Comenius

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Comenius
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Comenius
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Introduction
Visiting the “Cineteket” in Ystad.
photo: Bo Bergenståhl
Hello and welcome to the Comenius
Newspaper. Here at the office, we would
like to share with you a bit from this past
week, here in Lund.
Comenius (2010-2012) is a cooperation
between different countries, in our
case, Sweden, Turkey, Italy, Portugal and
Poland. The main purpose of the project
is for the members to get a glimpse of
how the students in the other countries
have it. It also gives the oppotunities to
make new contacts and friends within
the European community
The project involves some travel, some
people get the chance to go to each
other’s countries and experience their
environment and culture, etc.
We in Sweden received a visit from
students and teachers from the other
countries. The visitors and their hosts,
plus the teachers have this week been
given the chance to experience Sweden
and also get to know each other better.
We at the office have put together a
magazine for everyone involved in the
Comenius project.
In this magazine we show what we have
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done, and what the visitors and hosts
have been up to during the week.
Again, a very warm welcome to the
Comenius trip! Hope you will enjoy your
reading!
/Editors
The paper was produced by: Students
at MP3, Vipan, Lund, Sweden
Editors: Anna Svensson and Victoria
Vinding
Layout: Louise Lundin and Mikaela
Rosengren
this is..
ITALY
Fabrizio Cicchiello
photo: Victoria
Vinding
What do Fabrizio Cicchiello
think about Sweden?
What did you think of
Sweden before?
That it was a modern
country with smart
people.
Were your expectations
right?
Yes, they were.
Did you know what
kind of clothes you
would bring?
Very warm clothes but
I brought too warm
clothes.
Have you eaten
anything typically
Swedish?
Yes, meatballs and
blueberry pie and I liked
it.
Have you ever been to
Sweden before?
No, it’s the first time
and I have been looking
forward to it.
What’s your impression
of Gymnasieskolan
Vipan?
It’s an amazing school,
thousands of computers
and it’s very modern.
Do you know any
famous Swedish
person?
Yes, Björn Borg. I heard
it from your Power Point
presentation.
Do you know any
Swedish words?
Yes, tack and smaklig
måltid.
What do you think of
Swedish fashion?
I really like Swedish style,
I like it alot.
By: Mikaela Rosengren
this is..
POLAND
What do Marta Łęczewska
think of Sweden?
What were your expectations before
you came here?
That it was a good place to live, nice
country.
Were your expectations right?
Yes, they were.
Did you know what kind of clothes
you would bring?
Yes, it’s the same weather as in Poland.
Have you eaten anything typically
Swedish?
Yes, but I don’t remember the name of it.
Do you know any Swedish words?
Yes, tack and och.
Do you know any famous Swedish person?
Yes, Kissie (she is a famous blogger), the
Swedish girls showed her blog.
Have you ever been to Sweden before?
No, it’s the first first time and I like it.
What do you think of Swedish fashion?
Good.
What’s you impression of Gymnasieskolan
Vipan?
It’s a great school and you have many
computers.
By: Louise Lundin
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Marta Łęczewska
photo: Victoria Vinding
Dinner at Amanda
Hellgren’s place
After the first day at Vipan some
visitors and their hosts met at Amanda
Hellgren´s place to make dinner. On the
menu: tacos.
Everybody was involved in the cooking
and had a good time.
During the dinner they successfully
learned a few phrases in each other´s
launguage and they also celebrated
Daria´s birthday.
By: Michaela Wedin and Jessica Plume
”Christmas root beer (julmust) and tacos, can it get any better?”
photo: Amanda Hellgren
”Cheers!”
photo: Amanda Hellgren
Dinner at Alexander Ström’s place
At the beginning of the week we were at Alexander’s place. We
cooked dinner. Tonight it was chicken and rice! The girls really loved
the béarnaise sauce! Alexander’s boy, Miguel from Portugal, was
pretty picky, but he ate rice and a banana.
Alexander had a movie that we watched with Turkish text and the
girls seemed to like it, while Miguel was sitting by the computer.
Johanna and Alexander went down to the store to buy some
dessert. We bought chocolate cake and blueberry pie. It was much
appreciated and we ate till we were really satisfied. After Hasan had
washed up, it was time to go home. So we took the bus after a very
enjoyable evening.
By: Johanna Bengtsson
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“Men should do the dishes!” Josefin says.
photo: Alexander Ström
this is..
