On our second day we thought it would be a good idea to do a
Q&A exercise in order to get to know
the people on the trip. This is everything we found out:
Sandra
She is 17, from Logroño and she is studying 2º of
Bachillerato.
Future: She enjoys helping people therefore would
like to work for charities or non-profitable organisations. .
Hobbies: She enjoys reading and listening to pop
music in particular Imagine dragons. Other hobbies include going to the gym
every week.
Family: She has one sister: whose name is Amaya.
Travel: Sandra
would like to travel to Japan or the USA
to get know the different lifestyles.
Animal: If she could become any animal she would be a
bird because she loves flying.
Facts: Hates spiders and really loves languages like for
example; Italian, French.. She has a lot villages and does Zumba.
10 years time:
Would like to be working and married. No children and living in another country.
Mangel
He is 20 years old and comes form Pozuelo de Alarcon, Madrid.
He is in his second year at university studying law and criminology.
Future: He would like to be a judge
Hobbies: In his free time he likes playing football
and watching films in particular horror movies. He enjoys listening to every
type of music but his favourite group is Oasis.
Family: He is an only child.
Travel: If he could go anywhere in the world he would
go to China because of the difference in lifestyles.
Animal: He would like to be a turtle because they are
slow, they live a lot and are always relaxed.
Facts: His mum is the mayor of Pozuelo.
10 years time: He would like to be a judge in Pozuelo
with no kids or being married.
Gavin (the boss)
He is old but feels young. He has two brother and one sister but he is the
youngest. He is from Scotland, was born near Glasgow. He spent his primary years
near Dundee.
He is old but feels young. He has two brother and one sister but he is the
youngest. He is from Scotland, was born near Glasgow. He spent his primary years
near Dundee.
Pets: He doesn’t have any pets but would love to have
a dog again.
Hobbies: His two favourite hobbies include DIY´s and
reading, he has read hundreds of books, but his favourite genre is fiction
based on facts. He like all types of music but his most preferring is heavy rock.
Sports: He likes watching motor sports, football, tennis
and golf. Likes to ski, play golf and play tennis.
Films: Favourite movies are Empire of the sun and Shawshank
redemption. Non- thinking films are is favourite.
Facts: He drinks everything, but he mostly prefers
tea, a good beer or wine. He doesn’t like rude people. His future job is to be
retired.
Why Scotland: Because he thinks it’s a great place to
visit!
Clara
Her birthday is on the 27th of July. Has one
brother and one sister but she is the younger; ´baby´. She was born in Vigo but
she lived in Greece for a year, Mexico for 3 years, Switzerland for 4 years and
Barcelona for 5 years. Now she lives in Madrid.
Pet: She has two dogs, a Labrador and a Border Collie
cross as well as two horses.
Hobbies: She doesn’t have enough time to have many
hobbies but she enjoys taking photographs in particular landscape.
Sports: Her favourite sports include horse riding, playing
football, watching horse riding competitions and she used to swim.
Films: Favourite films are Fast and Furious,
transformers… action movies in general.
Facts: She doesn’t like fake or rude people. Her
favourite drinks are cola-cao and coke- zero.
10 years time: She would like to be a nurse.
Why Scotland: Improve her English and have a new
enjoyable experience.
Favourites: Likes pop music as well as reggaeton;
Chinese food is her favourite; she really enjoys reading novels as well as
watching science fiction or comedy movies. If she had the chance she would love
to go to Austria or Denmark because she has heard that hey are beautiful places
but has not seen them for herself.
Personal Info: 17 born in Madrid and living in
Pozuelo (Madrid). Has two sisters the same age as him, their names are Cristina
and Almudena
Kira
She is 19 years old; her birthday is on the 21 of November of
1999. Has an older sister, Fiona. She was born in England but moved to Spain
when she was 1 year and half. She lived their until she was 12 years, then she
moved to England. Now, she will study in Dundee, Scotland.
Hobbies: She reads a lot. But she wishes she had
more time to do more.
Sports: She plays tennis. She used to do gymnastics
and played netball.
Films: She likes psychological, thrillers and social
experiments documentaries.
Books: She likes the classics. But her favourite
types are the ones which include history, for example related to world war.
Music: She likes classics, 80s, rock music and street
music.
Drinks: Her favourite drinks are Aquarius, Vodka Coke,
tea, coffee and squash.
Future job? Study?: She is going to study Biochemistry.
In 5 or 10 years’ time she wants to work in a lab research conservation of
animals.
Alfredo
Personal info: 16, 2 sisters (13,8) born in Pamplona
but living in Logroño. Prefers Pam
plona
plona
Hobbies: Likes to play video games and swimming
Favourites: His favourite food is ajoarriero (Spanish
food made of cod, red pepper, potatoes and tomato sauce), his favourite music
is Arctic Monkeys and his favo6 of Crows. If he could travel
anywhere in the world he would like to go to Australia because it is a
different culture which he would like to get to know.
Future: In ten years’ time he would like to be an
astrophysicist working in either Madrid or Pamplona
Trip: He came to this trip because he wants to
improve his English and learn more about Celtic culture and history
Isabel
Personal Info: 16 (17 on July 20th) born
in Zaragoza but living in Logroño. 1 sister, Maria, 20
Hobbies: She likes being in contact with nature, so
she loves going for walks in the forest. Playing basketball and going to the
gym are also activities she enjoys doing.
Favourites: Likes pop music as well as reggaeton;
Chinese food is her favourite; she really enjoys reading novels as well as
watching science fiction or comedy movies. If she had the chance she would love
to go to Austria or Denmark because she has heard that hey are beautiful places
but has not seen them for herself.
Does not like: Her most hated thing in the world are
pigeons because they scare her, and she also doesn’t not like drinking
alcoholic beverages or energetic ones.
Future: Although she is not sure at the moment, she
would like a job doing something related to science and biology
Trip: Her main reason for being here is that she
wants more independence from her parents, but she also wants to improve her
English.
Judith
Personal Info: 17, she was born in Alcorcon (Madrid)
and has a brother who is 17 and a sister who is 13.
Hobbies: She likes to dance, in particular, ballet
and contemporary dance; she loves hanging out with her friends and listening to
pop music.
Likes: Her favourite food are beans, says that the
ones her grandmother makes are the best in the world. She is really interested
in history, specially The Spanish Civil War so she mainly reads books about
this time. She is also really into movies, she goes with her family to the
cinema at least three times a month.
Does not like: She is against wasting time, she wants
to be constantly doing something. She doesn’t like cats either as she is scared
of them
Future: She is still unsure about what degree to study,
but she does know that she will be doing it abroad as she wants to experience
other cultures
Trip: She is here because a friend who already went
on this trip recommended it to her and she also wants to improve her English
Nacho
Personal Info: 17 born in Madrid and living in
Pozuelo (Madrid). Has two sisters the same age as him, their names are Cristina
and Almudena
Hobbies: He really enjoys playing sports, even more
if he does it with his friends.
Likes: Likes comedic films, the main one being the Torrente
saga. If he could he would travel to Brussels to see the European Parliament as
he is really interested in politics. Likes drinking beer and coke and his
favourite type of food is Chinese food; although he is not really into reading,
he does enjoy philosophical author such as Ortega y Gasset.
Does not like: Ignacio is not really interested in
music but he does listen to reggaeton and, as said before, he does not
particularly enjoy reading. He also does not like English, in fact, it was his
least favourite subject in school
Future: Once school is over, he would like to get a
degree in Law and, if possible, get into politics.
Trip: As is the case with most students, he came to
Dundee to improve his English but also to leave Madrid which, at this time, is
one of the hottest places in the world.
