
beauty of Latvia
nature especially
in spring and
autumn.
Author: Santa
Dzene

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History of Latvian folk songs
“Dainas”or folk songs is one of the greatest
Latvian oral folklore traditions. Usually they are fourrow
verses or less often the six-line or longer verses.
Different variants of folk songs can be found in all
Latvian cultural and historical regions and they are the
part of the Latvian identity.
The most significant folksong collection was made by
Krišjānis Barons who issued the summary "Latvian Folk
Songs" in six volumes (1894-1915), which includes
217996 folk songs. In 2001 they were inscribed in
UNESCO's list of Memory of the World.
Krišjānis Barons used to walk around Latvia and
collected the folk songs. He has also been in Smiltene.
Traveling on foot from Tartu in Estonia to Dundaga in
western part of Latvia, he visited also Smiltene. This
fact is recorded in a monument by a footprint and the
year 1859 when he was here.
In a folklore tradition there are included wide range of
topics, such as: expecting a baby, raising up children, life
of young people, marriage, household, age, death,
baptism,
weddings,
funerals.
Folk- songs
are also in the
basis of many
choral songs
performed by
amateur and
professional
choirs. The
range of
Monument_Barons – the monument to Krišjānis
Barons in Smiltene
Krišjānis Barons has collected many Latvian folk
songs and they were kept in a specially made box of
themes in choral songs is also very broad and all those
themes are coming from the historical events of Latvian
nation, e.g., songs about nature (The Sun goes down in
the sea), songs about war (I am going to the War),
seasonal holiday songs (Līgo songs) mythical songs (The
Daughter of the Sun).
Folk songs are also ar part of a significant tradition - the
Song Festival. That is a festival where repertoire of
choirs consists mainly of folk songs and their variations.
This tradition keeps Latvian folk songs alive. The first
General Song Festival was held in 1873 and was
attended by 1003 participants. This year the 25the Song
Festival took place in Riga and was attended by 40600
participants.
The Latvian ex-president Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga has
written a folklore. The main subject in the research
were the folk songs about the Sun.
Author: Dita Trijēce
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Song and dance festival – richness of national culture
Song and dance festival is a
traditional, culture event in Latvia. It takes place
every fifth year. There are about 30000
participants there from all places of Latvia -
singers, dancers, orchestra players, folklore
groups, amateur theatres etc. I play a
saxophone in orchestra.
There are many choirs, dance groups
and orchestras in Latvia, but no all of them can
participate in Song and dance festival. Already 3
years before the event different competitions
take place in all regions, professional teams of
jury evaluate the participants and only the best
collectives have the possibility to take part in
the final event.
This year orchestra from Smiltene won
the first place in this competition – that means
that we are the best orchestra in Latvia. Also Smiltene amateur theatre was the one what took place in the
final competition of theatre performances.
In last day of the festival there is a festival parade where all collectives - choirs, dance groups,
Smiltene orchestra after winning the 1st prize
View of the Gala concert
orchestras, folklore groups, theatres are
taking part. Everybody is wearing national
costum. It is a very big and colourful
parade.
People feel more patriotic at this
time, they have common feelings to their
country and culture.
On the last day there is the Gala
concert. There take part almost all
participants and it ends with common
singing and dancing till morning. This Gala
event lets us feel – we are one nation, we
are Latvians and our culture is rich in
songs and dances.
Author: Dārta Meldere

facts about the city and we were eager
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Our Meeting in Po-
land.
When it comes to
participation in a
scientific meeting, most people think
that this is a long and boring presenta-
tion of research. But our meeting in
Poland was not something like this. It
was a wonderful experience, which
combined the useful with the pleasant.
The weather on the first day -
rainy, cold and dark was in contrast
with our mood - hopeful, smiling and
cheerful. The sky was going to "cry “at
any moment . But we did not care
about the weather.
DO YOU REMEMBER?
This was our first day in
Poland.A day for learning, adapting to
an unfamiliar environment and looking
for friends. We had already
experienced the atmosphere of Po-
land a little , we spent with our
foster families the whole evening. Our
new parents were very caring, even
more than our real ones . But there
was much more to explore, we could
not wait and we wanted that to
happen as soon as possible..
The program began with a tour
around Krakow city. We drove for
about 2 hours, but it seemed nothing in
comparison with the kilometers we had
passed to arrive to the country .
