BETTER BEFORE IES ALHAKEN II

SIGNING FOREVER This was the last day of our awesome trip, and we went, as we were doing for four days, to  school. We attended a meeting where we did a feedback of the whole  week, aboutevery single activity we did. Also they tested us about diversity again, and the results were more than successful. One group discussing about the whole week  Then, we did a very special activity, in which we had to fill postcards and to give them to a person, and after that, the main activity: signing everybody's t-shirt Me signing a t-shirt Me being a table of people who want so sign my t-shirt After that special moment, we went to the cantine to have lunch for the last time. We were kept in a room playing and talking, and then, everything went into tears and tears: the "goodbye" moment. We were saying goodbye to the people we shared amazing memories  with in a really nice week. After that sad moment, and with our hearts broken, we left the schoo...

MIND BLOWING Another interesting day started, and with a good mood, we went to the school. There, we split into two groups and we were doing some workshops. The first one was a workshop about the diversity and the migration on the 21st century. We attended an speech and then we moved onto  another room, where other interactive workshop was taking place. This one was about the history of the UK and its relationship with diversity. This one also included a time line with gaps to be filled. After that, we did a competition on presenting the best ad about diversity. We had to create a video, an speech and also a poster showing diversity. We had fun with that, despite of the technical difficulties that caused even more laughs. After finishing it, we decided to go to the shopping center to spend some time, and then, the end of the day: the party itself. We went to a club to eat pizza, to spend time with our friends and  dance like crazy. We were there having a pretty good time...

 SOME HIGHLIGHTS Wednesday was amazing! In the morning, we walked around Barbican and St Paul, on our way to the Museum of London. Once there, we were able to appreciate   the diversity present throughout the history of the city. We had lunch at the museum and when we finished up, we continued our trip. We visited one of the most awesome places in London: Buckingham Palace. We enjoyed the views, and we took as many pictures as we could! After that, we went to Trafalgar Square, where we had the opportunity to enter the National Gallery. It was really nice to see" The Sunflowers" by Van Gogh! Marta, Nuria, Mariola, Anicka (UK) and Bryanna (UK) at Trafalgar Square + The Sunflowers

LEARNING IS A FEEDING EXPERIENCE Tuesday was a really touristic day. Firstly we went on cable cars to get to O2. We really enjoyed it although it was raining, because of the amazing views. On cable cars Secondly we have around half an hour of free time to see the shopping centre O2. How big it was ! It was located in the Greenwich Meridian. Inside of it you could find outlets, places to eat, bowling... Some of us having fun in the O2 Mariola, Nuria and Luismi walking through O2 After that, we went on a boat through the river Thames whilewe were having lunch. Then, we stopped to look around Tower Bridge. Some of us went to the rooftop of a skyscraper to contemplate the views. Mariola excited to go on the boat Rooftop with the London guys The entrance to the rooftop Tower bridge in a rainy day We came back to the boat that took us to London Eye. We had an activity all together, it was like a "House of terror" that lasted a...

It was finally Monday and we were so excited to meet friends from other trips again and to make new ones. Each country introduced themselves and then, presentation games started. We had a really great time! After lunch we went out to discover the different parts of the city. In order to do that, we got to know a  lot on means of transport, It was funny watching so much people running to manage to take the train. We explored the West side, Chinatown, Picadilly Circus and Canary Wharf. Each part of the city contrasted with the others, we were starting to know what diversity really means. We had dinner at Chinatown

 TRAVELLING TO UK, EXPECTATIONS...SO MANY Sunday was extremely long for all of us. We spent the whole day travelling, and we just wanted to arrive as soon as possible. Firstly, we went on the AVE from Córdoba to Seville. The road by train was comfortable and short, it took just 45 minutes! Mariola, Marta and Luismi in Santa Justa Once in Seville, we took our plane to London. It was approximately three hours long, and when landed we were really tired. However, another forty minutes by bus were waiting for us. I will never forget the amazing sunset we were able to enjoy through the plane's window. It was breathtakingly beautiful! Finally, we arrived in London at around 9 p.m. Although we were exhausted, we hugged our hosts enthusiastically! There it started one of the most exciting weeks of our lives. By Nuria Rosa