1. New classes of students from eight countries in Europe and one in South
America learn from each other and share best practices through travel journals of the
new mascot.
Prof. Maria TUCA

2. SPAIN
COUNTRY: Spain
CAPITAL CITY: Madrid
LANGUAGE: Spanish
CURRENCY: Euro
FAMOUS PEOPLE: Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, Pablo
Picasso, Enrique Iglesias, Fernando Torres
PLACES TO VISIT: Barcelona, Madrid, Andalusia, Valencia
TYPICAL FOOD: Bolas de Toro, Tortilla de patatas

3. FRANCE
COUNTRY: Franta
CAPITAL CITY: Paris
LANGUAGE: Franceza
CURRENCY: Euro
FAMOUS PEOPLE: Claude Monet, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel,
Charles Pierre Baudelaire, Frederic Chopin
PLACES TO VISIT: Paris, Nice,
TYPICAL FOOD: Cognac Shrimp with Beurre Blanc Sauce Recipe ,
Brandade, Tuna Nicoise Recipe.

4. ITALY
COUNTRY: Italy
CAPITAL CITY: Rome
LANGUAGE: Italian
CURRENCY: Euro
FAMOUS PEOPLE: Leonardo Da Vinci, Antonio Vivaldi, Enzo
Ferrari, Eros Ramazzotti, Luciano Pavarotti
PLACES TO VISIT: Colloseum , Tower of Pisa, Mt. Vesuvius,
Ruins of Pompeii
TYPICAL FOOD: Pizza, Pasta, Panigacci, Wine, Tiramisu

5. GREECE
CAPITAL CITY: Athens
LANGUAGE: Greek
CURRENCY: Euro
FAMOUS PEOPLE: Jennifer Aniston, Telly Savalas, Maria Callas,
El Greco, Eleftherios Venizelos, George Papanikolaou
PLACES TO VISIT:The island of Rhodes, Myconos, Santorini,
Rethimmo, Palace of Knossos, Acropolis.
TYPICAL FOOD:Moussaka, Stifado, Spanakopita, Souvlaki,
Skordalia, Retsina(wine), Calamaris

6. ROMANIA
COUNTRY: Romania
CAPITAL CITY: Bucuresti
LANGUAGE: Romana
CURRENCY: Leu
FAMOUS PEOPLE: Brancusi, Mircea Eliade, Nadia Comaneci.
PLACES TO VISIT: The City of Sighisoara, Sibiu, Brasov, Valcea
TYPICAL FOOD: Sarmale with mamaliguta; low; pastrav.

7. POLOND
COUNTRY: Polonia
CAPITAL CITY: Varsovia
LANGUAGE: Poloneza
CURRENCY: zlot polonez (PLN) = 100 grosi
FAMOUS PEOPLE: Copernicus, Sklodowska, Adamiecki
PLACES TO VISIT: Varsovia, Kamienna Gora, Muzeul
Chihlimbarului
TYPICAL FOOD: Smalec, Śledzie w śmietanie, Boczek ze śliwką,
Tatar.

8. UNITED
KINGDOM
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
CAPITAL CITY: London
LANGUAGE: English
CURRENCY: pound sterling
FAMOUS PEOPLE: William Shakespeare, John
Taverner, Isaac Newton, Queen Elisabeth 1
PLACES TO VISIT: The City of London
TYPICAL FOOD: fish and chips, Ulster fry, laverbread and
Lancashire hotpot.

9. PORTUGAL
COUNTRY: Portugal
CAPITAL CITY: Lisbon
LANGUAGE: Portuguese
CURRENCY: Euro
FAMOUS PEOPLE: Luís de Camões en Fernando Pessoa,
Cristiano Ronaldo.
PLACES TO VISIT: Lisbon, Porto, Algarve
TYPICAL FOOD: hundred ways of cooking cod

10. CHILE
COUNTRY: Chile
CAPITAL CITY: Santiago de Chile
LANGUAGE: Spaniolă
CURRENCY: Peso chilian (CLP)
FAMOUS PEOPLE: Bernardo O’Higgins, Pablo Neruda,
Salvador Allende.
PLACES TO VISIT: The National park, Valparaíso
TYPICAL FOOD: Jaiva: shrimp, crab, Locos: a rare type of
mollusks, sado: barbecue of beef, pork or chicken