Krakow excited us. This is one of the
best preserved medieval cities. Many
old buildings are well maintained. The
guide explained in details the historical
to see everything.
We were really impressed
by the Wawel castle, situated on the
homonymous hill above the historic
centre of
Krakow and the
River Vistula.
This palace is
connected with
the history of
Krakow and Poland.
The Jewish
synagogues in
Krakow city are
many and are
well conserved
Very Impressive
i s t h e
m a g n i f i c e n t
Cathedral of the Virgin Mary.It
was raining all the time, but
the guide continued talking
until she showed us the last
landmark.
After the tour around
the ancient capital of
Poland, we returned
to Gyulkovitse
where the host
families were
waiting for us and we were
asked a lot of questions how we
spend the time , whether we
liked the excursion
and whether we
felt good.It took us
a long time to share
our impressions.
I did not notice how
the morning came on
the second day.
Everything was happen-
ing very quickly. We had
the feeling that time flies.
This day was appointed
for the presentation of the
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LETS GO BACK TO POLAND
In foster families, the
concern for us was
shown as soon as we
woke up. They were
interested not only in our food, but
also in what interests we had and
what we were going to do . We told
them and they quickly took us to
school. The weather outside
surprised us, we already knew that it
played tricks on us. It was sunny,
warm and pleasant, and we had to
stay in school. Apparently, the
weather didn’t care about our pro-
gram in Poland... Anyway, we were
quite embarrassed because we had
to make presentation in front of at
least 40-50 people (including
teachers from all the countries And
tension was written on many faces -
but it didn’t stop us to look around
the school.Obviously,t it was new
and it had been thought about
everything. They
treated us as
special guests .
We were wel-
comed with
bread and salt
and greeted by
some songs sung
by the school
band. Then we
were allowed to
look inside the
school, which
was organized on
the principle of the cabinet system.
Personally, I was very impressed by
richly equipped rooms for chemistry
a n d b i o l o g y s t u d y .
Then the workshop
with the presentations started The
participants had made a lot of efforts
and there was not a presentation
which was dull or boring.
Almost the whole day the
presentations continued , and then
we played volleyball in the school
yard. After that we went for a walk to
the Czech border. It is wonderful that
there are no border guards and wire
Close to the line that passes nearly
unvisible on the maps of Europe,
there was a pizzeria, where, of
course, we stopped . The
evening was spent quietly at
home atmosphere – we
watched a movie.
The third day was our last
day in Gyulkovitse. We were
sad from the morning. An
interesting task was waiting
for us at school – we were
divided into teams and had
to make a poster entitled
"The pollution of the earth."
The organizers gave us
brushes and paints, every-
one made suggestions and
did his best to finish the
poster.

thought before.
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The topic was a
good introduction
t o the forthcoming
visit in the local sewage treatment
plant. We understood that the purity
smelled terrible. I'm not kidding. It
was strange for me that although
from the dirty water was produced
some clean drinking water, a specific
smell was felt around the plant. As a
reward or consolation we received
bracelets, with which we play on the
way back to Bulgaria and until now.
After a tour of the station we had a
farewell dinner in our host
families.They were excellent cooks
and prepared great food,moreover ,
we realized that they were great
parents, too.
The meeting in the evening
ended with a farewell party. A good
way to say "Good bye". In a special
party hall we met the leadership of
the school, we took our seats and
view a short program - reconstruction
of medieval combat with Polish
soldiers. Then dancing and singing, of
course. And tears, and tears... We
had already been attached to each
other. We knew that these were our
last moments together, and because
of that we were sad. When the
moment to say goodbye came,
emotions were fully unleashed, the
tears rained down as the sky was
raining on our first day in Poland.
Unfortunately, we would never see
most of these people again.
Separation was not as easy, as we
We are
journalists and we
have never
imagined how
interesting a
science can
be. We
were lookingforward
to
having
more
u n f o r g e t t a b l e
emotions and new
friends ... And we found them!
Thank you all!
Well, this is all over ... But it
was amazing! We are waiting for you
in Bulgaria, friends! See you soon!
Best wishes from Bulgaria.
Different this time
I have some experience from
different European projects, so the
idea to participate in the project" Culture,
climate and nature: the responsibility
for our European future” in
Poland was another opportunity to
work in an international team. What
was different this time? The topics
related to the climate changes and
the environment were somehow
away from my daily work as an English
language teacher. Poland was a
little – known country for me, and
although I have lived and worked
abroad and have communicated with
people from different nationalities,
I've never been in a team with Polish
c o l l e a g u e s .
