Today we went to Amsterdam. That meant we had to get up at 8 o'clock, because we departured at 9.30, which was pretty hard.
First we went with a boat on a canaltour and see Amsterdam from the water. A nice guide told us the ins and outs of the city. After that we had lunch at a park, called Vondelpark. People like to sit here. We even saw people playing music. On 12.45 we started a walking tour through the city. At some point the groups were devided and they did their own thing in the city. There was some free time and each student has discovered Amsterdam in their own way.
Tomorrow we will have a bikingtour to the beach and the Zaanse Schans (an open air museum with an impression of the way The Netherlands looked like in the seventeenth or eighteenth centuries).
At this moment most students (and teachers) are pretty tired because of this long day of impressions and citytours. So we will see what will happen tonight...
vrijdag 16 juli 2010
donderdag 15 juli 2010
ISSS day 6
Now it's day six, and we still haven't posted a message since almost a week. This is ofcourse a good sign, because we are very busy and having much fun!
Now we have free time, so a good time to write another message from Heemskerk, The Netherlands. And as you all can see, we posted pictures on the blog.
To start, we had a big adventure when everybody arrived, because the Dutch railways didn't go on time or had trains which were broken, just for the border. This is why the Polish and German team had an hour delay. One of the Lithuanians lost her suitcase and the Bulgarian people were in a train to Hoorn (the wrong way), though the sign said it would go to Uitgeest (the right way). They arrived also one hour late at the hostel.
Now everyone is feeling good and recovered from the big journey.
On the first day it was very warm; 30 degrees and a lot of sun! The last days it has been raining and pretty windy. Yesterday, we went for a citytour to Leiden, but because of the terrible rain it lasted shorter than we planned.
There is also a lot of internalisation going on. The countries are mixing very much and everybody talks to each other.
On monday there was a Bulgarian night and on tuesday we had Polish night. Tonight we will have the German night.
Tomorrow we are going to Amsterdam. So people: BE PREPARED :) and stay updated.
Now we have free time, so a good time to write another message from Heemskerk, The Netherlands. And as you all can see, we posted pictures on the blog.
To start, we had a big adventure when everybody arrived, because the Dutch railways didn't go on time or had trains which were broken, just for the border. This is why the Polish and German team had an hour delay. One of the Lithuanians lost her suitcase and the Bulgarian people were in a train to Hoorn (the wrong way), though the sign said it would go to Uitgeest (the right way). They arrived also one hour late at the hostel.
Now everyone is feeling good and recovered from the big journey.
On the first day it was very warm; 30 degrees and a lot of sun! The last days it has been raining and pretty windy. Yesterday, we went for a citytour to Leiden, but because of the terrible rain it lasted shorter than we planned.
There is also a lot of internalisation going on. The countries are mixing very much and everybody talks to each other.
On monday there was a Bulgarian night and on tuesday we had Polish night. Tonight we will have the German night.
Tomorrow we are going to Amsterdam. So people: BE PREPARED :) and stay updated.
vrijdag 9 juli 2010
The day before...
It's friday, 9th of July 2010 as I am writing this blog. That means the day before the 18th ISSS (International Student's Summer School) will start. This year ISSS will be in Heemskerk, The Netherlands. For the people who are not known with this event: it is a project where fifty students, most of all from informationstudies,from five different countries (Bulgaria, Lithuania, Germany, Poland and The Netherlands) will discuss one topic for two weeks by lectures and workshops. This year's topic is 'E-publishing'. But ISSS also means getting to know other cultures and people from different countries.
The Dutch team contains this year eight guys, two girls (one of theim Polish) and four teachers.
As I told you before, The Netherlands will be the host this year. Tomorrow it will be a busy program for the Dutch. For example, all students and teachers from different have to be picked up at Schiphol Airport (Lithunaian and Bulgarian students/ teachers) or station 'Amsterdam Duivendrecht' (German and Polish students/ teachers) and check in at the Stay Okay hotel for the next two weeks.
Everyone is at this day (the day before) busy with packing and very excited about this event and can't wait for it to start. On Facebook we made a page that confirms this.
We hope you will enjoy the posts we will place in this two weeks. So see you tomorrow (or a little bit later:) )
The Dutch team contains this year eight guys, two girls (one of theim Polish) and four teachers.
As I told you before, The Netherlands will be the host this year. Tomorrow it will be a busy program for the Dutch. For example, all students and teachers from different have to be picked up at Schiphol Airport (Lithunaian and Bulgarian students/ teachers) or station 'Amsterdam Duivendrecht' (German and Polish students/ teachers) and check in at the Stay Okay hotel for the next two weeks.
Everyone is at this day (the day before) busy with packing and very excited about this event and can't wait for it to start. On Facebook we made a page that confirms this.
We hope you will enjoy the posts we will place in this two weeks. So see you tomorrow (or a little bit later:) )
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