El Adios

On the final day of our trip, we did many exciting things. We started off our day eating many delectable breakfast foods, including scrambled eggs, pancakes, and bacon. Afterwards, we rushed to school. Every boy from STA took an exam testing what we had learned. We all passed with high scores. With our tests completed, we prepared for an outing to a nearby university. The university engaged their students in their cooking. They would learn the similarities between culture and food. We thought of 5 questions to ask some of the students at the university. A popular was question was “¿Cuantos años tienes?” Another frequently asked question was “Why did you choose to learn at this school?” They would answer “Because we like to cook.” The students also asked us few questions including “Do you like San Miguel?” Another popular question was “How old are you?” The Students were very nice and were also learning English as we were learning Spanish. After the university, we went to the “Mercado” to buy ingredients that were used to make a wonderful guacamole. The main ingredients to make guacamole are aguacate, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and salt. There were four teams which engaged in a guacamole making contest. We all worked hard to make the guacamole that tasted great. Afterwards, we went to Casa Carmen to rest for about 1 hour. At 2:00, there was a going away party held at Centro Bilingüe for us. We ate food while listening to an estudiantina band. Later, we returned to Casa Carmen with food in our stomachs. We were ready to rest. At 6:00 we had a second party, here in Casa Carmen. We had great food, with a bit of mariachi music, followed up by Aaron playing some music on his guitar. We all tried breaking two separate piñatas. The first one was broken by Ben. The second one was broken by Señorita Blanford after many failing attempts from the 7th and 8th graders. The prizes included many different types of candy and action figures. We held an award ceremony during the party. Jack Guenther won the award for the most effort of speaking Spanish. Towards the end of the party, we were listening to Aaron’s breathtaking music on the guitar. Many people were holding back the tears as they realized that the amazing trip was over. After the song ended, we sadly made our final goodbyes. But we were happy that we would see our parents again. Now, we are going to pack our bags, and drift off to sleep.

-Ben Donvan and Joey Gaines

Form A