My Spanish School Day

The Comenius wall

The school starts at 8:35 in every morning, about half an hour later than normally in Finland. A Spanish breakfast means that you haven’t basically eaten anything, just cocoa - what they call in here “colacao” because of the mark – with cookies, a muffin or a croissant…but usually I don’t eat anything.

You have three hours of lessons before the free time what is called “recreo”. Every class takes 50 minutes and there is five minutes break time between every class. The recreo starts at 11.15 and the next lesson is at 11.45 so it’s half an hour free time. Then people eat their “bocadillos” which is French bread with jamón Serrano, chorizo, cheese, tortilla de patatas…My host-mom always prepares me one, but you can buy something to eat from the school canteen or from a shop nearby – the school is right in the center of León;))

After the recreo you have your last three hours. School ends always at 14:25. Then we go home and eat a huge lunch with our family. You have to eat much, next time when there’s food it’s about 10 or 11 o’clock in the evening! "Siesta" is more or less between 13 and 17 o’clock. Then most of the shops are closed and people go to eat to their homes and just relax. The hottest time of the day is at siesta, there might be over 20 degrees!

That was my Spanish school day, what do you think? Eva linked me this video, it’s about our Spanish school “Juan del Enzina”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbudBwJDJ8k&feature=plcp&context=C4837510VDvjVQa1PpcFPNcOdFa8XBxdTCHRUmyk4Ukli_FpRA568%3D