Do you feel satisfied from your
visit at CERN and why?
I feel very satisfied from my visit at CERN
because I believe it a very good
opportunity for us.
In fact, it is a unique opportunity
for young people of our age
I feel very satisfied, happy
and I believe that I will fulfill the expectations of
our Professor's who brought us here.
I believe it is a very good experience
and I feel lucky to be here.
Firstly, the CERN grounds are like a small village.
There are people from many different
countries who work together.
Everyone is cooperating with eachother
to broaden their knowledge
in new areas
and generally to do several
things together.
What kind of knowledge do you think
that you have gained
from your visit in CERN about
Electronics and Computer Science?
I have learnt about special
machinery used here.
Also, this knowledge would
be very useful
in order to come to CERN
and work in the future.
We have learnt many things about
Computer Science, which is
my field of study.
In addition, I have learned things
about Electronics as well,
such as soldering,
and I feel very satisfied about this.
Firstly, we build a muon chamber
in order to track muons.
We did some measurements
and I really loved it.
It was a great experience for me
and I would like to repeat
something like that.
We built a muon chamber,
even if we didn't know what
it was before our visit.
We learnt that muons are particles
heavier than electrons.
Via this procedure of building a muon
chamber and using it for measurements,
we tried to understand the
way of working in CERN
and I think it was something
very constructive for us.
What are your impressions from
Greeks scientists that you met in CERN?
Socializing with Greeks scientists here
in CERN it made me feel proud,
because I realized that there not only
foreign scientists work here
but also Greek scientists.
This made me consider the possibility
of applying for a job in CERN.
Their behaviouris very different
comparing to the behaviour of
Greeks who live in Greece.
They have developed new
ideology by living abroad.
They seem friendlier and
more cooperative,
something rare in my country.
At first, I didn't expect to meet Greeks here,
but I've met so many and
I am impressed by that.
That is, I though I would have
to speak English most of the time
but I ended up speaking Greek
much more than English.
We had better communication
with the Greek scientists
and it was easier for my classmates
to understand them
especially those who don't
speak English.
Generally, socializing with Greek scientists
was easier and more effective.
When I first came to CERN
I was almost sure that there
are no Greeks here.
But, when I found out
how many there are,
about 49 people out of 250 that work here,
I was really impressed, and I think
that is very good for my country
The fact that there are
many Greeks here
even students that work
in special programs.
The possibility of young students
working in CERN
Is very good for the future
of Greece in my opinion.
What impressed me the most
was meeting Greeks here.
I didn't expect to socialize
with them in CERN.
I realized that it is
feasible for us
to work in CERN as
summer students,
and I would love to work here.
How would you feel about
working in CERN?
I would really love
to work in CERN,
I would consider it a dream come true,
it's would be really great.
I will apply for a summer
student position
and if I am accepted
I will be very happy
and I will come here to work and live.
Which cultural visit did you enjoy the most?
I found our visit to the Botanical
Gardens in Geneva very interesting.
It was a special experience.
We saw animals and plants from
all over the world
and that was something
very special.
As Yannis said,
we visited the Botanical Gardens,
we saw rare plants,
we noticed the area was very
clean and well cared.
There were many people there
doing many activites,
And I really liked it,
it was very nice.
I would like to visit it again.
What i enjoyed most from our
visit to the Botanical Gardens
was the scenery.
The way the plants, the trees
and the artificial lakes and rivers
were combined was really nice.
My favorites were the lakes
with the animals living in them.
The car exhibition in Geneva 
is what i enjoyed the most.
I liked the fact that
I saw things
I wouldn't have seen,
had I not visited CERN.
We all had a great time, we
laughed and took photos.
We also visited Lausanne.
We visited 2 places in 1 trip.
I enjoyed our visits to the museums.
We visited the Olympic museum
and the watches museum.
I also enjoyed the car
exhibition in Geneva.
And finally Lausanne, a very
picturesque city.
What i enjoyed the most was
the car exhibition.
I saw many cars that
don't exist in Greece.
I was very impressed by the Olymic museum
because it shows the history
of the Olympic games,
the cups and the medals
used at the time,
the Greek athletes who
became big stars,
and generally one can see how
sports unite people from around the world.
I was very impressed by
the watches museum.
There were many watches,
both old and modern.
Also Annecy, a city in France
was really lovely with perfect scenery.
I liked the Cathedral in
Lausanne the most
which was a really huge building,
with very nice statues
and beautiful stained glass.
But there was also a strange thing,
there was an error in interpretation
and they put horns on Moses.
How do you feel being in a place
where there are people
from all over the world, with
different nationalities and cultures?
The fact that there are
so many different people
in the same place and with
common goals and interests
is amazing and very impressive.
I like the fact that there
is no kind of racism
and everyone can cooperate perfectly.
I was impressed that
drivers stop at pedestrian crossings.
I was very impressed by the
existence of bicycle trails everywhere,
and the fact that someone can go
anywhere he wants using a bicycle.
I liked seeing people
using roller skate and bikes.
The only thing I didn't like was
the fact that many Swiss people
can't speak English very well
and that caused some trouble
while trying to communicate with them.
I was very impressed by Swiss drivers
who always stop at pedestrian crossings.
Also Swiss people try to
keep their city clean.
I was impressed by the
idea that,
while being in the grounds of CERN
many famous people may
be walking around me
and I don't even know
who they are.
That didn't make me feel
disadvantaged against them,
but it made me think
I could meet different people
and learn about their culture,
their ideology,
and adapt in a foreign environment.
