Some Norwegian friends visited us last week. We wish you spent some nice days with your hosts!
06/07/2009
18/02/2009
Tromso... or the Paris of the North
Oh la la! Looks chilly, doesn't it?
Getting prepared for a ride...
Snacks seems to be different all around the world... in Spain, we usually have salted seeds, while in Norway, they prefer frozen prawns... better option, isn't it?
Spot the odd one...
Some Spanish students seem to get used to the snow more easily than others!
16/12/2008
CHRISTMAS IN MONTORO
Class 2ºA would like to show you how we celebrate Christmas in Spain with these posters:
...And they would also like to wish you....
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
...And they would also like to wish you.... Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
28/10/2008
Dear Comenius friends:
This week with all of you has been unforgettable because we have spent many funny and sweet moments with you.
As soon as you arrived in Spain, we quickly became good friends. We have learnt other cultures and that we can have friends even if you live far away. We could exchange opinions and ideas with foreign people.
In these seven day we have had many experiences, such as teaching Spanish words and expressions on the bus ("ahí l'as dao"), playing traditional Spanish games where girls and boys had to kiss the person she/he liked the most... The nights were also so exciting, when we taught our friends typical dances!
Finally, we wish you liked Spain, and we would like to tell you that you all have a home here and that I hope you will come back soon.
Hugs and kisses,
The Spanish Comenius students
As soon as you arrived in Spain, we quickly became good friends. We have learnt other cultures and that we can have friends even if you live far away. We could exchange opinions and ideas with foreign people.
In these seven day we have had many experiences, such as teaching Spanish words and expressions on the bus ("ahí l'as dao"), playing traditional Spanish games where girls and boys had to kiss the person she/he liked the most... The nights were also so exciting, when we taught our friends typical dances!
Finally, we wish you liked Spain, and we would like to tell you that you all have a home here and that I hope you will come back soon.
Hugs and kisses,
The Spanish Comenius students
A REMINDER OF THE LEGACY THE COMENIUS GUESTS LEFT AT OUR SCHOOL!
24/10/2008
16/09/2008
LIFE IN SPAIN
We hope that you enjoy every moment of your stay in Spain. Sometimes it is difficult for someone to completely understand the behaviors of a person from a different country without a point of reference. We have compiled a few traits about Spanish daily life that we think may strike you as different. We hope that they facilitate an easier coexistence with the Spanish families and the long days that we have prepared for you, Comenius partners!
Men generally shake hands. Physical proximity is much more common than in some other European countries, so do not to take offense if you feel like someone is in your personal space.
DAILY SCHEDULE
We work on a different clock than majority of people the world over, sometimes to the detriment of the foreign stomach. It is true that we normally have a light breakfast (coffee and a toast or a croissant), and that lunch is not served until around 2 pm. This is the main meal of the day, and it contains an entry dish, a main dish and a desert. Dinner is served from 9 pm. onwards, and it is generally light again. We are very respectful with meals, which are normally used as a moment to meet your family and talk about your daily activies. We also love meeting our friends to enjoy a nice meal at a restaurant or a tabern.
BUSINESS HOURS
It is common for small shops and stores to close in the afternoons for lunch.
GREETINGS
We greet each other (at least woman to woman and man to woman) with two kisses, one on each check (left to right).
Men generally shake hands. Physical proximity is much more common than in some other European countries, so do not to take offense if you feel like someone is in your personal space.We hope that these hints are useful for you,
Good-bye! Hasta pronto!
The Spanish team
27/05/2008
MAGIC BAVARIA
Lidia, Magdalena, Ana and Juan Carlos would like to tell the Comenius mates some words after their magic trip to Lauterhofen:
The week in Lauterhofen was like a dream. I had never stayed abroad before and I had never met such nice people as you. I laughed, I cried of joy... The places, the activities, but, above all the people made the week in Lauterhofen be The best week in my life! It has been an unforgettable experience. I hope I will see everybody who made this dream possible again.
I have to say thank you because if you hadn't been there, I wouldn't feel like now, so happy.
I hope you will enjoy your visit to Spain as much as I enjoyed mine in Germany.
I will never forget you. Looking forward to seeing you here.
Love, LidiaLidia logged a great video: Alemania 08
We have met many people -better to say- good people that we will never forget.
As soon as we arrived in Lautherhofen, we knew that the week would be great.
... and now we realise that we were right!
Lauterhofen is a very calm village, we would like to live in a place like this! The houses, the beautiful sites, meals... everything was different to us.
People made us feel like home. Each word, each action, each joke ... was nice and funny.
Every day we spent there passed quickly. When you are having fun, time is spent very fast.
The only negative aspect in the week was the farewell, when we had to say "goodbye" to our mates... really sad :(
But October will come soon! We're looking forward your visit impatiently, to see our new friends and guests. We're preparing everything to have it ready for you.
We miss you all much.
Bye bye. Love,
Magdalena, Ana, Juan Carlos
The week in Lauterhofen was like a dream. I had never stayed abroad before and I had never met such nice people as you. I laughed, I cried of joy... The places, the activities, but, above all the people made the week in Lauterhofen be The best week in my life! It has been an unforgettable experience. I hope I will see everybody who made this dream possible again.
I have to say thank you because if you hadn't been there, I wouldn't feel like now, so happy.
I hope you will enjoy your visit to Spain as much as I enjoyed mine in Germany.
I will never forget you. Looking forward to seeing you here.
