We are now at the end of our Time in Senise and I am not sure if I (Mr. Ryan) will ever find a place with so many wonderful sights to see.
On Tuesday we went to San Severino and went to the largest National Park in Southern Italy Pollino Park. The park is know for its breath taking views and the Pine trees that can be found in the park and one other place in Canada. We had to hike to get to see the trees and man was it worth it. Some of the mountain tops that were around us still had snow on them. The views were incredible from about 8,000 feet about sea level. If you like nature you would love this park. We had lunch in a field and just took in the views. What a day.
On Wednesday I had an opportunity to first visit a Middle School in Senise. It was a small school because the town only has 7,000 or so people. The school however, does something to counteract how small it is. They participate in an internet style classroom with others schools from Europe. Students find out about how other students in the other counties live and tell what their lives are like. I was invited to be part of it and will be bringing it back with me.
Our GSE group today also got the chance to see the biggest dam in Europe "Monte Cotugno" dam. The dam helps to supply the areas of Puglia and Basilicata with water. Basilicata is rich with water and Puglia has none so with out the Dam and its water the people of Puglia would have no good water supply.
We then went to visit the town of Tursi. The town is high in the mountains. There are many caves around the city were early people lived before making a town. It was very interesting to see how the old city is being rebuilt.
Thursday we leave for Bari and The Fiera Del Levante of District Convention. It will be very interesting I am sure.
Hope my students are working hard and are not being a problem for Mrs. Steiner. See you all soon.
Matthew Ryan
On Tuesday we went to San Severino and went to the largest National Park in Southern Italy Pollino Park. The park is know for its breath taking views and the Pine trees that can be found in the park and one other place in Canada. We had to hike to get to see the trees and man was it worth it. Some of the mountain tops that were around us still had snow on them. The views were incredible from about 8,000 feet about sea level. If you like nature you would love this park. We had lunch in a field and just took in the views. What a day.
On Wednesday I had an opportunity to first visit a Middle School in Senise. It was a small school because the town only has 7,000 or so people. The school however, does something to counteract how small it is. They participate in an internet style classroom with others schools from Europe. Students find out about how other students in the other counties live and tell what their lives are like. I was invited to be part of it and will be bringing it back with me.
Our GSE group today also got the chance to see the biggest dam in Europe "Monte Cotugno" dam. The dam helps to supply the areas of Puglia and Basilicata with water. Basilicata is rich with water and Puglia has none so with out the Dam and its water the people of Puglia would have no good water supply.
We then went to visit the town of Tursi. The town is high in the mountains. There are many caves around the city were early people lived before making a town. It was very interesting to see how the old city is being rebuilt.
Thursday we leave for Bari and The Fiera Del Levante of District Convention. It will be very interesting I am sure.
Hope my students are working hard and are not being a problem for Mrs. Steiner. See you all soon.
Matthew Ryan
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OH MY GOSH!
Mr. Ryan~
I am at Brainiac's house, and we are working on our Quebec Project! Brainiac got two phone numbers to Quebec STORES! We called them and they were like "bonjourno" and I was like "are we connected to Quebec, Canada right now?" And he said "I a do a not a speak a very ugh well um engleesh." And I said "ooopsy, Im soorryyyy." and he said "okay, bonjourno."
Then we called the other store and said "are we connected to quebec canada" and he said "uhhh YEAHH, how may i help you." (like duh, of course? dummies) and i said "uhhh bye."
Bonjour.
Ha ha ha Gabby and Ayesha
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