All in all it was a nice week. We enjoyed ourselves and we improved our English skills.
The weather wasn’t always that beautiful as it could have been, but it was all right.
One of the things I really disliked was our school, the ESE. On the first day everything began with a grading test. We got told that it isn’t that important, which was definitely wrong. Because the result of this test was accountable for the grade of our certificates. No one really cared about this test so we got ticked as intermediates, which is also printed on our certificates.
After the test our ESE teacher decided to do some small talk with us, which he introduced with the sentence: “So have you all been drunk last night?”…. But that wasn’t enough.
As he found out that we visit an IT class, where we always use our laptops, he just laughed and asked if we often watch porns during the lessons. Now he definitely got labeled by all of us.
He reflected my impressions that Malta is a very commercial country. Their economy is built on tourism. That's logically why they're doing everything to attract foreigners to come to Malta.
Most of our time we spent in Paceville, which was the party city of Malta. Paceville is comparable to the “Ballermann” on the island of Mallorca. People get drunk there, and waste their money in the party zones.
I think I often got labeled as a member of the hedonist society, just because I walked out of Paceville. Many Maltese seem to think that tourists just come here to be drunk.
What I really liked was the cohesion of our group. I think this trip was very good for the atmosphere in our class. I often had good times on the beach, where we talked about many things or sang many songs, while I played guitar.
Montag, 4. Mai 2009
Montag, 27. April 2009
Monday
Monday - Business English and M'dina
Monday, one day after a very funny week-end, we started our day earlier, which was a bit exhausting for us.
We woke up at 6:30 a.m. After saying good bye to the host family we went to school. At this morning our
topic was Business English which was very interesting for us because we expierenced new cultures and their
habits. We did a lot of exercises, such as assigning conventions to continents.
After school we got picked-up by Glen, our class guide, and went to M'dina, a very interesting city, regarding
the fact that it was once the capital city of Malta. There we met Victoria, the tour guide, who had shown us
Gozo and Valletta a few days before. Actually, the tour wasn't that long, so it was not that much information we
were given and so we still have pleasent memories of M'dina. To give an example, when the enemy attacked
the city, the women had to help defending the enemy by throwing hot oil at the assaulters. Later, when the
tour was over, some guys of our class did some kind of interviews with Victoria. The bus took us home to our host family,
where we had our nerv-killingly delicious dinner.
When we were finished we decided to take a walk on the promenade nearby the sea. While doing this, we did some interviews
about our topic "School System". We figured out that the Maltese people are quite friendly.
Counting all things together this day was exciting, educating and a lot of fun.
Monday, one day after a very funny week-end, we started our day earlier, which was a bit exhausting for us.
We woke up at 6:30 a.m. After saying good bye to the host family we went to school. At this morning our
topic was Business English which was very interesting for us because we expierenced new cultures and their
habits. We did a lot of exercises, such as assigning conventions to continents.
After school we got picked-up by Glen, our class guide, and went to M'dina, a very interesting city, regarding
the fact that it was once the capital city of Malta. There we met Victoria, the tour guide, who had shown us
Gozo and Valletta a few days before. Actually, the tour wasn't that long, so it was not that much information we
were given and so we still have pleasent memories of M'dina. To give an example, when the enemy attacked
the city, the women had to help defending the enemy by throwing hot oil at the assaulters. Later, when the
tour was over, some guys of our class did some kind of interviews with Victoria. The bus took us home to our host family,
where we had our nerv-killingly delicious dinner.
When we were finished we decided to take a walk on the promenade nearby the sea. While doing this, we did some interviews
about our topic "School System". We figured out that the Maltese people are quite friendly.
Counting all things together this day was exciting, educating and a lot of fun.
Sonntag, 26. April 2009
Sunday - Go-Karting , Paintball
Sunday was one of the funniest and most exciting days in Malta, because it was not like a normal Sunday at home, where I sleep until 3 p.m. and the whole day is over. Instead we said: Lets try some new exciting things.
We booked two leisure activitys at school consisting of Paintball and Go-Karting. So the day started at 9:30 a.m. . It was a normal morning with breakfast and taking a shower. Then at 10:50 a.m. we all met at our Pickup-Points.
We drove about 10 minutes to the Paintball Area. We were separated into two teams. The green ones and the brown ones. Our armor was a military suite and a mask. We dressed up and our referees showed us the battlefield and explained us how we will play. The two groups went each to one side of the battlefield. Then a referee counts down from 3 and then he blows his whistle. When you hit someone at the chest or head he had to go back to his base and the other team got a point. After 20 minutes the team with more points wins. The green team (In which I was) won both battles.I liked it very much but I also have something to complain. The guns often didn't work and some hits really hurted. But all in all it was very and exhausting.
