Hungary is a country in Central Europe. The capital city is Budapest and the official language is Hungarian. In the past decade, Hungary was listed as one of the 15 most popular tourist destinations in the world. The country is home for the largest thermal water cave system and the second largest thermal lake in the world (Lake Hévíz), the largest lake in Central Europe (Lake Balaton), and the largest natural grassland in Europe (Hortobágy).

Poland is the 9th largest state in Europe with a population of over 38 million people, which makes it the 34th most populous country in the world and the most populous Eastern European Member State of the EU. The capital city of Poland is Warsaw and the official language is Polish.

Bulgaria is a country in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe. Bulgaria includes parts of the Roman provinces of Moesia, Thrace and Macedonia.. It has a high Human Development Index of 0.834, ranking it the 56th in the world (in 2006). The Freedom House in listed Bulgaria as "free" in 2008, giving it scores of 1 (highest) for political rights and 2 for civil liberties. The capital city is Sofia and the official language is Bulgarian.

Turkey is a transcontinental Eurasian country. Because of the county’s special, European-Asian, position and it’s history it has a really diverse and special culture, it mixes eastern and western traditions. The capital city is Ankara and the official language is Turkish.

 

The golden section is a ratio defined by the Phi number. It appears in the proportions of the human body, as well as in great works of art (The Last Supper), architecture (Parthenon) as well as in nature (maple leaves). The golden section has been used in arts since the Renaissance and this section makes a harmony between symmetry and asymmetry. The famous Mona Lisa, painted by Leonardo da Vinci, is made on golden squares.

I found it interesting that this section is present in Mathematics too, and has an approximately value: 1.61.This means that if we have two values a and b (a>b) the sum of these is to a as a is to b. The architects considered that the golden section gives the most aesthetically pleasing proportion. They are present in the Giza Pyramids and Parthenon facade too.

 

The activities that I would prefer would include meeting other teachers. This way we’d have the chance to get to know each others cultures and lifestyles! I would like to try any kind of activities related to the golden section, because I find it really interesting. I would like to do researches referring to the topic of the project, to take part in group researches, in different group activities and of course, exchange of experience with teachers from other countries.

I am interested in the topic of the golden ratio and it’s significance in all of the disciplines that are closely related to it, so I would like to study more accurately this topic.