I did not expect that the pro-
gramme could be so interesting and
with so many opportunities for
creative and original thinking
in
the implementation
of
different topics. In the process
of work I was acquainted with some
good practices in the field of education
and got information for further
work. I saw the successful performance
of the students from our school
equivalent to the participants from
the other European countries. We
were very impressed by the dedication
and professionalism of our colleagues
from Poland and the perfect
organization of each stage of the project.
All participants were able to feel
like part of a general idea, which
jointly and successfully developed.
Moreover, we found a beautiful
country which offers not only a
warm welcome and landmarks, but
also excellent opportunities for a successful
partnership on further European
projects.
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Well my trip to Po-
land was an amazing
experience because I
learn things about
the environment, I
made new friends and personally I truly
enjoyed the beauty of the nature. To me
was like paradise (call me weird, but I
am from Greece and the climate here is
so different) and all that just in 6 days.
The first day was really tiring for us be-
cause we reached Poland at 1:00 am as I
remember I went straight to sleep. The
second day I had time to meet the guy
who were hosting me and his family,
then we went at the school where I met
everyone from every country and we
also watched a breathtaking ceremony
were Polish guys welcome us and they
introduce us their special singing talents.
Then every country show their
projects and then we left school we
Republic ( it was like 20 min walking)
and then we ate at Sopranos pizzeria (by
the way pizza was perfect :-3)
The third day we met at school all to-
gether so we could go by a bus at the
municipality of Godow, then we learned
a lot about bees and water recycling at
the water factory. Also with the nightfall
we were invited at the goodbye party
were we learn a lot about Poland’s his-
tory and we said our last goodbyes with
everyone expect Italian guys.
The fourth day Greek team and Italian
team we visited Auswitch and we
learned everything about those poor
people who suffered from Nazis and
that million people died there with the
worst inhumanity ways can human mind
think of.
After that, I had the chance to eat a big
tasteful traditional dinner with the fam-
ily who hosted me and then at night we
ate again at Sopranos, we had a little
walk around golkowice and then we had
to say our last goodbyes to Polish and
Italian guys.
The fifth day we woke up at 4:30 am
and we began our trip back to Greece.
This trip meant a lot to me and I didn’t
regret it, because I also had the chance
to meet my teachers better and we had
a grateful time all together. That trip
was an unforgettable experience
which I will not forget to
mention at my future children.
Miss you guys!!!
Douloumis Manos
Traveling at Polanski’s and
Kiouri’s mother country was a
midsummer’s night dream for
me. All the more so when I saw
a pleasant sun welcoming us in
the middle of May.
I will never forget the welcom-
ing celebration: the music and
a ritual of smiling people offering
bread and salt made a
strong impression.
The group’s activities were
very well-organized: presenta-
tions were combined with sightseeing.
Moreover, students and teachers of the
different countries were able to meet
each other and have fun. I will never
forget the party we had at the end of
the project! Finally, visiting Auswitch
was an unforgettable experience.
Poland will always be at my heart
Nektaria Kostaki

Day one 12.05.2013:
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Exciting
Comenius
meeting in
Poland
Our group met at Cologne central station
at 8.30 in the morning. We took the
train to Frankfurt-Airport. After the
flight we arrived at the Krakow-Airport
and took a train into town. In Krakow
we were looking for our hotel and after
we had found it we put our luggage
into our rooms and
went out
for din-
ner. On
the way we
saw the
Spanish
teachers and
students and
chatted for a while.
After that we had dinner and went
shopping with less success for the boys
and more for the girls. In the evening
we went to our rooms in the hotel and
played a funny card game with the
Spanish students.
Day two 13.05.2013:
After a delicious breakfast in the hotel
we went to the bus, where our hostpartners
were already waiting for us. All
the people were very nice and
open-minded from the begin-
ning till the end. Together
with the Polish students we
had a sightseeing tour
through Krakow for more
than two hours. It was raining
cats and dogs but we
still had fun. At the end
we drove to the school in
Golkowice, where we
host family. We spent the evening with
our families. Our families were nice and
communication was also good, but not
everyone could speak English.
