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Pain perdu

November 12, 2023

It was a sunny day. Catarina was going to the French language centre, where she was doing her summer French course. It was a good opportunity to develop her speaking skills, meet new people and discover a French city. She was in Toulouse. In Porto, her hometown, she had already started studying French in an academy but wanted to practice with native people. She arrived and waved at…

Sarma

November 12, 2023

After moving from Niš to Düsseldorf, where he had already made the decision to change his life completely and go to Germany for a better job opportunity, Marko felt an incredible sense of loneliness just a few weeks later. Since he didn’t know German very well, communication in his IT company was mostly in English. Marko managed to establish contact with his colleagues sitting next to him at…

Soutzoukakia

November 12, 2023

It was Saturday afternoon and we had just finished lunch. We were all sitting in the sitting room talking about my dad’s new job when the phone rang. My sister, Aphrodite, answered the phone. I don’t think she understood who it was, because she quickly asked my mum to come to the phone. After hanging up the phone, she told us that it was her cousin, Valia, who…

The Magical Journey of Bakir the Bee and the Sweet Baklava

November 12, 2023

Mert was a young traveler who wanted to see all the beauties of Europe before he turned 30. His next destination was Hungary and he was planning to spend one week there. He started his journey from İstanbul to Budapest on a lovely spring day. He arrived at Budapest very early in the morning and after having a good sleep in his hotel, he had a city tour. …

The Legend of the Gray Wolf for Children

November 12, 2023

Once upon a time, there lived a teenage boy named Kemal. Kemal had always been fascinated by the tales of ancient heroes and the wonders of nature. His village nestled in the heart of the meadows, surrounded by breathtaking landscapes that sparked his imagination. One day, while exploring the woods near his village, he stumbled upon a group of teenagers who did not belong to his village. They…

The Project

The Shared (Hi)stories project seeks to broaden the minds of secondary students in the EU by encouraging critical thinking and a multi-perspective approach to cultural and historical heritage. Through the exploration of (hi)stories traditionally told from a one-sided national perspective, the project aims to foster a strong sense of EU awareness and citizenship among students while improving their English skills.

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