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My cool adventure in berlin

elias, 18, from Greece – July 06, 2013, High School in: Berlin

Stay: 4 Monate, Course Start: 2013 , Accomodation:

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The Good & the Bad - what did you like best? What least?

The good things

I met many cool friends ,and i decided to stay in berlin because it's cool. 

and the city is very very very safe ,:) , and most of the people here 90% are lovely,friendly and kind ,but unfortunately there are many aggressive foreigners :/ ,when they speak and so but the city is very safe

and the school is cool , tho i was i a gastschule , which means i cant set for exams or take place

and i didnt take any german courses but i learned the language from my friends , very fast lol like in level b1 xD

The bad things

I have paid for 5 months option and i was told that the duration of the program is 5 months ,but it turned out to be 4 months and 10 day

The first host family was very good but she has a different life-syle than mine ,however , the second host family was really really really awful in a unbelievable way, he(the second hostfamily ) always forgets to bring breakfast ,and when there is a breakfast its always 1 or 2 kinds (cheese and jam ) always

moreover ,the room is really really awful and he's such an impolite person ,he just enters the room without knocking or when you'r out side , and a friend from another organisation he used to stay with him , he decided to change the hostfamily although he has a good room better than mine ,

further more , i know lunch is not included in the program but sometimes he cooks a great lunch and at the dinner a very poor and its not enough at all ,even for an 8 years old boy, also he brings fruits only for himself ,and no snacks at all.drinks or beverages  

i dont like the fact that most shops close at 20:00 and they dont open on sundays ,however in london most of them stay open till 21:30 or 22:00 and they open on sundays

Also Most parties are in clubs in berlin , because most of the people here live in apartments where its very hard to throw a party in , I like house parties more than clubs parties :////

Your recommendations for other students

The program and the school were very cool but the hostfamily is awful

So i recommend you to take a place in the program and chose your hostfamily carefully.

And please have at least B1 or B2 at least "" . before you attend the program