During the days I stayed in Bartin (Turkey), I had a lot of fun. Turkish people are wonderful and I enjoyed myself very much with Rabia's classmates.

Rabia is an easy-going girl and is a very special friend. She is nice and friendly and I don't know how to thank her for all she did for me! 

Also her parents are nice, kind and friendly, they welcomed me as I were part of the family and now I deeply respect their religion. Rabia's aunt is a very smiling person and even though she did not know English and only spoke Turkish I could understand her.
Turkish landscape is amazing, the places that I visited left me breathless. The view, full of wild mountains, is really different from any other Italian view.
Unfortunately the weather wasn't good, it was very windy, rainy and it was also snowing in the mountains.
I did many things that I liked a lot, especially when we showed all the students the “Panforte game”. It was unbelievable how the boys and girls put so much effort to play it.

The towns of Amasra and Safranbolu are real natural paradises, very neat in appearance and very nice to visit.

In Turkey, I never felt judged or had the feeling that people had prejudices about me.
It was nice to see with my own eyes and to test on my skin the different cultures. Such a meeting can unite young people from all over Europe, making them feel unique and important.
I think it helped me a lot, I broadened my horizons and made people come into my life even though for a short time. I think this experience will remain in my heart forever.



All we can do now is to wait for the next meeting in Norway. I hope that my school friends that will attend the meeting will have an experience as exciting as mine and that they will have fun meeting new people.

Lucia Gianni 4BT