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Some of the Students reflections who attended the Seminar and
Workshop on Creative Writing, Euro pass CV, and Map Reading
(Students were from Vocational School of Higher Education and
vocational School of Tourism)
1)
Özge Aşkar
On 20th November 2009, we
were given a seminar on map reading, creative writing techniques and
ways to prepare a CV. We were also informed about the basic
principles of writing a CV.
In the map reading
section, we were told about the map symbols and how we could find
our way on a map. The presenters told us what the abbreviations on a
map meant. They wanted us to show the way to places they asked on a
map.
In the creative writing
part, techniques for creative writing were told. Page format,
introduction, body and conclusion were the points mentioned.
Finally, the teachers asked us to write a poem.
2) Nazlıcan
Aka, Özlem Doğan, Orhan Kandemir
First of all, we want to
thank our teacher Cetin Ilin for inviting us to this seminar. We
benefited from the map reading part a lot. This training enabled us
to spot the historical and natural places to visit on a map before
we go there. The training also contributes to our ability to give
directions to people. We now know more about the geographical and
natural resources of countries we haven’t had to chance to visit
yet.
3) Ömer
Büyükoğlu
We gathered in the
meeting room for the seminar. The presenters made an opening speech
and informed us about the topics we were going to listen to. The
seminar consisted of three main parts: creative writing, map reading
and CV writing following the European standards. They talked about
the importance of introductory sentences for effective writing. They
provided us with examples of introductions. They also asked us to
give examples of introductions for a piece of writing about a trip.
Everybody admired the sentence I wrote.
Following that, they
taught us the techniques for map reading. They gave us the maps of
big cities. They asked us to choose a good place to see and I
selected Times Square and Broadway.
Regarding creative
writing, they talked about how to prepare a good CV. They showed us
examples of CV’s. I believe that the seminar was very informative. I
want to thank all who involved.
4) Gizem Yıldız
In the seminari the
presenters told us about map reading, creative writing and CV
writing.
In the map writing part,
we learnt how to find our way on a map. They wanted us to spot the
Stone Bridge, the Central Mosque and the courtyard in Adana.
In the creative writing
part, we discussed whether the ability of writing is inborn or
acquired later on. They told us about the techniques for writing,
introduction, body and the conclusion. They also talked about modern
poetry and we were shown examples.
Finally, they taught how
to write a CV and there was a slide show for that.
5/6) Gamze Esmergil,
Fulya Balbulan
In the seminar, we were
told about map reading, creative writing and CV writing.
Firstly, the presenters
told us about map reading and how to find our way on a map. On the
map, we found soma landmarks of Adana. We were also told about how
to show the way using a map. The presenters asked us to find the
historical sites on the map of Tarsus.
In the creative writing
part, we discussed whether people have the ability of writing when
they were born or they acquire it through training. The presenters
talked about some rules such as how to write the introduction, body
and the conclusion of a text. They gave us examples.
In the last part, they
told us that a CV should be short precise and convincing. There was
a slide show on this, and phases of CV writing were the last subject
of this part.
7) Merve Meryem
Bayraktar
We were informed about
map reading, CV writing and creative writing.
They told us about
preparing a CV relevant to European projects.
In map reading, the
symbols and abbreviations were presented. The listeners were asked
to spot places on a map.
In creative writing part,
we discussed whether the ability of writing was something inborn or
could be acquired later on. We wrote a poem.
8) THE INTERNATIONAL
SEMINAR PRESENTATION
Purpose(aim):propose of
this project is to visit historical places and meet with different
culture.order aim is to
visit naturel beaufris and learning things about places.
For preparation; first of
all,we must find knowledge about the places that we want to visit
and find place on the
map.
We must find knowledge
about the places that we want to plan to go.
We plan to gain or
knowledge about the place we visit and meet people whom are from
different cultures.we
want to see the social facilities about those cultures.
We want to join the
social facilities that we can't have in all country.
