Buenos Dias Amigos

 The first few days in Valencia couldn't have been better. I spent all day on the beach when we first arrived here and got a bit sunburnt - typical Englishman! We had a brief swim in the sea but it was clear why there was no one else in there, it was freezing. Beautiful though. 

We have already sampled plenty of the local chorizo and yesterday me and the others in our apartment cooked a big pot of chorizo pasta and sat on the balcony together to eat. We may have overshot the amount of pasta slightly as we now have enough leftover to feed Gandia. 'The Andreas' prepared a bit of a care package for us with lots of essentials in - was such a sweet gesture considering how lucky we have been with everything else. 

My first day in the school was fantastic, absolutely hectic but everyone there was so friendly and chatty (both students and tutors). I observed a couple of lessons and then me and Craig M ended up doing a bit of a joint speaking lesson at the end of the day. It's really touching to see the students so interested in speaking/learning English and it's great how keen they are to ask me questions about my life etc. 

I'm going to try and put a dent in the leftover pasta soon and then go for a leisurely stroll along the harbour and see what I can find. Looking forward to tomorrow.

Asta Luego. 

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