Day three 14.05.2013:
That morning we went to
school after having had
breakfast in our families. At
school there was a great
welcome show for the
Comenius team. We learned
some things about the rela-
tionship between
the nations and listened to the
fantastic school-band. After
that we went into the confer-
ence room and listened to
the first students’ presenta-
tions. The topic of this part
was “A picture a day“. At
lunchtime we went to the
mayor of Golkowice and we were
told about their future plans. Before we
went back to school we visited a kind of
outdoor sports arena and meeting
place. It was really cool, because we
don't have anything like that in Germany.
Back at school the second part of
the presentations began with the topic
„Climate measurements“ and „Culture“,
which were also very interesting. At the
end the students went home or ate
pizza together. We spent the evening
with our families.
Day four 15.05.2013:
We met
at
school again and we made some posters
about climate problems, before we
went to a sewage plant. The guided tour
was without
the Polish
students,
who had an
individual
tour in their
own language.
It was a huge
place full of
machines. We didn't understand every
detail about the technical devices but it
was still interesting. At the end we listened
to a presentation about bees and
honey. After that we visited a sport stadium,
where one of the best volleyball
teams trains. We were even allowed to
go into the VIP area.
That evening there was a goodbye party
in combination with some performances
representing Polish historical traditions.
A Polish swordfight performed for us!
And we were shown, how an old gun
works. The party was so great. Everyone
danced and had fun. Just the end was
sad, when we had to say goodbye.
Day five 16.05.2013:
To leave for Krakow we took the bus
from the school and this goodbye was
even harder than that before. Together
with the Spanish people we went back
to Krakow and went sightseeing and
shopping again. But at lunchtime we
had to go to the airport and we took the
flight back to Germany. We arrived in
Frankfurt-Airport in the evening, but
one luggage wasn't there. So Mr. Feltes
and Tatjana stayed at the airport to
(unsuccessfully) wait for the luggage
and the rest of us went back to Cologne.
Espen Xylander, Jerome Schwanenberg

The next morning at the school
the Polish students made an
amazing welcome show. They had
dressed up in the nations' ensign colours
and welcomed each country individually.
Every presentation was very special and
interesting. We got something to eat
and to drink. As a highlight the school's
rock band performed, which made some
of the teachers dance in their chairs.
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Comenius a great
experience in Poland
On our first
day we
were in
Krakau and went shopping in
the beautiful city center and
in a mall near the main station.
In the evening we
went to our hotel and
played a game with the
Spanish people, who
stayed in the same hotel
as we were.
The next morning we
had a great and typical
Polish breakfast in the
hotel. After that we went to the bus
where we met the students
who were hosting us for the
first time. It was an exciting
moment to meet them. Together
we did a guided city
tour which took 4 hours. We
saw many interesting places
and buildings for example
wawel castle. Then all the children
went to Mc Donalds and
ate something whereas the
teachers went to a salad-bar. At 4
o'clock we went back to the bus
and drove to Golkowice for 2
hours. When we arrived at the
school in Golkowice the hosting
parents waited for us and we
went home with them. At first
we were shy but then they
were so friendly and openminded
that the fear was gone
right away. In the evening we
decided by ourselves what to
do.
Then the first students from the individual
countries presented their results
from the project that all countries had
been working on in the months before.
After that we visited the
mayor and
he talked with us about Godow (the
town where we lived) and the environmental
protection. Then we drove back
to school and ate a typical Polish soup in
the cafeteria, which was very tasty. After
that we had some student presentations
again. An hour later all the children
went home to their host families.
The next day we first had a painting
workshop
about the
environmental protection and the climate.
After that we went to a sewage
treatment plant where we had a guided
tour.It didn't smell very tasty but we
learnt some interesting facts about it.
There was also a man who
told us some really interesting
facts about bees and
honey production. Furthermore
we found out that
sports is a very important
thing in Godow, so we drove
to a big gymnasium where we
had a look at the places which
normal people are not allowed
to see, for example the V.I.P
lounge for the professional players.
Later we drove back to Golcowice
and went home to dress
up for the party in the evening.
The party was awesome. First we
had a self-made dinner, then we
took photos with the other children
to remember the great time when
we are back home. Then was a
special event: An old Polish
fighter showed us how they
fought in the past. After that the
real party began with music and
dancing. At 10.30 the first children
and teachers had to drive back to
their countries.
The next morning we drove back to Krakow
without our hosts. It was really sad
to say goodbye to them and we saw
some tears in some students' faces. In
Krakow we did some more sightseeing
and shopping for the last time and after
it we drove to the airport to take our
flight back to Germany.
