NELJAPÄEV, 14. jaanuar 2016 by Theodor Mägi,

NELJAPÄEV, 14. jaanuar 2016.//THURSDAY, January 14th 2016

Córdoba on Thursday was an exciting experience for all of us. On that day, we had just as much action as the other days. By this time, we were all pretty comfortably settled. It was a very exciting day.

As always, we woke up in our various host’s homes. (Approximately 7:30.) Next, we met up at the Spanish school. This day is characterized best by three words – work, activities, and party.

First there was the work. It was very simple. We watched a short video and we had to write a reflectionon what we thought of the video. So we put all our heads together.We came up with a lot of good ideasabout how to help the world’s situation. By the end of the week, we had a wall full of ideas.

The most significant things that took place that day was our outdoor activities. First of all, we drove by bus to the city center. Then, we visited the Botanical Gardens of Córdoba. We saw many interesting plants. They even had American cacti. It was an interesting place.

We were then divided into three different groups. All the groups were able to do three different activities. First there was the kayaking. The water was surprising warm. It was incredible that we were able to do it in the  month of January!

The following activity was archery. It was very interesting to do. All of us were allowed to shoot as much as they wanted. It was great experience.

The last  activity was bird watching for different bird species. We were given binoculars and we started to watch for birds.  There are lots of bird species in Córdoba. On this day, we saw many of them.

Once all of these activities were carried out, we got together again in the botanical gardens. There we talked about our experiences and we had a picnic. When the picnic was over, we all went back to our homes to prepare for the party.

Each country had to perform a dance at the party. It is for this reason that we got together a little bit before the party to prepare for the dance. I had never performed this type of dance before.

The party started at seven. Our host’s  parents were also present. The party began with the performing of all our dances. Our dance was the Kaerajaan. Then we all ate together. After that, there was a huge photoshoot. When it was over, those who wanted to got to dance some more. The party was very exciting, but also a little sad, because we all knew that the following day was our last in Spain.

Our celebration ended at half past ten. From there we separated for the night. That Thursday was very full of activities, and I do not think that we will ever forgetthis day. Theodor Mägi, Estonia.