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IMPRESSIONS
of students who visited Serbia
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--- Holger Joswig (Germany):
I chose Serbia for exchange because I had
traveled to this country previously in 2004
and I decided to it visit again - I was not
dissappointed. The time I spent in Belgrade
was tremendous! I am amazed by the locals'
great hospitality and all those parties I
remember (or not remember). Getting to know
very many people from IFMSA-Serbia quickly,
I had the chance to visit other places in
Serbia such as Novi Sad or Negotin as well
as the surrounding sites of Belgrade.
My rotation in Anaesthesiology was
excellent! In hospital I was allowed to do
almost everything I asked for. I thank all
the doctors and nurses from my department
and I thank all the people from IFMSA-Serbia
for the thrilling time I had! I would chose
Serbia again!
--- Epp Kivistik, Tartu (Estonia):
When I first arrived in Serbia, I was a bit
disappointed, because i didn't know I'm
going to be the only exchange student in
Belgrade in June. So, instead of living with
a bunch of foreign students in a dormitory i
was living in an appartment with two Serbian
girls - a medical student and her sister.
They were so nice and took very good care of
me.
I had the practice in the department of
plastic surgery. It was kind of funny
because nobody cared what time I went there
and what time I left or if i went there at
all. Most of the doctors and nurses were
very nice, even if they didnt speak any
English:)
Maybe it would have been more fun if I was
there in July or August with all those other
exchange students, because in June the
Serbian students had exams and sometimes
they didn't have time to party or to do
anything with me. But actually I have to say
there were plenty of parties were I had a
lot of fun. And Serbian guys are really cute
and crazy:)
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SUMMER 2006. (Belgrade & Nis): |
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--- Ali Sigaroudi, Cologne (Germany):
When I arrived at the airport of Belgrade in
September, Milica, my hostess, picked me up
and we drove back by bus to her apartment.
Milica, a nice medical student lives
together with her friendly siter Ksenia, a
veterinary medicine student in an apartment
in the center of Belgrade . The next day at
noon , we went to the neurology institute
and met Milica Brkic, the NORE of Serbia.
The whole work in the first 2 weeks
consisted of morning visits in which we
observed all patients in the department with
frontal lobes dysfunction In the 3rd week I
changed to the department of brain vascular
diseases. There, I was introduced in CT and
Ultrasonography, and the doctors explained
me very many things and took care of me. The
last week I went to the neurosurgery
department and watched some neurosurgical
impacts like: replacement of the dura mater
by taking the fascia lata from the leg;
removing a tumor in the left cerebellar
lobe.
I worked in the institute from 10 am until
2pm and it was very relaxed. In the
neurosurgical department I had to be there
at 8 am. In general the serbian people are
very polite, helpful and friendly. We
visited a city called Nis in the south of
Serbia . The Serbs eat much pork and drink
much joghurt. They drink joghurt as if it is
water. I can only recommend the bakeries.
Some are open even 24 hours a day. In
Belgrade it is cheaper than in Germany . In
the discotheques are no clothe rules and the
atmosphere inside is much more relaxed than
in Germany. Belgrade is a nice city but
nothing more, there are not so many things
to see what would be new for german eyes. I
think it is not comparable to other european
capitals like Berlin , Amsterdam or London .
Most of the young people can speak English
but with the older generations it is
difficult to communicate.
p.s. In Belgrade you can nearly make photos
of everything except the American and Isreli
embassy. I didn't see the board on which it
was written that it is forbidden, and I took
pictures of the American embassy, they took
me with themselves, questioned me and copy
my passport. They told me that I am allowed
to make pictures of every embassy except the
American and Israeli embassy. So the fear of
terrorists is everywhere, even in Belgrade . |
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--- Silvana Stoimenova (Macedonia):
My stay in Bg was incredibile.There I met
very interesenting and lovely people from Bg
and from all over the world. I miss them a
lot and I think of them all the time and I
want to meet them somewhere again...Belgrade
is a great city with very nice architecture.
It’s a very nice place to visit, especially
places like Kalemegdan, sailing on the
rivers , swiming on Ada and when I was on
practise in the Clinical Center ...In
Belgrade you needn’t go to sleep; simply
because the city is giving you the energy
and desire to come again. |
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--- Mario Enrique Garza (Mexico):
Hi Belgrade!
My practise in the hospital was really good!