We want to gain our
knowledge about technology.we want to gain it buy meeting different
people those work in
technical areas.we want to share our culture,with the order students
and make
friendship with them.
Qigdem EINAR
Damla SARIKAYALAR
Bahar KENIŞ
Gizem GENQ
Visitors creative writings
1) My days in Athens..
Our short visit to
athens was both joyful and emotionally and intllectually intense
one: while enjoying the beautiful sights ( we already started to
observe how blue and green mingled through the plane windows over
the Agean costs) and after thinking how much similar the nature is
across the other side of the sea , of Turkey, it was also
astonishing how much common we had in our thoughts, ideals and most
importantly in our sensitivity for the disadvandaged citizens,
regardless of their nationalities or etnicities.. So, this
perspective and concern, I believe, was the basic fuel that created
the huge synergy, not only sinergy for accessible turizm but synergy
to walk forward hand in hand, to combat many other social
barriers...
I can tell that this was
even more rewarding for the friends who have done a hard work to
accomplish this organization , to whom I'd like to send millions of
thanks...
thank you nurlu, thank
you elena, thank you.......
Hatice Çubukçu from
Turkey
2) My Dearest Friends,
(this was written about
the 4th meeting held in Adana by a domestic participant)
I would like to thank my
elder sister Nurlu for giving me the chance to meet the wonderful
people coming from different countries in the two-day meeting of the
project. These two days made me incredibly happy. I have
been suffering from MPSIVA, which is an illness seen very rarely
around the world. I want to give you short information about this
illness. It is the result of a lacking enzyme in my body which stops
my body from discarding the glucose. This glucose, then, builds up
in certain areas and gives harm to my body. No treatment around the
world has been found yet and studies related to medication on
subjects have still been carried out. The results of the study will
be revealed in the year 2011 and the medication will then be in the
markets.
I was really interested
in this project since I live on a wheelchair. It is a very good
example of the struggle of a disabled girl in Athens who as a result
got an elevator built in a temple.
The Tarsus trip we made
on the second day of the project was really great. Even though it
was very close to Adana, I had never seen that church and the well
before. Also, I really liked the newly opened covered bazaar. The
weather was great, and this was great luck. People from different
countries coming together and making new friendships really made me
happy.
I’m looking forward to
27th of May and hoping to see those wonderful people again in
Cosenza. Hopefully, nothing will go wrong.
With best wishes,
Nihan Uğuz
3) Cosenza
I
visited Cosenza in the middle of January in 2009, with two of my
colleagues from Adana, Turkey. That was my first trip to Italy. I
had never dreamt of visiting Italy, but that happened and I am happy
it did. The city I visited was Cosenza, a city very near the south
coast. My journey there included three flights and I was kind of
tired when we arrived there, but we were met by a very friendly
Italian, the host who organized the meeting. And we were taken to
Cosenza in his car. The ride was through green valleys between
beautiful mountains, and the chat was very interesting because we
found out that our Italian friend had been to Turkey many times and
he knew a lot about many cities of Turkey.
Cosenza is not a very big
town, but one can also say that it is not a small one. It has two
parts, divided by a river, connected with a bridge, the old Cosenza
and the new Cosenza. As you might guess, the old Cosenza is the part
where the “real” old town lies with its very old, narrow lanes,
wooden houses, churches, restaurants and bars. The new Consenza is
where you find the shopping centers, stores, and the like. I think
both part is unique and shows its own atmosphere in its own way. In
the old part, there is also a nice museum where you can find lots of
paintings from different centuries.
I went for a few walks
around the old town, and if it looks a little hard to find your way,
or the shortest way, do not hesitate to ask an Italian even if you
do not know any Italian because they will take you there, or show
the way, and, on the way, be sure that you will have a “chat” with
the friendly local. Unbelievably, my friends and I were able to
“talk” to a gentleman even if we knew no italian.
Regarding food, I would
recommend pasta with sea fruits. That was the best I had there.
