We are what we eat

Realized by Marisa Inglese. (Italian student)

COMENIUS PROGRAMME
“Food and People”

“COMENIUS  PROGRAMME”

22-28 January 2012

22    January: Arrival and lodging of students and teacher

 23 January:   Programme Opening Ceremony

      9.30 arrival in the Aula Magna

–  Welcoming  by  the school management

–  Presentation of the Apulia region territory

–  Presentation of the ‘’Mediterranean diet’’ and of the local cousine

–  Lunch with the host family

    5pm: Theatre ‘’Garibaldi’’ lecture on ‘’Adolescence and Food’’

 24    January: Territory and local production

  9am: Visit to a local oil mill

–  Lunch and afternoon with the host family

25 January: Art in the Apulia region

  8.30 am

– Leaving  Lucera  for a touristic tour of the cities of  Trani and Barletta and romanic cathedrals.

– Lunch in a local restaurant

26 January: From Grain to Pasta

    8.30am

– Leaving Lucera to visit the ‘’Experimental Centre for the cereals cultivation’’ in Foggia

 11.00 am- guided tour of the ‘’Tamma’’ pasta factory

– Lunch and afternoon with the host family

  8.00pm

 –  Evening in a pizzeria in Lucera

27 January: Fresh Pasta Laboratories

  9.00am

  – activity at the PRO-GEN ZONA ASI for the making of local fresh pasta like ‘’cicatelli’’,     

   ‘’orecchiette’’, pizza and ‘’pizze fritte’’ (dumplings)

–  Lunch with the products thus made

–  A questionnaire on the activity

–  Afternoon and evening with the host family

 28 January: Leaving     

Hi! I’m Maria, I’m 16 years old and I live in lucera. I’m quite tall and thin fat.
My family is composed by 4 people: I have a sister her name is francesca and she is 13.
My mum is 42 and her name is Rosa and she is houswife, my dad is 45 and his name is Giuseppe and he’s agrucultor. I have 2 pets: 2 dogs! I like to go out with my friends and go for a walk with them, listen to all kind of music and spend some time on the net.
I use to spend my Saturday nights going to the disco, either to the cinema or staying at home with my girl friends.
I love travelling in fact I would like to visit canada and china. I play volley, since I was 10 years. I can play the piano. I would like to become a psychologist because I like studying mind’s thought, or i would like to became a traslater because a like so much the lenguages because is an intruments that you can speak with the others.

My name is Virginia and I am 17. I live in Lucera, a small town in the north of Puglia, south of Italy. My house is located in the center of the town in the main square.
My family is composed by four people, my father, my mother, my brother and I. My father is a headmaster at a primary school in Lucera and my mother is a teacher at the kindergarten. My brother is 21 and he is attending the university in Foggia. I am attending Human Sciences school “A. Rosmini” in Lucera. After school I would like to attend the university of Medicine.
I have got a dog called Pallina and a cat called Robin and a goldfish, too.
I played volleyball for 3 years but I was forced to stop for many physical problems. At the moment I am not doing any sport so I like going to football and volleyball matches.
I haven’t got any hobbies and I like listening any kind of music. My favourite subjects at school are English and Maths, I hate Latin, instead.
I like spending my time with my friends and I like going shopping so much, I love travelling and cooking, too. I have got a boyfriend, his name is Raffaele and he is 20 and he is attending university.

My name is Diana and I was born in 1994 in Foggia. I am 17 years old and I live in Lucera.
My family is composed by five people : my father is 62 years old and he is a pensioner, my mother is 57 years old and she is a housewife, my sister is 35 years old and is a nurse, my brother is 30 years old and is a driver. I live with my parents because my sister and my brother are married.
I am quite sociable, I like talking, eating, dancing and enjoing myself. I don’t practise any sport and I don’t have any hobbies. I like listening to music, my favourite singer is Tiziano Ferro.
I attend the Human Sciences school “A. Rosmini”. My favourite subjects are Psychology and Italian, I hate Latin and Maths. I don’t like going to school a lot but I like talking with my friends and teachers.
I have got a boyfriend, his name is Giuseppe. I love spending my time with him and with my friends. I like going to the cinema and to bowling.

