Our Spanish students 2016

Queens English College is a language academy set up in Madrid, SpainIn our blog we will show you the day to day lives of our Dundee students in this years trip.
Our group is learning lots and discovering new things everyday in this wonderful city!

Great profile pictures taken in RRS Discovery in Dundee


Name: Miguel Angel Regodon
Age: 17
DOB: 21-06-99
Hometown: Pozuelo de Alarcon
School year: 1º Bach
Hobbies: Going out with friends and playing or watching football.
Family: He has no siblings
Random fact: He has a dog called Rooney who is named after the football player.












Name: Javier Martin
Age: 16
DOB: 29-10-99
Hometown: Pozuelo de Alarcon
School year: 1º  Bach
Hobbies: He is sporty (enjoys tennis and football )
Family: He has two sisters and one brother.
Random fact: He cant use a map

Name: Marta Faulin Bermejo
Age: 16
DOB: 13-09-99
Hometown: Logroño
School Year: 1º  Bach
Hobbies: She enjoys playing basketball and taking photos with her friends.
Family: She has one younger sister
Random fact: She would like to travel to the USA and Australia











Name: Sara Moraralla Galindo
Age: 17
DOB: 01-02-99
Hometown: Madrid
School year: 1º  Bach
Hobbies: She likes going out friends, shopping and listening to music 
Family: She has an older brother.
Random fact: She is our official trip photographer












Name: Edorta Ormazabal Petralanda
Age: 15
DOB: 01-05-01
Hometown: Areatza, Bilbao
School year: 3º ESO
Hobbies: He enjoys spending time with his friends and playing sports such as football
Family: He has two younger sisters
Random fact: He 'wants' to learn English and he doesn't like fish or vegetables




Name: Elisa Szigriszt Lopez
Age: 17
DOB: 20-03-99
Hometown: Pozuelo de Alarcon
School year: 1º  Bach
Hobbies: She likes to go shopping with her friends and listening to music.
Family: She has one older brother
Random fact: She gets itchy lips with some foods, eg fruit











Name: Ruben Hervas
Age: 15
DOB: 31-01-01
Hometown: Madrid
School year: 3º ESO
Hobbies: He enjoys playing football and eating
Family: He has a younger sister and an older brother
Random: He hates onion and cucumber.

Name: Maria Abian Murillo
Age: 17
DOB: 23-01-99
Hometown: Logroño
School year : 1º Bach
Hobbies: She enjoys playing any sport, specially basketball and she likes going to the cinema
Family: She has a sister called Isabel
Random fact: She doesn't like drawing

Trip to Glasgow!

Glasgow

On Saturday the 25th we went to Glasgow by train. On the trip we were sleeping because we were so tired. When we arrived there, we first took the underground, which was tiny compared to the Madrid one. After that we took the ferry to go to the Riverside Museum. There were many things and we took a lot of photos. Then we walked to another museum, the Art Museum but before going in we had lunch. It was very big and we enjoyed it more than the other. There were lots of things such as: stuffed animals, paintings, monuments, ancient culture stuff, etc. After having visited the museum we went to the University of Glasgow, which is very important and beautiful. Also, there JK Rowling got the inspiration from the towers of that university for the first Harry Potter book. We took some pictures there and then we took the underground again to the centre of Glasgow to go shopping or whatever we wanted. When we finished we caught the train to come back, where we had a lot of fun. When we arrived in Dundee it was time to say goodbye L L because the next morning the main group were returning to Spain except two.

US - Cristina and Noelia.

        

A day out!

Strawberry picking and Monikie Park

On Thursday the 16th of July we all went in the Land Rover to a farm to PYO (Pick Your Own) Strawberries. It was great fun. We picked lots of strawberries. They were very big, red and so delicious.

When we finished we went to Monikie Park. As it was raining we had lunch in the Land Rover. After lunch we rested on the grass. In the mean while, the southern Spanish boys arrived. After that we got divided in groups for the afternoon activities. We built our own raft and then we raced. It was cold but we enjoyed it a lot. It was also very funny when people fell into the water!!

To finish of, we had a shower and a hot chocolate. It was a great day.

Cristina and Noelia

Cooks and Trucks

Pizzas and Monster Trucks

On Tuesday the 14th, after doing our CVs and visiting the bank, university and job centre we went to the West House. There we cooked Pizzas, one each. We were able to choose our ingredients and then we ate our pizza. After having dinner, we had free time. 

At half past six we met up at the bus stop and took the bus to go and see a monster trucks show. The show lasted an hour and a half. At the show we saw motorbikes jumping and bikes and trucks doing tricks. We also saw monster trucks smashing old cars. There was even a man on fire!! 

It was a great day, we enjoyed it a lot.