PORTUGAL
Interview with Miguel
We found Miguel sitting in the
photography-classroom so we took
the opportunity to ask him a few quick
questions.
We also asked him about the technology
but he clarified that it’s pretty much
similar to Vipan, although they have
their own laptops and they use
Microsoft-computers instead of Mac.
Miguel pointed out that he wanted to
study media as well, if it involved some
maths-studies.
- How many days a week do you go to
school?
Miguel tells us that he goes to school
five days a week. Monday to Friday, just
By: Mattias Prengne & Joakim Resell
like in Sweden. He also tells us that the
time schedule is the same as in Sweden.
From 8.40 pm to 4 pm.
He thinks that the biggest difference
between our school and his school is the
size. Our school is much bigger than his.
Interview with Joana
I met Joana Antunes, 14 years old from
Portugal. I was interested in knowing what
she is doing in her spare time.
Joana tells me that she often sits in front of
the computer when she comes home from
school. She visits webbsites like Facebook, of
course.
Things she recommends doing in Portugal
is biking, going the the beach and going
roller skating. She only goes to the beach
and swims when it’s warm. It’s usually warm
between June and September. Portugal
has amazing beaches and a fantastic sea.
Sometimes she practices in a gym. Her
neighbours have got a pool and a gym, and
she swims and trains there sometimes just
for fun.
When she meets her friends in the weekends,
Joana Antunes
they usually sit in front of the computer,
watch movies or just talk. She says that
she’s not the rigth age to party. But older
teenagers often have parties on the beach
and she says that they drink a lot.
If Joana had been running a blog, she would
absolutly write about trends and fashions
around the world and her personal views
about beauty.
Of course, she reads a few blogs from Brazil,
especially a blog about a guy named Adam
Michi. Instead of having a regular blog, she
is a member of a website called Hi5. It is a
website combined with Facebook and blogs,
you might say. She updates her photos and
info that happens in everyday life.
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Miguel Prospero
photo: Victoria Vinding
Joana is yet not old enough to get a tattoo,
but would like to have a simple, classical
tattoo in the future. She could write about
the big interest around the topic, why people
get tattoos or even her taste for pop music.
If she had had a blog she would be able to
post pictures of her clothes and share them
as inspiration to other curious readers.
As an ordinary outfit or a party outfit, she
would wear an elegant dress with a lot of
accessories or just a couple of awesome
jeans with a fancy t-shirt.
By: Ellinor Henningsson Mp3b & Ellinor
Schall Mp3a
this is..
ITALY
Chiara and Lorenzo
photo: Amanda Hellgren
Meet Lorenzo and Chiara from Italy
Both Chiara and Lorenzo are 17 years old
and are from Italy. We meet them to talk a bit
about them, Italy and their visit to Sweden.
In their spare time they both like to shop,
hang out with friends and party. “We just do
what you do here in Sweden.,” says Lorenzo.
We wonder what they mean with Sweden
being clean, so we ask them to compare their
school to ours. Both Lorenzo and Chiara start
laughing. “Compared to your school ours is
like a bathroom,” says Lorenzo. “Your school is
really clean.”
Lorenzo
Favourite:
Film: The sex and the city movie
TV-show: Americas next top model
Music: Everything
Food: Fried chicken
We ask them about what they know about
Sweden, It’s fun to hear that they know Abba.
“I love Abba,” Lorenzo tells us with a big
smile. They also know who Sweden’s famous
football player Zlatan is, but neither Chiara
nor Lorenzo is that into sport.
When we ask them to describe Sweden in
three words they have some problems to
decide which words to choose. At last they
decide to pick the words, gentle, cold and
clean.
We end the interview by talking about their
visit here in Sweden. They both think that
this is a fun experience. “I think it is always a
positive thing to meet new people and I love
this country,” Lorenzo says.
Three fast questions about Sweden
What does Sweden’s flag look like: Blue
with a yellow cross
What is the name of Sweden’s capital?
Stockholm
When is Sweden’s national day: We
don’t know.
Chiara
Favourite:
Film: Drama
TV-show: Don’t watch TV
Music: Food: -
By: Maja Laursen
We have interviewed - Fabrizio, Martina & Giulia
Info and hobbies
Where do you live in Italy? Tuscany, West
Coast
Spare time activities? Hanging out
Music? Soft rock, Indie rock, pop, Indie
groups, Bob Dylan
Favorite movie? Directors: Lars von Trier,
David Lynch. Alternative, Breakfast at
Tiffany’s, musicals
Favorite food? Pasta with sausage/cream/
paste, fish
How’s your look on Swedish women? Tall,
blond, blue eyes. Beautiful girls.
