Class on USA Culture

Some weeks ago, our teacher Mr García asked us if we wanted to have a presentation and a class about life in the United States, and we accepted without doubting.

So finally, Elena Merino, the lady that was going to teach us something about the US lifestyle came and explained to us that she had lived there for approximately four years, from 2003 to 2006, and she had stayed in West Virginia, so she told us about the state, its nature, peoples, hobbies, food and many more things.

At the beginning, she asked if we could locate West Virginia in the US map, and we couldn’t… Then she showed us the flag of the state and the reasons for its symbols, so she talked about the symbols and the main economic activities of West Virginia. Later, she spoke about the different seasons and nature in the state, and the main sports they like to practice there (American football). 

Finally, she showed us a great variety of typical foods they have, and we got surprised, because the people from West Virginia are the fattest in the United States.

In conclusion, I would say that it was a very interesting activity in which we could learn many things about different lifestyles and practice our English.

Luis Mestre

2nd Year Bachillerato

My Experience at Boca Prep

I started my mornings with two sessions of soccer practice, my favorite sport, and I found it very different from the game in Spain. In the US, soccer is very physical, while here we are more technical in general. Finally, on Sundays we went on trips, to the zoo, to Orlando (my best trip ever)...

I just came back from staying at Boca Prep International School (Florida) for six weeks, and there were many things I liked about the experience. First of all, people were really friendly, from my host family and their friends to classmates, teachers and administrators. School lunches were very tasty, with plenty to choose from, and the activities we did at school were like in movies, where you had to present and everybody came to see you. I also loved riding on the yellow buses.

It has been an unbelievable experience that left me wanting to go back!

Vicent Diego

1st Year Secondary

 Mi experiencia en Boca Ratón, por Vicent Diego

Acabo de volver de pasar seis semanas en el colegio de Boca Prep (Florida), y han habido muchas cosas que me han gustado de la experiencia. Primero, que todo el mundo fue muy amable, empezando por mi familia anfitriona, sus amigos hasta mis compañeros de clase, profesores y personal de administración. Me gustó mucho la comida del colegio (había mucha variedad) y las actividades que hacíamos en el colegio eran como en las películas: teníamos que presentar los trabajos y todo el mundo venía a vernos. También me encantó ir en los famosos autobuses amarillos.

Empezaba la mañana con dos sesiones de fútbol, mi deporte favorito, y me pareció muy diferente al fútbol que jugamos en España. En EEUU el fútbol es muy físico, mientras que aquí somos más técnicos, en general. Finalmente, los domingos íbamos de excursión, al zoo, a Orlando, el mejor viaje de mi vida...

¡Ha sido una experiencia increíble que me ha dado muchas ganas de repetir!

Vicent Diego

Alumno de 1º ESO