Hamburg-Vigo Exchange 2016- 2019

The Galician language When I was in primary school there was a study group on the Spanish language. I took part in it but we mainly danced and learned to play the guitar. After that I only ever learned a little Spanish here and there, so my speaking abilities weren’t really on the bright side when I came to Vigo. But I liked the language and was able to get around. On top of that there was also the Galician, I was confronted with it in a couple of situations. First of all, my host student took me to get to know her family. They were a lovely bunch of energetic people but they really did not speak a single word of English. While my host student was busy somewhere else, I was happy about how good of a dialogue some of her family members and me actually were able to have. After I had talked to everybody there for a little while, her grandfather waved me over to him. My host student had told me that he was the only person in the family that spoke Galician exclusively, so I was a little...

Located at the coast of the Atlantic ocean, Vigo is an original fishers village. The old fishing industry is still visible in the historic center, although in contrast to this the modern fish industry dominates the coast side. Vigo is worth a visit not only because its breathtaking Landscape but the culinary delicacies based on fish and seafood in order to its economical main pillar. So let the 24 hours in Vigo begin...  10 am – harbor of Vigo     We start the day by visiting the place Vigo is probably the most famous for. The harbor of Vigo. Here in the morning, it is already pretty busy. You can watch the fisher already coming back from their trip and everywhere are cranes transporting big boxes. The port of Vigo is the world´s largest and transports tons of fish all over Spain, Portugal, Italy, France and even parts of China. 11 am- Illas Ciés So now that we are already at the sea side of Vigo we can make a little...