My name is Michela De Simone, I’m seventeen years old (I was born on 22 September 1994) and I’m attending the IV B Liceo socio-psico-pedagogico, at the Institute “A. Rosmini”, in Lucera. I live in Lucera with my parents and I have got an older brother who is in Milano at the first year of university. My mother is a housewife and my father works in a private firm as a surveyor.
I like listening to rock/metal music and there are a lot of groups and artists that I love. Then I like using computer for editing photo and making video or watching anime (Japanese cartoons) on streaming. I also like reading, books and manga (Japanese comics). Then I like doing new experience and I’m an adventurous type, so I love meeting new people and do this kind of experience.
Oh, I almost forgot that I love so much eating, in fact I would like to taste as many foods as possible because I’m really curious. I’m sure I will enjoy this experience and I hope other girls that take part to the project will enjoy this too.

My name is Marisa Paola and my surname is Inglese. I am 17 years old and I live in Lucera. My family is composed by my father, my mother, my brother and me. My father’s name is Giuseppe, he is 45 years old and he is financial police. My mother’s name is Regia, she is 48 years old and she is housewife. My brother’s name is Gianluca, he is 8 years hold and attend the 3th year of elementary school.
I’m attending the 4th years at the local Liceo Socio-psico-pedagogico.
My favorite object is History and I hate Maths and Latin.
My hobbies are going out with my friends, especially with my best friend Chiara, listening to music and writing. My favorite hobby is painting and singing. My favorite singers are Rino Gaetano and Francesco Guccini; my favorite bands are the Beatles and Queen, but my idol is Michael Jackson.
My favorite colors are yellow and green. I love being in nature and I like animals: I have a turtle ( her name is Morgana) and one dog (his name is Jackson) but he lives in our country.
In the future, when I finish my studies at school, I would like to study Arts Academy.
I and my family are very happy accommodate you, and I hope we will become good friends.
Kiss Marisa

Hello!! My name is Helena and I live in Biccari, a little and nice town near Lucera!
I’m eighteen and I’m attending the fourth year of high school specializing in modern languages. I live in my house.
I love watching tv, I like reality shows very much: they are very stupid, but so crazy and funny. I love also listening to music and dancing, I love spending my free time with my friends. We often go out to drink or eat something! I like eating pizza and chips ! In fact sometimes on Sunday I go to the restaurant to eat them !!
I have a passion for shopping!! At home I’ve a lot of clothes… I love shoes and jeans.. but also multicolor t-shirts and shoes. In Italy the students study a lot of subjets but according to me only a few are interesting .
I like travelling and discovering new countries with theirs customs and traditions. Last year I went to Monaco in Germany, two years ago I went to Cannes and Nice in France and four years ago I went to Dublin in Ireland. Next spring I’ll go to Poland with my friends !!!
Helena

Hello everyone,
my name is Francesca and I live in Lucera, south of Italy. I am attending the fourth year of social pedagogical high school .
I am a nice sweet girl; my family is composed by four people: my father, my mother, my sister and I. I have got a little dog, too, her name is Trilly, she is lovable. My father is a worker, my mother is a nurse, my sister studies at university and I am a student. I like doing sports and going shopping with my friends in my spare time. I like pop music and my favourite singers are Claudio Baglioni and Maroon 5. After school I would like to study Psychology at University.
I am very happy for Comenius experience because I have the possibility to go abroad and know different people and cultures.
Kisses

My name is Francesca Cavalieri, I’m 17 years old and I live in Lucera, a little town in the province of Foggia. My parents, Roberta and Nicola, are separated in fact I live with my mother; she is a Municipal employee, my father is a cameraman.
I spend a lot of time with my aunt Alessandra: my mother and me have lunch everyday with her.
I have a boyfriend named Lino which I’m together for nearly 3 years with.
I have several hobbies: I love staying with my friends and laughing out loud , spending a lot of time outside home free from any commitment , going to the gym, listening to music, swimming and surfing the Internet.
I’m very excited to have new experiences and just for this reason I have chosen to participate in the Comenius. I hope to make new friendship and I hope to learn another part of the world far and different from Italy.

My name is Federica and I’m seventeen years old. I live in Lucera, a little town in the south of Italy. I live there with my parents Vincenzo and Maria. They are traders and have a grocery store. I like many sports but my favourite sport is swimming. I also like singing in fact I am a member of the choir of Lucera “S. Cecilia Don E. Di Giovine”. I like pop music, my favourite singer is Tiziano Ferro. My favourite foods are pizza and pasta. In the future I would like to become a physical therapist because I think being flow for this work. I really like travelling and meeting new people for this reason I’m very happy to do this experience.