We had a really great but too short time.
We will never forget this fantastic
unique time in Golcowice and all the
students and parents from the different
countries,
now we are already missing that time
and we hope we can see them all again.
It was a wonderful experience and
thanks to our Polish hosts for your great
hospitality!
Tajana Kranz, Emily Alefeld

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My experience in
Gołkowice
My experience in Poland and especially
in Gołkowice was amazing. When I
found out I was going to participate in
this trip, it was totally a surprise for
me: I was going to go to a place that
maybe I had only seen on television
and hardly knew about its culture. First
there were moments of disbelief, but
when the departing date was ap-
proaching I was becoming nervous. We
took the plane very early in the morn-
ing. Another new experience: to travel
by plane. Everything was fantastic, and
upon arriving in Krakow, Poland
amazed me. It was so different from
what I had seen until that moment!
Then we had to meet our colleagues
from other countries. In the afternoon,
after having a tour of the city, we met
the German team, we talked a lot with
and we felt better. So, that was our
first day in Poland. On the second day I
met the rest of our colleagues, and also
Karolina, the girl who would take me
and my colleague Angel to her home.
That morning we also met the Italian
team and the rest of the Polish people
involved in the project. We spent most
of the day visiting Krakow and then we
took the bus to Gołkowice, which is a
few hours away. On the next day we
visited the school, the town hall, the
sports hall and many people. On that
day, my school mate Paula and I had to
present the project we made together.
I remember we were both very nerv-
ous, but in the end everything went
better than expected. The following
day, we went to school, and we were
painting some pictures. We also took
some group photos and then we went
to visit the Sewage Treatment Plant.
The farewell was approaching, and that
night we had a party. After dancing a
lot, everybody came out of the party
hall to wish us good bye. It was really
sad, because most people were crying,
including me. Back in Krakow, we were
lucky to visit the concentration camps
of Auschwitz and the salt mines of
Wielizcka. It was impressive. I would
like to thank Karol and Oliwia for their
kind hospitality taking us into her home
and also the people of Gołkowice . Al-
though at this writing I find it difficult
express how great it all was for me, I
would like to finish with a Polish ex-
pression. .. G romkie B rawa!
Jorge Guerrero

THE COMENIUS
MEETING IN
GOLKOWICE, PO-
LAND
My trip began on May 10. I woke up early
to go to the airport, I met my teachers
and school mates there and together we
headed to Palma de Mallorca where we
had a stop-off. We spent one day there,
and we enjoyed a walking tour of the city.
I slept barely two hours that night and
then we took the flight to Krakow. We
arrived really early so we had all morning
for sightseeing: we strolled around the
main square and some streets. In the
evening we met the German students,
and we were playing cards with them
after dinner. The next day we met all of
the Comenius participants and we were
taken on a guided tour of the city. It was
then when I met Kasia, the student girl
who would put me up at her house for a
few days. At night we went to Golkowice,
a village in the south of Poland, where
our Comenius partner school is located.
When the bus arrived we were welcome
by our host family. They took Paula (the
other Spanish girl) and me in their house
for the next three days. The welcome was
amazing: our host family were hospitable
and really nice people, they showed us
Polish culture and customs, and made us
feel at home. Also, the following day,
some Polish students showed us, in their
school, customs and typical songs and
food. Then, we had a session of presenta-
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in our schools. I think that the most inter-
esting one was the Photo of the Day, be-
cause I could see the weather and some
landscape of each country. Later we vis-
ited the Town Hall, where the Mayor ex-
plained to all of us some information
about the population and the resources
of Golkowice. At dinner time we were
offered a barbecue made by Ola, Kasia’s
best friend, who was taking the Italian
and Latvian girls in her house. Personally,
that evening with them was one of the
best moments of the trip. On Wednesday
afternoon we finished with the presenta-
tions. Then we visited the municipal
sports centre, where the local volleyball
team usually do their training , and the
sewage water treatment plant, where we
took a walk around and learnt how it
worked. In the evening we went bowling
with Kasia and her family, and after that
we went home to dress up and get ready
for the Comenius farewell dinner. I had
fantastic moments that evening, we had
lots of dancing and chatting… But at the
end of the night I had to say goodbye to
some people who I really appreciate. The
next day I said goodbye to Kasia, her fam-
ily, Ola and some Polish students. I will
always be grateful to all of them for those
wonderful days. We shared a bus with
the German students and teachers to
travel back to Kracow and we parted with
them on our arrival there. That evening
we visited the Wieliczka Salt Mines and
the next morning we visited Auschwitz-
Birkenau. We got back home on Friday
night. This trip has been unforgettable,
now I
have got a lot of friends from different
parts of Europe and a pretty village in my
memories. Thank you so much to all the
people who were there, and if you have
not travelled yet, I really recommend you
this experience! Now I only want to say
that I am eager for February to come and
have an opportunity to show all of you
some of my country! Cristina
Jaramillo Ruiz, I.E.S. Victoria Kent,
Fuenlabrada, Spain.
