Off to more adventures!

As we finish our first week teaching at Sotogrande International School and living in Estepona, we feel we have been here for much longer than one week. Not in a way that we feel is dragging on but rather a feeling of familiarity. Yet we also feel as though we have so much explore and learn! It is a great feeling of balance between the two.

Today at the school, the students were allowed to wear "home clothes" rather than their uniform if they payed 1 euro, and they were given the choice to wear their Halloween clothes! The school has reached its half term, and the school will be out for the next week! Therefore, the students celebrated Halloween today since school will be out of session when it is the actual holiday. We were surprised that so many children celebrated Halloween with costumes and sweets, but Ms Clare explained that things from the US are spreading and being more commercialized. The picture below is a picture of the P2 (first grade) students in their Halloween clothes and with Ms Emilie and Ms McKenna! (We were able to wear jeans but did not have access to a costume with 24 hours notice)

As the students have a week off, so do we! McKenna and Jessica are heading off to Greece and Italy while Lars is going to Barcelona, Florence, and Rome; and Emilie is going to Berlin, Hanover, and Granada to visit friends! Wish us luck on our adventures to other places around Europe! We won't be blogging until we return from our travels. Happy Halloween to all & have a wonderful week!