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The German students taking part in the 2025 student exchange Altkönigschule-Rafael Dieste arrived at A Coruña on Wednesday.
Yesterday (March 27th), the whole group of students and their teachers: Isabel, Julia, Lara & Leticia attended the official welcome reception at A Coruña City Hall. The Education councellor Juan Ignacio Borrego was their host.
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We, 19 students in the 10th grade of the Kronberger Altkönigschule, had great expectations as we waited impatiently for our plane at Frankfurt Airport on Friday, March 1st. Our destination was A Coruña, a coastal city in the northwest of Spain, where our exchange would take place. After changing planes in Madrid, we met our exchange families and many greetings were exchanged.
On the way to the families' houses, we not only noticed how impressive A Coruña is, but were also able to admire the untouched nature outside the city. The sea made surprisingly high waves, completely opposite to the south of Spain with its Mediterranean weather. In fact, the temperatures hardly differed from those in Germany - it even rained more often.
During the week, in addition to many excursions, we also visited the school of our exchange students and were able to watch the lessons. It wasn't very different from ours, although the Spanish students have some subjects that aren't taught at our school, such as Galician. What was also very striking was the behavior of the Spanish students. They were much more open than German students and their friendships seemed to be much closer than ours.
Our excursions took us to very different places, accompanied by our teachers Ms. Westenburger and Ms. Anselm. In the “Museo del Hombre”, which is a scientific museum about people and the human body, we particularly enjoyed the interactive area where you could, for example, measure your jump height. A particular highlight was our trip to four nearby villages, which were surrounded by idyllic nature and looked like they had come out of a typical Spanish film. After our visits to the lighthouse “La Torre de Hercules” (World Heritage Site) and the aquarium, we were welcomed by the city councilor for education in the town hall. As impressive as it looked from the outside, it was even more beautiful from the inside. Historical paintings hung in every room and everything was so elegantly furnished that you would think you were in a castle.
On Thursday we spent our day in the pilgrim city of Santiago de Compostela. There we visited the huge cathedral, where you can see the tomb of the Apostle Jacob and the breathtaking interior architecture.
In our free time we went on other great trips with our Spanish host families. Some students went to the coast and ate typical specialties, such as pulpo (octopus), or visited Cape Finisterre, the end of the world. Others were very lucky to be able to watch CD Lugo's local derby against Deportivo A Coruña. That was really great!
After this eventful week, it was not easy for many to say goodbye at the airport on Saturday, March 9th. With heavy hearts, we hugged our host families and Spanish friends one last time before we went back to Frankfurt. Each of us learned something from this exchange and made many incredible memories. I can therefore only recommend that everyone take part in such an exchange if they get the opportunity.
Author: 10G student
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