Sweden
Do you know who Astrid Lindgren is? No, but
I know who Pippi Longstocking is.
Do you know ABBA? Yes, favorite songs:
Dancing queen and I have a dream
Three words to describe Sweden/Lund? Cold,
tidy and friendly
Italy
Do you have IKEA in Italy? Yes, in Florence,
Genoa, Milan
What’s the name of your national anthem?
What football team is the biggest in Italy?
Inter, Milan, Juventus and Roma
Is Zlatan big even in Italy? He’s big but hated.
Three questions about Sweden
1. What’s the color of our flag? Yellow, blue
2. Sweden’s capital city? Stockholm
3. What language do you speak in Sweden?
Swedish
Extra questions
Have you ever been in the Colosseum? Yes,
we have.
Is ice hockey a sport people watch in Italy?
No, we watch grass hockey
Is the school in Italy anything like in Sweden
or how is it there? They have a big exam in
school in every subject they need to pass to
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graduate. They have one big project.
They start school at 8am and it ends
between 12-2 pm. They have a 3 one- hour
lessons and after that they have a 15- minute
break.
Do you perform any sport and what are
the famous sports in Italy? We don’t do any
sport, but the kids in Italy mostly play soccer
or basketball.
Written by: Marcus Malmgren
Interview by: Simon Ahlgren & Joakim
Nordgren
Fabrizio,
Martina
and Giulia
A day in Lund
On Tuesday the hostess and the guests were
at Vipan till after lunch. They ate in the school
cafeteria with their hostess and the other
pupils. In Italy they don’t get lunch in school
so they did actually enjoy the food, even if
the Swedish pupils didn’t.
After lunch they went to Kulturen, the
cathedral and the town hall to learn a bit
more about Lund. The host were not allowed
to accompany their guests into Kulturen.
After they had visited Kulturen they went to
see The Cathedral of Lund, a famous church
in the middle of Lund. This time the hosts
were allowed to join their guests. Everyday
at three o’clock a carillon plays in the church.
After they had seen the church they went to
the university building although it was cold
outside. To get warm again Emma, Naomi,
Josse, Helen, Daria and their guests decided
to go to a café and get something warm
to drink. They drank some cappuccino, ate
crepes and muffins.
After the short coffee break they met up with
the others at H&M and walked from there to
the town hall. There they got some snacks
and some cider to drink. After they had
finished eating and drinking the Mayor of
Lund talked a bit about Lund and showed a
movie about Skåne.
On the other hand everyone really enjoyed
the restaurant visit. They ate at a Chinese
restaurant, named Tatung. It served fried
shrimps, chicken, beef and pork with rice.
They could eat as much they liked and it lead
made them very fullup and they talked and
laughed so loud that they felt sorry for the
other customers.
Amanda, Josse and Lorenzo were the last to
leave. When they came out it was snowing
and for the first time in Lorenzo’s life he saw
snow.
By: Maja Laursen, Michaela Wedin and
Jessica Plume
Alexander Ström with his
guest Miguel Prospero.
Naomi, Amanda and
Lorenzo inside the
cathedral in Lund.
What do the hosts say about their guests?
Petra
Elisabeth
Who is your guest?
Fabrizio Cicchiello
What was the first day like?
It was awkward because I was extremely nervous. I was so
nervous I actually fell off the bench when we were sitting
at the airport.
Are you getting along well?
Yes, I think..
Who is your guest?
Katarzyna Powloka
What was the first day like?
I picked up my guest with Petra so It was just like her
day.
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this is..
Turkey
Meet Halit Yilmaz
What were your expectations before you
came here?
I thought it would be cold and very different,
the buildings in particular.
Were your expectations right?
Yes, it was cold and different.
What did you think of Sweden before?
I knew about the Öresundsbron and that
there are trains running under it. And as I
said before, it was cold.
Did you know what kind of clothes you
would bring?
Yes, because I checked on the internet what
the weather would be like in Sweden
Have you eaten anything typically
Swedish?
Well, I’ve eaten at the host and it was good,
which I didn’t think! I would love to taste
Swedish cheese.