Afterwards we had a little break and went on to the Go-Kart court. Arrived there we had to wait because some people were driving. Luckily there was a pool table so we blazed two matches. The Go-Karting was separated into two parts: The qualifying and the race. For qualifying we made two groups of 7 people, the fourteenth one was our group leader. The best four of each group were qualified for the race. At the end there was a presentation ceremony. The winners even got trophys. It was quiet a lot of fun because the cars weren't identically. Some were faster and some just suddenly crashed.
All in all the day was very fun. you could complain about the equipment but for 53 euros and a good organization it was fantastic
Greetings to Austria, Patrick Weltin and Werner Auer.
We booked two leisure activitys at school consisting of Paintball and Go-Karting. So the day started at 9:30 a.m. . It was a normal morning with breakfast and taking a shower. Then at 10:50 a.m. we all met at our Pickup-Points.
We drove about 10 minutes to the Paintball Area. We were separated into two teams. The green ones and the brown ones. Our armor was a military suite and a mask. We dressed up and our referees showed us the battlefield and explained us how we will play. The two groups went each to one side of the battlefield. Then a referee counts down from 3 and then he blows his whistle. When you hit someone at the chest or head he had to go back to his base and the other team got a point. After 20 minutes the team with more points wins. The green team (In which I was) won both battles.I liked it very much but I also have something to complain. The guns often didn't work and some hits really hurted. But all in all it was very and exhausting.
Afterwards we had a little break and went on to the Go-Kart court. Arrived there we had to wait because some people were driving. Luckily there was a pool table so we blazed two matches. The Go-Karting was separated into two parts: The qualifying and the race. For qualifying we made two groups of 7 people, the fourteenth one was our group leader. The best four of each group were qualified for the race. At the end there was a presentation ceremony. The winners even got trophys. It was quiet a lot of fun because the cars weren't identically. Some were faster and some just suddenly crashed.
All in all the day was very fun. you could complain about the equipment but for 53 euros and a good organization it was fantastic
Greetings to Austria, Patrick Weltin and Werner Auer.
Samstag, 25. April 2009
Saturday - Gozo
Azur Window
Today we had our full day trip to Gozo. Gozo is one of the seven neighbor islands of Malta. It’s known for its amazing sights, which attract the tourists all over the world.
At first we were at the Azur Window, which basically is just a rock over the sea, which looks like a table. A really tremendous table. Although our really well informed tourist guide did not recommend us to walk onto it, some people did it. Fortunately they are still alive.
There was also the optionally possibility to book a boat tour through the Blue Grotto, which is next to the Azur Window. It was an amazing, breath taking tour on the sea.
Everything seemed to be extremely colossal. The captain also was pretty cool, because he showed us some nearly unknown places and symbols in the stone. For instance he showed us a grinny face in a big rock. Or a sledge, which looked like a crocodile lying on a rock.
Later on we visited Rabatt, a small town surrounding the Citadel. It is really ancient.
You are able to see the whole island Gozo, when you are at the top of the Citadel. It is really recommendable.
Last but definitely not least, we went to Ramla Bay – a beach covered with red sand.
Although we have got April most of us went swimming into the sea. The water had about 17 degrees.
All in all it was an awesome trip, we took many photos and enjoyed chilling on the beach. It was so nice that we are thinking about visiting Gozo again on Monday.
Domenik Persoglia, Neger Johannes
Freitag, 24. April 2009
Friday - Trip to Valetta, Bowling
On friday we got up very early. We had breakfast, at our host family, which was really impressive because we got a real maltese one. The ESE bus picked us up, like every morning and took us to the school. There we had a revision about the tenses, wich was very usefull.
At 1.30 o’clock our school was over, and we had some free time till 2 o’clock. Then another bus picked us up where we met Victoria our guide for the next 2 days she was a real goodlooking young maltese girl and. On the journey she started to indroduce our plans for the day, she told us that we are going to Valetta. As we arrived at the main gate, we were really impressed because the city looks like a medievel castle, the whole city is surrounded by a wall and there is only one way to come in. We heard in the second word war the town has been attacked and many buildigs were destroyed . Vicitoria brought us to the flower garden of Valletta wich was amazing because we had a great view to the sea. Victoria just told us some interesting facts about the history of malta and the political system there.
We were amazed by the streets because every streets is paralell to each other .
We spent 2 hours at the tour and then we had free time, to look at the stores or something like that. At 5 o’clock we arrived at our host family. We took a shower and after the dinner we went to a bowling hall, called “super bowl”. There it was really funny because some of our classmates were bowling for their first time. A few others, including us were playing billards. We spent the rest of the evening at paceville, where we went to the clubs and checked out the nightlife. All in all it was a good trip to Valetta, and we really enjoyed the bowling afterwards.
