An amazing week

It’s quite easy logic: You go somewhere and then someone goes to you. That’s why we had a foreign visit from different parts of Europe – Italy, Greece, Spain and Finland – here in Příbram during the second week of October.

Sunday was about expectations – it was the day when all the teams came, and even that we had got in contact with our guests through social media before, we were nervous. Who will come to us? Will he/she be fine? Will I get well with him/her? These are the most common things you could read in our minds. We can’t forget our nervous parents, who were asking themselves (and also us): What will I cook? Will they like it? What time should I pick them up? Will we have to talk to them? And also teachers! Will they enjoy the programme we prepared? Will they work hard? Will we always be in time?

(Now, put your hands up if your fear was useless!)

Because every team came in different time, we had less or more time to get to know each other during the first evening, but we all can say that we got well with our guests. That’s also why it was absolutely fine to play „ice-breaking“ games on Monday which helped us to remember most of the names – honestly, we wouldn’t be able to do it without these activities as well as we did. And that knowledge of names was really usefull when we continued with making friendships in a bowling hall.

On Tuesday, we had a tiring day – all day trip to Pilsen, where we visited a career consulting center. They helped us to discovered our strong points and weaknesses which is always good to know about ourselves. Then we moved to „Plzeňský Prazdroj“ brewery – it was interesting to see the process of making and especially to visit huge cellers with enormous barrels of beer.

As I said, it was a tiring day, but nothing in comparison with Wednesday. It’s a bit complicated to explain how it worked, but those of you who were there know it. We prepared five stands connected with some interesting jobs like fire fighter, police officer, vet, waiteress in café and journalist in a little public house. Then five groups of students moved from one place to another and listened to intrudicing those jobs and asked the questions they had prepared. If I had enough computer skills, I would prepare a survey what was the best for you (but I’m pretty sure that the fire station would win). ;) The afternoon was free for us, so some students who couldn’t wait until Friday visited Prague and the rest of us had an active relax in Laser game arena.

Thursday… well, it had a bitter taste of soon leaving. Especially when the teacher told: „Don’t forget to pack your luggage!“ Really, it wouldn’t be a big problem if they could stay here longer… J But we forget it during a final party where we had a lot of fun and a lot of photos thanks to the photographer who was there for us. She didn’t have any rest, there was always someone who wanted to have a keepsake. And even when the party ended, we didn’t go home, we were using every minute to be together so the most of us came home at… well… at about midnight.

But everyone woke up so we could go to Prague, the last station of the week. We went along the Route of the Kings, from Powder tower to the Prague castle, and we also fond some time to have a boat trip on Vltava river. Then… it was the saddest part, and even that I had told myself: Don’t cry! (and others told it to me aloud too), I did. If you remember weepy fatty with a face dirty from maskara, that was me.

But I hope you enjoyed it here and that we were good hosts for you, that you didn’t miss anything (maybe except your parents) and you will come back one day. Because not all the roads go to Rome – some of them go to Příbram too.  ;)

Author: Barbora Bila