Field Trip

Mid-week I was asked to come along as a chaperon on the field trip to visit the Roman town of Italica and then to visit a couple landmarks in Sevilla. Both 3rd grade classes and both 4th grade classes went on the trip.

I was very excited to be asked to chaperon because they were going to a few places I had not yet seen and secretly those are some of my favorite classes!

It was a good experience walking around with the Spanish teachers because they were eager to introduce me to the new places and tell me about all of them. The students were thrilled to have me along and I always had children hanging on me and wanting to be my "walking buddy".

First we went to Italica, which is a really small town full of Roman ruins.

Then we went into Sevilla where we walked up the Giralda Tower which I had done during my first 2 weeks when I stayed in Sevilla. We toured the cathedral, which is the 3rd largest cathedral in Europe. Christopher Columbus’ tomb is inside among many famous pieces of artwork by Murillo and Picasso.

We went to Plaza de Espana ate lunch and walked around taking pictures.
Then we walked through the park where a freak rainstorm sprung upon us and we all rushed into a nearby gazebo. It was kind of like that scene in the Sound of Music when Liesl Von Trapp and the Soldier sing "Sixteen going on Seventeen".

Except in this instance there were 60+ people packed into the gazebo, not 2 romantics. Everyone, teachers and students, began clapping, which was followed by the singing of a traditional Andalucian song. They would take turns dancing Sevilliano (typical dance in this region) in the middle.

Its in these moments that I feel so absolutely content living here. What could have been a miserable 30 minutes where we are all wet, tired, and trapped in a small space together, turned into the best part of the trip. I clapped along with everybody and was even dragged into the middle for a few dance steps while everyone chanted Olé !