Everyone went in their host family, I was hosted by Kasia.
Kasia's family is made up of mother, father and younger
brother. She has a very beautiful dog. Kasia’s house is very beautiful and is located outside the city of Sosnowiec.
Tuesday 20th October in the morning we went to their school E. Plater and after we went to visit the salt mine in Wieliczka by bus.
In the afternoon we went to visit Crakow. This is a beautiful city. In this city we visited St. Mary’s Basilica, the Royal Castle and the Wawel Cathedral. The Royal Castle and the Wawel Cathedral are situated on the hill. Polish guys told us the story of the dragon of Wawel. We saw the river Vistula in Cracow.
In the evening after dinner, Kasia invited Monika (her best friend) and Diletta at her home because they had to prepare a presentation for the next day.
Wednesday 21th October we spent all day at school. The Polish guys prepared a presentations of Poland, the history and on the Polish writer Kapuściński.
In the afternoon there was the presentation of the talents, where every student could show his/her talent. A girl sang the Italian song "Con te partirò” and we all sang together.
The evening at about 5 pm the Polish students had organized a dinner together at the pub “Salem”.
Thursday 22th October we went to school and we saw the movie "The Pianist" in Italian.
In the afternoon we went to visit the death camp of Auschwitz, we visited the various blocks, one of which is still the same. After visiting the death camp of Auschwitz, we went to see the other death camp of Birkenau. The death camp of Birkenau is much larger than that of Auschwitz.
Friday 23th October we went in the municipal gym, because the school gym was too small, for the day dedicated to sport. We played football, basketball and volleyball. After spending the day in the gym we went home.
In the evening at about 6 pm Kasia, Monika, Diletta, Piotrek, Andrea and I went to see a game of ice hockey. In this game the team of Sosnowiec won. After the game we went home.
Saturday 24th October in the morning we slept because the Polish guys do not go to school on Saturday.
In the afternoon I, Kasia, Diletta, Monika and Patricia (Monika’s friend) went to the mall in Katowice. In this mall there are about 200 shops of restaurants, cafés, perfumeries, jeweller’s and shops that sell clothes, shoes and accessories. In this mall we met the other Polish and Italians guys. We spent all afternoon in Katowice.
In the evening we went to the pub “Salem” with the other Polish and Italians guys.
Sunday 24th October I, Kasia, Diletta, Monika, Kalina, Sara, Kasia and Clarissa went to Cracow by train. We were two hours on the train because they are very slow. We visited the center of Cracow and some places that we didn’t go to visit on Tuesday. We spent all day in Cracow and we went home at 8 pm.
Monday 25th October in the morning we went to visit the silver mine. In this mine there was a small “river” that we crossed in a small boat. Compared to the salt mine, the silver mine had a very narrow passage. In the afternoon we went to the very big water park. In this water park were: different swimming pools, water slides and a whirlpool.
In the evening we went to the pub “Salem” with the other Polish and Italians guys.
Tuesday 27th October we went to a mountain resort by cableway. We walked for a while and then we went to a refuge and some people started playing snowballs. After that we came back down and then we went to another cottage by horses carriages. Into this cottage everyone had to grill their own sausage on a fire. In the evening we went to the pub “Salem” with the other Polish and Italians guys.
Wednesday 28th October: LAST DAY.
In the morning after closing the suitcase and saying goodbye to Kasia’s family, she and her parents took me to school. We went to school to do a test on how we had spent that week. After finishing the test and after we said goodbye we left to go home.
Kasia’s family welcomed me really well and I enjoyed it very much. This experience helped me to meet new people and get used to their habits, but above all to speak better English!!!
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