My name is Maria Chiara and my surname is Petrillo. I am 16 years old and I’ll be 17 on 29th January . My family is composed by my father, my mother, my brother and I. My father is Luigi and he is a sales representative (he sells sunglasses), my mother’s name is Anna Rita and she is a professional nurse; my brother’s name is Andrea and he is a student at the Arts Academy. I live in Lucera, a little town in the South of Italy. I’m attending the 4th year at the local Liceo Socio-psico-pedagogico. My favourite subjects are Literature and History and I hate Maths.
My hobbies are going with my friends, especially with my best friend Marisa, reading, listening to music, painting, reciting and writing. My favorite books are “La pittrice di Shangai “ by Jennifer Cody Epstein and “La solitudine dei numeri primi” of Paolo Giordano. My favourite singers are Adriano Celentano, Francesco Guccini and Michael Jackson. The first is one of the most important singers in Italy and the second is a big artist and his songs are considered poetry.
My tipical day is this: I generally get up at 7 o’ clock and I go to school. I come back home at 12:55 or 13:45 and have lunch with my family. In the afternoon I do my homework and I often go to the gym or I go out with my friends. I love nature and animals.
In the future, when I finish my studies at school, I would like to study medicine or biomedical engineering , but I haven’t decided yet.
I am very happy to meet you and I hope we will become good friends.
Kiss, Chiara.

My name is Veronica, I live in Lucera in Italy. I’m 16 years and I am attending the third year of high school “Rosmini”.
My family is composed by of six people: my father, my mother and three sisters. My father is an accountant, my mother is a housewife, one sister is attending the first year of university and the other two sisters who are 9 years are twins.
I like listening music, surfing the internet, reading books and going out with my friends, and in free time I like going to the gym.

Hello!
My name is Serena Pisani and I am 16 years old.
I’m attending the third year of high school. My school’s name is “A. Rosmini” in Lucera, near Foggia, in Apulia.
I have got brown hair and green eyes.
My family is composed by four people: my mother, my father, my sister and I.
My mother’s name is Ivana. She is a teacher. My father’s name is Donato; he is a contractor.
My sister’s name is Stefania. She is 12 years old and she is attending a middle school.
I am a simple girl, friendly and joyful. I like listening to music, watching TV and dancing.
I also like going out with my boyfriend and my friends.

I’m Debora Castellaneta and I’m 16 years.
I’m attending the 3rd year of Liceo Pedagogico “Antonio Rosmini” in Lucera where I live, too.
My hair are blond and my eyes are green. I’m not very tall.
We are three in my family: my father Louis is an accountant, my mother Adriana is an housewife and me.
I like dressing jeans and T-shirt. I love pizza, cheeps and my favourite food is rice with saffron. I like going out with my friends, dancing, singing and drawing. I have played the violin for 4 years. I often listen to music and my favourite singers are Emis killa, Gue Pequeno, Modà. I sometimes watch the animals documentaries and I like reading love stories.

My name is Giusy, I’m 17 years old. I’m not very tall and I’m thin, my hair are curly,shiny and brown. I have big brown eyes and a little nose. I’m very shy and very sociable. I live in a nice town next Lucera. I really love it. In my free time I like playing the clarinet and I’m very good at it. Twice a week I go to the school dance too. In my family we are four: me, my mother, Carmela, who is 44 years old, she is a worker, my father, Giovanni, who is 45 years old and he is mechanic and my sister, Mariarosa, who is 12 years old. At school my favorite subjects are psychology, math and latin. I have a dog its name is Raul, it’s pretty nice.

My name is Deborah and my surname is Carbonari. I’m a girl and I’m almost seventeen years old. My eyes and my hair are brown. I live with my family, it’s composed by my mother, Marianna, my father, Andrea and my little brother, Luca. I was born in Italy, and I live in Lucera. I really like going out with my friend and my boyfriend. I like sweet and nice people and I don’t like people who are boring.

Hello I’m Angelica Ricci, the girl who will host you when you come in Italy …I live in San Marco la Catola a small town just 30 miles from Lucera and I go to school by bus every day. I’m a friendly, nice girl that likes to have fun..
In my family we’re five people: my mother Dolores, my father Carmine and two sisters Enza and Martina. My mother is an housewife and my father works in our field. I love my family so much.

