We went to the spice farm last saturday. We tried to climb a tree, ride the elephant and eat lunch in the forest.

 

 

The internet at the hotel doesn't work all the time. So it's hard to blog. But we trying all the time.

 

Last night we had dinner at our favorit resturang near the hotel. We have bin there so many times, so we don't even need to look in the meny anymore. The food is verry nice, and so is the people who works there.

 

 

Everyone are nervous before the vaccination against hepatitis A and B.

 

 

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My name is Eva Lundberg and I am one of four teachers in our group. This is actually my fourth trip to Goa connected to internationalization projects (SIDA: Athena and Atlas). I really look forward to bringing this group of enthusiastic young people to beautiful, hospitable Goa.

 

I am a teacher of Health and Care-related subjects; medicine, ethics, social care. I also teach Religion, a subject that I find most fascinating and have indulged in at university.

 

I am a trained nurse and have largely had my focus on infectious diseases.

 

Nature and wild life is very important to me, as it is to many Swedish people. I feel connected to oceans, love to sail and to be near water (or in it). Photography is another interest, which I hope to develop more when retired.

 

I am convinced that exchange projects are a great investment for individuals, schools, nations and of course in a more global aspect. Many of my former students have expressed their gratitude of having had the possibility to be a part of the projects. One student stated: “I have never learned so many important things in such a short time”.

My expectations for projects like these are that young people should get to know other cultures, create understanding of ways of life not entirely similar to their own, create longlasting friendships and deepen their interest in global issues.

 

When I was young space was filled with Beatles, Rolling Stones, hippies

and rumours of secluded beaches in Goa where you could be together in an alternative style of life and look for Truth and meaning of life. I was not part of that movement – but I was devoted to the Beatles.

 

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My name is Gulay Barutcu and I´m 18 years old. I live in Stockholm Sweden.  I´m Kurd from Turkey and I can Speak Kurdish, Turkish, Swedish and English.I´m studying to be an auxiliary nurse at Tullinge Gymnasium. When I´m done with these studies I want to do further studies at collage and main goal is to become a midwife because I love children.

On my free time I like to hang out with friend and play football . I have a very big interest in music and I love to bake cakes. I want to go to Goa to see how the health and care system works over there. I´m also interested in seeing their culture and religion with my own eyes.

 

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My name is Carolina Chamoun and I´m a 17 year old girl who lives in Stockholm, in a small town called Salem. I’m a 2^nd grade health and care student at Tullinge Gymnasium. I want to  help people around me and do my best to make them happy and feel safe and healthy and that’s why I chose the health and care program. When I’ve completed my 3 years at Tullinge gymnasium I will be an auxiliary nurse, but my future plan is to continue studying at College and train to be a midwife. This has been my dream for a long time. In my free time I like to hang out with my friends and family and do fun things. I also love to dance, sing and listen to music in my free time.

I have always dreamt of travelling and working abroad, and India is definitely first on the list. So now I finally get the chance to go there and see how it looks. It's a great opportunity to actually deepen one’s knowledge of both one’s own and another culture, and get an insight into how different living conditions and expectations can affect people's opportunities and quality of life.  Such knowledge is also one of the most important tools to develop and to create a better future.

I feel strongly that I will grow tremendously as a person in doing this and that I will have lot of completely unforgettable experiences to take home with me. I will get to see a different culture and be part of human encounters. I will learn something about how health care can work abroad. I will hopefully get a larger and more burning heart for the people who do not have it as good as us in Sweden.