One week down!

 We have finished our first week of school in Valencia and it has definitely taken some getting used to. After some initial problems with the school I have been made to feel very welcome. All the teachers stop and say hi to me in the staff room but I am surprised at how little English they speak and unfortunately my Spanish isn’t great so we are limited to talking about the weather. The classes are quite intimidating and it has been overwhelming at times but I am finding my feet now and getting involved in the lessons. It’s a difficult group of teenagers to teach as they have no motivation and very little English is spoken in the lessons. My mentor is great though, she has been very welcoming and encouraging. I have planned some lessons for next week but there are a lot of exams taking place so I’m not sure which ones I can do just yet.

It can get a little lonely in the home stay on my own as Yolanda is rarely at home. I am more used to a very noisy house, but the Valencia girls are great. We meet up regularly and we check in with each other daily. Yesterday after school I visited the old town and had some paella. It’s a beautiful part of the city with some amazing buildings.





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