Camino Barcelona Blog

Dear all,  

It is with great pleasure that I am introducing this new entry :

As most of you probably know, Genta started working in our school a few weeks ago. I will let her introducing herself and give you her impressions (and some few tips) about Barcelona:

Hi everyone!

I hope you all are fine and are enjoying these spring days in Barcelona!

I’m Genta, 23 years old and Albanian. I’ve started working here in Camino Barcelona two weeks ago. I’m enjoying this new experience very much. I Like a lot the atmosphere here in the school and I’m learning new things on my work every day.

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Hello everybody!!!

How are you all? I hope you enjoyed the weekend! Instead of going to the beach, what about joining our school activities?

Monday, 15:00: Copa de bienvenida

As usual, we start the new week with our well-known welcome party for all our students here at Camino!! Why don’t you come and have some snacks and a glass (or 2 )of sangria?! That’s the best way to get to know all the other students at school in a “non-study-atmosphere”!

Tuesday, 14:45: Practical Workshop: SPANISH MUSIC

In this workshop you will be able to practice the Spanish which you have learned here through Spanish music. We will listen to all kinds music,…flamenco, pop, rock songs,… something for everybody!

Wednesday, 14:45: Visit to the Pedrera

We will visit Casa Milà, better known as ´la Pedrera´, one of Antonio Gaudí’s most famous works. The ticket includes the visit to the terraces, the Pedrera’s flat and the new “Gaudí’s space”. Don’t miss this unique attraction!
 

On Thursday, the school will be closed due to the International Labor Day, however, there are a lot of things you can do in the area! For example you can participate in one of the various excursions, like the ones to Montserrat and Sitges. If you want to join please sign in by tomorrow, the 30th of april at the reception.

Friday, 14:45: Spanish through cinema: ´ENTRE ROJAS´

This is a beautiful movie. Lucia de Quiros (the precious Penélope Cruz), an attractive young girl from a wealthy family is arrested by the police and sent to prison. Here she makes friends with a group of prisoners who have been locked away for defending their principles.

I hope you will enjoy our activities and the beautiful weather in Barcelona!

See ya!

Valerie

¡Hola! 

This week is nearly over and most of you probably already know what you will
be doing on Friday and Saturday, the two hectic days/nights of the end of the week:
Shopping, meeting friends in bars, restaurants, home or night-club, going to the cinema
etc. The possibilities are endless in Barcelona!

But what about Sunday??? Sunday is usually another story. The shops are closed,
there is nobody in the street, your friends only think about sleeping… Not very exciting, is it? That is probably the reason why I used to dislike Sundays myself.

But since I have been living in Barcelona, my Sundays just feel different… No longer
idle, no longer greyish! But why???? Why is Barcelona so different than Paris or
London on Sunday???

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¡Hola!

Today I will write to you for the last time in the ”Camino Barcelona’ blog. Unfortunately I have to fly back to Germany on friday.

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Hi everyone! This week we have a wide variety of activities in the school. We are going to get to know Barcelona and Spain better through food, music, sport, art, …

Activities 15th -19th October

Monday 15:00                            
                                      
Welcome drink

A big welcome to all our new students!  Join us in the garden for drinks and snacks – the perfect opportunity to get to know everyone!

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Lunes/Monday 19:15                                                        

Copa de bienvenida/Welcome drink

¡Bienvenidos todos los nuevos estudiantes!  Ven a tomar algo en el jardín - ¡la oportunidad perfecta para conocer a todo el mundo!

A big welcome to all our new students! Drinks and snacks in the garden – the perfect opportunity to get to know everyone!

Martes/Tuesday                                                               

18:30  ¡Tomamos un refresco en la terraza del Parc Güell!
We are going for a drink on the terrace at Parc Güell!

Iremos al Parc Güell - la obra más creativa del arquitecto modernista Gaudí – y tomaremos un refresco en la terraza.

We are going to Parc Güell – the most creative project of the modernist architect Gaudí and will have a drink on the terrace.

Miercoles/Wednesday

15.00 Visita/Visit: Museo Nacional de arte de Cataluña

En este museo, veremos la historia de arte catalana, desde el románico hasta mediados del siglo XX.