At 1.30 o’clock our school was over, and we had some free time till 2 o’clock. Then another bus picked us up where we met Victoria our guide for the next 2 days she was a real goodlooking young maltese girl and. On the journey she started to indroduce our plans for the day, she told us that we are going to Valetta. As we arrived at the main gate, we were really impressed because the city looks like a medievel castle, the whole city is surrounded by a wall and there is only one way to come in. We heard in the second word war the town has been attacked and many buildigs were destroyed . Vicitoria brought us to the flower garden of Valletta wich was amazing because we had a great view to the sea. Victoria just told us some interesting facts about the history of malta and the political system there.
We were amazed by the streets because every streets is paralell to each other .
We spent 2 hours at the tour and then we had free time, to look at the stores or something like that. At 5 o’clock we arrived at our host family. We took a shower and after the dinner we went to a bowling hall, called “super bowl”. There it was really funny because some of our classmates were bowling for their first time. A few others, including us were playing billards. We spent the rest of the evening at paceville, where we went to the clubs and checked out the nightlife. All in all it was a good trip to Valetta, and we really enjoyed the bowling afterwards.
Donnerstag, 23. April 2009
Thursday
On Thursday we went to the ESE school for the first time. Let me say that you really can improve your English skills in Malta, because the ESE school is a very good place where you can upgrade your English. The teachers there are very professional and helpful. In the class you can decide each topic you want. You can talk with nearly every person in Malta because they are very friendly and communicative.
After the school our leader, who is as well friendly, showed us the most important places in the area which was called the “Orientation Walk”.
Malta is not only a place where you can upgrade your English but also a place which has a great night life. You can meet many tourists all over the world. I meet especially many German, Austrian and Italian tourists. So it was nice, because I hadn’t to talk every time English :) . Our leader from the ESE school wanted to show us the night life by inviting us for a free drink in a club named “Foot Loops”, which was in the so called party area :) .
After the amazing night, the bus from the ESE school picked up and brang us home to our host-families.
After the school our leader, who is as well friendly, showed us the most important places in the area which was called the “Orientation Walk”.
Malta is not only a place where you can upgrade your English but also a place which has a great night life. You can meet many tourists all over the world. I meet especially many German, Austrian and Italian tourists. So it was nice, because I hadn’t to talk every time English :) . Our leader from the ESE school wanted to show us the night life by inviting us for a free drink in a club named “Foot Loops”, which was in the so called party area :) .
After the amazing night, the bus from the ESE school picked up and brang us home to our host-families.
Mittwoch, 22. April 2009
Wednesday - the arrival
We met up at 5:45 A.M. at the school. At 6 o'clock we drove to Vienna by bus. The journey took about 2 hours and at 8 o'clock we arrived at the airport.
Everyone was sober till now, I guess.
Then we checked in and waited till 10 o'clock. We came through the security check although one student had a guitar with him. He rested it in the hand-baggage where it was really safe. (If you are a guitar player rest your guitar as hand-baggage in the plane)
For some students the flight was a specially stunning and amazing, because it was the first time. The weather was really beautiful except above Malta. We dived through clouds and it was something special.
Everyone was sober till now, I guess.
At 12 o'clock we arrived on Malta. What instantly caught the attraction of our eyes was the oriental style of the buildings, the airport looked very medieval. So you feel flash backed into the siege age. In the airport there were also many adds for siege events. Then a bus from the ESE, our school, brought us to our host families.
Afterwards our host family welcomed us, though it wasn’t a real family but an old nice woman. We spoke a little bit and she showed us our room. In the evening we went with the whole class into the city and spent the time in the Hard Rock Café.
Now I’m not sure if everyone was sober.
Arbnor Ameti, David Tschmelak, Markus Marterer
Everyone was sober till now, I guess.
Then we checked in and waited till 10 o'clock. We came through the security check although one student had a guitar with him. He rested it in the hand-baggage where it was really safe. (If you are a guitar player rest your guitar as hand-baggage in the plane)
For some students the flight was a specially stunning and amazing, because it was the first time. The weather was really beautiful except above Malta. We dived through clouds and it was something special.
Everyone was sober till now, I guess.
At 12 o'clock we arrived on Malta. What instantly caught the attraction of our eyes was the oriental style of the buildings, the airport looked very medieval. So you feel flash backed into the siege age. In the airport there were also many adds for siege events. Then a bus from the ESE, our school, brought us to our host families.
Afterwards our host family welcomed us, though it wasn’t a real family but an old nice woman. We spoke a little bit and she showed us our room. In the evening we went with the whole class into the city and spent the time in the Hard Rock Café.
Now I’m not sure if everyone was sober.
Arbnor Ameti, David Tschmelak, Markus Marterer
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