Echange de mascottes

New classes of students from eight countries in Europe and one in South America learn from each other and share best practices through travel journals of the new mascot.

Prof. Maria TUCA

SPAINCOUNTRY: SpainCAPITAL CITY: MadridLANGUAGE: SpanishCURRENCY: EuroFAMOUS PEOPLE: Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, PabloPicasso, Enrique Iglesias, Fernando Torres PLACES TO VISIT: Barcelona, Madrid, Andalusia, ValenciaTYPICAL FOOD: Bolas de Toro, Tortilla de patatas

FRANCE

COUNTRY: FrantaCAPITAL CITY: ParisLANGUAGE: FrancezaCURRENCY: EuroFAMOUS PEOPLE: Claude Monet, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, Charles Pierre Baudelaire, Frederic Chopin  PLACES TO VISIT: Paris, Nice, TYPICAL FOOD: Cognac Shrimp with Beurre Blanc Sauce Recipe , Brandade, Tuna Nicoise Recipe.

ITALYCOUNTRY: ItalyCAPITAL CITY: RomeLANGUAGE: ItalianCURRENCY: EuroFAMOUS PEOPLE: Leonardo Da Vinci, Antonio Vivaldi, EnzoFerrari, Eros Ramazzotti, Luciano Pavarotti PLACES TO VISIT: Colloseum , Tower of Pisa, Mt. Vesuvius, Ruins of Pompeii TYPICAL FOOD: Pizza, Pasta, Panigacci, Wine, Tiramisu

GREECE

CAPITAL CITY: AthensLANGUAGE: GreekCURRENCY: EuroFAMOUS PEOPLE: Jennifer Aniston, Telly Savalas, Maria Callas, El Greco, Eleftherios Venizelos, George Papanikolaou PLACES TO VISIT:The island of Rhodes, Myconos, Santorini, Rethimmo, Palace of Knossos, Acropolis. TYPICAL FOOD:Moussaka, Stifado, Spanakopita, Souvlaki,

Skordalia, Retsina(wine), Calamaris

ROMANIA

COUNTRY: Romania CAPITAL CITY: Bucuresti LANGUAGE: Romana CURRENCY: Leu FAMOUS PEOPLE: Brancusi, Mircea Eliade, Nadia Comaneci. PLACES TO VISIT: The City of Sighisoara, Sibiu, Brasov, Valcea TYPICAL FOOD: Sarmale with mamaliguta; low; pastrav.

POLONDCOUNTRY: PoloniaCAPITAL CITY: VarsoviaLANGUAGE: PolonezaCURRENCY: zlot polonez (PLN) = 100 grosiFAMOUS PEOPLE: Copernicus, Sklodowska, AdamieckiPLACES TO VISIT: Varsovia, Kamienna Gora, Muzeul ChihlimbaruluiTYPICAL FOOD: Smalec, Śledzie w śmietanie, Boczek ze śliwką, Tatar.

UNITED KINGDOM

COUNTRY: United KingdomCAPITAL CITY: LondonLANGUAGE: English CURRENCY: pound sterling FAMOUS PEOPLE: William Shakespeare, John Taverner, Isaac Newton, Queen Elisabeth 1 PLACES TO VISIT: The City of London TYPICAL FOOD: fish and chips, Ulster fry, laverbread andLancashire hotpot.

PORTUGAL

COUNTRY: PortugalCAPITAL CITY: Lisbon LANGUAGE: PortugueseCURRENCY: EuroFAMOUS PEOPLE: Luís de Camões en Fernando Pessoa, Cristiano Ronaldo. PLACES TO VISIT: Lisbon, Porto, Algarve TYPICAL FOOD: hundred ways of cooking cod

COUNTRY: ChileCAPITAL CITY: Santiago de Chile LANGUAGE: SpaniolăCURRENCY: Peso chilian (CLP)FAMOUS PEOPLE: Bernardo O’Higgins, Pablo Neruda, Salvador Allende.PLACES TO VISIT: The National park, ValparaísoTYPICAL FOOD: Jaiva: shrimp, crab, Locos: a rare type of mollusks, sado: barbecue of beef, pork or chicken

CHILE