https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox ASL in the U.K. en-us 2018-06-28 13:20:57 UTC 2025-10-22 10:21:44 UTC hello@padlet.com Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269085014 I cannot realize that I will be in Chester for the next three weeks! Our host family is very kind to us, but the house is small and very hot, our bedrooms are like microwave ovens and we are melting! I am quite tired, but at the same time I am excited about the downtown, I find it a nice place to go to with my mates. We saw the Cathedral passing by and the old walls of the city. I noticed that there are some places or streets very similar to Canterbury! Now, I hope I will be able to sleep well, because the room is so hot!]]> 2018-07-01 18:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269085014 Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269192685 This day has been quite enjoyable, but the climate was always very hot! I love walking around and exploring new places, but I hate the sun when it is so bright. I hoped to find a cold climate and wear my precious sweaters, but it would be crazy! I appreciated the city downtown and the riverboat ride, the air was cool on the river and we saw the city from a different point of view. Our family prepared a good dinner for us and we talked a lot! I am not so tired as yesterday and I am quite happy :)]]> 2018-07-02 20:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269192685 Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269294872 This morning I wanted to sleep a little longer, but our host mum called us at seven o'clock. I started to feel more confident with the place and I like going around its streets and looking at the typical houses. I like the fact that the school organized a guided tour for us, so we can get to know the place better and learn about its interesting history and tourist attractions.I loved the walk on the City Walls, I would like to do it again with my friends. I was thinking about visiting Canterbury and Chester again, but with my best friend, it would be fabulous!]]> 2018-07-03 17:58:07 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269294872 Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269406741 I really enjoyed the trip to Llangollen, I really liked the village and I loved the walk by the canal, I found it very relaxing.The landscape reminded me of some places I have visited in Italy and I love walking in nature, far away from the noise of the city. I would like to visit Wales again one day with my family or my friends. Beatrice and I found a church with a cemetery and we went inside, in my view it was lovely! This evening I am happy, because we cooked pasta with pesto for our host family and us; our host parents enjoyed the meal!]]> 2018-07-04 20:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269406741 Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269406851 This is the pasta we prepared this evening]]> 2018-07-04 20:21:20 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269406851 Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269503564 Today was the last day at school, fortunately, because I was tired of being inside a room and having lessons all morning. After lunch, we went to Chester  University and the topic of the conference was interesting, but it was a little bit boring in my opinion.The most exciting part of this day was getting to know our work placements. I am happy to start working tomorrow, the shop where I am going to work seems to be a quiet place and there are a lot of books! I hope to be a good worker and to meet somebody interesting working with me!
This evening our host family offered us the "Angel cake" and we liked it a lot!]]> 2018-07-05 20:26:21 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269503564 Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269584676 I walked to work alone this morning, I need some time only for me without other people around me, it is like a "recharge" for me. I love staying on my own, then I feel more relaxed.
I met a girl who works with me, her name is Rossella and we get on well! In the morning I stayed at the cash desk all the time and it was boring. I had fun in the afternoon: Rossella and I had to select some CDs and then we had a one-hour break: we walked to the city centre and then we went back to work.The most exciting thing was the fact that we could put on our music from our smartphones and listen to it in all the shop! We have similar tastes in music,so it was perfect and I enjoyed working with her!]]> 2018-07-06 20:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269584676 Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269628502 I enjoyed only the afternoon in Manchester, because in the morning we visited only the Manchester United stadium and we went to the Museum of Science and Industry: it was quite boring, even though the part where we tried experiments was quite cute! I would have liked to have more time to walk in the city centre, which I would like to see again with more calm.There were too many people in pubs and restaurants who were watching the football match. Personally speaking, it is better to go around during the morning and stay inside museums in the first part of the afternoon.Tomorrow Beatrice, Chiara and I are going to the Monkey forest with our host family and we are looking forward to seeing it!]]> 2018-07-07 20:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269628502 Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269671894 I spent this Sunday with Beatrice, Chiara and our host family: we went to the Trentham Monkey Forest. We had fun all together and we laughed a lot! We saw a lot of monkeys, we chatted with the family and took nice pictures! Beatrice and Chiara were very tired, but I was not. I was still full of energy at the end of the day, so we stayed in the garden and we had a really good time.
