Umbrella

Hi guys! Don't forget to pack your umbrella or rain jacket, because on the coast there are often rain showers!!.. See you.

Cele

OUR LAST MEETING before OUR TRIP

27 travellers were present, so for those 6 who didn´t make it, here goes a summary of our meeting:

* all vouchers were given out, so come to the agency to pick up yours if you don't have it yet

* remember to have ALL your documentation handy: put it in your handbag --ASSIST CARD included!

* everybody signed a "Codigo de Convivencia" to ensure a successful and enjoyable trip for everybody. Those who were absent will sign it before leaving.

* on the plane we´ll see the new arrangent of pairs for hotel rooms.

* a last reminder to take warm clothes and TO WEAR THEM!!!

* VERY IMPORTANT: AS SOON AS WE GET TO BRIGHTON I WILL NEED TO COLLECT 120 POUNDS TO PAY FOR ALL TOURS LEFT --others than those provided by the school. HAVE THE MONEY READY THERE.

My best wishes for a memorable trip !!!!!

Merry Christmas!!

I wish you all MERRY CHISTMAS people! See you on Monday!

CHECK LEISURE PROGRAMME: changes made

Dear kids,

Go to our GOOGLE SITE and check the Leisure Programme in the Sidebar. You'll see some very interesting changes made !!!!

In 3 weeks´time we'll be in England!!

ALL ANSWERS TO QUIZZ

ALL ANSWERS to QUIZZ: check yours.

URGENT: WANT TO WATCH A FOOTBALL MATCH LIVE?

Hi,guys! I've JUST received an email from the agency in Brighton, and they are offering us the possibility of watching a football match LIVE in England !!!
My pc, where I've got all your emails, is not working, so I'm posting the options and prices here:



Sat 9th Jan Arsenal v Leeds £75 FA Cup 3rd Round

Sun 10th Jan Chelsea v Ipswich £75 FA Cup 3rd Round

Sat 15th Jan Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers £95
Premier League

Sat 22nd Jan Arsenal v Wigan £95 Premier League

Tue25th Jan Arsenal v Ipswich £55-75 Carling Cup S/ Final

The one on the 25th is a FINAL!!!

All transfers to the stadiums are included. We need to decide as soon as possible, since the number of tickets is limited!!!!
PLEASE, find out among yourselves and do let me know, I'll send them a message to reserve tickets.

Rita

QUIZZ WINNERS

CONGRATS, Virginia, Ana Lucia, Nico, Joaquin and Emiliano!!!
You are the FIVE winners of the contest, the only five who answered all questions correctly.



These are the answers to the Quizz:

1- Cambridge
2- Leeds
3- Bath
4- Stonehenge
5- Oxford
6- Tower Bridge
7- London
8- Brighton
9- Tower of London
10- Stratford
11- Canterbury
12- Canterbury

You, guys, will get your prize in England. We are only THREE weeks away from flying !!!

NEXT and LAST MEETING !!!

Dear girls and boys,

Strange as it may seem, we´re now approaching our last meeting before our trip to England. It'll be on Monday 27, at 6 pm, same place, same time.

As you already know well, you'll all get your vouchers with everything you need for the trip IF and only IF you bring all the documents we have been reminding you to get ready since the first time we met, several months ago.

If any of you wanted to take these documents to the agency any of these days, you're welcome to do so, and will rest assured that you've got everything in order :-)
The people at the agency have started collecting them.

I hope I´ll see many of you next Saturday, for our meal together.

Rita

Cele,
Excellent pictures! You'll certainly love the Cotswolds! You'll wait and see.

QUIZZ

Take this QUIZZ before December 17 and enter a raffle to win a prize when we are in England.

To be able to answer the QUIZZ you'll need to read ALL the entries in our Google Site, that is, all the information ALL of you have put up on your separate pages. This QUIZZ will help you get to know a bit about the SO MUCH you'll be learning during our stay!!

Are you taking the challenge ??
Don´t forget to write YOUR NAME at the bottom of the QUIZZ!!!

