Holland: the best country

 

In Holland we had very good moments, we made many good friends, shared many things but we especially learned a lot of things.

I believe that the main thing we have learned is to live and share our daily life  with other families who we did not know before.That experience has helped us to be more sociable and nice to people.

Also in this marvellous week we learned a lot about being punctual: the time that they were saying was the time they really meant. That is to say that the punctuality is very important to Dutch people.

Another important thing is that we learned some English, we used that language, and we have been in touch with another culture, with other landscapes, another type of education and with a way of living.

I liked very much this exchange in Holland. I spent really  good days with all of them, and enjoyed the warmth of a really spectacular and nice family. They treated me superbly well. I didn't find anything bad here. Holland is the best for me!

               Ariana García

The sadness of our last day

I really do not know where to start ...
Friday was the last day we were in Holland. In the morning we went to school and there came the worst moment of all: to say farewell to everyone. I cried a lot, I knew I would miss those people I had lived two wonderful weeks with.
After the really hard farewell, we stopped weeping when we got to Amsterdam for a short visit.
First we went by coach to the airport to leave our luggage there and later we took the train that took us to Amsterdam. We had just two hours free for our last shopping, we also went to see the red light district, and walked along different streets of Amsterdam.  
We bought many things: cheese, shirts, keychains, bags... It was fun and had a great time in this beautiful city. We took lots of pictures, but you had to be careful because you did not know where the tram was coming from or where you would see a bike.
 I really want and hope to return there. I miss my exchange partner and all of them, the Dutch, who made ​​me laugh and taught me things I never thought I would come to know.  
Elisabet Gutiérrez García.