Teaching the ninos

Farewell my niños + a fantastic evening

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December 15th 2009
Normally I write these things in chronological order, but we’ll try something different today. Yesterday was my last day teaching English to the little 8-year-olds at the Colegio Claret, and it was bittersweet. I was given a Christmas CD that they made last year, which included two original tunes and two songs in charmingly accented English. I shall cherish it forever. I had a presentation prepa ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more