This week was yet again full of new experiences and excitement! Once again, I started off the week at my Internship However; this week instead of level 3 I had the wonderful opportunity of working with level 5 children. I loved them to say the least! I had a wonderful time in level 3, but an even better time in level 5. Level 5 had consisted of children around the ages of 9 -10 and they were a blast! I have come to find that I really enjoy this age group. They are old enough to understand what is going on, but yet still admire you and need guidance. They begin to develop their own identities, which is my favorite part. It’s so fun to see their strength and weaknesses shine through as they begin to fit into their personalities. Because, I simply cannot share it all (I wish) I will share bits and pieces about my favorite parts of school this week! My absolute favorite part this week was watching drama practice. The level 5 and 6 students are putting on the Musical Annie in March. I cannot wait! They are working so hard, and they have only been practicing for a week! It is amazing how many of them have already memorized their lines. They all sing so well too, I have never seen so many talented children. I love them all! I wish that everyone had the opportunity to see them perform! This week, I also got to experience swimming practice and sport! Swimming was really neat, since it is something that does not typically take place during the school day within the states. We walked to the local pool were the students were met by their profession swim coach. They worked specifically on the butterfly (a move I never mastered in swim lessons), but they all did quite well at it. They also had sport this week, where they played hockey. It was great fun, but also very cold! The boys loved it, but many of the girls complained about their hands being cold. The goalies had to wear large helmets and protective gear. It reminded me a lot of when my parents made me play hockey.
Wednesday we had our first field trip for Art class. We went to the National Gallery. It was really neat. We learned a lot about Italian painting and the 15th century. We learned about Barrack paintings which is a form of dark, spot light painting. We also learned how to pick out attributes within photos which are like symbols describing main characters. It was nice to have our art instructor there to explain the meanings behind each of the photos. It made the experience much more meaningful and I felt like I was able to better understand the painting once I knew where they came from and the artists’ intentions.
Thursday was where our weekend began, as we successfully completed our first trip! Lindsey, Tess, and I traveled to Wales to visit our friends! They had just come to visit us the week before, but with both our busy schedules it just worked out to go this weekend and I am glad we did because we had a blast! We traveled by train and it was so simple. It was really convenient and relaxed. We hope that we are able to plan many more trips by train. We left here at four and arrived in Bangor, Wales around 7 30ish. Nolan met us at the train station and took us to their house. They actually live on campus with other welsh students which was really neat! We got to meet many of their flat mates and even got to go out with them! During our weekend in Wales we walked around and even shopped a bit! It was nice to shop without crowded stores or the business of London (we could actually try stuff on without waiting 30 minutes to do so.) Saturday we were fortunate enough to tag along on their class excursion to Liverpool! I was the most excited about this because it is one place I have also wanted to visit. Even though it rained the entire day, it was well worth it as we got to go to the Beatles Museum to the ultimate Beatles experience! It was really neat, and the whole time I could not stop thinking about how much my dad would have loved it! My dad loves the Beatles, but I was able to take lots of pictures that I think he will really appreciate! Our last day in Bangor we walked to the end of the pier for their famous scones and they were delicious! It is this little shop that is owned by the most precious elder couple in all of Wales! They were so kind to us; I would definitely go there every day if I lived in Bangor just to see them! We topped off our trip by walking to the isle where Prince William and Kate reside. We went to the local grocery store where Kate is often spotted shopping, but sadly we did not see her. Although we did not see Kate we had another amazing weekend with friends and I look forward to see what this week will bring!
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