Student’s Reflection on Guest Lectures by Ms. Mirka and Ms. Fa

In relation to our POI topic, "Culture", our language teachers, Ms. Mirka (Spanish) and Ms. Fa (French), gave us guest lectures on their cultures. It was quite fascinating to learn about the cultures of different places! Ms. Fa, who gave her presentation first, spoke about her home town, Senegal, which is located in West Africa. The capital of Senegal is Dakar. We gained a lot of knowledge: Population – 13.6 million; the religions, Islam and Christianity; official language – French; festivals; sports; government; ethnic groups and; currency.

Then, it was Ms. Mirka's turn to tell us about her country, Slovakia, the capital being Bratislava, which is located in Europe. Slovakia is bordered by Poland to the North, Hungary on the South, Ukraine on the East, and Czech Republic on the West. Slovakia, also like most other European countries, has Euro as its official currency. The native language of Slovakia is Slovak, which is said to be harder than Mandarin (Chinese). Slovakia is famous for its beautiful ice-caves which are -10 degrees Celsius inside! I learnt a lot about Slovakia and Senegal and wish to continue learning more!

Manya – 6F