Hi! My name is Martina Maddalena, I am sixteen years old and I live here in Lucera. I’m attending the third year of High School at “A.Rosmini” Institute. I live in an loft with my family, we are four people : my father Rino, my mother Patrizia, my sister Anna Paola and me. My sister is older than me, she‘s 19 and unfortunately this year she’s not at home cause she’s at the university. I like sports very much especially playing volleyball. I love listening to rock and reggae music and going to my favorite singers’ concerts in summer with my best friends. I chose to study languages because in my opinion it’s too important and because I like travelling too much and going abroad to know all the foreign cultures, in fact, one of my dreams is to go away for a year to visit countries that are fully different from the mine, for example India! I hope we’re going to enjoy together and I’m sure you’ll love our places and especially our foods!!! 😉

Hi, my name is Sara and I’m 16. I live near Foggia, in Pietramontecorvino, but I go to school in Lucera. I really like studing languages and I would like living in a big city like Paris, London, New York or Berlin. I love animals and I have got a dog, Spillo. In my family we are four: my mother Teresa, my father Matteo, my sister Debora and I. In my free time I use my computer, I go out with my friends or I like listening to music. Then, I like reading thrillers.
I like rock and metal music but I like reggae, too. My favorite band is “Avenged Sevenfold” and I love the song “So far away”. Instead, I hate rap music, classic music and house.
I will try to show you the best of Italy! Bye

My name is Maria Carmela Marino but everyone calls me Marica. I live in Pietra Montecorvino, a little town in southern Italy. My family is composed of five people(including me). My father’s name is Antonio, he is 43 years old and he is a plumber. My mother’s name is Consiglia, she is 42 years old and she is an housewife. I’ve got 2 younger sisters. Isabella is 14 years old and she is a student in the first year of high school. Michela is 9 years old and she attends elementary school. I’m 16 years old, I’m a student in the third year of high school in Lucera. I’m tall 1.67 cm, I’ve dark brown hair, straight, medium-length. My eyes are brown and I wear glasses. My favorite colors are black, gray, blue and violet. I love wearing jeans ,sweatshirt, scarves, hats. Usually I never go out if I didn’t make up my eyes with black eyeliner. My favorite subjects are psychology, sociology ,pedagogy, chemistry and Italian literature. In my free time I like reading, cooking, going out with my friends and listening to music. My favorite bands are “The Doors”; “Queen” “AC/DC”; “Guns’n Roses”; “ Nirvana”; “Bandabardò” and “Negrita”. My favorite singer is Janis Joplin.
This is me.

Hi, my name is Mariateresa. I’m sixteen years old and I attend the third year of high school, in Lucera, a city near Casalvecchio, the small town where I live. In my family we are four people : my father Giovanni , my mother Concetta, my sister Eugenia and I. I always love enjoing myself and I always smile. I like to stay with simple people and I hate complicated people! I think it’s important to be yourself. I love languages and I study: English, French, German, Spanish and Latin. In the future I would like to study Japanese or Chinese.
I like listening to music. I love rock and metal. My favorite band is: Nirvana. I also like reggae. But I hate commercial music, house and rap. I think this isn’t music but rubbish.
In my free time I like watching films: one of my favorite films is Christiane F- wir Kinder von Bahn Zoo. In the future I would like becoming an interpreter and I would like going to Japan. I’m very attracted from East!
I hope in this week we will show you the best of our place. Bye

My name is Lucia . I live in Pietramontecorvino, a little town near Lucera. I attend the third year of Liceo pedagogico “Rosmini” in Lucera.
My family is composed of 4 people: my father, John is 47 years old and he is a driver ; my mother Louise is 44 years and she is a housewife; my sister Anna is 14 years attending the school in the little town where we live. We like to socialize with others, hospitable, helpful and kind.
I’m 1.70 tall. I have got green eyes and brown and long hair. I’m a fine girl. I like staying with other people, organize parties. I like cooking and also eating. I love to do many cakes and eat them.
My favorite sport is swimming. I hope I didn’t bore you.
By Lucia Scibinico

Hi everybody, I’m Ilaria I’m sixteen years old and I live in Lucera. My family is composed by four people: My father, Raffaele, my mother, Pina my brother, Nicola and I. I like listening to music so much, my favorite singers are Katy Perry and LMFAO. I like reading especially classics like ‘’The picture of Dorian Gray’’ or the novel of Paulo Cohelo.
My favorite subjets are Italian, French, English, History and Maths.
I like watching movies, such as the ‘’ Twilight Saga’’ and other Italian movies.
I hope in this week we will enjoy together! Bye

Hello! My name is Elena, I’m sixteen years old and I attend the third year of High School! I live in Lucera.
I’m a very quite girl and I love staying with people like me. I use to help my friends and in the end I love having fun!
In my school we study languages such as: English, French, German, Spanish and Latin, but first of all I like German.
In my family there are five people : My father Mario, my mother Stefania, my brother Aurelio, my granny and I!
In my free time I like listening to music, my favourite artists are Italian. Then, I like going out with my friends, I also like watching romantic and horror movies. I like reading books about love story.
I hope that in this week we will have a lot of fun together.
Bye

Hello! I’m 16 and I live in Lucera. My family consists of 3 people: my father, my mother and me.
My favourite subjects are latin and psychology. In my free time I go out with my friends, three times a week I go to the gym and I usually listen to music.

