Our day starts at 6.30 with a ferry trip to Bursa and an exhausting bus trip up the mountain. The hotel is almost at the top of the mountain which allows to enjoy the stunning view of the area.

We have an introduction meeting and learn about the plans of the week. It is so nice to see the male participants. Our tutoring team includes Eilidh the Big Boss (British Council Wider Europe), Raymond (British Council Turkey), Suzanne (British Council Turkey), Leo (British Council Israel), Sasha (British Council Ukraine), Sirin (British Council Turkey), Svetlana (British Council Macedonia), Gulshan (British Council Azerbaijan). They are going to help us become professional teacher trainers.

In the evening we get to know about the teams and the countries they come from. You can help yourself to traditional food and drink of participants, it is really worth trying.