Dear Erasmus+ staff,
my name is Amadea. My mom heard that name on the radio, she liked it and that’s why I got the name Amadea. To some, my name is weird, but I love it. I love all the other names too. In my opinion, it doesn’t matter if your name is Muhamed, Josipa, Stevan… because the important thing is what kind of a person you are, and not what is your name, what nation or religion you belong to.
I am a student of the 7th grade in the Elementary school Sveti Petar Orehovec and I live in a small village. Journalism is one of my passions, so I attend journalism and film groups at school. I also write articles for our school’s digital newspaper ”Klinček”.
I like English and I try to learn it as well as possible. I have trained basketball for four years and dance for a year. I have participated in different competitions and received awards. I am trying to find out what am I best at in order to educate myself in the future for a profession that I will do with love. I love meeting other people and hearing their life stories. I also love to travel, and I hope to visit many countries in Europe, but also beyond it.
I have joined this Erasmus+ project because I want to learn new things and make new friends. I must note that I make an opinion about people only when I meet them in person, and I am not inclined to conclude people based on stereotypes. That is why I am looking forward to being able to visit Finland and meet my peers there and hang out with them.
Dear Erasmus+ staff,
my name is Karla. I am 13 years old and I attend 7th grade in the Elementary school Sveti Petar Orehovec. Our school has many extracurricular activities and I am a part of seven of them because I am interested in many things. It is fun to participate in those activities and it takes a lot of my free time but when you’re interested in something, I believe everything is possible.
My favourite activities are the debate team, journalistic group, and school film production club. Outside of school, I sing in a choir from an early age. I love to dance so I was part of the folk dancing group for some time.
Music has a very special place in my life so I like to dream that one day I will have a job connected to music. As a part of one school project last year, I had a chance to sing one song that was recorded in a real music-producing studio. It was very exciting and I hope this Erasmus+ experience in Serbia will be as exciting if not more.
I would like to meet there my peers who also have lots of different interests, who are creative like to travel, hang out, and are ready as I am to tolerate differences. I think everyone is different and one of a kind and that is very exciting because differences are what make each one of us special and unique. Because different is beautiful, isn’t it?
Sincerely,
Karla Kos
Dear Erasmus+ staff,
My name is Nela Šantatić. I am 14 years old and I am a student in the 8th grade of the elementary school Sveti Petar Orehovec. Of the school subjects, I am particularly interested in history, chemistry, and English, so I also attend additional classes in these subjects. I am also interested in film and that is why I am a member of the film group.
I am a fun and communicative person, and I have a lot of friends and acquaintances. I love adventures so I like to travel with friends or parents. I met a lot of beautiful places in Croatia, but unfortunately, I never had the opportunity to travel outside of Croatia, so I am very happy that there is an Erasmus + program that allows us, young people, to travel, and meet new cultures.
When I heard about mobility to Serbia, I immediately thought I would like to go. My parents supported me because they have traveled to a lot of European countries and have a lot of fond memories from the trip.
I expect that mobility to Serbia will allow me to learn a lot about our neighbors whose language does not differ much from Croatian. I also think that with my knowledge and skills I can contribute to the activities that will take place on Erasmus + mobility in Serbia.
Yours sincerely, Nela Šantatić
Dear Erasmus+ staff,
My name is Laura Ivšak and I am a student in the 8th grade of the Elementary School St. Petar Orehovec. I found out about the Erasmus+ project “Young journalists of today, responsible digital citizens of tomorrow” from our digital school newspaper for which I also occasionally write.
I love to travel and that’s why I didn’t hesitate when I was told that vaccination is a condition for participating in mobility. I have confidence in science and expect that vaccination will allow me to travel more carefree.
I applied for mobility to Serbia because it is our neighboring county and I want to get to know their culture and make new friends. I expect to spend time with peers and participate in workshops about fake news. Fun and work will make a good combination. I believe we will all have a good time together and learn to critically analyse media reports to not become “victims” of fake news.
Best regards,
Laura Ivšak
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