Sara Perez

Hi I'm Sara, I'm 16 years old, I have a brother and I like to play with him. I live in Ourense in the north of Spain near of Portugal. It's the third time that I have stayed in America and I love it. I want to learn a lot of English and meet other people. I like play basketball and I love to go shopping.

Blanca Sanchez

Hi. My name is Blanca, I'm 14 years old. I love basketball. I have two brothers, they are 16 and 6 and their names are Alberto and Antonio. I like Virginia very much because people is very friendly. My host family is very nice with my and I like them.

Javier Isla

I am Javier  and I am 15 years old I live in Santander and I have a brother called Carlos He is 11 years old We love sport and we play sports like basketball soccer and tennis. My favorite thing to do here is play with my friend and with my host brothers.

Naiara Vitores

Hi my name is Naiara!!

I'm 17 years old, I am from Bilbao a nice place in the north of Spain.
I love my host family, they are very very very nice wiht me, is the best host family I never had.
I like too much America and the trips, we did. I don't like go to school because is very boring but is funny with Debby.
These week is the last week and I don't want to go home because I am going to miss my host family.\
I like too much going to parties and go shopping with my friends.
I like travel, the last two years i went to Ireland nut I prefer America is my first time here and I like.
I don't like dogs but my host family's dog is the best dog in the world.
Graham family is yhe best in the woooorld!!!!

Bye

Sergio Freijo

hello my name is sergio and I am very happy of being here. my family is very good but my favorite is yeager the dog. I have gone to a lot of places like north carolina, to the river, and to a bunch of restaurants. But I'm a bit upset of coming back to Spain. : D but it's a good experience and I hope to repeat it another year.

Maria Perez

Hello, I'm Maria I'm 16 years old and this is my first time in USA. I live in Galicia with my parents and my sister, she is 15 years older than me she is like my best friend. I like play basket, go out with my friends, meet new people, I'm very extroverted. About my host family, they are so funny, I think I have a lot of luck because I can stay with them. I like this place and I have a lot of activities, Ice skating, shopping, Busch Gardens... and the next week We will go to Washington DC, I'm excited to go there.

Pedro Garcia

my name is pedro and i am here to improve my english .My host family name is Andrade , and i like play soccer and play xbox and psp . I have got one sister she is four years older than me.

Beatriz Herrero

Hello I'm Bea, I'm 16 years old and I live in Madrid. I have one sister and one brother. My sister's name is Patricia she is 23 years old and she studied English at college. My brother's name is Inigo he is 20 years old and he is studying to be an engineer. I also have two dogs Katy and Kira they are very nice. I like sports and I love play basketball. I also love animals. I want to be a doctor.

Ines Bertrand

Hello, I'm Ines I'm sixteen years old. In my family i have three sisters that are very nice and crazy. I love play sports but my favourite is soccer. The best places that I've gone since I was here are: Busch Gardens, bowling and pool. The next week I'm going to New York with my host family, I'm very excited.

Carmen Fuente

My name is Carmen. I'm 15 years old. I live in Oviedo in a small city in the north of Spain.
I like playing tennis, I train twice a week. In Spain my favorite things to do are going out with my friends, watching movies and going shopping.

Carlos Munio

Hi, my name is Carlos.I am 15 years old. I was born in Santiago de Compostela, but I live in Madrid in the capital of Spain. I have 1 brother and 1 sister. my brother is called Antonio and he is 18, he came here the last year. My sister is called Ana and she is 14. I like playing sports. My favourites sports are soccer and tennis. It is my second time in the USA because the last year I went to a summer camp in New York.

Mireia Villalba.

Hi!
I'm Mireia, I'm 15 years old but I turn 16 on December 27. I'm from Santander, a little city from the north of Spain, where I live with my family: my dad Pedro, my mum Maite and my older brother Sergio, who is 19. I like going out with my friends, shopping, playing tennis...
I really like my host family, they're so nice to me and they are taking me to really good restaurants. Yesterday we went to a Spanish restaurant called Emilio's and it was so good.
Bye.