DRAFT OF POLONIA
To begin with, I would like to be thankful
for the opportunity I have been given to
participate in this great project, the
Comenius project. I never imagined that I
would have the opportunity to take part in
this project because I always thought
there were many school mates who did
better at school than me.
The experience was fantastic. My school
mate Cristina and I were feeling a little
frightened because we didn’t know almost
anybody, but we made friends very
quickly, everyone was friendly and welcoming.
Our host family made us feel
really at home, their kindness was won-
derful.
Back in Spain we keep in our minds lots of
good memories, and happy anecdotes
and, most important, we have made a
million of friends. I wish I could live the
experience again.
I would like to see my new friends at our
next meeting in Spain. I am sure it will be
an unforgettable experience. We will welcome
you with all our affection and will do
our best to have a very successful meet-
ing. Best wishes to everyone.
Paula Iglesias Moreno

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WE WERE IN PO-
LAND!!!
We participated
to the Comenius
project and we
went to Poland. It was a wonderful
experience. Our parents
were a little worried because
we had never travelled around
alone before. We were happy
to leave, to meet Polish and mates
from all the countries. Krakow is a
beautiful city with many monuments
and churches and a large
shopping center. We would like to
return there one day. We had an
amazing time with the family, the
girls and all the boys. They were
very nice – especially
the Spanish boys, we
still talk with them. We
met the family who
hosted us, their grandparents
and cousins.
Very nice! We felt very
well. Families were
sweet and nice people
too, they were educated,
playful and friendly, we
had fun together. One
downside was the food –
ahah!!! We always ate
sandwiches with cheese
and we didn’t like this everyday, in
the morning they prepared fried
apples or cakes and nutella and
ham. They tried to cook pasta for
us, too! Then we had to drink only
tea for lunch and dinner all the
time and water was with fruit inside.
We were at home with them
and enjoyed the time there so
much that we would like to go back
to see them, to see the family
again. It was a beautiful and memorable
experience!
On the last day, May 16 th , we cried
a lot because we had to leave the
families. Besides we went to
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Auschwitz
for the first time
and we knew that visit it would be
a strong experience, that would be
in our hearts forever. We remember
exactly everything: the entrance
of the camp, the crematoria,
the wall
of death,
the various block
of the buildings,
the rooms
where inmates
slept. It is almost
impossible to
describe the
feelings we felt
through when
we were inside
the Museum.
. Auschwitz was
divided in two
parts: Auschwitz
I and Auschwitz
II – Birkenau.
Auschwitz I was the Konz
e n t r a t i o n s l a g e r
(concentration camp) and it
was opened in 14 June 1940.
There were killed too many
people in gas chambers or
they died because torture or
diseases or hunger or medical
e x p e r i m e n t s .
Auschwitz II- Birkenau was the
V e r n i c h t u n g s l a g e r
(extermination camp). This was a
very big lager. Even if we had the
camera with us, in some places we
didn’t have the courage to take
pictures, even if it was allowed.
For our advice you have to visit this
place because it is an experience
that will always be inside
you.
Diamanda Ignoto from
“REGINA ELENA” School –
Acireale, Italy
Agata Monaco from “REGINA
ELENA” School – Acireale,
Italy
Michelangelo Pennisi from
“REGINA ELENA” School –
Acireale, Italy
Marianna Riolo from
“REGINA ELENA” School –
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Feelings,
impressions of
Poland
When I went to Poland I was
excited. Of course, there was some
fear – what and how will be there,
but everything was ent on well.
A host family gave us a warm
welcome.
The family was nice and open. We
felt like at home there. When we
went to school, we thought that
that would be something crazy
because we did not know anyone
except the members of our Latvian
group.
