Speyer: Rosa's impression of the trip to Speyer

First of all I’d like to thank my colleagues Mrs. Rossella Cianci and Mr. Bruno Garelli for involving me in the Comenius Project, and in particular for inviting me to Speyer.

Although I was born and grew up in Germany, I had never been there before and so it was a double emotion for me accompanying the students and visiting Speyer. I must admit that my first impression of it was that of a tranquil city with its very nice historical centre and it seemed to me that all the people were smiling at any time. Perhaps this was due to the extraordinary courtesy they showed when you addressed to them.

With regard to the project I have to say that it was the first time I participated in the meetings. I was impressed by the students’ huge work in creating and presenting their slides and/or films. I may be wrong, but I had the impression that they enjoyed very much what they were doing, beyond learning new words and improving their skills in English.
I’d also like to compliment the German colleagues on the whole organisation and I’m sure that all the hosting teams are doing an excellent job. The planning of all the activities requires a lot of patience, creativity and time, of course. It’s not easy to manage all this together with the normal working life and the coordination of the students’ work.

To summarize my experience: it was a very interesting journey which enriched me both from the professional and the human point of view.

Rosa Cantoro, German conversation teacher