Do you know any Swedish words?
Yes, I know the words hello, goodbye, no,
and thanks, it means hej, hejdå, nej and tack.
Do you know any famous Swedish person?
No, but I know a few Swedish products,
Ikea, Volvo and ohh I know who Alexander
Skarsgård is. He is the one in True Blood.
The guest from Turkey.
photo: Bo Bergenståhl
Have you been to Sweden before?
No, this is the first time, and I would love
to come here again.
What do you think of Sweden’s
fashion?
It is the same as in Turkey.
What’s your impression of
Gymnasieskolan Vipan?
It is very big, much bigger than ours. You
have many classrooms, and a very large
area.
By: Victoria Vinding
Inteview with Halit, Neslihan & Melek
1. First impressions of Sweden?
Here is fresher air in Sweden than
it is in Turkey, the buildings are
different and almost everything
is different and beautiful.
2. Why they?
We had a quiz and we answered
various questions about why we
wanted to go to Sweden.
3. Political question?
In the political situation, we fight
terror from Kurdish rebels, the
PKK.
4. Difference between Sweden
and Turkey?
You Swedes are very kind, nice
and social. You take care of us.
The difference between yours
and our school it that your
buildings are much nicer and
smaller. For example, in Istanbul
they have 50—60 floors in the
school building. You get food at
your school, we don’t.
5. How does your weekend look
like?
After school we have not much free
time, mostly we do our homework
and if we have time left we go out
with our friends. At the weekends
we go to the library and do our
homework. We are sometimes at
the mall and go to town and eat
dinner.
6. Do you know any international
films, music and other things?
Halit: I listen mostly to Metallica,
Madonna and Linkin Park. Neslihan
& Melek: We listen to Rihanna,
Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga.
7. What did you know about
Sweden before you came here?
What we knew about Sweden is
that it was lovely, clean water and
fresh air, but it was very cold.
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8. Which concerts are usually
played in Turkey? Have you been
to one? And which artists usually
come?
We often go to concerts, but
mostly Turkish artists. Sometimes
the international artists come to
Turkey like 50 cent and Rihanna.
9. How is equality between men
and women?
Now they are more comfortable
and accepted than they were
before. And it does not matter if
you have the same job when you
are a man or woman, you have the
right to equal salary.
By: The group responsable for Turkey.
Scania trip
On Wednesday the teachers and
students went on a trip around Scania
and visited places like the Cineteket
in Ystad and watched the making of
Wallander movies.
Then they walked around and looked
themselves and learnt about animation
films and more about how a blue-screen
works and what you are able to do with
it. You can take away some parts or put
new parts into the movie just by using a
blue-screen and it’s a big help when you
are going to make effects or change the
look of something in the movie.
There were lots of different toilets with
different looks; among others there were
a star toilet and a vampire toilet.
Afterwards they had lunch, which
consisted of fish and drinks in
Kåseberga.
Then they went to Ale stones, the
weather wasn’t very good but everyone
was happy anyway and thought it was
a really nice place and they enjoyed the
view.
The Scania trip
photo: Bo Bergenståhl
By: Simon Ahlgren
In the
evening we
went bowling.
Emma, Patricia and Lorenzo
photo: Hasan Erdal
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this is..
POLAND
A chat with some friendly Poles
Cassia ,Magda, Marta, Wojciech are from
Poland, they like Sweden and think it is
beautiful here, even though it is cold and
rainy today. Many things here are different
from what it is like in Poland. “The food is
much more expensive here than at home.”
Marta says. “but not clothes, they cost about
the same here as in Poland.” In Poland no one
travels by bike daily, “sometimes we do, but
that would be during summer season,” say
our Polish guests who thought it was strange
that there are so many bikers here, even if it
is snowing.
We talked about how life is in Poland.
Elisabeth from Sweden asked: “How does a
normal weekday look like for you in Poland?”
“School, activities, home, eat and then
back to bed.” Cassia said with a laugh. “..and
facebook of course” she adds. Wojciech
says he does sports, like throwing discus.
Everyone does agree with Magda when she
tells us they often just chill.
Wojciech tells us about the Polish comedies
that he is a fan of. The girls sigh and explain
that the Polish comedies only are about
stupid blonds. Wojciech adds that it often
includes jokes and parodies of Russians as
well. It seems like it would be hard to be
blond in Poland, but our Polish friends did
not talk more about it when they realised
that one of us Swedes is blond.
