Countdown for the exchange: 8 days!

The Saami Day

The Sami National Day is marked on February 6th each year among  the Sami people. It's a common national day for the aboriginal peoples in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. In Sami language it is called Sámi álbmotbeaivi. The day is referred to as "Sami Day" and "Sami folk day". Liberal parties was adopted by Sami Conference demands in 1992, and The Sami National Day was celebrated for the first time in 1993.

The celebration consists of dressing up in the Sami people national outfit, in Norwegian called "kofte", in Sami called "gákti". And  it also consists of raising the Sami flag, making speeches and singing the Sami national song.

Countdown for the exchange: 9 days!

Today was the day when we were going to know the names of our Barcelonan guests.  The expectation and the excitement were at a high level. Finally we should know who we should host in Harstad, and with whom we should stay in Barcelona. 

The names were brought to light at the parent’s meeting in the evening. Everyone felt relieved and happy when we at last got the name of our exchange partner.  The next few days we are pleased to wait for the arrival of our guests.

Countdown for the exchange: 10 days !!

The time has passed quickly, and now there are only 10 days until you arrive!  Everyone is excited and we look very forward to gathering.  In the meantime, we are planning schedule for the days you are here, such as activities, trips, assignments, accommodation and how to communicate. Otherwise the school days go as normal.  We hope you are just as excited as we are.

Greetings from one of your Norwegian friends in Harstad! 

“Spanish people eat tapas and octopus, they have siesta, and the boys are suuupercute..”

At Stangnes videregående skole we put forward this question to our students:

What do you know about Spain, Catalonia, and Spanish / Catalan people?

Here is a selection of our answers:

1. They love ham and they have a good football player.

2. At least where I have been in Spain, the inhabitants have taken a siesta in the middle of the day. Then all the shops have been closed for an hour, or so…   Spain has quite a warm climate, with bright sun and a hot enough climate to grow palm trees.  As far as the food, I know that the Spanish people are well known, in particular for their famous Tapas.

Norway is a cold country. In winter they only have two or three hours of sunshine and they can see northern lights...

At Massana we have asked to our students:

What do you know about Norway and Norwegian people?

Here is a selection of their answers:

     
     Norway is a cold country. In winter they have got only two or three hours of sunshine, and they can see northern lights; in summer they have got the midnight sun. There are a lot of Natural Parks, so the Norwegian live surrounded by nature.

 Norwegians eat salmon, wale and cod. They eat a lot for breakfast and for an early dinner, but not at lunch time. Before going to bed they drink a glass of milk with cereals or biscuits. They don’t have olive oil, so they cook with butter. Norwegian drink beer and other alcoholic drinks and eat food rich in carbohydrates to loosen up. They don’t often go outside at nights.