OUR MEETING on DECEMBER 1st

Many topics were discussed during our meeting today:

* Documents to have ready: for our LAST meeting EVERYBODY will need to get ALL documents ready: photocopies of their passports, the "Acta de Responsabilidad Civil", permit legally authorized --those under 18-- and permit from parents, those who want to do extra activities different from those already organized.

* Money for extra trips: get 120 pounds ready to pay for ALL extra trips on the FIRST day in England.

* LUNCH NEXT SATURDAY: we'll be sharing lunch time next Saturday, December 4th. Those willing and able to join us, please, contact Franco Lucca to book your seats.

* QUIZZ: there will be a QUIZZ in our Google Site , maybe on as from tomorrow. Check our site and participate! The TWO winners will get a PRIZE in England!

* HOTEL ROOMS to be REORGANIZED: I got a message from England asking me to re-organize rooms, so that ALL BOYS room together in twos. Girls will also be re-organized, but we'll work on this together during the trip..., we have plenty of time before we arrive!

* YOU NEED TO REMEMBER your own number: each of you will have a number to respond to. All numbers have been allotted, but we'll go back to this topic again during our last meeting.

* OUR LAST MEETING: I'll confirm the date of our last meeting --which will be before December 31st-- maybe tomorrow, and I'll post it here.

* STAY TUNED! All news will be published here, so check this blog often to get updated!

Hi everybody!!. I've just uploaded some information about The Cotswolds in Google Sites, but I don't know why I can't uploaded more photos there. So I've decided to left this photos here. I think that you will like the idea. .

THE COTSWOLDS

I hope you liked it.. See you in the meeting!. Kisses!

Celes

DigiDesiderata

This is a Wonderful DigiDesiderata, which will help all of us enjoy the Internet and everything it offers, more safely and deeply:

Ana wishes you a

Last but not least.. me! :)

Hi Guys! I'm María Celeste Ardiles. Some of you already know me.. but for the rest of you, I want to introduce myself. I'm 19 years old and since I was a child I love English. I've just finished FCE in Cultural but I'm not going to take the exam this year, next year I will take it (I guess! jeje). I do athletics 5 times a week (from Monday to Friday) since 2008, and I'm studying Medicine at U.N.R., I'm ending my first year.
I know that we are going to have a wonderfull trip together!!.
Well that's enough to me for now. See you next meeting! .
Kisses! :)

You can now read.... AND LISTEN !!!! ;-)

YES, guys!!!

You can now listen to your postings, not only read them!

Of course you'll realize the reading is made by a "robot", which is not the same in most cases, but anyway, you'll be able to listen to more English online...

Enjoy!!

NEWS FROM BRIGHTON

Hi, guys! I´ve just received an email from Sharon, who will be our "school tour guide" in Brighton. She's sent me the list of activities for our three weeks´stay, as follows:



* 3 full day trips to London, Oxford and Cambridge, as requested (to take place at the weekends)

Plus, 6 afternoon activities:

1. Ice-Skating at the outdoor Royal Pavilion Ice-Rink

2. Afternoon cream tea

3. Fish and Chips lunch

4. Seven-Sisters Country Park Walk

5. Brighton Museum and/or Royal Pavilion

6. Ten-pin Bowling at Brighton Marina


Evening activities:

1. Welcome Party with DJ

2. Cinema Evening at the cinema

3. Dog Racing

4. Evening at the Theatre Royal to watch a production of Cinderella

5. Karaoke evening, including a welcome drink, blow-up guitars, competitions, etc

6. Goodbye Meal

How do you like these options? I bet you'll love them all! ;-)


ONE MORE THING FOR THOSE TRAVELLING TO PARIS: 200 euros cash will be enough for the 5 days, including all possible expenses but shopping and souvenirs ;-)

Hi guys,
I wonder if you know the answers to the following questions:

1) What is a zebra crossing?
2) Is there such a thing as a tiger crossing?
3) What can you buy at a stationery?
4) Which Harrods department sells oven gloves?
5) What are totes?