I feel homesick sometimes, I do not know why, but it happens to me. We cooked pasta for dinner and it was lovely for our host family. I believe we are really improving our English chatting with them.]]> 2018-07-08 20:26:50 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269671894 Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269770529 I didn't want to go to work this morning, I was thinking about the boring things I did last Friday, but then I remembered that there is Rossella with me, a girl who is working with me. We had fun this morning, while we were putting the books on the shelves, time flew away.
We were asked to select good clothes, which can be sold again, from a huge amount of used clothes; we were also at the cash desk. Fortunately, this afternoon our boss told us that we could go out at 4 pm instead of 5 pm! We went around and explored new streets in Chester. It is not bad so far. I cannot imagine how boring it will be working without her next week, I hope somebody new is going to work with me. Now I am quite tired in my room and I am going to have a shower.]]> 2018-07-09 19:44:23 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269770529 Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269880415 I am still full of energy, I could sleep only three or four hours. Today at work, I stayed at the cash desk in the part where there are clothes and there were lots of customers, some people donated clothes and books and we put the clothes in a lift that carries them upstairs; the books are supposed to be in a room in the bookshop where there are all the books donated by people. I had lunch and I didn't want to go back at work, but time flew away. The morning is the most difficult part of the day for me.]]> 2018-07-10 20:52:25 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269880415 Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269983944 This morning seemed endless! I stayed at the till all the time and there was not much else to do in the shop. For me the morning is the worst time of the day, the afternoon is a little bit better. I do not feel tired after work, it seems to be the opposite: I stay all the day in the shop, so I want to go around in the open air! I am still full of energy, my roommates are different: they want to sleep after work and they feel very tired. I am happy, because tomorrow night we are going to have dinner at the pub, so we are going to be out and not at home as usual.
Today I bought some second-hand CDs,they were so cheap that I could not leave them on the shelf!]]> 2018-07-11 20:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/269983944 Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/270131817 This day was the last day I have been working with the other girl from Asti. I stayed at the till all the time, apart from ten minutes when I was asked to tidy up the clothes in the shop, because they must be in order of size.This morning was not so boring as the others, it was busier. I had lunch and I was very very hungry, so I ate my packed lunch and then I bought a crêpe at Gino's.
I went back to work and I was still at the cash desk, but this time in the part of the clothes and there were a lot of customers.
In the evening I was in a hurry, because we had to go to the pub. I liked the food and also the place, it was better than what I had imagined.]]> 2018-07-13 09:10:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/270131817 Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/270173685 The second week of work experience is over! I am quite happy about that, because there are some days that are "dead". I was the only student working in the shop, because the other girl finished her work experience yesterday. I was at the till in the bookshop all morning, so I was allowed to put on some music in the shop. In the afternoon my boss wanted me to help with the donations in the bookshop. I also put the new books on the correct shelves, because there are different topics and there is an alphabetical order. I spoke a lot with the volunteers, they were very kind! Finally, I worked at the till again and then I was free!]]> 2018-07-13 22:43:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/270173685 Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/270237450 Today we went to Liverpool and I liked the tour of the city.
I loved the Beatles' Museum because I like their music and I am interested in rock music.I would really like to visit it again, I also thought that my mum would have really liked it because she is a fan of the Beatles.
In the afternoon I enjoyed walking through the streets of the city centre and exploring new places. I like Liverpool, but I prefer Manchester.]]> 2018-07-15 17:40:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/270237450 Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/270244344 Our excursion to Conwy and Llandudno was nice, I think that I really enjoyed the places in Wales that we visited. Llandudno reminds me of Liguria, I do not know why. The castle of Conwy was less boring than I expected and I climbed many steps to reach the top of all the towers, the view from them was beautiful: I could see the sea and the hills.The weather was very good to go sightseeing, in my view. I would have also liked to go into the water to refresh my feet.
