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My Journey to Spain by Gabriele Middei

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My Journey to Spainby Gabriele

Middei

Day 1 : trip to ToledoOn this first day we went to Toledo to visit the three areas which are important parts of its history and also of our history. We left from Aranjuez at 9.00 a.m. and we got to Toledo at 10.15. During the coach trip we could have a look at the arid landscapes which were very unusual for us.

We found Toledo a lovely city because of its mixture of cultures (Muslim, Catholic and Jewish) and the people were very welcoming with us. It was a very tiring day because we had to start to communicate in English and Spanish with other people from all around Europe but it was worth it!

Day 2 : school workshops

On Tuesday we went to school in the morning to do some workshops. We had three different activities : “Shared medals”, “Mannequin challenge” and “Shared drawings”.The one I liked the most was

“Shared drawings”. I worked with 2 Spanish students and it was very funny to draw using 4 hands. At the end we learned how to work as part of a team and how to get to know students from other countries.

Day 3 : trip to Madrid

On Wednesday we travelled to Madrid by train. In the early morning our guide took us around the most famous places and buildings. Then at 1.30 p.m. after a short break we visited the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum where we could find some very interesting paintings of modern artists. There we had the chance to discuss our ideas about art and how we would have drawn the paintings if we had been the artist. Afterwards we had some free time to have a look around the city and visit some tipical shops. The picture on the right was taken by the 9th floor of “El Corte Inglés” and inside the shop there were all kinds of stuff to buy, from guitars and pianos to towels and pillows. In conclusion we had the opportunity to visit one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and to see some of the most amazing places ever!

Day 4 : school workshopsOn Thursday we went to school to do the last 3 workshops: “Portrait of Diversity”, “Denounce Caricatures” and “Changing our Context”. My favourite one was “Changing our Context” because we had to use

the computers to create a sort of photomontage with students to put into a place of another school. All the activities were very demanding and we were glad at the end because we learnt how to use a software called “GIMP”.

Day 5 : Kick-off Ceremony On Friday basically Dareen and I spent half day preparing our speech for the ceremony with the families in the afternoon. In the early morning we strolled around Aranjuez and then we went to the Cultural Centre “Isabel de Farnesio” to do our rehearsal. While we were there our friends had some free time to spend with their Spanish hosts. At 6:00 p.m all the families came in and after a general introduction of the 6 schools we broke the ice with our

fantastic speech. We felt very proud and satisfied of our work and that of the other mates. I think this speech was the most worrying and at the same time exciting part of the journey because I was very nervous but I didn’t want to waste such a big opportunity to demonstrate how hard we worked!

Thank you guys!!!

I would like to thank all the families, students and teachers who took part in this amazing project. I hope our mates enjoyed this journey as we did and I hope we’ll meet again one day guys!!!!!