Polish people party all the time. We asked
how a party night look in Poland. First thing
is food, it’s important to gear up loads of
food for the party, and they dance a lot. The
Poles that we were talking with lived in a
small town with no nightclubs, “We usually
have home-parties here.
” They are just sixteen and not allowed to
drink alcohol, and they broke the myth about
Poles always drinking vodka, when Cassia
claimed they more often drink beer. “..or that
is what I have discovered from watching my
dad.” She says jestfully.
One thing they all thought was weird about
Sweden is that so many commercials are
starring animals. That is true maybe, but who
is watching all these annoying commercials
anyway?
By: Emma Ahlsén, Martina Olsson and
Isabelle Engqvist
Cooking!
photo: Patricia Jörgensen
Marta Łęczewska and
Magdalena Kuczkowska
photo: Patricia Jörgensen
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this is..
PORTUGAL
What do Miguel Prospero know about Sweden?
1. What were your expectations
before you came here?
I thought it would be snowy and cold
2. Were your expectations right?
Yes, my expectations were right. It was
cold and Sweden is a nice country.
3. What did you think of Sweden
before?
I thought that Sweden was an exciting
country. And now I love to be here.
4. Did you know what kind of clothes
you would bring?
I didn’t know what clothes I would bring
to Sweden, but I knew that it was cold so
I brought warm clothes.
5. Have you eaten anything typically
Swedish? Yes: What did you think? No:
What do you want to taste?
I have never eaten any Swedish food
before, so I do know how it tastes
6. Do you know any Swedish words?
Yes, I know the word ”Stanna” it means
stop!
7. Do you know any famous Swedish
person?
Yes, Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
8. Have you been to Sweden before?
Yes: Where?
No, this is my first time in Sweden, and I
really like it.
Traditions in Portugal
I talked to Joanna and Miguel about
holidays in their country, and what they
do on Christmas, Easter and New Year’s
Eve;
Christmas: Unlike us in our country
Portugal has no porridge as a dessert
on Christmas Eve. Instead they have
something called bolo rei which
according to Miguel is like bread, but
better. Otherwise their Christmas is a
lot like ours. Their parents dress up like
Santa, they have a Christmas tree and
they get gifts. Besides they eat a lot
of fish, for example something called
bacalhau com natas.
Easter: Miguel says that they have
chocolate eggs, treasure hunt and
bunnies. That’s right, Portugal also
celebrates Easter with the same things
as we have and do. In Portugal you
celebrate it with a party on a Sunday.
New Years Eve: In Portugal it’s warm
even during the winter so on New
Year`s Eve many people go to the
beach and celebrate with fireworks and
champagne. But people can also stay at
home with friends and family. And when
there are ten second left to the new
year, everybody starts to count down
and make a wish.
By: Alexandra Lind
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9. What do you think of Sweden’s
fashion?
I think it’s OK, but I’m not very much into
fashion, haha!
10. What’s your impression of
Gymnasieskolan Vipan?
I think Vipan is a great and very big
school. The school is much bigger than
our school in Portugal.
By: Anna Svensson
Miguel Prospero
Word List
How are you? English
Hur mår du? Swedish
Como você está? Portuguese
Nasılsın? Turkish
Come stai? Italian
Jak się masz? Polish
A beer please- English
En öl tack- Swedish
Uma cerveja por favor - Portuguese
Bir bira lütfen - Turkish
Una birra per favore - Italian
Piwo proszę - Polish
What are you doing? - English
Vad gör du? - Swedish
O que você está fazendo? - Portuguese
Ne yapıyorsun? - Turkish
Cosa stai facendo? – Italian
Co ty robisz? - Polish
I love you - English
Jag älskar dig - Swedish
Eu te amo - Portuguese
Seni seviyorum - Turkish
Ti amo – Italian
Kocham Ciebie – Polish
You are cute - English
Du är söt - Swedish
Você é bonito - Portuguese
Eğer şirin - Turkish
Sei carino - Italian
Jesteś ładny - Polish
”We have been on Strøget and
checked out the shops, a small group
has also visit a museum. It’s very cold
and it snows, but we had great fun
with the snow.”
Josefin Hultgren
”We saw the mermaid and lot of
other stuff, it was great.”
Katarzyna Powloka
Turning Torso in Malmö
Copenhagen
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