Hola dear
families in USA :)
July first, time flies, huh? Three exciting
weeks in Valencia left behind and three more to come. Besides our spanish
classes in the mornings and the artistic activities in the afternoons we had
fascinating optional activities that your kids enjoyed during this past week.
We visited the Museo de Bellas Artes
where students saw paintings from Goya,
El Greco, Velazquez, Sorolla, Ribera and
March among some. We also went to Valencia International Film Festival where we
watched the renowned spanish movie “Blancanieves”.
Last Tuesday was time for ties, beautiful dresses and
elegant suits. Reason: Visit to Valencia City Hall. A representative from the
local government received the group in the main room where politicians
debate different laws for Valencianos.
Valencia Council Member Emilio del Toro’s
speech about Indiana University Honors
Program highlighted the high level of spanish of our students and
stated it was an honor to have the best students from Indiana in Valencia. This event was so
relevant that we made the news!
Link:
To close the week we decided to move our 206 bones with the
Dance Day on Friday. So you should demand your kids to teach you all the latin
and spanish dances they learned with us and dance those with the whole family
in the living room. I will suggest to dance with them Asereje, Waka-waka and different group songs . After
those dances you will probably have to change the floor.
On Saturday we went to Ciudad de
las Artes y Ciencias where we felt like in a different planet with all those
futuristic buildings. We visited the largest aquarium in Europe where we saw a dolphin show
and plenty of sea animals. Some of the kids also visited the Museum of Science and got an idea to invent a
machine where they could transport people from Indiana to Valencia in few
seconds. Let's see if at the end they can build it!
One last thing, your kids
approached me yestesday after lunch and told me to let you know these few but
strong words: I LOVE YOU FAMILY! THANKS
FOR LETTING ME ENJOY THIS EXPERIENCE IN VALENCIA!
WHS lookin' good! Anxious to hear stories, their sweet new accents/vocab and overall mad Spanish skills when they come back. Sending love!!!
ResponderEliminarSra HT de Westfield <3