London, host
city of the 2012 Olympic Games, Queen Elisabeth II’s residence, and one of the
most visited capital cities in Europe, was conquered a couple of weeks ago by an
army of 42 people coming from San Clemente.
Joking
aside, 39 niiiñooooos and 3 wonderful teachers enjoyed a five days visit
to the city. During those days we stayed in the most comfortable hotel of the
area. Undoubtedly, it was a place to pamper ourselves and where we were able to
relax and get ready for the exhausting upcoming third term. Unfortunately, some
of us had some problems organizing our clothes.
During the
days, our group of brave students visited some of the landmarks that have made
London one of the most beautiful cities of the world. The bravest ones tried to
ride lions in Trafalgar Square.
Others became so famous that they even gave
press conferences in Stamford Bridge and appeared on TV!
Some girls put on some
weight thanks to its delicious typical dishes (all of them served before 21.00)
whereas some of the boys were about to become the new Rock and Roll stars and others flirted with Sandra, a very nice and charming friend .
Also, a few Harry
Potter fans found the famous platform 9 ¾.
There is no doubt that London is a
multicultural city, and our students became part of that melting pot. Since it is
a huge city, and in spite of the fitness of our students, who were about to break
the world record of walking fast, we used the Tube to move around the city and
on the escalators we always stayed on the right side (…or on the left…not
sure).
During the
trip we were accompanied by the #hombrecillodelChelsea (gambas, sangria, chica
guapa, Iniestiaizo) and by that….woman with the…sweet voice…who explained very
clearly and in very correct English the secrets of Shakespeare’s theatre.
It will be
difficult to forget Antonio’s extremely bad luck, the teacher’s red bulls,
Laura’s control in Tesco supermarket, the song “La Cruz” sung by Itziar and
Miguel along The Mall, Carmen’s papers, Chema’s combs, José Javier’s spicy
pizza, the several times that Míriam, Ainhoa and Regina got lost, Paula and
Alba’s faces inside the train (while the others were outside), Irene’s reaction
and experience in Harrods, Víctor and Susana’s t-shirts, Silvia’s tiredness or
Marina & Manuel squirrels.
Of course we will always remember the race to
the boarding gate, the hundreds of pounds spent in GAP, the private relaxed trip
of Edu, Javi, Andrea and Lucía whereas the others couldn’t find the way and
screamed and cried through the underground windows, that man in black that
wanted to interrupt our girls’ dream but who was defeated by #superEdu in his fashionable pyjamas and many other things that we prefer to
keep for ourselves.
For sure it
has been a great experience for all of us, a trip that has helped us to expand
our knowledge of the language and of the culture and, most importantly, to let
us know each other much better. The English Department and the teachers
involved have to congratulate all our students for their great behavior, their energy
and their cheerfulness during the entire trip. We hope you enjoyed at least
half as much as we did, which is a lot.