The doctors are very friendly and they
explain me very well all the things they do.
The city is very nice because you have fun
and nightlife every day. And you have a lot
of beautiful places to visit where you can
walk and relax.
Thank you so much!
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Roberto de Jesús Zuart
(Mexico):
I like Belgrade very much!! Thank you for
everything. My practise was great. The
doctors were excellent… I learnt a lot about
cardio-thoracic surgery. Thank you dr Mikic,
dr Putnik, and dr Dalton. The nightlife is
great as well. What I really like about
Belgrade is how nice the people are.
Greetings from Mexico. I hope we will meet
again in Chiapas!
PS. Kisses and hugs to Milica!
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Daniel Gonzalez Gaytan (Mexico):
I have been so happy in this country.
Really, all the people here are so kind. The
hospital is great, all the doctors are
wonderful. All the time they were trying to
explain me everything. I feel at home,
absolutely. Belgrade is a nice place. I was
so surprised. If I have a chance to come
back again I will. Thank you a lot! |
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--- Elena Gineli (Italy):
My practise was great...Really I didn't
expect it would be like that. Everybody was
nice with me, the city too, was a surprise
and in the hospital I was very lucky because
the professor and the other doctors
explained me everything.
The only thing I complain about is that it
was too hot...but nobody’s to blame!
and what about the social program? Yes it
was interesting , but it was a pity because
I couldn’t go to Novi Sad....I arrived
too late and I came back too early!!!
And I liked the “Nikola Tesla museum”...It's
nice.
And of course now I have friends everywhere
in the world! I think it's worth to do it
again!!
kisses-kisses
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Paola Chamocho Lloro (Spain):
The practise on the endocrinology department
was a bit boring, but when I went to the
paediatrics, it was fantastic. I learnt a
lot.
About social program, I think we were lucky
because in other countries they don’t have
as good social program as in Belgrade, we
visited museums, churches, Kalemegdan, Novi
Sad...and I was on Zlatibor with you! It was
great!!
About the people in Belgrade.. the people
are the best, everybody was kind, friendly
and polite with me, everywhere in the
hospital, people from yumsic like you....and
now I have a lot of new friends from
different places in the world.
a lot of kisses!!
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Vitor de Sousa Medeiros (Brazil):
I just have good things to say about my
practise in Belgrade...
We learnt a lot of things in the hospital.
The doctors were so kind, they explained
every step that they took.
About the people and the social program, I
don´t have words to describe...everything
was so organized and everybody was ready to
help us anytime and of course, to have fun
with us!
I didn’t forget to tell somehting about the
city. They showed us the most beautiful
places in Belgrade. It was amazing...I liked
it a lot |
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SUMMER
2006. (Kragujevac):
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Erica (Italy):
In Kragujevac
I didn't have any problems,
everybody was polite with me, in the
hospital also. I liked very much the
city, our weekend in Belgrade.The
dorm was nice, the food was not bad.
In the hospital doctor Violeta tried
to help and to show me intersting
things.So I loved very much my trip
to Serbia..really! In fact I want to
come back... |
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Michele (Italy):
I really
enjoyed my trip in kraguyevac, cause
I've visited a beatiful and original
country and I really spent my time
like a typical Serbian guy...the
hospital experience was great...doc.Boban
taught me a lot of things and left
me do many things on my own...I
liked it really so much. The
capital...the trip to Belgrade was
beatiful and I liked so much all the
monuments that I've seen...the only
negative thinge that I noticed
was...the food! Please, don't hate
me, but I like so much Italian food
and I don't like any kind of foreign
food....I'm also very happy for the
guys
who I met and I really hope to see
them again.. |
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APRIL 2006. (Belgrade):
With Mayela, Alma and Diego from Monterrey,
Mexico |
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THIS IS HOW IT WAS IN JUNE 2005. (Belgrade): |
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THIS IS HOW IT WAS IN KRAGUJEVAC IN SUMMER 2005: |
--- Nicholas (Italy):
I just want you to know how beautiful this
month was for me, both in hospital and on
our trips, the crazy nights we spent, with
crazy boys and crazy girls as you are. It
was really nice to meet you and I will keep
the memory of the reception, friendly
behavior of the Serbian people. I will tell
everyone about the beauty of your people and
cities.
In Italy we say that “home” is where you
keep some affections and I think I’ve found
them here, so I will leave from this house
to go to another house of mine. I think that
I can say that I found friends here and not
only companions and adventure. I will take
with me a little piece of Serbia.
