1. “SMART HANDS & OPEN MINDS”

2. Time and place Country, town: Germany, Schwerin Dates: 18.04.2010 – 22.05.2010 Field of training: cook; baker-confectioner

3. Participants Tatjana Rodionova (PKO-21) Andrei Jermolajev (PKO-21) Ruslan Bulgakov (PKO-22) Julia Babij (PPA-21) Maria Fomina (PPA-21) Natalja Jevstafjeva (PPA-21)

4. Programme and main activities Working in “Zander” bakery and restaurants Ruderhaus and Zum Freischütz

5. Free time activities Excursion in the church. Excursion in the castle. Goinf by boat. Walking on the island. Trip to aquapark.

6. Our House The Castle

7. The Church The Garden

8. The Boat

9. Work placement companies Bakery and cafe Zander Restaurant Ruderhaus Zum Freischütz

10. The Kitchen

13. The Bakery

18. Our tasks. Bakers Baking and decoration of various cakes, buns, fancy-cakes, pastry, rolls, etc. Operating circling, rolling out and dough kneading machines Working with yeast, puff and short dough

19. Our tasks. Cooks Making starters, soups and main courses Cutting fruit and vegetables Serving dishes Working with clients

20. Our common tasks We lived together in one house. We helped and cared about each other. We had work placements for 5 weeks. We had to make reports, make pictures and write notes in our blog.

21. The best memories One of the best memories is the first working day. Bakers worked at night the first time. It was unusual, but it was cheerful, because we had a good team. One more memories are when we went shopping in the center and all of us went for a walk around the town. Last day in Germany, when we swam in a boat, then we played Wii and drove small cars (The name of it is «Carting»).

22. Cooks: The practice was really good, they liked the restaurant very much. Cooks have become interested in a German cuisine. Schwerin is a beautiful city where are a lot of houses and cars. Long stone roads will remain in our memory for ever.

23. The worst memories Only one bad memory was a bad weather, when it was raining all day and we were sitting at home.

24. Our recommendations to other students Don’t be afraid of work placements abroad, it is excellent chance for improvement of the knowledge. You have possibility to learn about culture of other countries.

25. Thank you very much! Questions?