In this museum, we will see the general history of Catalan art from the Romanesque period to the mid-twentieth century.

18:30      Taller: Música española / Workshop: Spanish music

Jueves/Thursday

20:00    Espectáculo de Flamenco en vivo / Live Flamenco Show

20:00    Música cubana en el Jazz Sí Club / Cuban music in the Jazz Sí Club

Viernes/Friday                   

18:30 ¡Vamos a jugar a volleyball!/Let´s go to play volleyball!

Este viernes vamos a comprobar tus capacidades de volleyball. Vamos a la playa, ¡así que llévate tu bañador para refrescarte!

This Friday we will test your ability to play Volleyball. We are going to the beach, so bring your swimming suit along and refresh yourself!

Enjoy them!

¡Que las disfrutéis!

Zeenya

¡Hola a todos!

La semana que viene organizaremos en la escuela muchas actividades interesantes: podréis saber algo más sobre el flamenco, el baile más típico de España, ver en la escuela una película famosa que se estrenó hace poco, ‘El laberinto del fauno’, y no faltará el día cultural dedicado a la visita del Museo de Historia de la Ciudad. ¡Lee abajo para más información!

Next week we will organize a lot of interesting activities at school: you can learn more about Flamenco, the most typical Spanish dance, see the famous  and recently released film, ‘Pans’s Labyrinth’, and we will have a cultural day - a visit to the City History Museum. Read below for more information!   

Lunes/Monday: 15:30 - ¡Vamos a tomar un helado! - Ice cream!

Vamos a tomar un helado y ver las obras de arte de Igor Mitoraj expuestas en Rambla Cataluña. ¡Trae un par de euros para tomar algo!

We will have an ice cream and look at the sculptures by Igor Mitoraj displayed in Rambla Cataluña. Bring a few euros for your ice cream!

Martes/Tuesday: 14:30 - Taller: Los orígenes de Flamenco - Workshop: Origins of Flamenco

Nuestra profesora Leticia nos hablarà sobre los orígenes del Flamenco, además veremos imágenes de la película ‘El Amor Brujo’.

Our teacher Leticia will tell us some interesting facts about the origins of Flamenco and we will see some images of the movie ‘El Amor Brujo’. (more…)

¿Queréis saber más de la cultura española? Una buena manera de hacerlo es participando en las actividades de la semana que viene: podéis aprender cómo los españoles hablan y viven en la vida cotidiana o aprender los pases básicos de ‘Sevillanas’. Aquí tenéis el programa completo!

Do you want to know more about Spanish culture? A good way ito do it is taking part in next week’s activities: you can learn about the daily life of Spanish people or some basic ‘Sevillanas’ dance steps. Read the complete programme below!

Lunes - Monday: 15:30

¡Vamos a tomar un helado! - Let’s go for ice cream!

Iremos a tomar un helado y a conversar en una heladería en el barrio del Eixample. ¡Trae un par de euros para tomar algo! 

We will have an ice cream and a chat in an ice cream parlour in the Eixample area. Bring a few euros for your ice cream!

Martes - Tuesday: 15:00

Taller: Español coloquial - Workshop:Colloquial Spanish

En este taller conoceremos los tópicos, el lenguaje coloquial y la vida cotidiana en España a través de una serie de televisión de éxito: ‘Aquí no hay quien viva’. Nivel intermedio-alto requerido.

We will learn about typical Spanish stereotypes, colloquial Spanish and daily life in Spain with the help of scenes from the popular television show: ’Aquí no hay quien viva’. High-intermediate level of Spanish required. (more…)

Good afternoon everyone!

Last weekend I went back home to see my family and catch up on all things English…after 3 years in Spain I sometimes start to forget what my country looks like!  On the plane home, I began imagining all the wonderful English treats I was going to gorge myself with once in my homeland! 

So, you can imagine my complete astonishment when I arrived home to find that my mum had made an enormous Paella for us for dinner!!!  To make me feel ‘at home’…  I have to admit, though, that it was absoultely DELICIOUS!  It appears that mum had got the recipe from a friend of a friend of a friend who’s aunty is Spanish…and well it really was very tasty and totally authentic. (more…)