I hope to see you soon again, because Italy
is near and you are all invited.
Hugs and don’t forget me!
PS. I want to say only another thing…cevapcici!!!! |
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June, 2005. |
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Alan Servando Gonzalez Ponce
(Mexico):
Ok…some words about Belgrade. Let me
see…mmm…mmm…Oh, I know something!
The people from Belgrade are really
cool, just like in Mexico and I like
that you have a really good
organization in YuMSIC, and you take
really good care about the students
and, well, of course…the Serbian
girls WOW!!!
So, this was a great month, I made
lots of great (relationships)
friends. I hope you’re not mad with
us, cause we’re always late and that
you enjoyed this month as much as we
did. |
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Sadot Matagarza (Mexico):
I think Belgrade is one of the best
cities in Europe to have fun. The
people here are so nice, especially
the people of medicine and the city
too. I like your history, your
culture and a lot of things.
And the best of Belgrade are the
girls |
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Hanna Edström (Finland):
It was nice. People are very nice
and want to take good care of
foreigners. The weather is warm. The
doctors at the clinic are nice and
explain things in English. The city
is beautiful. |
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David Torres Garcia (Mexico):
Good! I feel so comfortable here,
actually more than I thought.
I like the girls.
I like hospitality of YuMSIC
I like the Kalemegdan
And the food from Rifat I don’t like |
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Raúl Sosa (Mexico):
The people were really kind
Great food.
Beautiful women. |
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April, 2005. |
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--- Sergio Stavros Garza Caballero
(Mexico):
"Well I
don’t know how to start this, but since we where in
Mexico, we were trying to guess how Serbia would be like
and then when we got here, it was completely different.
This city is great, our guests were so nice with us,
they feed us very well ( I mean, about the food)!! And
we were very comfortable in their places.
About the hospital, sometimes it was hard cause not
everybody speaks English, but our professor does, so we
saw a lot of endoscopies and gastro stuff.
The people here are awesome, they are so friendly and
kind, so we had a great time here in Belgrade." |
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Alejandro Solis Kuri (Mexico):
"La ciudad es excelente y la gente increíble.
Al principio tenía
mis dudas acerca del programa de intercambio, ya que
corre a cargo de un host, sin embargo fue lo mejor que
pudo pasar, porque estar en Serbia sin hablar serbio
puede ser un problema. Aunque la gente es muy amable y
atenta, no toda la gente habla inglés.
La ciudad no es la más
bonita que he conocido pero tiene una esencia
única.
Muchos lugares que conocer. Todo muy barato. Las niñas
hermosas.
En el hospital no hablan inglés
pero puedes assistir a las prácticas
de los estudiantes. En Serbia hay mucha cultura e
historia que un mes no puedes aprender, pero vale la
pena conocerla." |
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Host Dragan:
Being a
host to a foreign student on the exchange program was
for me a completely new experience. I like to meet new
people, in general, and of course I like meeting end
talking to foreigners. People from abroad usually don’t
know very much about my country and for those who want
to learn something about it, every story and every site
is some kind of a revelation.
At first I was pretty much concerned about being able to
financially support this whole little ‘mission’, but
then I realized that this was an opportunity for myself
also to see some places I have never been and to
remember the stories I have long forgotten. I have also
had a chance to meet many new interesting people from
Belgrade. And what’s most important, I’ve had best fun
in my life, and it was worth every penny!
There is actually one bad thing about being a host – you
get used to your guest. You become friends. But in a
month your friend is gone and you start to miss him/her.
Well, it all ends with promises that you will see each
other some day, maybe here, maybe in his/hers country.
Who knows – the world isn’t that big after all!
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THIS IS HOW IT WAS IN SUMMER 2004: |
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participants:
SPAIN - Leti, Patri, Eva, Sara, Marta, Nerea, Estibaliz
FINLAND - Timo
LEBANON - Fouad
POLAND - Janek
ITALY - Stefania
SLOVENIA - Darija, Diana
RUSSIA - Zhenia
HOLLAND - Anka
MACEDONIA - Svetlana, Jasna, Nade, Kira, Nenad, Dejan
and YUMSIC - Jelena, Milena, Marija, Tanja, Darija,
Miroslav, Stanislav |
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www.ifmsa-serbia.org 2007. |
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