BARCELONA: DAY 35--MY DESK--Sunday, November 30, 2014
November 30, 2014 - MY DESK
Hi everyone,
Last night we watched the movie "Noah" with Russell Crowe. Interesting movie. Have any of you see...
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A PHONEMIC ENCOUNTER
November 29, 2014 - A PHONEMIC ENCOUNTER
Hello,
We're having to learn the international "phonemic" alphabet (aka IPA--sorry that doesn't s...
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BARCELONA: DAY 34--RAIN and RISOTTO--Saturday, November 29, 2014
November 29, 2014 - RAIN AND RISOTTO
Hi,
Last night we went out with a few of our classmates. We experienced the night life of Barcelona--...
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BARCELONA: DAY 33--PICASSO AT LAST!--Friday, November 28, 2014
November 28, 2014 - PICASSO AT LAST!
Hello,
Hoping this finds you well.
Our dinner at Hard Rock Cafe yesterday was really great! Gary had...
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BARCELONA: DAY 32--HAPPY THANKSGIVING--Thursday, November 27, 2014
November 27, 2014 - THANKSGIVING EVE
Hi everyone,
Last night was Thanksgiving Eve.....
Gary and I went out and he took some holiday light...
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BARCELONA: DAY 31--HAPPY THANKSGIVING--Wednesday, November 26, 2014
November 26, 2014 - H A P P Y T H A N K S G I V I N G
Dear family and friends,
We are sending appreciation, thankfulness, hugs, and love y...
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BARCELONA: DAY 30--THANKSGIVING--Tuesday, November 25, 2014
November 25, 2014 - THANKSGIVING PLANS
Hi All,
Well Thanksgiving is just around the corner. In years past we've spent the weekend/day with...
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BARCELONA: DAY 29--TEACHING--Monday, November 24, 2014
November 24, 2014 - TEACHING
Dear All,
Our sight seeing time has been crimped a bit by our course! Imagine that! We have to prepare teachi...
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BARCELONA: DAY 28--HOLIDAY DECORATIONS--Sunday, November 23, 2014
November 23, 2014 - H O L I D A Y D E C O R A T I O N S
Hello,
Well...it's that time of year.....
The holiday decorations are up and spar...
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BARCELONA: DAY 27--MYSTERY TOUR--ART MUSEUM--Saturday, November 22, 2014
November 22, 2014 - MYSTERY TOUR
Good Morning!
Gary was the "social director" for today. We got up and set out. I was clueless regarding w...
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BARCELONA: DAY 26--SACRIFICE THEM!--Friday, November 21, 2014
November 21, 2014 - SACRIFICE THEM!
Hello All,
Today we had our first "gig." A 12 year old boy from an affluent family (insert "spoiled" h...
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BARCELONA: DAY 25--LA SAGRADA FAMILIA--Thursday, November 20, 2014
November 20, 2014 - LA SAGRADA FAMILIA
Good evening!!
What a day...the most incredible hours since we've arrived in Barcelona.....
I so w...
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BARCELONA: DAY 24--GARY'S TURN--Wednesday, November 19, 2014
November 19, 2014 - GARY'S TURN
Hi All,
Today was Gary's turn to teach and be assessed!
He did super!
Great comments by his tutor and he...
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BARCELONA: DAY 23--HOMEWORK--Tuesday, November 18, 2014
November 18, 2014 - HOMEWORK
We are busy doing homework!
Sending love,
Ellie and Gary
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BARCELONA: DAY 21--TAPAS AND TEACHING--Monday, November 17, 2014
November 17, 2014 - TAPAS and TEACHING
Hello from Barcelona!
Today I taught my first assessed lesson. My focus was reading comprehension a...
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BARCELONA: DAY 20--STREET AND BUILDING SCENES--Sunday, November 16, 2014
November 15, 2014 - STREET AND BUiLDING SCENES
Good Sunday Morning,
Here are some scenes from the streets over the last day or so...enjoy.
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BARCELONA: DAY 19--HAVE FEET WILL TRAVEL--Saturday, November 15, 2014
November 15, 2014 - HAVE FEET WILL TRAVEL!
Yes today was another walk-a-thon.
The temperature was in the high 50s today and crystal clear...
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BARCELONA FACTOIDS
November 15, 2014 - Factoids About Barcelona
Barcelona is the 4th best European city in which to locate a business (according to the...
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BARCELONA: DAY 18--DIGGING IN AND LEARNING MORE! Friday, November 14, 2014
November 14, 2014 - DIGGING IN AND LEARNING MORE!
Greetings fellow earthlings,
Today we attend our first 2 hour workshop. There are a seri...
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BARCELONA: DAY 16--STAKES ARE GETTING HIGHER! Wednesday, November 12, 2014
November 12, 2014 - STAKES ARE GETTING HIGHER!
Greetings everyone,
Thinking about all of you in the freezer called the United States....BU...
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BARCELONA: DAY 15--CHOCOLATE AND FISH--A WINNING COMBO! Tuesday, November 11, 2014
November 11, 2014 - CHOCOLATE AND FISH!
Good evening everyone,
We are keeping an eye on the weather in the US and it is looking brutal. Se...
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BARCELONA: DAY 14--TIME TO CELEBRATE! Monday, November 10, 2014
November 10, 2014 - TIME TO CELEBRATE!
Greetings All,
We hope that wherever you are that you are staying warm and dry! Sounds like the Uni...
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BARCELONA: DAY 13--RAIN AND REST! Sunday, November 9, 2014
November 09, 2014 - RAIN AND REST
Hello All,
Today was a day to do laundry, rest, and watch the rain!
We'll see you tomorrow,
Love ya,...
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BARCELONA: DAY 12--GOOFING OFF! Saturday, November 8, 2014
November 08, 2014 - GOOFING OFF!
Our day was filled with just doing "goofy stuff!"
XO Ellie and Gary
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BARCELONA: DAY 11--THE HOUSE OF GUELL, Friday, November 7, 2014
November 07, 2014 - THE PALACE OF GUELL--PALAU GUELL
Good day all!
Today I studied verb tenses and then we headed out to explore.
Destina...
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BARCELONA: DAY 10--A HUNTING WE WILL GO, Tuesday, November 4, 2014
November 05, 2014 - A HUNTING WE WILL GO
Hola!
Today was a day to just chill and rest up a bit. We have found that our energy is high and...
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BARCELONA: DAY 9--LET THE TEACHING BEING! Wednesday, November 5, 2014
November 04, 2014 - ...LET THE TEACHING BEGIN
Good evening!
We had a great day at school today. Tom, the "geek" came in and talked to us a...
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BARCELONA: DAY 8--WE'RE LOCALS?, Tuesday, November 4, 2014
November 04, 2014 - WE'VE ACHIEVED "LOCAL" STATUS
Greetings All,
We think we've achieved "local" status! While out "hunting and gathering"...
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BARCELONA: DAY 7--FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, Monday, November 3, 2014
November 03, 2014 - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL OH MY!
Hi everyone,
Well the first day of school came at last. We got up early and arrived at the...
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BARCELONA: DAY 6--THE SEA, Sunday, November 2, 2014
November 02, 2014 - Toes in the Mediterranean Sea At Last!
Dear Family and Friends: We've been reading a lot at night as there is no telly...
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BARCELONA: DAY 5--STREET SCENES, Saturday, November 1, 2014
November 01, 2014 - ABOVE: Many of the shops have these types of doors with either graffiti or some type of cool looking art....
ABOVE: S...
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