However, if you know, Turkish people like having soup as a course in
the meals, and as a Turkish group in Italy, we wanted to have soup
but it was impossible to find it in restaurants in Cosenza. However,
we were able to solve that “problem” by going to a Chinese
restaurant where we were able to have hot soup.
Cosenza is a city in the
midway between Sicily and Rome. So, if you are travelling by land, I
can say that it is a great city to stop by and have a short rest.
Ali Avşar
Adana /Turkey
4) Cosenza, ITALY
In the following article,
I discuss our trip to Cosensa, Italy which we visited for the LLP
Project, entitled Exploring Synergies for a Special Tourism. We were
three people from our instution. It was immediately after Christmas
so it had been a very good start of the year for me. I was very
excited as I had never been to Italy before. We spent five days in
Italy. As we arrived in Cosensa, we were picked up from the Station
so we had the oppurtunity to get the first-hand information we
needed.
We stayed in a cosy hotel
in the centre of Cosensa, which is a small city in southern
Italy,
located at the confluence of two rivers: the
Busento and the
Crathis.We had arrived in Cosensa a day before the meeting. So
we had a whole day to spend on our own. So after breakfast, we went
to the old-town which is in the Southern part of the city. It was
located on a hill. The houses in the old town were gorgeous. I
definitely felt the history. As we walked through the historic
houses, we had the opportunity to communicate with the people of the
town. Although none of us could speak any Italian, we had conveyed
our feelings through body language and facial expression. We greeted
an old couple standing by the window of their house. They accepted
our greeting in such a friendly way that I felt like I had known
this place and people for a long time. As we walked round the old
town, we went across a bridge. We were exhausted at the end of the
day. In the evening, we met most of the people in the Project and
they were very kind to welcome us at a dinner in an Italian
restaurant.
On the first day of
meeting, everyone introduced himself/herself as well as his/her
institution. I felt that the project would be a promising one as
everyone involved in the project was very experienced. What I found
very striking and useful on my part about the first day was our
discussion on deciding on the most appropriate terminology in the
project. Until then, I had never thought that the “disabled” or
“handicapped” would have a negative connotation for those people. I
had used them without paying much attention on the underlying
meaning. But then the discussion made me think about it. It was
agreed to use the expression “people with special needs”, which
hasn’t got any negative connotations. Since then, whenever we have a
discussion on the topic, I remind my students or the people I talk
to use this term. Besides, it was also interesting in the project to
expand the meaning of “people with special needs” ranging from those
who cannot walk to those who have diabetes. Until then, I had only
thought of people in wheelchair, blind people, deaf people, or
mentally retarded people.
During the meeting we had
the chance to visit a school in Cosensa, which was really very
interesting for me. The students were very friendly. The students
with special needs were integrated in the school system and it
seemed that they had been very successful at this. But the school
had all the facilities for this. For example they had a system to
take the wheelchairs to the upper floors. On the last day we visited
a museum in Cosensa, whose name I cannot remember now. But I was
very affected by the paintings, especially by the one painted on
wood in the very old days. In the museum I felt like being taken to
the old days in a time machine. The museum had several floors and
there was a lift for those with special needs.
I was very happy to be
involved in the project and had the opportunity to meet the partners
in the amazing atmosphere of Cosensa.
Figen Yılmaz
Adana /Turkey
5) Athens, GREECE
Four of us from our
institution arrived in Athens late in the afternoon. We were met by
Maria from the hosting institution. It was a great help for us. So
many thanks to Maria. We took a bus to the hotel which was away from
the city centre. The hotel was by the beach so we thought we could
swim after the meetings. As we left our luggage in our rooms, we
walked around the hotel. That was the second time I had been to
Athens. It looked so similar to Turkey, especially the Aegean region
in many ways.
We had the meetings at
the hotel. The atmosphere was really very peaceful and relaxing.
