Holidays, at last!!!

On my way to work

This is a photo taken in a hurry from my car this morning, I had seen the rainbow as soon as I left Seville heading to the village where I work every day. As you can see, the sky was very dark, grey and brownish blue; it almost hided a beautiful rainbow. It made me smile.

Even though I was really happy to go to work because it is the last day before our little break for the Holy Week -and I reeeeeally need to rest a little, I do need this break. I am also a little sad because it seems that it is going to rain during this week. You may think it is not that awful, just a little rain, but the truth is that if it rains many of the events happening during this week in my city, Seville, cannot happen: during the Holy Week (starting on Palm Sunday, 24th March this year and finishing the next Sunday, 31st March), the life of Jesus Christ is represented  on top of beautifully carved wooden structures (pasos) held by men who carry hundreds of kilos on top of the backs of their necks. Besides, magnificently dressed Virgin Marys accompany their child on top of another structures usually surrounded by candles and flowers that fill our streets with wonderful scents. These "pasos" are accompanied by hundreds, if not thousands, of people; some of them belong to the brotherhood that takes care of the images, many other accompany them, sometimes in religious or artistic fervour, others just to enjoy the ambience and get hooked on the beauty of the images mixed with the smells and the magnificent music of the walking orchestras. 

I hope it did not rain... 

I want to seize this opportunity and invite all the people who read this blog from all parts of the world, to come and visit Seville, this is the best time of the year to do so. To my students, get a little rest too, you are going to need it to finish the course!!! Have a nice holiday!!

Holidays at the beach...

Cádiz, by Ana García

Being on holidays is wonderful!!

Have a look at the beach I'm spending a few days at!! 

And what is better, it is so cool here in Cádiz, I miss my cardigan I left at home!

Where are you spending your holidays?

Tell me!!

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What to do during the summer holidays?

LuPArte

LuPArte

Summer holidays are about to start!!! those that have studied and passed will have many hours to enjoy doing what they like best doing during their free time. Those that have failed any school subjects will have to study but there are still a lot of hours left to do what you prefer. If you are lucky enough, you will go on holidays to the to the beach or the mountain, but if you are not, if you have to stay here with the high temperatures we have... there are some options of things to do at home:

• Origami.
• Those little pieces of plastic by Ikea known as Pyssla you can do figures with.
• knitting or embroidering.
• building models.
• reading a good book or two or three...
• card  making.

If you have to review English, the best way is to make new foreign friends and practise with them, but if you are too shy or not that lucky you can practise a lot through this blog, especifically from Resources for my students.

Do you have any other ideas? What do you like doing in your free time? 
Leave your comments and tell us.