Working hard

CV/ Job Centre/ Banks/ University

CV

On Tuesday the 14th, while Gavin (one of our teacher) was picking Noelia up from the airport, we spent time with our teachers Derek and Fiona. In that time we had to make our own CV. The first thing we had to do was put our personal details on the top of the page. The we had to write about our education: the name of our school, our subjects and grades, any academic records or achievements. Then we had to write about our work experience. We discovered that wee could put more things than we expected, like volunteering, or babysitting, etc. We also had to write about our hobbies and relate everything to our skills. At the beginning we didn´t understand why we had to do that by the end of the day we found out it´s important so that they know a bit more about us and our personality. 

JOB CENTRE

We were told to go to the job centre. There we had to ask what papers we needed to have to be able to get a job. We spoke with a woman who told us that we had to apply online. We went to the computers, but to use them and to get a job we needed a special number that we didn´t have. A part from the number we had to be 18 or over, and we are only 15/16. 

Celia and Cristina

BANKS

Santander. After writing our CV and having lunch we were divided in pairs. Juan and I (Luis) had to go to the Santander Bank. There we asked about the papers we needed to create a student bank account. Finally they told us we needed our passport and a paper that said that we had been accepted in the University.

Luis and Juan S

Royal Bank of Scotland. Our group was sent to go to the RBS but we made a mistake and we went to the Bank of Scotland. There they told us that we didn´t need anything special to open a bank account. When we got back to the class room, Fiona told us that we had to go to the ROYAL Bank of Scotland. When we got there we asked a woman what we had to do to open a bank student bank account. She told us that we had to be 17 or over and we needed to take our passport and a document that said that we are residents in the UK. In the RBS we were told that we could have 24/7 access to our money!!

Alejandro and Juan R

UNIVERSITIES

Abertay University. We went to Abertay University to get some information about what to do if we wanted to study there. The receptionist told us that this year was full, but she gave us some papers about the University for the following years. About that, she told us that there are no formal entrance requirements other than having been out of the education for 3 years or more. All students will be interviewed to ascertain their motivation to study and the suitability for the ahead program. In this University you can study Business Studies, Computer Arts, Computer Game Application, Development, Ethical Hacking, Food and Consumer Science, Game Design and Production Management and Sports Development.

Lucia and Maria

Dundee. We visited the University of Dundee. We had to ask about the Erasmus programmes. To be able to do this we need a level B in English, to have good grades at university and the desire to discover new cultures and people.

Paula and Gerardo 

New Girl

 Interview

On Tuesday the 14th a new girl came to Scotland, her name is Noelia Gomez Acedo.  She is part of a family of four. She has one sister, Leyre, who is eight. Her mother is called Pilar and her father Rafael. She lives in Alcorcon, where she was born. 

She doesn´t have any pets. She really likes the Spanish food like rice, pasta, paella etc. But she really hates cheese and milk.

Next year she is going to study 4 E.S.O, as she was born on the 12^th of May, 2000. Next year she want to study biology. In the future she wants to study INEF.  

Her hobbies are swimming, shopping, going to the cinema and going to parties. In her free time she likes watching films and her favourite types are fiction, adventure, terror and children's films. She also enjoys listening to music specially pop music, and she really likes the group Auryn. She is an honest person and an open mind girl. Her favourite colour is red . She loves dolphins but she hates spiders. One of her fears are the insects, she thinks that it's more than a fear, she detests them. She loves travelling and has been in France and now she is in Scotland.

At first she came to Scotland because her parents made her come. On this trip, she hopes to improve her English, and have a nice time. 

From left to right: Cristina, Juan R, and Noelia

Highlands

Two day trip to the Highlands

On Thursday the 9th, we left Dundee at 10:00 am. The twelve of us went in the Land Rover on a 2 hour trip. It was a little bit uncomfortable because we didn't have enough space, but it was still a cool experience.

We stopped to have lunch and then went to a theme park. We rode on various attractions. First we went on a roller-coaster, secondly we went on water slides, then we went through a maze and finally we went into a "sensations" world. It was really fun and we enjoyed it a lot.

When we arrived at the hostel, we left our bags and went to have dinner in an Indian restaurant. Most of us thought we didn't like Indian food, but Gavin offered to order different types of Indian meals. We tried them all and we really liked them. After dinner, we went to Tesco's to buy something for breakfast. Then we walked around the village and finally we went to bed.

The following day, we had breakfast and then we went to Tesco's again to buy our pack-lunch. Then we got on the Land Rover and went to Loch Morlich. There we played on the beach and went on a nice and long walk. Juan Ramos even swam in the loch!! We also played in a park near by. Some of us had lunch there. It was a really beautiful lake and landscape.

We continued our journey towards Loch Ness. On our way there we stopped at the Inverness Lock and saw the boats passing through. When we got to the Loch, it was nothing like we had expected because most people had told us that it wasn't nice because it always rained but it was a lovely day. Then we went to Urquhart Castle. We liked it a lot and we took a lot of pictures.

On our way back we stopped to have fish and chips and we enjoyed it. Finally we continued on our journey and Gavin dropped us of in our houses.

It was a long trip, but we enjoyed it a lot and we now know more places in Scotland!

Maria, Celia, Lucia, Cristina and Paula