What are Alan and Steven doing in Spain?

What are Alan and Steven doing in Spain?

We are teaching for the CIEE program, which stands for Council on International Educational Exchange. We lived in Sevilla, Spain for a month and took an immersion course that improved our knowledge of the Spanish language and culture. We lived with a host Señora which provided us 3 meals a day and laundry service. Following our stay in Sevilla, we moved together to a small town called Lucena where we will begin teaching English. The teaching assignment will begin approximately October 1st and conclude May 31, 2011.

We are placed at two different schools in Cabra, Spain in which the children range from the ages of 12-18. As Language and Culture Assistants, we provide the teacher and students with a native English accent along with providing first hand examples and experiences about the American culture.

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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Homestays in Sevilla

Hello. Hope everyone enjoyed our first post and the movie we made from our visit to the Alcazar. The Alcazar is the royal palace for when the King of Spain comes to Sevilla. Apparently right now he is in his palace on some island. The Alcazar used to be a Muslim Palace before the Christians took it over. The detail in the architecture here is incredible.

Yesterday, we moved into our homestays that we will be living at for the next month while we take classes. Steven is in a panic because his homestay does not have air conditioning. He is living with another participant that goes by the name Tadpole. I am living alone with a senora named Julia. She is an older woman the does not speak a lick of English. My room is nice but the bathroom does not have a shower... only a bath. The problem is that I out-grew taking baths a long time ago and I am apparently taller than most Spaniards. We will begin class on Monday. Until then, hasta luego.

Alan & Steven

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