Ac Alcala De Henares

So, I've been in Spain for about three weeks now. It's amazing how fast time is passing by already. I started my job on the 1st at CEIP Federico García Lorca, a bilingual elementary school here in Alcala de Henares and must say it's definitely been an interesting experience so far. MS. ITA HERNANDEZ: I can honestly say that I have developed a higher level of respect for you. I don't know how you do it and I applaud you!! I am working with preschoolers, 1st and 2nd graders of ...

... some lunch and laughed at the crazy man and woman doing a combination of tai chi, personal training, judo, yoga, martial arts. It was very interesting and made for a great spectacle. The park was stunning. Really lovely gardens and flowers and wierd trees that were shaped like brains. We wandered thru the park and headed upto the only statue of the fallen angel, lucifer, in the whole world. It was pretty cool. We also checked out a crystal house which ...

sunny spain is a myth, well it is when i choose to visit anyway. it has been pouring. today i visited the plaza de oriente and saw the outside of the palace. then i walked down calle mayor to plaza mayor, madrid's most famous square. then i took the metro to what the guide book described as the very best of what madrid has to offer, the museo del prado. they lied! the ...

... goes... and apparently they go through about six bulls in one show... but we wouldnt know. We left after the second bull . It was horrifying.. but in a very sick way, one of those things you cant NOT watch. Anyway,for today, we have nothing planned as of yet.. maybe go downtown and explore while enjoying life under the sunny sunny skies of Spain... Its our last day here before we heard back to the coast... back to the beach.. back to euphoria....

... for average seats. better seats could cost over 100 dollars. cheap seats as little as 10. I promised myself I would stay 1 hour. After watching 3 bulls be massacred and tortured in front of me, and watching thousands of people cheering it on, I was completely disgusted to the point of needing to vomit, and I left the arena and made my way back to the city. There´s not much more I can say about this experience. my stomach turns as I write this, and I feel that I will ...

... still running us ragged. I took a Spanish placement exam today, and had an hour of free time. Gotta run. I love all you guys and miss you. Even though we don't talk all the time, its just that feeling of not being able to drop a call when I want. Hope all is well. This is going to be a crazy experience. Can't wait til Gwen gets over. Feel free to respond with any questions about stuff. I will be checking email often. Will have wireless access in certain school buildings. Ciao, Keith

... the least favourite was probably Zurich. I´ve found a new love of Germany and Italy and can´t wait to return to either of these countries to do them further justice. My opinion is that touring South East Asia is more suited to the independent traveller whereas it would of been more satisfying if I had of had someone to travel Europe with... I admit that I´ve missed out on many fine cafes, restaurants and tours in travelling alone on a budget. I´ve met ...

... so far. There was a museum situated in the cloister of the church, explaining the entire history of the town and of those two little boys I was interested in learning about. Turns out that the town has it beginnings marked much farther back, where bones and tools of Prehistoric times were found in several excavations. Apparently this was the site where the "Carpetanos" people settled until the Romans came and took over. As is known, the Romans allowed the ...

Art. There are three museums in Madrid that are considered the big three. First, the Prado, is enormous and filled with a lot of the same sort of art that the British Museum and i imagine the Louvre is filled with. To be honest, it's good to see but i've seen so much Christian art so far that i've grown a bit tired of it. The Thyssen-Bornemisza is like a ...

... set. It is perched on the side of a hill. For those who have another day in Spain, Lydia recommends a day tour to Avila and Segovia; we hope to come back and take that trip. We leave early on Sunday morning after breakfast, and are very happy that the people we enjoyed the most and had become most acquainted with, from Australia and South Africa, have all gotten up early to say goodbye to us before we go to the airport. We hope to see them again, and Marty has already sent pictures or e-mail notes to some of them.