By Ms Allemand’s Grade 9 Spanish class
In May, the 9th grade Spanish class went on a trip to Andalusia, Spain. They wrote about this trip in Spanish. You can find an English translation at the bottom of the article.
En mayo, nosotros, alumnos del grado 9 de la clase de español fuimos de viaje a Andalucía, España.
El primer día, después de llegar al aeropuerto, tomamos un autobús privado hasta el Museo Pablo Picasso, pero antes de la visita tuvimos tiempo libre para comer tapas. Después, en el museo, nos dividimos en dos grupos y tuvimos guías por el museo. Por la noche, fuimos juntos a la playa en Marbella, la ciudad donde estaba nuestro primer albergue. Cenamos en pequeños grupos y volvimos al albergue.
In the Picasso Museum (Ms Allemand/MIS)
El segundo día tomamos el bus y visitamos la Alhambra en Granada. Más una vez, tuvimos tiempo libre para ir de compras. Hicimos muchas fotos en la ciudad y en La Alhambra. Fuimos a la cima de una colina desde donde podíamos ver toda la ciudad. ¡El lugar se veía increíble! Luego, volvemos a Marbella y pasamos la tarde en la playa. El agua estaba tan fría, pero nadamos y nos divertimos mucho.
Relaxing on the beach (Ms Allemand/MIS)
Al tercer día fuimos a Sevilla y visitamos la catedral y la Giralda. Tuvimos una vista espectacular de la ciudad. Ese miércoles también tuvimos un intercambio con estudiantes sevillanos del Instituto Pablo Picasso, donde les entrevistamos. Las conversaciones eran muy interesantes. Daba un poco de miedo porque a veces no nos entendíamos, pero cuando no lo conseguíamos hablaban en inglés.
Best ice-cream in Sevilla (Ms Allemand)
Tuvimos 3 horas de tiempo libre así que paseamos por Sevilla, comimos el mejor helado de la historia y ¡¡¡fuimos de compras!!! Más tarde, nos reunimos todos en la Plaza de España, que a todos nos pareció impresionante. Había gente bailando flamenco, era maravilloso.
El jueves estuvimos en Córdoba. Allí visitamos la Mezquita Catedral y tuvimos otro intercambio con alumnos del Instituto Luis de Góngora. La Mezquita era enorme y los detalles del edificio muy intrincados. Era realmente impresionante. Había una mezcla de estilos y arquitectura que nunca habíamos visto antes. Durante nuestro tiempo libre (que nos encantó a todos) pudimos explorar el centro de la ciudad y sus callejuelas, y después asistimos a un desfile de moda organizado por los estudiantes con los que estábamos esa mañana. La ropa era única y creativa. Parecía que estábamos asistiendo a un desfile de moda profesional. Nos sorprendió el esfuerzo que los estudiantes pusieron en su trabajo. Por la noche cenamos con todos y celebramos el cumpleaños de Gia y Omkaar. El edificio del restaurante era muy bonito, pero la comida no tanto. Sin embargo, pasamos una velada estupenda.
El viernes estábamos todos muy tristes porque era hora de volar de regreso, ¡pero volvimos con muchos recuerdos nuevos y nuevos amigos!
English Translation
On the first day, after arriving at the airport, we took a private bus to the Pablo Picasso Museum, but before the visit we had free time to eat tapas. Afterwards, at the museum, we split into two groups and had guides give us a tour of the museum. In the evening, we went to the beach together in Marbella, the town where our first hostel was located. We had dinner in small groups and then went back to the hostel.
On the second day, our bus journey was 3 hours long and we visited La Alhambra in Granada. Once again, we had some free time for shopping. We took a lot of pictures in the city and in La Alhambra. We went to the top of a hill from where we could see the whole city, the place looked amazing! Afterwards, we went back to Marbella and spent the afternoon on the beach. The water was so cold, but we went in anyway and had a lot of fun!
On the third day, we went to Seville and visited the Catedral and the Giralda. We had a spectacular view of the city from the top of the bell tower. That Wednesday, we also had an exchange with Sevillian students from the Instituto Pablo Picasso, where we interviewed them in a park. The conversations were very interesting. It was a bit scary because sometimes we didn’t understand each other, but mostly they helped us and spoke in English. In the afternoon, we had 3 hours of free time, so we walked around Seville, ate the best ice cream ever (it was in the shape of a rose) and went shopping!!!! Later, we all gathered in the Plaza de España, which we all thought was amazing. There were people dancing flamenco, it was wonderful.
On Thursday we were in Cordoba. There, we visited the Mosque Cathedral and had another exchange with students from the Instituto Luis de Góngora. The Mosque was huge and the details in the building were so intricate. It was truly breathtaking! There was such a mix of styles and architecture that we had never seen before. During our free time (which we all loved) we got a chance to explore the centre of the city as well as backstreets and then we saw a fashion show organized by the students we were with that morning. The clothes were so unique and creative! It felt like we were attending a professional fashion show. We were amazed by the effort the students put into their work. In the evening, we had dinner with everyone and celebrated Gia and Omkaar’s birthday. The restaurant was pretty, but the food was not great. However, we still had a great evening.
On Friday, we were all very sad because it was time to fly back, but we came back with lots of new memories and pretty things!
¡¡¡Me encantó ese viaje!!! Gracias por describirlo tan bien