2017's Students

Another year, another blog

A year has gone by and here we are again starting this summer's blog. As previous years, we will be posting our day to day activities in Dundee, from our students' point of view. To begin with, students have been paired to interview each other, this way we will get to know them a wee* bit better.

Profile pictures were taken during an intensive class!

 Carlos and Fernando

Fernando Marin is 15 years old. He lives in Logroño, La Rioja. He doesn’t have any brothers or sisters, but he has a pet, a parakeet called Mateo. He is going to study 1^st of Bachillerato in the biological science field. He has played tennis since he was 7 and he trains and practices twice a week. He has also played the flute since he was 8 and is in an academy and also part of a band called "Big Band". He has been to Portugal, France and now Scotland. He speaks Spanish, English and he is learning French. He describes himself as sensitive, shy and responsible.

Carlos Saenz is 18 years old. His birthday is the 27^th of March. He is from Pozuelo de Alarcon, Madrid. He lives with his parents and his 2 sisters: Paula, who is 21, and Almudena, who is 15. He also has 3 dogs: Tuka, Cody and Thor. He is going to start Aerospace Engineering at UPM. He has played basketball in Basketveritas since he was 10. He also likes listening to music and watching films at home. He enjoys hanging out with friends, they usually go out in Pozuelo and have dinner. He has visited many places like Rome, Geneva, London and Copenhagen, and now Scotland. He would like to visit Australia when he is older. He describes himself as outgoing, active and talkative.

  Edorta and Javier M

Edorta Ormazabal is 16 years old. He is from Areatza, Bilbao. He has two sisters called Libe (13 years old) and Haymi (8 years old). He doesn’t have any pets. In the future, he wants to do science in the Spanish grade of Bachillerato. He has played football for all his life and now is playing for Athletic de Bilbao (I hope he will play with the first team). He doesn’t watch TV because he prefers to hang out with his friends in town. He has been to London, Scotland (this is his second year here), Turkey, Ethiopia and Bosnia. On holidays he usually goes to Peñiscola (a Spanish town in Catalonian coast). He thinks that he is polite and a bit shy. He likes all types of music but his favourite music is Spanish punk. His favourite kind of food is fast food but he is not fat.  

Javier Martin is from Madrid city. He is 17 and he has a sister called Marina who is 19. He hasn’t got any pets. In the future, he wants to study economics, in the University. He has played tennis since he was 7 and table tennis since he was 9. He plays for a team called Madrid CTM. He usually watches TV.  On holidays he usually goes to his town in Valladolid (Olmos de Esgueva) and Granada. He has been in a lot of cities all over the world; London, Istanbul, Berlin, Praha, Italy and Greece. He likes punk rock music and Spanish food. He describes himself as funny.

  Rut, Alba and Javier B

Rut is 16 years old. Her birthday is the 13th of March. She is from Logrono, in La Rioja. She has one brother, who is 21. She had a rabbit called Silver and a hamster called Pipper, but they both died when they were one month old. She likes indie music, and her favourite group is Vetusta Morla. She has played the piano and the guitar since she was 6 years old, and she has also played basketball since she was 6 too. She eats all kinds of food. She wants to be a lawyer. She has been in Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin, for example. She would like to visit Cuba someday because she finds it very interesting as its landscapes and weather are quite different from the Spanish ones, and it is also on another continent. She describes herself as an open-minded, generous and humorous. She has come to Scotland in order to practice her speaking because she had promised her dad she would do it during the summer. While she is here in Dundee, she will be doing her best to speak more fluently and learn more vocabulary.

Javier Bellas is 17 years old. He is from Torrelodones, in Madrid. He has 2 sisters, who are 31 and 25, and 2 brothers, who are 30 and 22. He has 3 dogs, who are called Coco, Rolly and Turco. He likes all kinds of music, except rock and opera. He likes all kinds of food. He wants to join the army or to be a lawyer, but he has not decided yet. He has played football in a team since he was 6. He describes himself as a cheerful and polite person. This summer he is going to Santander with his family. He has been in Kenya, Istanbul and Italy. He wants to visit Chile because he wants to get to know their culture. He has come to Scotland because he wants to improve his English and to visit Scotland too.

Alba is 18 years old. Her birthday is the 20^th of September. She is from Madrid, which is the capital of Spain. She has a younger sister who is 12 years old. She doesn’t have any pets because her parents don’t let her. She used to do rhythmic gymnastics. She likes rock and all kinds of food. She has visited France, Italy and the USA. She would like to visit Greece because the ancient culture is very interesting for her. She describes herself as an open-minded and curious person. She speaks English, Spanish and a little French. She has come here. because she wants to improve her English and she hopes to get to know the Scottish culture and traditions.