Monica Mijangos

hi!
My name is Monica and i'm 17 years old. I live in the north of Spain, in Bilbao. It's a lovely place, so you all have to visit it.
Last year I was in Toronto, and I have also been two years in Ireland.As you can see, I love travelling.
My host family is really nice to me. They are taking me to lots of amazing places. Yesterday, we went to see the fireworks with the rest of her mother's family.
And next weekend we are going to georgia. I can't wait to go there.
I'm really enjoying my time here.
Bye

María Sánchez

Hi  everyone!
I'm María and I'm 16 years old but I turn 17 on July 12th.
I live in Madrid here most of my family lives. I live in a flat with my parents, Marta and Roberto, and my two "little" brothers, Fernando and Rober. They are 15 and 11 years old.
I love living  in  the city as you have a lot of things to do all the time, no matter how old are you or what you like to do there is always something fun to do.
I like reading, going shopping, dancing, watching movies, hanging out with frinds...
Bye,
María.

Cristina Rodríguez

Hello! I am Cristina. I am 16 years old and I live in Madrid, the capital of Spain.
I live with my parents and I have two brothers, their names are Ricardo and Diego. Ricardo is 18 and Diego is 7 years old.
I study in a school called Jesus Maestro with María.
I love riding horses, reading, going to cinema, hanging out with my friends, singing, playing videogames and, of course, shopping. I dont like doing sports but i like watching them, like The football World Cup.
I have come here to improve my English level and to have some fun.

Andrea Esteban

Hi! My name is Andrea and I have 17 years old, I am from Spain, from the north of Spain, Bilbao.
I live with my parents and I have one sister, her name is Maria. I love animals, so I have two cats at home, their names are Luna and Caperucita.
I live in a semi-detached house on a town near Bilbao, the name of the town is Sondika.
I am a simple girl, I love sing, dance, go to the cinema, stay with my friends and use the computer.
The sport that I prefer is skiing. Every winter my father, my sister and I go to Ezcaray to skiing.
I came here (VA) to study english and to know new people.
There are 4 people in the house that I am living now. They are five but the biggest brother isn't here.
We are 2 days here and I saw families brothers singing, and yesterday I went to do some shopping.
It was really nice!
Bye, Andrea.

Adrian Nogales

Hello, my name is Adrian, I am 16 years old. I live in Bilbao, in the north of Spain.
 I have a sister, I am  always  discussing with her.
  I like the theater, I am in a production since  5 months (IDK productions), every Friday I have classes of drama and every Saturday I go to the beach with Sergio to do body-board or I do some Full-length film .
 I like Michael Jackson's songs ,  I also listen to all kinds of music. It is the second time that I come to the same family

I like to play sports: football , skating, body boarding, etc

I hope that this month is going to be as funny as the last one.
tuenti = adri nogales

Welcome! ¡Bienvenido

Dear students:

Welcome to the blog. This blog is yours to update and fill with memories. It is very simple and easy to use and I hope that you enjoy collecting and writing down your experiences here. Now that I've welcomed you, let me give you your directions and some basic rules for this blog.

DIRECTIONS:

This blog is for your own private and personal reflections on what you have experienced here so far in America. Write about anything! It can be your host family, the classes, the lessons, the field trips--anything. Just express yourself and have fun with it.

RULES:

1. You are expected to write your entries in English, no matter how wrong you think your translations are. I will personally go through and read your posts and check for any mistakes. I will also bring you corrections so that you understand what you did wrong.

2. Do NOT edit other students' entries. You are sharing this blog with your fellow students, respect them and do not change what they have worked on.

3. This is not only a blog for you guys, but also a public blog. That being said, your entries should contain appropriate content. KEEP IT CLEAN. This means no sexual references, illegal substances, profanity, etc.

4. No pictures can be posted of the you guys (the students) for copyright/legal reasons, but you can post pictures of places you went and things you saw.

5. Have fun. This is where you can just open up your thoughts and write what you feel about what you did for the day or about anything else. Enjoy yourselves.

IF YOU NEED HELP OR HAVE QUESTIONS:

You can talk to me in class the next day. If you want to address the problem immediately, send me an email at  harrypfanmcc@yahoo.com. I check it every morning and night, so I should be able to see your email.

Good luck and have fun!

Sincerely,

Madeleine C.