I'll be expecting your answer!
Ana Maria

nice picture (:

hi there!
this is our firt photo together for all the visitors to know us :). it've been taken in the last meeting , that's why there're some of us missing.



hope you like it :)
Yania

GOOD NEWS !!!!

Hi, dear all !

Time is going by quickly..., and we are less than two months away from our trip!!! How are you feeling? Getting ready?

I have some good news for you:
* we have excellent seats for Les Miserables, in the dress circle (want to know what this is? CLICK HERE) Normally they cost £62, but we got them for 45, having paid well in advance :-)... And the trip from and back to Brighton is included!
* I asked the travel agency to pick us up as soon as you get out of school on Wednesday 19, so that we can do some sightseeing in London before going to the theatre. They have accepted, so this is GREAT!!!
* They will also take us again to London on Thursday 27. It's convenient because shops close later on Thursdays, and you might like to do some shopping before flying back to Argentina.

So what we still need to pay is this:

Trips to:
* Bath, Salisbury and Stonehenge, on Sunday 9 --our FIRST excursion!!!
* Stratford upon Avon and the Cotswolds, on Sunday 16.
* Leeds and Canterbury, on Sunday 23.
* London, on Thursday 27 (we´ll ask permission to miss school all day :))

If can I can remember well, London is £25, Leeds and Canterbury £35 and the other two are £30, which would make a TOTAL of £120. AND THAT's ALL WE HAVE TO PAY for extra excursions. I´ve asked for confirmation and will let you know as soon as I get the answer.

Well, that's all for now, see you on December 1st,

Rita

BRIGHTON and Other places in England

Click on the photo to see all thumbnails, then on Slideshow to see them as a "slideshow".

Want more details and photos of Brighton...? Visit this wonderful site, with "Things to Do", Shopping, Tourist Information and much more!!!

How much cash for Paris...?

Some of you wanted to know the answer to this question. I've just got an email from Shirley, she´ll be travelling to Paris in mid November, will study conditions there and will report back.

I'll let you know, then, by next month :-)

Rita

November 26: Shirley suggests taking 200 euros (max) for Paris expenses, though she´s sure it´ll be less than that!

OUR MEETING October 28

We had another enjoyable meeting yesterday, in which:

*we talked about the places we'll visit while in England

*the groups to share rooms in the hotel in Brighton were made

GROUPS FOR ROOMS IN THE HOTEL

1- Emiliano, Eneas and Franco
2- Vir, Aidu, Maca and Lucia Maca
3- Cele, Cami and Erika
4- Yania, Marina Ch and Nati
5- Juanma, Joaqui and Damian
6- Juan Ignacio, Santi and Nico
7- Matias L, Matias C and Andres
8- Marina Q, Guada, Ana Lucia and Eliana
9- Rocio M, Marina A and M Laura
10- Mica, Euge, Rocio V and Ma Fer


It is VERY important that EVERYBODY is updated on the latest news, and communicates with the group via this blog, or else via email, so that nobody is left behind.

Students who missed the meeting: PLEASE, contact me via email.

NEXT MEETING: December 1st.

Halloween Day

Let's hope this smiling witch brings us all good luck!

Happy Halloween!

Ana Maria

Leisure Programme Edited

Go to our GOOGLE SITE, dear kids, and take a look at the Leisure Programme, which has been edited... ;-)

You'll find ALL the places we will visit during the three weeks in England. Those in green are the ones we will make with the agency, the others have been included in the school programme.

Start reading about these places in the Google Site, it will be marvellous to see them after having learnt something about them and seen their photos!!!

Our FIRST night together!!

Hello everybody!!
I just wanted to say what happenned last Friday. Me and other sixteen travellers had the chance to speed up the process of getting to know us(THANKS to luna and pachu´s marvellous idea!!)
We met at Pachu's house, and ate "Fiestero´s Pizza". It was a wonderful evening, and i can't deny that i'm looking forward meeting again very anxiously.
For those who couldn't make it or didn't know about it, i recommend you not to miss the upcoming meeting!! ;)

Santi

Les Miserables

OK, the seats for "The Miserables" are already booked, but I wanted to make sure that we would see the musical on Wednesday 19, since "missing this rally" the school has organized for the 19 is not a big deal...;-)

So there we are now, re-organizing the schedule to make it still better!