We would like you to get to know us – the Polish students who are waiting impatiently to meet all of you in Italy! 🙂

Hi! I’m Monika Andrzejczuk – a student from Poland. I’m 16 years old and I live in Krasnik with my parents and brother. He is two years older than me. I’m in a secondary school in class with Maths and Englisch as the leading subjects. I train volleyball with my friend. I love this sport. I’m fond of rock and hard rock music. My favourite band is ‘System Of a Down’. I’m talkative and friendly. I’m enlosing a photo of me and my friend Edyta.

My name is Edyta Pawełczak. I come from Poland. I live in Kraśnik. I am 16 years old and I have a younger sister – Nicole and an older brother – Kamil. I go to the High School namead after Tadeusz Kościuszko and I’m in a class with extended hours of mathematics and physics. I love travelling. I have been to the United States and visited the Niagara Falls, Disneyland, Cedar Point, Miami, Orlando and New York. I have also been to Crete – a Greek Island. My dream is to visit as many places as possible. I play volleyball in my school’s team, my number is 11. I really enjoy playing volleyball – it’s my favorite sport. In fact, I was on a sports camp this summer. I like eating fruit and vegetables, they’re very healthy. I don’t like eating meat, but I’m not a vegetarian. I’m outgoing and I love meeting new people and learning their culture. I try to be helpful and help my friends with their problems. I’m lazy and can sometimes be shy, but once you get to know me I’m fun to hang out with.

Hi!
My name is Szymon Szymański, I’m 17 years old and I come from Poland.
I live in a small village Wola Trzydnicka near to Kraśnik. I’m studing at High School no 1 in Kraśnik.
I have got brown hair and brown eyes. I love music, I listen to heavy metal, rock and sometimes blues. My fovourite bands are Judas Priest, Dio, Iron Maiden and motörhead. I like to draw and I’m trying to play the guitar.
I like to eat – it doesn’t matter what. I like cuisines from around the world.

My name is Adriana and I’m 16 years old. I live in a small village near Kraśnik (the town where my school is). I’m friendly, talkative and easy-going. My friends can always count on me because I’m helpful and reliable. I go to the class where the leading subjects are maths and English. My favourite one is, of course, English. I’m good at geography and German but I hate history, it’s boring for me! I enjoy spending time with my friends and going to parties because I’m a very sociable person. I’m keen on listening to music, especially rock bands. Besides, I’m into reading books about criminals. Moreover I love eating. I like almost everything but my weakness is chocolate and other sweets. I can’t live without them.

My name is Amanda Skorupa. I’m from Krasnik, Poland. I’m a 17 year old student. I have red hair and blue eyes. I attend High School number 1, named after Tadeusz Kosciuszko in Krasnik.

I live in Krasnik with my parents. Their names are Jola and Slawek. I’m an only child. I have a dog named Sisi.

My class learns extended maths and English. These are my favourite subjects. Everyone in my class is friendly and we all get along. My tutor is Monika Michnik, she teaches German and Russian. In school we have a great exchange program with other people from different countries. During my holidays I went on an exchange with Belgian students. It was great and I met new fantastic people and made lots of friends. Next holiday we are going to Belgium.

When I have some spare time, I always try to spend it in a best possible way. I like spending my free time with my friends. We go to the cinema or other places such as the mall, out for dinner, bike riding or to the disco etc…I also like swimming and skiing very much. I love listening to differnt kinds of music. My favourite singer is Adele, Rihanna.. My favourite actress is Scarlett Johanson and Johny Depp. I like watching movies, my favourite film is “Pirates of the Caribbean”. I like exploring other countries and their cultures very much That’s why I read books and watch programme about travelling.

I’m Iza. I’m 16 years old but usually I feel much younger. I’m completely crazy about fashion, pink colour and sparkling things. I used to be very rebellious but now I’m definitely more friendly and easy-going. I’m very ambitious and sometimes it becomes my illness. I always have to achieve what I want. I love playing volleyball and watching handsome and brave polish volleyball team ;D. I like different kinds of music. I’m keen on indie rock and brit pop but I also adore glam rock. A few years ago fell in love with this special atmosphere, fantastic costumes and amazing style. My favourite bands are Kasabian, The Strokes, One Night Only and awesome David Bowie. I like being around funny people who like the same things as me.