Student Teaching in Spain!: Winding Down

My time here is quickly coming to an end and I'm not sure how I feel about it. I have so many wonderful things lined up when I get back to the States; graduating, seeing friends/family (some of whom I haven't seen in years!), seeing my sister graduate, and trips to Washington DC, Colorado, Florida, and California! It's going to be a busy, yet exciting summer, but I'm loving life in Spain right now... and it makes me sad knowing that I'll be leaving here exactly two weeks from today! Bittersweet.

all of the third graders!

The past week has been fun. Lots of things going on around Caceres and at school. Last Wednesday, I went on my first field trip with the two 3rd grade classes to the Civil Guard. The students were able to see the control room and the firearm training room, we watched one of the dogs do some tricks, and everyone had the privilege of sitting on a motorcycle... including me!

the training room

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these two girls and I had "girl talk" during our snack and on the bus :)

My English classes are still going well! I introduced the game "What Time is it, Mr. Fox?", a game I used to always play at the daycare last summer. However, I changed it up a bit and used categories instead of numbers, and the students had to spell the words that the "Fox" said instead of just counting to a certain number. I also brought a little bit of ISU spirit to my English class last week, by introducing the song, "Sweet Caroline". I made sure to teach the actions as well :)

Last week, I found out that I am featured on the school website! Check it out!

School Website

This weekend, I stayed in Caceres and soaked up the sun in my favorite park. The weather has been so gorgeous lately! No more rain!

Parque Rodeo

Yesterday, was the "San Jorge" holiday, so we didn't have school. (You can read about the holiday here: http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/spain/st-george-day) On Monday night, there was a parade and then everyone gathered in the main square to witness the slaying of the dragon. The dragon was set on fire and after it burned, there was a firework show.

the dragon

These guys were hanging from the castle and fighting each other... pretty sweet!

Since we didn't have school yesterday, Lola, Susana, Paige, and I went to "Barruecos" (Click here for more info on Barruecos!) where there are some of the oldest rocks in Spain - over 500 million years old. Lola took Claire and me here two years ago and it's one of my favorite places in Spain. There are a lot of trails to hike and there is also a museum called the "Vostell-Malpartida". Wolf Vostell was a German painter and sculptor. The museum contains a lot of his work... which is extremely interesting/strange. We toured the museum and then went on a long walk, where we stopped to have a picnic. It was a great day!