There had to be some delays but this was considered to be an
expected problem, which did not cause people to feel stressed and
under pressure. So the meeting agenda was flexible enough to make
some changes in timing. On the first day we listened to some good
practices to integrate people with special needs into tourism from
Greece. They also mentioned some other expected improvements as
regards to this issue. Then we listened to the Italian partners
about the things they had done in terms of exploring the facilities
for the integration of people with special needs into tourism. So I
felt that the project had been a successful initiative.
On the second day of the
meeting, we had a sightseeing tour to the Canal and a seaside town.
During the trip, we had to slow down our pace according to our
friends with walking problems. So it had been a true practice of
adjusting our pace according to those with special needs. On the
following day we paid a visit to Acropolis, an open air museum. It
was very difficult to move around in such a big group and in such a
hot weather. We had to climb up for a long time to see all the
things. Fortunately, there was a lift for those with special needs.
Before we visited Acropolis, we had been introduced an article in
which a man in wheelchair explained his feelings after being able to
climb up to Acropolis thanks to the lift put into operation. I could
understand his feelings much better then. In the afternoon we
visited the New Acropolis Museum, which affected me deeply. The
museum was built upon an ancient settlement. The museum floor was
made of glass so it was like flying over an ancient city. I just
wished we had the same type of museum in Turkey to preserve the
world’s inheritance. Then a small group from the project went to a
Gallery including modern art. The thing which affected me in the
museum most was the earth made up of pieces of Cyprus pound. It was
a huge earth but it could have collapsed within a small touch which
reminded me the materialistic world.
We had a great time in
Athens and a fruitful meeting which contributed to our understanding
of the special tourism.
Figen Yılmaz - Adana
/Turkey
6) The city where I
have seen the most impresive paintings in my life.
It was in January
2009.The first international meeting of the ESST project was held in
Cosenza ,Italy. We arrived there on the 16 th and started the
meeting on the 17th.In the meeting I have heard and learned many
terminologies related to disability. In other words there were so
many words used to describe people with disabilities for example
‘people with special needs’ ‘Statistically normal people’(who do not
have any disabilities) etc. That was normal because the project was
about accessible tourism. Its Turkish translation is ‘engelsiz
turizim’ and its word to word English translation is ‘tourism
without any disability’ .But the most striking part was not all of
these .It was there in the old part of town.
On the second day of the
meeting we had a spare time. My two other friends from Turkey and
myself decided to go to the old town to see and explore the
historical places as well as a museum where there were 500 years old
paintings. It was a great chance that we were taken in although the
museum was about to close. There was an elevator which took us to
the second floor where the museum was. (It was an accessible museum)
All the paintings were huge .They were all painted on thick dark
wooden door type of pieces of wood. There were no frames. As far as
I remember now, in all the paintings man and women were in great
suffer. Their facial expression could reflect the pain and suffer
500 years ago .I could not stop myself from writing the feelings I
had at that moment in the notebook they put in the museum. So they
knew people need to put down something on paper after seeing the
pictures.
Having visited so many
other art museums all over the word ,only the pictures there ,are
still so vivid in my mind. But this would not stop myself visiting
the same museum once more during the 4th meeting which will be held
in Cosenza again. I will also write down the name of that museum
which I do not remember right now.
With Love,
Nurlu Erkan - Adana /
Turkey
7) Athens and its
people
The second meeting of
the ESST project was held in Athens between 27-30 August 2009.
The Turkish group was
coming from Adana ,the southern part of Turkey so we were used to
the hot climate so the weather did not bothered us .As we were
walking around the old city on the last day of the meeting ,I
noticed that there were many other similarities between the
behaviors of the Greeks and Turks .The way they sit at tables and
drink and eat. The way that they want to sell something. So many
very similar names given to food like Musakka, Kaymaklı (dondurma-ice
cream) At some places Turkish coffee (at some they converted it to
Greek coffee ) the curtains, the chairs, men’s moustaches in the
pictures, their attitudes to tourists, etc.
I noticed that there is
mutual understanding between the two nations .I hope this could
reflect to the governments and their policies.
Nurlu Erkan
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