Wednesday I got the pleasure of joining all of the first year students from my school, including the students not in the bilingual section, on a field trip to Merida, the capital of Extremadura. The first years studied the Roman Empire, particularly its history in relation to Rome, so this trip sort of brings that all together. The students in the bilingual section will have to create an English brochure on some of the things they saw and then will have to be prepared to discuss it in their oral exam at the end of the term. In the fall, Marissa, Rebecca, Masha, and I went and explored the Roman ruins of Merida, so it was nice to go back and see it after having actually gone to Italy and seen Rome. This time, we started our excursion with a look at the Museum of Roman Art, which houses many of the works of art, mosaics, relics and statues found near and in the Roman Ruins. 
I love spending time with my students in a more relaxed environment. I feel like it really gives them a chance to see that I am a real person. I always think it is funny how surprised they are that I can actually speak Spanish too. I almost always try to only speak English with them, but on this trip in particular, I felt that some Spanish was justified since there were students present who don't understand any English. At one point, I was trying to herd the students,because we were running late and that is what you have to do with 100 students, and I said, "Corre, corre, arriba, arriba!" You would think I had just said the funniest joke ever told. Also I was pretty psyched when one of my girls say next to me on the way there and then felt that she had to save me a seat on the way back. It was cute, even though she was shy and didn't really speak to me. I can hardly believe that in three weeks I will be saying good-bye to them, most likely for ever.
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