Marikilla Pelahopo

Hey...

No time to write nothing!!! Time to have lunch so... see you later (right now) alligators.

Camels team up, up, up!!!

veronica,
hello i,m Veronica.
I come from Madrid like the other teachers that go to this course.
At the beggining I was a bit upset because I didn;t Know any member of the group but now I am more relaxed because all the teachers are very nice.
Last year I should do this course but I couldn;t do it because I was pregnant and I had my baby in June.
Now I am a bit sad because I miss my baby but I think that staying here is going to be good.
The begginig of the travel was a disaster because we don;t have the luggage but now we are more relaxed because we have all our things.
My host family is a bit serious but they give me good food and the house is cleaned and another possitve thing is that I live near the Stevenson College Edinburg.

CARLOS

Hi everyone,

First week here. Nice city and nice family. I haven't got time to visit the city centre but the weekend is almost here and I hope I'll have time to walk around then.

Well, today I'm not in the mood to write any more, maybe tomorrow or next week.

My first days at Stevenson's College, Evangelina

After a stressfull and long training course in Madrid, followed by an intensive work at school and almost no time to prepare the case, our trip to Edinburg came with some unpleasant surprises.To start with ,we suffered a two hours delay on the plane in London and when we arrived in Edinburg the weather was waiting for us with a special typical pouring and that was not everything, our cases were not here. Then there was a nervous time, but at least Jenny got in charge of everything and we could trust her at all times.
My family was very welcoming and the school is oganizing quite slowly already.
Goodbye by now Eva

Rober (Bravados team leader)

My first day in Edinburgh was quite strange for me, because it was the first time that an airflight company lost my luggage. Although the trip was really exhausting I was very excited with the idea of living for a month abroad. I'm one of the people who live in Portsburgh Court, which is the name of the residence, and I'm very glad with the place and with my partners.

The worst part of the arrival besides the luggage issue was the weather; I mean that we came from 30 to 10 degrees.

Anyway I expect to have a really good time with my gorgeous group and have a lot of BRAVADOS PARTIES with kilts and sporrans. Tremble Nessie tremble the bravados group is here.

Also I want to send a Spanish and bravado kiss to my new "wife".

How will i look like wearing a kilt?...Fran

The Edinburgh city centre is beautiful, I was impressed when I first saw it the day before yesterday. The weather is not helping, but i'm sure it will the next weeks we are staying here. No more chucketing down, please!
Everything here look old and remind the ancient times when Scottish fought against English to defend their land. Go Scotland!!
We are planning to go to a Ceilidh wearing the traditional Scottish clothing. Since we are very good dancers and look very Scottish, nobody will notice the difference between the natives and us, i'm sure.
See you after our trip to the Highlands. Tremble, Leganes Monster!!!
Cheers!
Fran

* Edinburgh, Luggages and Badgers *

Hi all badgers!

Welcome to Edinburgh! The place where there is weather :-)

At least we all have our luggage and we can really enjoy our time here.

We've been strolling in the city centre every day , practising some Scottish dancing and going out to get to know Scottish life.

Get ready for our weekend trip , bravados. There is one bed to share ;-)

I'm looking forward to meeting Nessy.

XXX

BRAVADOS ARRIVING IN EDINBURGH, ESTHER

Here I am living a strange experience in Edinburgh!!!
Once we almost all have our luggage it's time to relax and enjoy our visit. And it's PARTYYYYYY time. I am really happy this days, I have to thank all my great new friends for all the fantastic moments we are having together I really love you all!!!Bravadous, mojitous… and so on.
I hope we all learn a lot in this new experience together!! I am really looking forward to visit Inverness and Nessy this weekend, Thank you “husband” for all your arrangements the hostel, the car… and for being so kind.
SEE YOU SOON HERE!!! Spanish kisses and kisses

A great start by Luis

Our trip started last sunday we got a mix of experiences, I won't tell you more that you know.
Lets talk about the positive.



Bravados team is great so join us anytime

My first days in Edinburgh (Raquel)

The begining in U.K was a kaos and a bit depressing because we had two delays in our trips and the lugage was lost, but little by little the cloud was going far away from us and we are better now.

