The Cadiz Res program is officially underway in Spain! We arrived to Jerez with fifteen exhausted students, one exhausted chaperone, and two staff members waiting with refreshments.
Upon arriving at the residence, the students had "bocadillos", or sandwiches, and then some down time to rest and unpack. We began orientation around 5:30PM, which concluded with a long walking tour of the city, after which the students and chaperones were quite tired. After our "cena", or dinner, the students had more down time to check email, walk around the plaza (which happens to be right outside of our residence), or head to bed. Most chose the latter to conclude a long day of travel.
We are looking forward to getting more immersed in Cadiz beginning tomorrow with more orientation items, an oral "interview" to gauge the students current speaking levels, another tour of the city and possible trip to the beach. So far everyone has had a great attitude, which I'm very pleased to report.
A couple of items of importance:
1. Calling/cell phones--we are working out the details to make communication between us here and those in the United States more smooth. I will post cell phone numbers when we have them.
2. MORE TO COME!
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