Chat Room

Greetings from another great day in Spain!

Today we spent the whole day working with Spanish/Basque teenagers who wanted the opportunity to improve their English skills and exchange information concerning the differences between Basque and American cultures. This event was one of the first held at the new storefront for the "Chat Room". We played a lot of get-to-know you games, had a photo scavenger hunt around the city, and just shared a lot of information about our cultures. We had a great, fun time. It was wonderful seeing our students take the initiative to start conversations with the students and getting everyone involved with the activities.

After the long day, we had dinner at a Sports Club Restaurant. We were able to sit on the bottom floor seating with a little girl´s birthday party. We all enjoyed watching High School Musical 3 on the big screen t.v. in Spanish...with English songs! Some of us were more interested in the local futbol game on the smaller tvs though! After stopping at a marketplace for some more water, fruit and pastries, we are heading in for the night. Tomorrow looks to be a much simpler, calmer day of reflection and taking care of some local social worker children while their parents can have a few hours to themselves.

Until tomorrow night!