1. All participants of the trip said that this journey lived up to their expectations. Most people said that thanks to the trip they met new friends and visited many interesting places. Students got to know different culture and Bulgarian customs. One person mentioned that the visit was really well organized.
2. Everyone respond affirmatively, all of their expectations came true. They acquired a lot of new skills. Almost everybody said that now their knowledge of English is much better. They also learnt to work in a group and opened to the people. Three persons mentioned skills of making graffiti and one said that she/he improved her/his knowledge of tolerance. Somebody also mentioned increased knowledge about Bulgaria.
3. When it comes to interpersonal contacts, most people agreed with each other. Students met new friends and got to know their characters. Another person mentioned that conversation is the most important thing, no matter what languages people can speak. Now most students keep in touch with each other. They finally overcame the language barrier.
4. More than half of respondents said that there are significant differences in customs of countries. They got to know traditional Bulgarian dance, which is different from Polish. Others said that bread and salt greeting was similar to Polish one. Bulgarian seeing off the graduates also was a little different. Despite this, students were fascinated by the differences between countries and by the discovery of similarities.
5. Students found out that everyone is different, but all people are equal. We should tolerate differences in our behavior, religions, customs. Tolerance is a hard concept which must be spread and respected, regardless of the origin, appearance and skin color. We can’t judge people by their ‘cover’.
6. All of the respondents said that they developed their language skills. They gained enthusiasm for communication in foreign languages and refreshed their abilities. One person even stated it was real English lesson in practice. Most people obtained richer vocabulary and they could check their knowledge.
7. The most impressing was the welcoming greeting. We were really surprised. It turned out we can’t judge a book by its cover. Most of us were astonished with the folk dance and clothes. One person was impressed with the openness of Bulgarian people. Some people liked creating graffiti.
8. At this point everybody answered unequivocally. We enjoyed painting puzzle in joint teams and creating graffiti. Some people also enjoyed planting a tree.
9. Most of us changed our views. Someone mentioned that he matured and became more open in the way of foreign languages. Other people considered they became more tolerant and changed their relation to other countries. It got better.
10. More than half of the group stated that in the future they will travel a lot and as a result they will be more open to new people. Almost all of us certified they will learn foreign languages. People from the project gained huge experience, which will be very useful in the future. One person mentioned that she will avoid airplane flights.
11. All the people answered affirmatively to this question. One person hinted that tolerance is an attempt to create one big family. Another person said that tolerance is getting rid of barriers and mutual respect. Other participants mentioned that we can’t judge the book by its cover. One person stated that we can’t be guided by the stereotypes. Trips like this unite people in some way. They open our eyes despite different language, culture, appearance all the people are the same- we are equal. ‘It is worth to arouse sense of tolerance in other people from young age’- it’s opinion of one of the polled people. Before we judge something let’s try to look closely at it.