I'm living here with Ms Anna Caro near Meadows Park. In the same house there is two other persons, Frank and Julie (a French girld who is working here)

I want to hilight the Ceilidh night, it was wonderful.

I'm happy because I came to Edinburgh completely alone and now I don't feel like that because I've known a fantastic group of people.

Raquel.

PALOMA's first days

Hello you lot!!

These first days in Edinburgh have been weird, with our luggage lost and all the new things we're still getting used to. Luckily, now everything seems to be settling down. My host family is superb, they help me a lot and they are very kind to me! I really felt very welcomed when I first arrived.
But for the big problem of the luggage, we've started to get into the Scottish shoes, dancing at the Ceilidh and having pints! Edinburgh is an enchanting city and when I wander around it seems I'm inside a fairytale!! I do believe that the best is still to come, so be ready to have fun!!!!
Lots of love

Anahi's first days in Edinburgh

Hello everybody
I'm having such a great time with you all and I'm really looking foward to going to the Highlands on Friday. I'm sure we'll have so much fun.
I know it's been a very demanding experience but it's getting better and better and I'm sure we'll remember it for ever.
Anyway, are we going shopping today or what?

It's me, Silvia Star!!

Hi, here we are!!

We are having a class in the computer room.

It is 12.29 so in 46 minutes we are going to have lunch. Lucky us!!

Although we have had a lot of problems since we arrived in Edinburgh we are enjoying it.

On Sunday we had to take two flights ( from Madrid to London and from London to Edinburgh) and each one was delayed by one hour.

But we felt proud because we were flying with the best company in the world: British Airways, not a cheap one like for example: Easyjet (but straight from Madrid to Edinburgh)

Once in Edinburgh we had no luggage.

At 9 o'clock we were having dinner and the following day, at 9 o'clock again, we were in the college, ready to start (with the same clothes from the day before, but no problem!!)

Since then, we have visited a primary school and the Parliament. Some of us have had some pints and yesterday we enjoyed an Indian dinner.

I'm so tired now that I'm going to stop typing, but I promise that one day I'll continue.

Bye, enjoy our time here as much as possible.

Loch Ness, be ready that... we're coming, we're coming!!!!

Silvi@ XXX

Anuski and her first days

Hello everybody!!!

Although we have only been here for just 3 days it seems to me like a month!!!!
I have been through a lot: my missing luggage (and brown envelope, which by the way hasn't appeared yet!!), meeting my host family, dancing at the Ceilidh, taking the bus at 1.30 in the morning, missing the bus this morning and coming late the first day of school... I really got off on the wrong foot!!!!!!

Thakfully I have great friends here who made me feel really good when I have been down, huffy or sad . Thank you guys!!!!!!

I also have a new room mate whom I hope to get on well with!!!

Thank you bravad@s!!!!!!

I love you all!!!!!!!!

Toni First days in Edinburgh

edimburgh es a wonderful city.
I live in a residencial area. My host family is Pamela Gordon. She is gentil and organized woman.
My home is very long of the city centre and Stevenson College.
My live is very stressing because I don't have enough time, although I think to change.

Clara

Edinburgh is a beautiful city.
Yesterday we were dancing Ceilidh with Jenny, although I was very tired I enjoyed it a lot.
I live in a host family, her name is Pamela. She is very polite and charming.
We hit it off straight away when we first met. We have a lot in common: we like the same kind of music, we talk for hours about everything, we have the same interest and outlook .....

sonia lara.first day in Edinburgh

Hello!

I'm a teacher from Madrid (Spain), this is my third day in Edinburgh and I feel very good but it was quite different the first day because i didn't know what it would happen here.

It began with a terrible day... the plane was delayed for 2 hours, we had to change in London and we landed without our luggage so everybody was very worried.

In the airport, Jenny was waiting for us , the person who is the coordinator of this course.

when I arrived at family's home the host introduced me to her sons and showed me my room. After that, I talked to Christine (my host family) for a long time and she made me feel welcome. I think that they are a good family.

sonia.

soledad. My first day in Edinburgh

Hello, everyone:

I was very excited about my journey to Edinburgh.
When I arrived here I was very tired because the plane was delayed for 2 hours more or less
Luggage didn' t arrive and now, three days later, I don't know where it is, so I'm very worried and stressed about it. My English level is not enough to communicate what I'm feeling.
I hope all will be better soon and forgot this difficults days.

