HIGHLANDS

 HIGHLANDS

Martina Gutiérrez

Sara Guaita

DAY ONE:

We had a mini bus to go to the highlands, it was so nice because we could be with our music and talking without disturbing anyone. Except for the adults because they didn't like our music! 

          

 We stopped a few times, and one was at Loch Ness Locks - where we saw boats going through the locks, rising to another level. Unfortunately we were caught in downpour but we managed to enjoy the views with our coats

Our next stop was at Loch Ness where we visited a beautiful castle that was in ruins and the famous "lake". We searched for Nessie but  we weren't that lucky.

 

Finally we arrived at the hostel, we left our bags and went for dinner to an Indian Restaurant. Food was tried by us, it was so nice to eat new things from a different culture. Everything was so good!

               

At the end of day we played some pool and we chatted until

4 am!

DAY TWO:

We woke up at 9:30 and went to a café to have breakfast of rolls filled with various breakfast items. Then we took mini bus and we went to Loch Morlich, which also had a beach. There we did some canoeing.

 

 It was so much fun, even though the water was freezing. 

  

The adults had a surprise for us, they drove to a golf club to practice our swings! Surprisingly we managed to hit some balls, except for one of us, Mateo, who has played before - so was not bad.  

 

After a long day, some people had dinner at McDonalds and others went to Taco Bell. It was a fantastic journey, where we did a lot of activities with our mates. 

 

Scotland 2023: Bliss at the 'Ferry

BLISS IN BROUGHTY FERRY

Upon arriving at the beach, we were totally struck by it's natural beauty, although it was raining and windy. The beach was a little bit dirty and empty. There were a lot of algae .

After, the boys went into the water, the girls were freezing, for this reason, we were on the sand all together talking and resting. 

When we were tired of being on the beach,  we went to the city centre by bus and we ate some kebabs, they were delicious but very difficult to eat because all things were easy to fall down.

Finally, we went shopping centre while we were eating the kebabs and then each one went to home, tired but happy.

 

Indoor rock

 Indoor Rock Climbing

Yesterday we went to an indoor rock-climbing gym which was in an ancient church. We arrived

by foot, and we had to wait until the lines weren’t in use. When free, we put our

harnesses and climbing shoes. The instructors checked our level of climbing and they found

out we were quite good at it, so we moved into different lines which were more difficult

depending on how we did it in the previous lines. Everybody enjoyed but some of us were

afraid of rappelling. We tried different kinds of climbing like top rope, auto belayed and

bouldering. We were very hungry, so we went to McDonalds to have some burgers. It was a

very nice and sporty day.

Javier rappeling

Some of us climbing

Sara and Sandra climbing up

The whole group when we finished climbing.

Martina rappeling

review indiana jones

 REVIEW INDIANA JONES

Indiana Jones has come to the cinemas with a new film called The Dials of Destiny.

This film has introduced new characters interpretated by such good actors that have made the film so much better. Discussing the plot we really enjoyed it because it is about the aventures of Indi, but it also has romance and the values of friendship. 

Even though it is set in a different period, you, as a young person can understand everything. Our only complaint is that the film lasts so long that sometimes you can "loose the plot" but at least, it has a fantastic ending.

In conclusion, we really recommend this film and we are sure you will have a good time watching it, overall with friends.

Views and opinions of Sheila and Martina 

Scotland 2023: Work so far

 

WORK SO FAR (June 5^th 2023)

 We have done so many things .We started with a detailed level tests, grammar, reading and listening. Everyday, we go for a walk and find some interesting new vocabulary to know what their meaning in Spanish is. Also, we usually do some morning activities to wake up like scrabble or stop, great for vocabulary. Moreover, we learn about the culture of Scotland and Dundee, doing investigations or trips and then explain it to our friends. We bought some books in a charity shop, to read aloud and improve our pronunciation. We have been to the cinema to watch some films such as Chevalier, Asteroid city and the second day Indiana Jones and we have to do a review for each movie. In addition, we had a discussion / debate about how to survive in a desert island with only 4 items.

To be continued…

 Sandra and Mateo.

Scotland's trip 2023: Stirling day

Stirling

We went to Stirling by train and when we arrived to the train station, we saw some guys dressed with kilts and we asked for some pictures.

Stirling castle

After that, we went to Stirling castle, we visited the castle's rooms, took some pictures of them and ate our pack-lunch at one of the castles gardens.

Wallace Monument

Later, we took a bus to the Wallace monument which was on the other side of the town. It was a nice trip and then we got down to start hiking. We were listening to music. Once at  the mountain we had to go up a long flight of stairs. It was very windy and a very narrow place, so we had to stop to let the people go down. We stopped in the middle of the stairs on different floor to see the interactive activities of the museum.

 DISCOVERY DAY

Today we had to do a treasure hunt all together looking for places in Dundee. It was so much fun and a perfect time to get to know each other better.

  

PENGUINS 

A monument linked to the Antarctic expedition of the Discovery ship.

DESPERATE DAN                                        

This sculpture is about a famous character from a Scottish comic.

 Then we had some donuts with nutella. They were amazing!           

                                                          

            

 

MINNIE: Is another character from a Scottish comic.