Love, LidiaLidia logged a great video: Alemania 08
We have met many people -better to say- good people that we will never forget.
As soon as we arrived in Lautherhofen, we knew that the week would be great.
... and now we realise that we were right!
Lauterhofen is a very calm village, we would like to live in a place like this! The houses, the beautiful sites, meals... everything was different to us.
People made us feel like home. Each word, each action, each joke ... was nice and funny.
Every day we spent there passed quickly. When you are having fun, time is spent very fast.
The only negative aspect in the week was the farewell, when we had to say "goodbye" to our mates... really sad :(
But October will come soon! We're looking forward your visit impatiently, to see our new friends and guests. We're preparing everything to have it ready for you.
We miss you all much.
Bye bye. Love,
Magdalena, Ana, Juan Carlos
14/05/2008
CORDOBA'S MAY FESTIVALS
POPULAR CROSSES CONTEST
In the first week of May, one of the best-known festivals, the Crosses Contest, is held. It opens Cordoba’s festival programme in May. In it, many squares of the city are decorated with crosses made of flowers by members of peñas (clubs), and religious brotherhoods. Besides, bars with drinks and food are placed nearby playing sevillanas (folkloric flamenco dance), in which Cordobesian people and visitors linger and enjoy the splendour of this particular festivity day and night.
In the first week of May, one of the best-known festivals, the Crosses Contest, is held. It opens Cordoba’s festival programme in May. In it, many squares of the city are decorated with crosses made of flowers by members of peñas (clubs), and religious brotherhoods. Besides, bars with drinks and food are placed nearby playing sevillanas (folkloric flamenco dance), in which Cordobesian people and visitors linger and enjoy the splendour of this particular festivity day and night.
The typical drink for these hot days: A blending of fino wine (sweet white wine) and soda. Meals are organised around barrels on which different dishes are set, as you can see on the picture.
FESTIVAL OF PATIOS
The Popular Contest of Patios (interior courtyards of typical Andalusian houses) is one of the most singular festivals that take place in Spain, to the point that it attracts both Spanish and foreigner visitors. They come to share some days with Cordobesian people when the spring light is appreciated through a wide range of colours in the patios.
Here, many private courtyards are opened to visitors by the owners of the houses who, after a long and non-profitable tradition of dedication to flowers, provide the city with a singular exhibition.
18/04/2008
BANDOLEROS IN MONTORO AND ITS SURROUNDINGS
A bandolero was an armed man who was devoted to steal and plunder. In general, they used to attack travelers in squads in dangerous mountainous paths. The figure of the bandolero is very old in Spain; it was born in regions where misery and injustice led people to smuggling and crime in general, creating an organized collective form of looting. Bandoleros appeared in Spain during the XVIII and XIX centuries, especially in regions like Andalucía, Castilla La Mancha and Cataluña. Bandoleros in Andalucia were very common because of the backwardness in education from common people in villages, the enormous distance between social classes and the carelessness on the part of the authorities when suppressing these marginal attitudes. All these factors converged very strongly in Andalucia, being the Guardia Civil (Civil Guards) unable to stop them.
The Bandoleros were a milestone in the history of Southern Spain. They became great legends due to the fact that the people remembered them as heroes and used to distort their acts in order to glorify them.
Bandoleros were clasificated into handsome/ brave or smugglers. Some of the best-known
bandoleros in our region were Francisco Esteban, El tragabuches, and José María El Tempranillo.
Bandoleros were clasificated into handsome/ brave or smugglers. Some of the best-known
bandoleros in our region were Francisco Esteban, El tragabuches, and José María El Tempranillo.
A bandolero stabbing an opponent and José María "El Tempranillo" portraid and riding a horse.07/04/2008
The Holy Week in Córdoba and Montoro
The week leading up to Easter, and especially Holy Thursday and Holy Friday, is full of ritual, display and devotion. Throughout the week, costaleros from Thirty Catholic associations, or brotherhoods, bear images of the Passion of Christ and of the Virgin Mary on their shoulders through the narrow streets for hours, taking turns under the heavy load. These massive, wooden pasos are carved, gilded platforms for the images and carry elaborately depicted Biblical scenes. They seem to float through the crowds, rocking gently with the trained step of rows of unseen costaleros, whose difficult maneuvers become acts of Faith. Thousands of candles and masked penitents leading the way and trailing behind, accompanied by music, add to the solemnity and symbolism.
Some penitents walking along the streets of Córdoba.
The Virgin of Peace and Hope.
04/04/2008
Amazing Greece!
Some words by Mª Angeles:
My trip to Greece has been one of the most interesting experiences in my life, because I had the opportunity to visit another country and to meet other cultures -Greek, German, Norwegian and Italian.
One of the things that I enjoyed the best was our excursion to Meteora, with its impressive and shocking mountains.
My favourite night was the one we spent bowling. Thanks girls! I am not a very good player, but I was pleased to be given the opportunity to play it.
Besides, this experience helped me to practise English in a new way for me.
I would like to tell everybody in Volos thank you for those eight unforgettable days, and especially to Christina and her family.
I would like to tell everybody in Volos thank you for those eight unforgettable days, and especially to Christina and her family.
To finish with, the most important thing for me: I have got international friends called Christina, Julia, Rachel, Vadinos, Luigi, Yannis, Maria, Lia... Thank you for your warmth and your reception. You will always be in my heart.
Hugs and kisses,
Mª Angeles
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