That's me - Sabine

I’m Sabine and I’m spending 10 weeks in Wales. Being abroad is part of my apprenticeship for becoming an industrial clerk EU. The first week is over now and we did a lot of different things.

The journey

Our cars



We drove to GB with 5 cars. Our class was split into two halves (I’m part of the second group) and in the second group we were 10 students on our way to Llangollen. We are spending 2 weeks in Llangollen in order to be near the language school ECTARC where we are taking part in a language course. At the end of the 10 weeks we will take the Trinity exam and receive a certification.

On our journey the GB we passed the Netherlands and Belgium and we travelled by ferry to England. In England the drivers had to reorganize themselves, including me, because you have to drive on the left hand side and there are lots of roundabouts. But after some time we became used to driving on the “wrong” side.

Arrival at Llangollen

Sarah & me

We arrived at our host families on Sunday evening. During the first two weeks I am staying together with Hannah and Sarah in one family.



Me & Hannah


First of all after our arrival we got a sandwich. After unpacking our cars we went to one of the local pubs, The Sun. At the Sun our classmates (1^st and 2^nd group) and our English teacher Mrs Baecker were waiting for us. Mrs Baecker told us things like when school starts on Monday. In addition it was her birthday so we were celebrating it.

The kitchen of ECTARC

                     

On Monday the staff of ECTARC told us where we had to work after the first two weeks. I’m going to work at the radio station at the University of Wrexham. I’m very excited! It sounds very interesting for me.

After school in the afternoon, Mrs. Baecker made us climb up the hill to Dinas Bran, the remains of a very old castle. We became aware of the height while we were walking up hill. Even though the hike was quite exhausting, we did not regret having climbed as the view

on the landscape is very beautiful. You can see it on the pictures                                                                           

ahhhhh



Prison Break :D



Chester

  

On Wednesday the weather was beautiful and we all travelled to Chester, a very old Roman town, by car. At first our English teacher took us on a short tour around the ancient city walls. So we got a first impression of the town which is called “Diva”. We saw very old and beautiful buildings of the Victorian Age which aer built on Roman foundations.  While walking around we saw a group of school children in Roman uniforms. They stood in an open circle and a man who was disguised as a Roman soldier talked to them and asked them questions on Roman history.





Roman





Chez Jules



Wednesday was the day when our teacher had to return to Germany. After shopping in Primark, Chester we ate together in a pretty restaurant called “Chez Jules”… and said goodbye.

 

Primark is a shopping paradise. There are lots of clothes and accessories for little money. When you get the possibility to go there for shopping, do it! J

Pubs

Every evening we went to the pubs in Llangollen. There we met some classmates of the other groups. Friday was one of the best days. We were in the Prince of Wales and sang Karaoke. It was great fun.

 

Cheshire Oaks

On Saturday afternoon we travelled to Cheshire Oaks for shopping. It’s a big outlet centre. There you can find brands like Adidas, Nike, Bench and others for little money. But not everything is really cheap. ;)



Parking at Cheshire Oks










 

After clubbing



 

In the evening we went to Wrexham for clubbing. The name of the club was “Central Station”. The music was very loud, but we enjoyed the evening and drove home by a taxi.