Saturday with families

There was no school today so everyone did different things. Most of us went to New York and others stayed here, in Maryland.

I woke up and I went to Georgetown with my host partner. 

Georgetown is a beautiful little part of  Washington DC known for the colleges located there. We walked around and entered  some shops, and, by 5:30 we left. After that we  had dinner in a Japanese restaurant  where they cook  right in front of you. You can see how the chef cooks all your food and does impressive  tricks with ... Was such fun!!!

It was an amazing day with plenty of emotions.

Ready for the next one!

Noa

Visiting the Monuments in DC and the Potomac Great Falls

Today we had an amzing day it was very interesting , we went to washington DC and we saw some of  the most important monuments like the White House, The Monument, World War II Memorial and the Lincoln Monument then we got on the bus and went to the Great Falls of Potomac which were beautiful.

After that long day we went back to the school to reunite with our partners and go to Olney .

Then we got ready to watch the football match against Gonzaga  and it was amazing , they won and we had a great time, we really enjoyed it.

Naia

Thursday at the Smithsonian Museums

Today, the exchange students went to DC to visit some of the amazing Museums downtown. They are called Smithsonian, and we started with the Natural History Museum where, at the entrance, there is a very big elephant!!

This museum was so interesting and funny, we saw and learned a lot of amazing things: mammals, minerals, the Hope diamond, the mummies, an exhibition about the evolution of Humans, etc.

The second Museum we visited was American History Museum. There was an interesting exhibition about Latin people in the USA and, in this 2nd one we also had VR zones to get fun.

It was a really great day!!!

Jan

A day around...

Today Wednesday we went to Tyson’s Corner Mall while our hosts took the PSAT tests.

In the Mall we were able to buy clothes, books, food, iced drinks and more. It was quite big and some of us got lost when we had to go back to school by bus...

When we got back to school we had lunch and played a USA vs Spain soccer game on the basketball court.

During the afternoon we were with our hosts, some of us went to see a hockey game, others went to see a scary movie at the cinema, some of us prepared the decoration for Halloween...

It was a really funny day!

First day at school

Today it's been Tuesday and it has been our first day in the school. First we had an school tour and it was amazing, the school was really big. After that, we had breakfast and we took some classes with our partners.

Then we had lunch and, later,  we took the last class. The classes are so diferent compared with Spain.

When school was finished, some of us went to watch a soccer match and we also went to a typical place to eat, it was "Chic fil a" and I ordered a chicken sandwich, it was really yummy. 

Finally we went back to school and my partner and me went home to rest and sleep.  It's been an unforgettable day!!

Gerard

Monday off...

Today it 's been Monday, but the students didn’t have class because it was a public holiday. So we have spent this day with our partners trying to get to know them better. However, not everyone has done the same during the day.

In my case, this morning we went to a Washington mall called Rio, and we met other students there. We visited several shops, we’ve been to the aracade and we’ve not forgotten to shop in the legendary Target. After that, we have had lunch at a Mexican restaurant.

We’ve spent the afternoon at one of the partners' house playing board games, playing sports and eating snacks.

It has been an amazing day to get to know our surroundings and partners better!

Anna

Welcome BBQ

Welcome BBQ

Today we got to sleep in and went to Silver Diner with Noelle and her family. We ate pancakes, bacon and eggs. It was all very delicious!! Then, we went home and everyone in the program (parents, students, teachers, relatives,...) came over for the BBQ. We played lots of games: pool, ping pong and corn hole. We ate burgers, mac and cheese, hotdogs, and had a bomb fire and made s'mores.... It was very fun!!

In the evening, we all went to "The field of Screams", ready for Halloween, where we all had big fun....

Amàlia