How are you all doing? Getting ready? Tell us about your preparation!!!

Welcome from Brighton Sprachcaffe Principal

Dear Students


I would like to introduce myself. My name is David Burgess and I am the Principal/Director of Studies in Brighton. I look forward to welcoming you to my country. Brighton is a fascinating and vibrant city. Dr Johnson once said that "when a man is tired of London he is tired of life". I believe the same can be said for Brighton, Britain's newest city. Welcome!

Warm regards

David

Visitors from other Countries

Dear boys and girls,

As I am so very proud of the work you are doing, both here and on our Google Site, I have invited some great friends of mine who live in different countries to visit our blog.

I'm sure they'll love what you're doing and will probably leave us a comment...

Congratulations again to all of you, I'm so happy you are already enjoying England !!

Rita

ISIC CARD

As I promised, here are some information about the ISIC card, which is the International Student Identity Card, and it can be use to obtain discounts and benefits in all over the world. This card can be obtained at the ASATEJ’s offices. The only things you need is a regular student certificate, a 4x4 photo and 16 USD. If you want more information about the card, here I leave the ISIC official website. http://www.isic.com.ar/content/preguntas-frecuentes

Hello again !!

we've just uploaded information about Leeds Castle if you want to see it, go to our Google Site and tell us what you think about it. We are waiting for your comments !

bye bye :)

vir , maca and aidu.

p.s : we've updated the information about Cambridge. (we've uploaded a video).

information about the luggage

I've just found information about the luggage we can take on the plane.
First of all, the maximum permitted is only one 23 kg's suitcase and we are also allowed to take a hand-luggage up to 10 kg. Apart from all that we can take another bag according to our outfits. If you want more information about it click on this link: http://www.aireuropa.com/es/guia_pasajero/equipaj.html

see you ! :)
Vir.

Our September Meeting

We had a good meeting yesterday, where everybody felt a little more "at ease" discussing different aspects of our trip together.
Eneas described "Les Miserables", the play he enjoyed very much, and which he'd like everybody to see instead of "Billy Elliot". I must say I haven't seen either of them, but today I met two friends who have, and they coincided in that "Les Miserables" is a very good musical, but rather gloomy, as it conveys a feeling of darkness, poverty and opression. They both agree that a "lighter" musical, with more fun and lively music would be the best for you all, but I'll book it anyway because it's been your choice.

Anyway, I haven't received an answer from London yet, even when early this morning I sent them another email reminding them of the deadline they had told me about, and saying I am ready to pay. I'll let you know when I have booked all the tickets successfully.

Our next meeting will be on Thursday 28, in October, at the same time, in the same place. It's important that EVERYBODY comes, because we are all getting to know each other better, and because many questions are answered.

Those students present chose their English cities to work on, and I MUST say I have already seen a fabulous job three of you are doing on Brighton... Want to see it?... Go to our Google Site, you'll LOVE it, even though it's not finished yet!!

So there are a couple of places which need some writers..., like Salisbury Cathedral, Stonehenge and Bath. Those who haven't been allotted one, send me a message with your choice.

And one last thing: I'll be sending the "written Permit" that you must complete and get authorized to hand it in before travelling, or else I can still give it out during our next meeting in October.

I hope I'll see you ALL next time,

Rita

VOTING NEEDED

Hi, all,

As our Paris Coordinator is in Rosario for a couple of days, we had a meeting this morning with those travelling to Paris so that they could get together, and Eneas made a suggestion: he'd like to see "Les Miserables" instead of "Billy Elliot". So I'd like EVERYONE to VOTE as soon as possible, to decide it democratically..

So click HERE and complete the table writing your names under the option you prefer.

The deadline will be next Tuesday 28, since I need to pay for the booking before the end of September, remember ...?

Brighton

This is the street where our hotel is, just one block away...