I need to relax to enjoy, to learn English and to visit this beautiful city.

CHARO HUERTAS.MY FIRST DAY IN EDINBURGH

Hello friends!

My first day was very stressful because I did not have my luggage. Then I met my host , Donna, and I felt much better , she was very friendly . We had a good dinner, however I was nervous I could not speak english fluently. At night I missed my family and I did not feel good. Today, the third day, I don't have my suitcase and I'AM DESPERATE. I hope enjoy much more the next three weeks.

Santiago

Hi! my name is Santiago, i'm a man and i work in a school in Madrid, yes , i'm a teacher, a teacher of P.E.

My first day in Edinburgh was very strange and a little bad. The journey was very long and we had two hours of delay in London. When i arrived at Edinburgh 's airoport i ran and looked for my luggage, but suddenly near the machine only stayed spanish teachers. We were astonished Where was the luggage? we asked . At the end, we decided take a taxis and arrived at home with our hosts. We were exhausted and stressfed.

My landlady is a pleasend person, she is more or less 65 years old and she speaks to me all the time.

When arrived at home i was the only studient in the house but today we are waiting for a portugese studient.

I live near Stevenson College, in 7 minutes i can arrive, and it is not necesary to take a bus for me, this is very good because I can get up later than other studients of my class. I have been lucky

my first contact with my family.Teresaernande

I was a little affraid. I did not know anything about Edinburgh city and the style of live in. After a lot of difficulties at the arrival to Edinburgh because ours luggages of us did not arrive, we took the taxis in order to get home. We were three people in same taxi but it was the last to arrive home.The host and her daugther were standing at the door of the house waiting for me with a very kind expression in their faces. I had a good impression of them.
After that first moment
a little embarrassing, the host helped me with my hand luggage and showed me my bedroom. She seemed me a little shy and a very calm person.
A few minutes later she prepared dinner for me.They had just had dinner.She was cooking an excellent lasagna.
Then ,we were talking for a long time. She said me that she was born in Australia and she came to Edinburgh when she was a child.
After that, she showed me the way to arrive to the college in the next morning.
it was a very nice first contact.

Living in Edinburgh. David

I'm a Spanish student in Edinburgh. I have arrived at the city last Sunday evening without luggage because this had disappeared in the airport, but this it's not important because my lodge an my family host are wonderful. I ' m living in Sighthill Neuk, a residential area in the south of the city centre.
I'm going to tell you an intersting experience thar I have lived last afternoon: at five in the afternoon I arrived at Princes street, I was admiring the casttle for a long time, and the medows, the churchs, hills, another buildings... really amazing. A huge rock in the middle of a city, incredible. In the Royal Mile I had the dinner with a friend of mine while we were listening a bagpiper playing a traditional tune. After this a group of spanish teachers went to The Lot, a pub in an old and traditional building from Edinburgh, here the culture is intensive and warm in spite of the weather: Ceilidh it's a typical Scotish dance, we were dancing during two hours, Can you imagine thousands years ago a little shire in Highlands of Scotland? People celebrating the harvest or the begining of the summer. You have to come.

Ignacio

My first day in Edinburgh was a little strange. I woke up very early in the morning with my flatmates, and after breakfast we went to the bus stop. we found the bus stop very fast and we waited for the bus, 5 minutes, 10, 20, 30 and then somebody said "are we sure that this is the right 35 bus stop?", then one of us went to see the timetable, and there was written "this stop is cancelled from 19th to 24th of June".

It was 9:10 am. and the new course started at 9 o'clock. Eventually we arrived at Stevenson College, but unfortunately 1 hour late and everybody was waiting for us.

The rest of the day was quite good but of course without our luggage, because it was flying in some aircraft all around the world.`

First task

Hi everyone,

Your first post should be about your first days at Stevenson College and in Edinburgh.

I will come round and help you with any language queries, either while you are drafting your post, or to help you edit it after you have posted it.

Then I would like you to read about each other's experiences and add a comment to your friend's post.

Happy blogging!

Isobel