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Bye, bye Poland

How time flies! came from almost all over Europe (there While learning the language the stu-
were people from Italy, Greece, Spain, dents were also learning about Polish
Last October we started the Polish course Portugal, France, Turkey, Finland and culture;by exploring Polish cuisine, cus-
for another group of Erasmus students Germany), each group was a mixture of toms and traditions and every day lives
coming to Poland to study at PUT for different nationalities, characters, tem- of their contemporaries the stereotype
one semester and before we knew where peraments and emotions. thinking of Poland and Polish people
we were it was time to say goodbye. We was totally changed. There is no doubt
had a wonderful time together, both All of them were trying very hard to that for the majority of them studying in
the teachers and the students, meeting learn Polish as much as they could Poland was a great experience and the
twice a week for three months. and it is not exaggerated to say that time they will never forget.
all of them succeeded brilliantly! The
The students were divided into four students are able to communicate in Barbara Tarko, M.A.
groups and the classes were provided Polish on a very basic level - it is not Department of Modern Languages
by two qualified teachers of the De- a problem now to ask the way or ask
partament of Modern Languages – the time,or even to conduct a sim-
Małgorzata Konopko, M.A. and Bar- ple conversation about their hob-
bara Tarko, M.A. Since the students bies and interests or a daily routine.

During our farewell class the students were asked five questions refering to their
staying in Poland. Here are some of the answers.

1. Why did you decide to study Because it’s a very different country, it’s Someone said to me that it is a nice city
in Poland? very opposite to Spain, and I thought with lots of students, a big city.
that was a very nice experience to me. Lidia Estupina Balsebre from Spain
I had a very good references before Miguel Quesada Gonzalez from Spain
coming about Polish people and Polish Because it is one of the most young cit-
culture. 2. What factors made you choose ies in Poland (a city of students and for
Hector Prats Lopez from Spain Poznań to study in Poland? students) and also because a friend had
already been here in Erasmus.
Cheap country, different weather, dif- The location and the weather. Gionata Conti from Italy
ferent culture, good university. Albert Bellavista from Spain
Vitor Astucia from Portugal I had a friend that studied in Poznan
Because somebody told me that here and he cofirmed that the city is very
I wanted to try a new experience and I the people are very friendly and it’s a nice and the university very good.
was attracted by Poland as destination. cheap city to me. Eros Novello from Italy
Eros Novello from Italy Miguel Quesada Gonzalez from Spain
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