Today was the first full day in Madrid, and the Foxcroft students shadowed their Juan Bravo “twins” through a full day of classes. They were all very excited to participate, and the Spanish teachers and students alike were impressed with their ability to understand and communicate! The classes at Juan Bravo are much larger than at Foxcroft (each subject has about thirty students), but the ladies adjusted with great aplomb.
Avery Finkel and Catherine Reynolds, who were placed with younger students, arrived to school earlier than the rest to discover that they were scheduled for an outing with their twins’ English class to see a production of “The Picture of Dorian Gray” as a musical. It was very interesting for them to be on the other side of things, watching a play that they understood and explaining some of the expressions to their hosts.
At the end of the day, the Foxcroft girls participated in a cooking class with Juan Bravo’s head chef, Ricardo, and girls from Madiera and a Canadian school. They learned to make gazpacho, a cold tomato and pepper soup, and the “tortilla de patatas,” a type of Spanish omelette with potatoes and onion.
Catherine Reynolds intently cuts a potato
Jae helps to prepare the tortilla
Catherine, Luisa and Jae enjoy prepping the vegetables
Faith gets intense about gazpacho...
...and is very happy with the results!
Oscar Wilde in Spain! Who would have thought?
By: larry Finkel on March 14, 2011
at 7:43 PM
Sounds like fun! Did any of you try the “tortillas de patatas” when Isabel made them for the International Club’s International Food Week? Guess she was right about them being a staple!
Have a great time!
Ms. Wolf
By: Cathrine Wolf on March 14, 2011
at 9:39 PM
Sounds like you guys are having a great time! What better way to experience a different culture — musicals and food! I miss you all and hope you enjoy the rest of your trip!
Adios,
Estefanie
By: Miss Bethany on March 16, 2011
at 4:34 PM