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  My highlights on Malta Well, it all started off with a fabulous weekend before the course started on Monday. We decided to fly to Malta earlier to get familiar with the island, its culture, people, sights and landscape to settle in and adapt to the heatwave reaching 43°Celsius. The isle of Gozo, located next to Malta was worth a visit. The Cittadella in Victoria exceeded my expectations. It felt like being in the middle of an Arabic country. The heat even reinforced the feeling of being in a southern country. We got to hear the Maltese language for the first time by participating in a Sunday service at the Cittadella’s Cathedral (of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary). After that we needed some cooling down and refreshed ourselves by jumping into the crystal-blue water at Xlendi Beach, south of Victoria. Arriving on Gozo by ferry It's sizzling hot but the panorma walk along the ramparts must not be missed! The facade of the Cittadella's Cathedral, one of the 360 (!

These two quotes greeted Eva and me at the entrance of the Executive Training Institute (ETI) in Malta, setting the tone for the teacher training courses we were about to attend. These words also perfectly echo our aspirations for this stay in Malta – committing ourselves to staying mentally agile, embracing diverse cultural vibes, celebrating English as a unifying language… Anticipating a jam-packed programme with formal morning classes and opportunities for social interaction and cultural tours in the afternoon, we had opted for an early arrival. Our intention was to get accustomed to the rhythm of life and to independently discover facets of the captivating islands on the weekend before the courses started. On Saturday we checked out our immediate surroundings and the buzzing town of Saint Julian’s before we ventured to more distant places in Northwest Malta, including Golden Beach.  Golden Beach The next day, as temperatures soared to a sizzling 43 degrees Celsius, our adventurous