On 1st March Ms Romero and eight Sixth Formers flew from Stansted to Asturias.  For most this was their first school trip to Spain.  Each pupil stayed with a different host family and experienced their very different culture and lifestyle, trying traditional Spanish food and drink, having dinner at 10 pm and breakfast at 9 am. 

 

Every morning the group walked to Mundidiomas, the language school where they had Spanish lessons until 1.00 pm.

During their stay they visited the Town Hall where the group was introduced to the town councillor.  They were warmly welcomed by both the local government as well as the local media and they were very surprised to find themselves appearing on local television as well as in two local newspapers.

 

The local councillors were interested to read about Bethany.

Article from 'El Comercio' - 04/03/08

 

Article from 'La Neuva Espana' - 04/03/08

Everyone enjoyed the trip and all agreed to return to their host families again next year.  They all felt that they learnt a good deal of Spanish too!