Today we had a small tour of the Prado Museum, el Museo Nacional del Prado. We only got to see paintings of Francisco de Goya and Diego Velázquez, but they we all beautiful and worth the trip. After leaving the museum, we went back to the Puerta del Sol and the guys and girls split to go shopping. It's only just after 5:00pm right now, so there is still a long, fun Friday night ahead of us! 😀 ¡Hasta luego!
Today met as usual in the library and worked on some questions about yesterday's bus tour. After finishing this, we set out for the Metro to begin our walking tour of Madrid. We started at the Palacio Real and then walked down the Calle Mayor through the Plaza Mayor, the Plaza de la Villa, the Puerta del Sol, and the Paseo del Prado. Read the rest of this entry »
I really should have packed my gloves! Oh well…we are having a great time in Spain. Today we started in the library (biblioteca) and then went to classes. After lunch, we watched The Day After Tomorrow in Spanish. Lastly, we took a bus tour around Madrid. For a better view, we sat on top of the bus even though it was in the mid-40s (°F). After the tour, some of the group is off to a big soccer (fútbol) game. I'm uploading photos! – done 🙂
I'm in Spain!! Please check the forum and galleries devoted to the Spanish Exchange: Exchange Forum and Spain Photo Galleries. As I find more time, I will post in more detail about the day's events. For now, all you need to know is that everyone in the exchange is now in Madrid and that we toured the historic city of Toledo today. ¡Hasta luego!
I just finished uploading the last of my Fame photos! It was a great musical season full of joy and some sadness. We seniors are leaving NA soon, but mark my words…we will return! I will do my best to come back to NA and the new fine arts center for future plays and musicals. Well, for now we have a few months left. Check out the photos!
Since most of the group of exchange students is leaving tomorrow (Friday), I am warning you now that this site will soon be full of photos and information from our activities in Spain. For now, I have set up a topic in the epkphoto.com Forum dedicated to the exchange students, friends, and families. Also, check back this weekend for Fame photos!
YAY!!! I just got my acceptance letter from RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology) today! I've been accepted into the Imaging and Photographic Technology program. If you check the site often, feel free to post any comments in the epkphoto.com Forum. Musical, JETS/TEAMS, and Spain are still to come next week. Keep in touch!! Yay!!
Well, I finally got around to posting the 177+ photos I took (okay, Alex took 17 of them) of our Fame rehearsal on Friday. Our shows start next week!! We are all quite excited. View the photos: rehearsal and painting the stage. Also, I'm heading off to Spain on Feb. 28th. I'll definitely post another thing or two regarding that trip in the coming weeks!
I finally finished adding support for what I am calling 'EPKCode' to the EPKPhoto Forum. EPKCode is a set of forum codes very similar to BBCode that allow normal users to change the formatting of their posts. Check out my documentation on the forum help page.
Today all twelve grades of Norfolk Academy participated in a seminar based around the children's book Starry Messenger by Peter Sís. We discussed the life and character of Galileo to inspire more active observation of the world around us. Check out my photos of the end of the day!
