Monday

On Monday 3 of us cooked pasta before going to the gym. We went to the gym for about an hour. In work I painted the wall again with Natalia and siobhan but we had to stop for a while due to some rain.

Tuesday

We done the walk up the Alcazaba which was amazing. We were up there for sunset which made a nice background for these pictures. I considered myself a fit person until walking up the steep hill which made me have to stop so many times….

After the hike me and mossy cooked steaks and chips, even though this doesn’t look the best it tasted like Gordon Ramsey made it.

Days 7-9

Day 7:

This is the only day on the trip that we have neither work or an activity booked, so I did not do much. I woke up at 2pm and spent the day doing washing, setting up my CAO application and relaxing.

Day 8:

On this day, work did not start until 9.15 so I got to have a lie in until half seven. In the school we were put into practical classes such as a life skills class where they learn how to clean and do projects, and classes where they were preparing for world peace day where they will have games for children. After work I went for lunch in the hotel across from the student accommodation. I had chicken quesadillas which were the best thing I’ve had for lunch since getting here. In the evening I went shopping in the town with some friends then had some food.

Day 9:

Arriving at work by 8.15am, we were met with other Erasmus students who came from France. They were in each class with us and we were showing them what we had learned. This took the whole working hours . After work, we went on a sunset hike and also had a tour of the castle in the city. After this I went to McDonald’s for dinner then went back to the accommodation and played uno in the cinema room.

Tuesday 28th January

Today in school the kids got to do some free art and paint what they like. The teacher really doesn’t like when the kids talk with eachother so this was done in silence. We also had PE where the kids done a school dance with every year group from what they’ve been practicing over the past few weeks.
In the afternoon we went on a walk to some historical site. The views were unreal and the hike was some treck. The hike took us around 45 minutes and the historical site took around an hour because we had a tour guide telling us about the place.

Day 9

Pretty basic Day to start but had a nice surprise visit from my supervisors. I had McDonald’s for lunch and then after lunch in the school, every pupil had been practicing dancing for the last few weeks so they all came together to practice it together for the final show tomorrow for world peace day. I was then helping with there English again in class. After work I went to the supermarkets with a friend to get steaks for dinner and then stopped for an acai bowl on the way home. We then had to meet as a group for a tour of alcazaba and we walked up the hill for the sunset over the city . After we walked back to the accommodation and made dinner and chilled out for the evening playing uno

Second Week – 2 days in

Work is good, I am still painting, I don’t know if, or when I’ll ever stop painting. I dont know how there is so much painting to be done in such a small shop. I am covered in paint at all times despite my best efforts, I have it luckier than most so I won’t complain.

On Tuesday evening we did a tour of the Alcazaba and then a hike up to the top of the hill, there were lovely views from the top and it was absolutely worth the burn.

Jan 28th

After work placement today we went on a walk through Alcazaba and learned the ancient history of the ruins. After we got up we then went on a hike up to Gibralfaro which was extremely difficult but 100% worth it as we got to see the sun begin to set. It was a beautiful day and it was nice being together for the experience.