Nursing students in Germany(1)

Herzliche grüße aus Fulda!

Greetings from Liisi and Sigrit from Germany. We are both Tartu Health Care College nursing students ( Liisi has 2.year and Sigrit 3.year). We chosed to do our practice in the heart of Germany. The town is called Fulda and it is located in the Hesse region. The population of Fulda is about 64 000, so it is smaller town then Tartu. This is very historical town and it is known because of it’s boroque archidecture.

We have had time to adapt with local lifestyle and surroundings.

Liisi arrived to Fulda on 10.march and is doing her practice in local Herz-Jesu-Krankenhouse in internal diseases and in surgery. First practice is in the half-way and impressions are positive. German language improves with every day, because you can’t do this job without communicating with patients and co-workers. It is clear also that Germans don’t like to speak English at all , so that‘s why it would be good to know some German before coming here. I have also realized how different nursing systems Estonia and Germany have and how different are the main tasks of nurses.

Sigrit arrived to Fulda on 4. April and will start her practice next week in the same hospital, where she will do her geriatrics and intensive care practice. The first welcome has been great in every way, the international students company is really pleasant. Fulda Hochschule has organized many events to connect all of us. With our semester ticket we got bonus to use free public transportation in Hesse. Thanks for this ticket we have opportunity to discover many places.

Germany is sweet and the local people are sometimes funny because of their pedantryand precise systems. In the beginning we saw it really clearly through lots of documentation that we had to fill. For our luck we had really nice school tutors to help us in every step of our way.

These are our first impressions from our Erasmus exchange. We will definately keep you in touch with our life in Fulda.

All the best!

Liisi & Sigrit

Hi everybody!

I’m a third year nursing student and next week I’ll start my geriatric and intensivecare nursing practices in a hospital in Rimini, Italy. I’m already in a hotel in Rimini, and trying to find a place to live for the next three months. I’ve received some offers but the prices for accommodation are quite high, so I’ll keep searching.

So since I haven’t been to the hospital yet, I’ll write about my trip to Italy. My trip started from Tartu, then I took the bus to Tallinn, then a plane to Bergamo, afterwards a bus to Milan, then a train to Rimini and finally a taxi to the hotel. That day I travelled for about 12 hours and it was the first trip that went without any problems.

The first impression about Italy and italians is very good. The nature is so beautiful, very many different plants and trees, a lot of green grass everywhere! The people are extremely helpful, always smiling and will give their best to understand you. Rimini in my oppinion is a nice and simple city, not too big and not too small. At the moment the weather is good for walking around the city, without sweating. There hasn’t been any sunny days yet, but the temperature is perfect for leggings and a sweater, about 16 degrees.

I’ll add some pictures that I’ve took on my trip, but I can guarantee that the pictures can’t give you the same feeling that I feel while being here, experiencing all this. But pictures are better than nothing at all, right? =)

Ciao!

Maarja from Rimini, Italy

Olá from Lisbon!

I arrived in Lisbon already on 16th March but have been so busy since then, so I haven't been able to share my thoughts and experiences with you.

Lisbon is a really beautiful city and a delightful combination of modern and old. I've been visiting a lot of sights such as Torre de Belém, Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, the zoo, the oldest part of Lisbon - Alfama and of course the most central part of the town - Baixa-Chiado and Barrio Alto.

I'm doing my internship in S. L. Benfica clinic, which is a clinic for athletes in the sports club. S. L. Benfica is one of the most largest multi-sports clubs in the world. As many of you probably know, Benfica is mostly famous for its football team but they also compete in a wide variety of other sports such as basketball, rugby, gymnastics, swimming, handball, volley ball, athletics... I'm really glad, I'm given the opportunity to do my internship in such an interesting atmosphere, working together with the best sports physiotherapists in Portugal.

The weather has also been good to us - tons of sunshine and almost no rain! The average temperature has been above 18 degrees. And what's the best thing - no snow! :)

Take care!


Triin, FT II

Benvenuti in Italia!

At the beginning of April four nurse students (Kaupo, Kätlin, Olga and Hettel) from Tartu Health Care college arrived to Foggia. We were all excited about our staying in Foggia. Our ride was quite aventurous and funny.

When were arrived to Foggia train station we were picked up and taken to our new living. The owner of that flat didn´t understand English that much but thanks for local Erasmus people we got all important information. Our living is quite big and everyone has its own room. We almost have all the conveniences but yet we don´t have a washing machine.. what we are waiting for.

We were also a bit shocked because there were no dishes in the house

but Erasmus people helped us out. People are really friendly, polite and caring in Foggia and we are very thankful for

that!

Living in south italy is quite more different than living in Estonia.. long fiestas, no strict rules in traffic, different habits etc.. so we are trying to settle down. We also study Italian and practice it with locals. On our first days we went out to see the beautiful city and old town. We were amazed by the beauty of this town and took pictures almost in every corner.

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The weather is quite good, sometimes a bit rainy and windy but it still feels like Estonian summer and we are happy about that.

So next we hope to start with our practice in Foggia hospital.