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{29/Oct/2007}   The last dinner

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One day before that we came back to Spain, almost everyone had a dinner, we had a good time!! with our american and I ate a chocolat mousse with oreos! and then our “mother” pick us up and I went at home again.

 This same day before that we went to the dinner I went to soccer´s match of some girls american of course they won!!

in the picture I am with my host Rachel I miss you!!!



{28/Oct/2007}   The movies

When we haven´t nothing to do we went to our houses. Then usually we have the dinner and after we saw some movies. The first day that we decided to see a movie, we put the movie in “spanish” but when the movie sound in “spanish” it was southamerican!! it was horrible for this we decided change the language and listened in english.

As well I watched High School Musical 2 on TV in english of course but I understood the movie.



cn-la-trta-d-manzana.jpgWhat´s your full name?

Esther Leigh Mann

How old are you?

I am almost 15 years old

What´s your school?

Worcester Academy, in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Which grade?

9th Grade

Which is your opinion about the spanish student?

I love meeting new people, making new friends, and learning new languages. This programis an amazing idea.

Do you know something about Spain?

Yes, we are studying Spain in my spanish class now. Spain sounds like an amazing country!

Which sport do you practice?

I play soccer, I swim, I run in track, and I race in sking during the winter.

Do you know spanish singers? Do you like them?

Yes, I do know a few spanish singers, but I hope to learn many more. I love both spanish music and spanish singers. My favourite singer is Enrique Iglesias.

Do you want to go to Spain other year?

Yes, definity do. I know a lot about Sapin and I want to learn more. I cannot wait to visit Spain and learn the cultutre! On, and the boys there are MUCH better looking than here.

Are you going to miss me?

I will miss you so much, I has so much fun with you here. I will e-mail you and stay in touch with you. I will send you spanish homework that you can help me on! I love you, kisses!

Esther



{28/Oct/2007}   Laura Mann

What´s your full name?

Laura Ann Mann

How old are you?

I am 48 years old

Where were you from?

I was born in Philladelphia, Pennsylvania

Where do you live?

I now live in Milford, Massachusetts

What´s your job?

I´m lawyer

Which is your opinion about the exchange?

It is an excelent oppertunity for American and Spanish high school students to learn from each other.

Do you know Spain?

I have read about Spain but have never been there.

What´s your favourite food of Spain?

Gazpacho is my favourite food from Spain

What do you prefer the spanish food or american food?

I prefer American food because I am us to it.

Are you going to miss your spanish student?=)

Yes! Raquel was always happy and tried really hard to learn new English words. Benji will also miss her!



{23/Oct/2007}   Spanish class

One day in the High School we went only to spanish class. At first it look like funny at the enda when we saw that in all of the class we did the same it was more boring…

We did some interviews to the americans students and they ask us some questions about Spain and we have to ask them other questions about theirself.

And other day I went with Helena to a school to see children’s classes. It was very funny and the children ask us about Spain as well they are so cute. they said: oo spanish students!!

bye



celtics80s2.jpgThe last wednesday We went to the Boston Celtics’ match at first it was good but after I think it was a few boring and then I went to buy anything to my brother.

As well the food was very expensive like the things of the present’s shop.

At the end of course the Boston Celtics won the match!!

We painted our face, well,  only someone but we were very pretty of course!

I take a lot of photos too, I don’t know that tell you…..

it was a stuf that I never forget!



{23/Oct/2007}   I LoVe NY

The Sunday we went to New York!!!!! it’s wonderfull!!!!!! it’s fantastic!!! it’s New York city!!! I bought me a t-shirt of “I love NY” of course!! I bought too a lot of presents.

The Sunday we went to vistit the city by bus, we saw the Empire State, Flatiron, the Dacota building, we walked in the central park. At night we went to see the Mary Poppins’s musical it was very strange but it was good. Then it was when everyone went to shopping I love the m&m’s shop it was so beautiful, in this shop helena, Elena and me did a stuf to know our m&m’s colour. Helena and me were the colour teal but we don’t know that colour is this, and Elena was yelow.

The Monday, we have for breakfast eggs, some strange potatoes (I didn’t eat this), bread, chocolat and bacon. After we went to see the Statue of Liberte, it was so cute, I took a lot of photos, and I bought me a botel of water that has drawn the Statue. oh! we saw the 0 zone where before it was the twins towers.

At 2:00 we visited MOMA and at 4:00 we went to Milford but we didn’t arrive to 10:30 about, today I am very tired…



{23/Oct/2007}   Haloweeeeeeeeeeeen!!!!!!!

The other day We went to haloween’s party there everyone were with our customes.

I was wearing a custome of angel and my host “Rachel” was wearing of devil. Other customes…. Alfredo wore the custome of grandmother, Elena of asleep child, she was so cute.

After we cut the pumpkins it was disgusting then we did a face in our pumking, and we put them in a place of this way everyone could to see them.

When I came back at home my “mother” drove me to Elena’s house.

bye



{17/Oct/2007}   Sponge Bob

I don’t watch a lot the TV although I have one in my room, when I turn on the TV I usually watch Sponge Bob, Raven things very funny!!! All the things I watch here are cartoon, as well I understand better the cartoons.

And the other day I watched the movie: High School Musical 2.

Here I have a chanel in spanish too, but it’s very bad.

I don’t know that I can to say because as I said before I don’t watch a lot the TV.

Today I have only the half of the class and in the afternoon We will see to play the Boston Celtics.

Bye!!



{16/Oct/2007}   Benji

p7040041.JPGIn this picture you can to see to my dog “Benji” and me.

I love him, he is so cute!!!

Every day I have to play with him with his ball and if I don’t want to play he bit me!! but he don’t hurt me.

Tomorrow I am going to go to Newport, I need to take my lunch and my “mother” has me prepared a sandwich of chicken with ketchup and she give me two yoghourts, one of chocolat and other of apple I think so.

Here every day I eat pasta and chicken is very common in USA. I eat sometimes rice.

well… I’m going to sleep!!

bye! good night!



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