CANADA DAY

Yesterday (July 1st) was the Canada Day, which is a very important day for the Canadian people, as it is when Canada was born. 

I woke up at ten o'clock, and I had bacon and pancakes for breakfast. Then, I went to rest a little bit before going to a barbecue at four o'clock. There was a lot of people there and we were eating burgers, so we had a lot of fun. 

After that, we put on some Canadian tattoos and we went downtown. In front of the Parliament there was a very big scenery where famous people were singing. I saw the concert with my Canadian mother and some friends of her. The street was full of people and everyone was dancing and singing. 

At ten o'clock, the fireworks started and they lasted until quarter past ten. Finally, I went home very happy because it was amazing to live the Canada Day. 

Carmen

PARLIAMENT OF CANADA

Today has been our first day of classes. We were nervous because we were going to be mixed with kids of different countries and we wanted to fit in without problem. 

We started our day with some games to know each other and with some information of Canada (about how it works the money, inventions of the canadians, colloquial sentences...). Classes here are very different: they like to do interactive classes to make everyone talk. 

After lunch we went to visit the Parlament. We went by walking, what gave us time to see other beautiful buildings in Ottawa like a hotel that seems a castle or amazing sculptures like the memorial to the people who died for Canada in the first world war. 

In the Parliament there was a guide that explained us all the rooms of it. There was an interesting fact that is that there's no limit time for being primer minister. Afterwards we went on the top of the Peace tower to see Ottawa from the sky.

Finally we went to the shopping center and we got home. Today has been a exhausting day but we enjoyed so much and we can't wait to know more about Ottawa and Canada!

Natàlia

BUS TOUR AND MEETINGS

Today it has been our first official day in Ottawa, Canada. We had great expectations before coming, and the city hasn't disappointed us.

The host families have brought us to Albert Street in Downtown Ottawa, where the academy is located, at 9:00. For being our first day here, and for also having landed just yesterday (we are quite tired though). Despite that we have started our journey here with a nice tour around this amazing city. All along with the nice explanations given by John, our tour guide, we visited the main landmarks of the City: Parliament Hill, Rideau Hall, Notre Dame Cathedral... and so many other places that we enjoyed a lot.

After the tour, we have been invited to eat in an Italian restaurant, by the course managers; we were really hungry and tired, so it has been really well welcomed.

                                                

In the afternoon, the course managers have explained us everything about how will it be our experience here and then we have taken a small test, so that the teachers can know how is our level and in what we need to focus on for improving. 

Finally, at 4:00, our first day together ended, and we were free to go with the host families.

Jordi

WELCOME TO CANADA!

Embarcamos en Barcelona puntualmente pero tuvimos que esperar ya dentro del avión a que solucionaran un problema técnico con en suministro de combustible. Salimos con una hora de retraso y perdimos en enlace en Toronto, pero pudimos embarcar en el siguiente vuelo a Ottawa tan sólo una hora más tarde de lo previsto. Las familias nos esperaban con muchas ganas en el aeropuerto. 

Aunque cansados, pudimos tener nuestras primeras experiencias canadienses y conocer el hogar y la familia que nos acogerá durante las próximas cuatro semanas. 

Esperamos disfrutar de una gran experiencia de la que intentaremos haceros partícipes mediante la publicación de artículos y fotografías en éste blog y en el álbum de fotos enlazado en la parte superior derecha. 

También os informamos del teléfono y dirección de correo del responsable de grupo:

Víctor López: +1 613 796 7738

victor.lopez@lescorts.manyanet.org

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Un año más, y ya son 51, Idiomas Padre Manyanet, inicia su andadura en los diferentes Cursos de Inglés, con el deseo de que todos los objetivos marcados se hagan realidad para todos los estudiantes inscritos y tengan la plena satisfacción de haber profundizado y ampliado sus conocimientos y su facilidad de expresarse en dicho idioma. Con ello creemos se lleva a cabo nuestro lema: Conocer idiomas, una puerta al mundo.

Deseamos que la estancia en cada uno de los diferentes lugares, sea muy satisfactoria y enriquecedora en todos los aspectos, y que estos blogs sean también un  complemento  y vehículo muy positivo de comunicación entre familias e Institución.

¡Que pasemos un feliz verano! ¡Hasta pronto!

P. Antoni Sorribes

Director