Saturday, January 22, 2011

OUR VISIT TO NORWAY


16/09/2010

Today was our first day here in Norway. I woke up at 6:45, and we had to take the train to Kongsberg at 7:30 in the train station that is next to my house. In the morning I had a little more confidence with Katherine and we've been talking over breakfast.

We arrived at school at about 8:00 and for a start Erik, who is the coordinator of the exchange with Norway, has given us a talk at the Canteen about the objectives of this exchange, the topics to be discussed during our stay here, and he has explained a little what we will do these days. After that, we have divided in 4 groups to work on these topics, and each group's spokesman has received a laptop to work with it.

When we finished we had our first English class together that has given us a French woman, and we had to introduce ourselves one by one, and then she handed to us some poems to read in class. After a 10 minutes’ break, she has put us a documentary about the flora, fauna, climate and topography of Norway.

We ended at 11:30 and we went to the Canteen to eat together, and when we finished, half of us went to Norwegian classes, and the other half went to help with Spanish lessons. I have gone to Norwegian classes, and we have been learning numbers, colours, and simple phrases such as "My name is ____" or" I’m ___ years old."

They had prepared for us a treasure hunt to learn a little about Kongsberg, and in groups of 5 we have started with some difference of time. It was about finding several places marked on a map and answering a series of questions about them, the answers were to be found in the same site or asking people.

After treasure hunt we went to our homes to eat a little and then, at about 6:00, back to school to play volleyball and soccer against the Norwegians. They also bought food and drinks for later. And when we finished, we went home.

QUOTE: I have just come and I’m freezing, it's very cold but it is one of the most beautiful landscapes I've ever seen.

By Pablo.

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Diary by Pablo

17/09/2010

This morning we did the same that yesterday, and we have come to the school at about 8:00. At that time Erik has given us a talk to all the Spanish on the objectives of the Millennium, as well as proposals for a world without poverty, with less pollution, less war ... etc. Then we have done 4 groups for work about what we should do to pollute less at home, school, neighborhood, and country.

After finishing this we went to see Kongsberg church, dating from 1761, and they have given us a small talk in English.

When we finished our two minibus taxis were waiting at the door and led us to the factory of the company Kongsberg Protector, which produces, among other things, defense weapons. Once there, they have explained to us how the machines that they create work, and that they have 70% of the world trade of defense weapon. When we finished we have taken a tour of the facilities and the assembly line so we could see first-hand how they create high-tech equipment.

Then they left us a while to eat and they gave us sandwiches, cold drinks and coffee, to continue the visit of the naval area. In this part of the visit they took us to a ship simulator, which recreated all kinds of real situations, and we had the opportunity to discover how difficult it is to drive one. After we finished the visit, at the door other 2 minibus taxis were waiting for us to take us to the mountain.

In the mountain a guide was waiting for us to explain things about mining and the extraction of silver from the mountains, following the explanations we went to an excursion through the mountains toward a historical restaurant, which was founded in the twentieth century in 1927, where we ate. The journey from the mines to the restaurant was about 7 miles with a series of lakes and breathtaking landscapes. It was fantastic.

In the restaurant, they have prepared soup and bread with butter for us. Once we finished we went home with our Norwegian partner to have dinner, have a shower and sleep.

QUOTE: Norway, in my opinion, is a very beautiful country, but on the other side of the coin, it is a country that is enriched by the massive sale of arms to rich countries.

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Diary by Laura

Saturday 18 September

Today we spent the whole day in Oslo. The first thing I have to say is that I love it. We visited the Viking museum, and I am disappointed that the museum was really small. Anyway, there was a big boat that was impressive. Then, we saw the port and some Spanish people had an expensive ice cream. No much later we went to eat to a pizza restaurant that was next to the port. Norwegians paid for it.
In the city there weren’t too many cars because many people ride a bicycle or take the tram. Many streets were only for pedestrians. All buildings, streets and parks were incredibly large. Oslo was a city that did not give the feeling of strain and stress that some Spanish cities give me because the city was so big and the streets were so wide that there wasn’t overcrowding. No store was too crowded even though it was a typical day for shopping. At least in Spain it is, on Saturday.
After lunch, we went to Vigeland Park. It was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.
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Friday, January 21, 2011

Diary by Raúl

Today is 18th September.

We have woken up at eight o’clock, and we went to the school. The first activity was the museum. We visit the Viking Museum where there are three Viking boats. There are old tools for repairing the boats. They were very old. There, we took the bus to Oslo. It is a very beautiful place where you can see a lot of monuments: The Opera, The Park Vigeland(which has a lot of statues), the Port (with a lot of boats), etc….First, we have seen the Oslo Castle (like a fortress), and the principal place. Second, we have eaten at Peppes Pizza, and went to The Opera. Then, we went to the Park Vigeland, and finally, we took our dinner and we went to shopping by the main street. Finally, we went by bus to Kongsberg, and we went singing in the bus typical Spanish songs. It was a very fun day, and I took a lot of pictures.

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Norwegians Words

Velkomenn-Bienvenido Slott-Castillo Små-Pequeño Store-Grande Kirke-Iglesia

Oss-Nosotros Dem-Ellos Kjøre-Correr Hørst-Caer Sykkel-Bicicleta

English Words

Wheel-Rueda Statue-Estatua Grass-Cesped Canon-Cañon Blanket-Manta

Flag-Bandera Anthem-Himno Parlament -Parlamento Plug-Enchufe Charger-Cargador

Today is 19th. I have woken up at eight o’clock, and I have gone to Starvard in car with Naira, Vero, Celia, Ane, Lina, and Lina’s mother. The Starvard Park was been so interesting and exciting. We have arrived there at half past ten. We took the necessary material for the activities, and went to special zone for the explication. It consisted in safe ways, and in more boring things. Then, we went to the zips that are more exciting. At two o’clock, we went to the restaurant to have our lunch. It was just hot dogs or hamburgers with only bread. After that, we went again to the zips, and we took a lot of pictures, videos,….that are very funny. We finished the activity at five o’clock. We went to Kongsberg, and I had the dinner in Oskar’s house. It was a very exciting and funny day.

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Norwegian Words

Lavabo-Vask Firgorífico-Kjøleskap Silla-Stol Mesa-Tabell Cama-Bed Tirolina-Zip Escaleras-Trapper Cuerdas-Strings Botella-Flaske Zapatillas

English Words

Cuerdas-Strings Tirolina-Zip Rampa-Ramp Acero-Steel Pinos-Pines Barandilla-Railing Jabón-Soap Casco-Helmet Prohibido-Forvidden Permitido-Allowed

Diary by María José

20 of September:

Today...

At School...

Today we had our second English class and we continued to see presentations on the history of Norway. Then we had our first class of Norwegian and we have been taught the alphabet and some everyday words and expressions

After school…

We have visited the mines , it was very cold. One man explained its history. Then we returned to our houses and we went to have dinner with a friend of Kari and we saw a movie

C-Places visited today...

Today we visited the mines

D- the phrase of the day

Today I felt very happy, Norway is incredible!!!

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24 of september

B-Today...

At School...

Today we did an English test about English History . Then some girls have danced flamenco and other people have talked about some projects about Granada. At the end we have a competition on world culture between Norwegian and Spanish, the Spanish were the winners.

After school...

We went to buy the ingredients to make Spanish “tapas”, Maria and I made “tortilla de patatas” and “pantumaca”. We had dinner at a museum where we have been taught Norwegian dances ,chants and ancient instruments. We also presented the projects we had done along the week.

C-Places visited today...

The museum which was quite interesting

D- the phrase of the day

Today we remember Spain with our typical food.

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