I think they are enjoying the classes with their teacher, Abel. Señora & I do not attend the classes with the kids, so we hear from them what they do, different listening activities, presentations, .... and all in Spanish! This group has really done a nice job of blending together and really improving their Spanish. It's cool to see their growth with the language, and how much more comfortable they feel speaking Spanish & navigating the city.
Lunch was a very typical dish from Madrid, a cocido, or stew. We started with a typical soup as an appetizer, then moved to the cocido. It includes a variety of meats: chicken, beef, pork, chorizo, morcilla, tocino...and then you mix it with the vegetables: garbanzos, carrots, cabbage, potatoes. Delish!!!
After lunch we headed to a very diverse part of the city, Lavapies, for our interactive portion of the day, and visited an NGO, The Third Half, that works to improve communities through soccer. The kids had to pick a goal to work on through soccer, and then we went & visited the soccer court. About 7 kids came to play with us. We did some drills, played some pick up games, and then created visuals representing our day. I think our kids enjoyed it as much as the Spanish kids. Typically there are about 150 kids who participate in the Lavapies Dragones team, even girls!! They practice on a sand/gravel court and then play around the city at different stadiums with other teams of similar HS ages.
We surprised the kids afterwards with a trip to the Faro de Moncloa, or Moncloa tower. It looks like a house from the Jetson's, and gives you a 360 look at Madrid. Even the kids with height issues really enjoyed the views!
After a loooong day, we headed back to our barrio for dinner and bedtime. Tomorrow is our last day in Madrid as Saturday we pack up & take the train to Barcelona. I think the kids are super sad to be leaving Madrid as they've grown to love it like home!!
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