When we got back home, our host mum's daughter was there with her two children and we had dinner all together.]]> 2018-07-15 21:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/270244344 Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/270336134 The weather was cloudy this morning, but I was happy because I love British weather. I went to work and I stayed at the till all morning, but there was a surprise: a new girl is going to work with me this week! Her name is Mariam and I had to teach her how to use the till. She was born in Egypt, but she lived in London and then in Chester. We get on well and I talked to her all the time because we were working together and I enjoyed talking to her. After lunch I worked upstairs, I used the steam and I put the clothes out in the shop: first, I put them in a small lift and then I sent them down to the shop so I could put them in their right place.
We went to the town hall and we pretended to be in a court of justice and I had lots of fun with my friends.
After dinner, our host family gave us some presents: we all received dream catchers! The white one for Beatrice, the pink one for Chiara and the red one for me. We also bought a present for them and they loved it!]]> 2018-07-16 20:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/270336134 Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/270551565 This day has been quite hard for me at work: I did a lot of different things. I worked upstairs all morning, I steamed lots of clothes and I wrote the date on the tickets. I put the clothes in the lift and I sent it downstairs. I put all the clothes out in the shop, I steamed other stuff and then I had my lunch.This morning was busy, but I enjoyed doing different things, because I stayed at the till too much time last week.
In the afternoon I worked upstairs again most of the time, I did the same things as in the morning, but at the end of the afternoon I stayed at the till in the bookshop. After work, Beatrice, Chiara and I walked on the city walls, I loved walking there and I would like to do the tour again!]]> 2018-07-18 21:03:31 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/270551565 Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/270551994 This morning I worked at the till in the clothes shop all the time. Fortunately, there was Mariam with me: we talked a lot and I spoke a lot of English, she is a really nice girl to talk to. During the afternoon I worked in the bookshop and I put some books out on the shelves and then I worked at the till again with Mariam, so we put on some music in the shop, it is a miracle that we are allowed to put on some music, time flies away if you are listening to good music.
This evening we cooked carbonara for our host parents and we ate a lot. It was amazing.]]> 2018-07-18 21:13:51 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/270551994 Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/270658511 I slept only for a few hours last night, but it is okay, it is normal for me, so I went to work quite relaxed and I knew that I was going to work with Mariam. I am not alone and time goes away faster if there is someone nice to talk to. We worked at the till in the bookshop all morning, we put some books on the shelves and we helped to carry donations.This afternoon I was asked to count a certain kind of books and then I was at the till in the clothes shops.The thing I hate is that sometimes the shop is very busy, at other times there is nobody!
After work we went to StoryHouse and we watched the film "Mary Shelley": I liked the atmosphere and the setting where the story took place, it was dark and mysterious, but some scenes were too romantic for me.]]> 2018-07-19 21:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/270658511 Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/270962449 Today I worked at the till in the bookshop, which is a section of the charity shop, both in the morning and in the afternoon. This was my last working day, so I was allowed to stop working at 12.30. I had lunch with my friends and then we went to the graduation ceremony at Conlan school. We visited the Cathedral all together, it is more beautiful inside than outside, in my view. My friends and I went around in the city centre before leaving to say goodbye to this town. When we went back home, we ate pizza for dinner and we interviewed our host dad only, because our host mum was working during the evening. We have already packed all our things in our suitcases and now we are going to bed. I am happy to go back home tomorrow, even though this place is nice. ]]> 2018-07-24 08:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/270962449 Rossana_Pala https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/273690517 This morning we left our host family, they bought a lot of British snacks for us! They bought Aero for me, because one night we were talking all together and I said I love Aero and they remembered it! The five hours on the coach were boring, but I spent the time listening to music or sleeping. I was quite happy to go back home, because I missed my friends and I wanted to see them and tell them about my field trip to Chester.
Our plane was late and we arrived in Bergamo about two hours later, but we finally arrived and my father was there, waiting for me. The things I am going to miss the most are the weather and the open-minded personality of the people who live there. ]]> 2018-08-17 12:10:06 UTC https://padlet.com/Rossana_Pala/avtsesrn53ox/wish/273690517