It turned out that we were
welcomed at school very warmly
and great. We made friends with
several Polish students as well as
students from other partner
countries. It was not so important
how we made the presentations,
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the key was to enjoy the process
and to have fun. When we went on
an excursion to Krakow there were
a lot of interesting moments, even
if that was raining all the day. It
even made us feel closer.
Of course, from the beginning we
were shy and were not so open,
but in the end we felt ourselves like
a family and friends, not strangers.
My impressions of Poland have
changed. In the beginning, when I
was in Poland with my family I did
not feel that is so great, but now
my opinion has changed. The
friends and the sights as well as
communication with other
students from different countries
changed everything. Now my
opinion of Poland is different. If I
have the opportunity to go there, I
will go to Poland once more.
11th May was the day when we
went to Poland, because we
participated in Comenius project
which brings together students
from 7 different countries – Latvia,
Spain, Germany, Italy, Greece,
Bulgaria and Poland. And together
we discussed about the problems
of nature nowadays and enjoyed
fun. There we had to present our
presentation "Heating systems in
Latvia", show our country Latvia
from its best side in host families
and in communication with
students. We spent 4 days in
Poland city called Katowice. It
doesn’t sounds much, but it was
unforgettable - 4 days to get known
with new people and new cultures.
We met and became friends with
students from all of these
countries, we realized how
interesting it is to get to know with
people from other countries and
make new contacts. This project
seems to be serious, but however it
is more interesting,
exciting and fun than it
was expected. We got
great experience and
realized that the most
i m p o r t a n t i s
communicate, no matter
how good or corect,
everbody understood
everything. We are glad
about participating in
this project, we made
contacts with new
friends, got experience,
and ability to be
independent. It is so
exciting and interesting.
Santa Dzene un Linda
Āboliņa
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are trainings 5 times a week, and they train individually, too. 100 to
200 boys play football in Smiltene. The youngest football players are
5 years old and the oldest ones are 30 years old. In Smiltene football
team there are many players who participate only in important com-
petitions.
Football in Smiltene
Football is the most popular kind of sport in
Smiltene. Many children play football in
Smiltene. There are 10 football groups in
Smiltene. In each group there are children
aged from 5 to 18.
Football club Smiltene participates in Lat-
vian Football tournaments. In this year there
is a very big chance for the group of children
who were born in 1999 and 1998 to win the
state tournament. Very many sportsmen
from Smiltene play in the Latvian national
football team. Football club Smiltene
has always showed very good results
in national tournaments and has been
a great competitor for other football
teams. We have very good and profes-
sional coaches.
Our school participates in football
tournament every year and we com-
pete with teams from other schools. In
our school there are many football
players. For the football players there

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District 9
FILM
PROPOSAL
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Soooo… I hope all you had a
great summer but lets get down to
business. Yes people movie reviews!!
To start I d like to talk about a movie,
sorry, an amazing movie, DISTRICT 9.
This movie in my opinion its pure art
and epicness .District 9 is a 2009
South African independent science
fiction action/thriller film directed by
Neill Blomkamp which by the way
also won four Academy Awards in
2010: Best Picture, Best Adapted
Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, and
Best Editing. The movie is set in South
Africa. In 1982 an alien mothership
stops directly above Johannesburg. A
group of scientists enters and finds
thousands of malnourished aliens
which live in the worst conditions.
Seeing that, the government moves
all of them to camp where they would
be away from the humans. Though
great unrest arises through the aliens
and the locals, crime murder chaos
rises so as the years pass, the govern-
ment hires private military company
Multinational United (MNU) to relo-
cate the aliens to a new internment
camp. I would like to break it down
why I love this movie so much. We
know that women like the emotional
part of the movie while the men
adore the hard action and the
work put on the special effects. Well
this movie has it all and does them
perfectly. Amazing action with amaz-
ing CGI (Computer-generated im-
agery) great acting with an amazing
scenery and background while at the
same time being extremely emotional
which will make the most hardcore
person cry, even at least inside. Apart
from this it has great depth. The main
setting of the movie is inspired by his-
torical events that took place in South
Africa during the apartheid era. It also
contains references to the holocaust.
Mainly it portrays/shows the corrup-
tion of which humans are capable of
and the extreme racism..
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Created in Makri Gialos Lyceum By Katerina Mesigou And Her Students