Outakes Summer '17

Until next time Canada! 

A walk through Chinatown

Located at Spadina and Dundas, Chinatown is a crowded and buzzing neighbourhood with lots to see and do! There are a lot of shops where we can buy souvenirs, clothes and decorations.

Spilling onto the streets are fruit and vegetable markets with unique Chinese products. The streets are lined with colourful signs all in Chinese characters as are the street names!

It's a neighbourhood we would love to explore more of!   

Discovering Toronto

 Last Saturday we went to Toronto. We visited China Town and we bought lots of souvenirs for our friends and family. We also went to the St. Lawrence's market, which was really nice. There were a bunch of different types of food from diverse countries like English, Chinese, Spanish, Canadian ( of course)... We tried Canadian mustard for free and the one I ate was very spicy. We also went to the Eaton Centre again and we bought more clothes and accessories. Toronto is great. Marina V.

 

 We went to Toronto last Saturday. As we couldn't visit Chinatown the other day because of the rain we went three days ago and we bought a lot of souvenirs for friends and family. It was weird to be there because it looked like you were in China; everything was written in English and in Chinese. 

Also we were at some PanAm festivities in Nathan Phillips Square where there were a lot of people enjoying all the activities that were prepared. After that, we went to St. Lawrence Market where we tried food from different countries and we were dancing salsa. It was amazing, all the people were taking pictures and dancing, it was a very lively area and we enjoyed it a lot.
We are having a very good time here and hopefully it will continue like that. Violeta L.

When we went to Toronto we walked around the city and the different neighbourhoods, then we went to Chinatown where there were a lot of souvenirs and food shops. 

At Nathan Phillips Square there were different Pan Am festivities like moving circus-musicians or singers and some big letters too that said the word "TORONTO", we took some photos there. 

Then we went to the St. Lawrence Market, where there was food from different countries and we ate Peameal beacon, sausages and Canadian mustard for free. Behind the market there was a performance and we danced salsa, it was quite fun!! Ainhoa J.

 Hi blog,

This last weekend we have returned to Toronto, and it was a very amazing experience. 

Firstly, when we arrived we went to the St. Lawrence Market, it is a food market where we try different kinds of Canadian food like the peameal bacon or the Canadian mustards. 

Outside the Market, there was a Cuban festival, and we started to dance salsa, it was very funny. After, we went around the neighbourhoods, and we stopped in one of the Pan Am Games festivities, there were people dancing and singing, also the TV was there, and they asked us about the Pan Am Games, although the questions were a bit silly because we don't have a lot of knowledge about them, hahaha!

Then, we went to Chinatown, there were a lot of things, but the highlight was the souvenir shops. 

And, at the end, we went outside the Eaton Centre to another festivity and to the Hard Rock, it was a very nice day. Ana B.

 

These last two weekends I didn't go to Toronto or shopping like the girls. I preferred to go camping with my great host family. Camping here in Canada is something very common and having a canoe is essential for life in Canada. There are two different way of camping; you can go to the forest, sleep in tents, make a camp fire ... (like I did the first time I went camping) or you can go to a cottage, sleeping in a house near a lake, sunbathing...(like I did the second weekend at Lake Huron). But when you are at Lake Huron you completely forget that you are in a lake and you start to think you are in a beach because there is sand, waves, sun, people with umbrellas, sand castles... Carlos G.

Tourists in Toronto

These three weeks here have been fantastic. There are a lot of things that I won't forget: the Nightmares House with Maria P., Nerea, Iratxe and Maria A., singing silly songs in the streets, our breaks at Timmies, eating a lot at Wendy's, our sentences like "How Strong" or "Pero que borde eh", our moments together, our classes and excursions with Tania, Monica and Isabel... These are some of the things that I will never forget and, in the future, when I think about them, I will laugh a lot. But there is something I will remember more than anything: my friends. We have made a lot of new friends here and I will never forget them. Saying goodbye was so hard because maybe I won't see some of them again. It is incredible how you can make good friends in just two weeks. This summer has been unforgettable. Thank you guys! I will never forget you! #HowStrongIsCanada -Sofia S.



These weeks in Canada have been awesome. The best moments were when we went to Canada's Wonderland and the Baseball Game, these were amazing! Then we went on another excursion, Niagara Falls and the Nightmares House. We had a really good time here. And obviously when we went shopping at the Mall or Eaton Center I enjoyed buying things with my mate Isabel, she is the best person to go shopping with. But I think the best memories were each day in class or in the school, when we played Baseball or when we went to do the activities which the best teachers, Tania and Monica, prepared for us. Or when Salva and Manuel made jokes and silly things for all the people to be happy. When we met everyday at the huge circle next to Tim Hortons the adventure of the day started. This was the best, day after day, when we were together and small funny things always happened. Those are the best memories that I can have. -Andrea G.



 

 

 

I have only two days left in Canada, the days passed quickly. We did a lot of things together. Here we made friends, did extra activities, learned about Canada and the typical things, we visited the monuments in Toronto, we went shopping, we had a good time here. We sent postcards too. We love Canada because we enjoyed our stay here. The place I liked most was Niagara Falls. We went into the Falls and we got wet. It vas amazing. I like Toronto too because is a very beautiful city and we saw all of Toronto in the CN Tower when we went up it. It was a very beautiful view. -Loles L.

 

As this trip comes to an end, I remember lots of things we've done here. Obviously the people I've met here are awesome and I have lots of good memories of them. I'm sure I will miss them because we have had a great time together. Apart from this, I'll remember all the trips we've done, which have been amazing and where we have had great fun, such as the day we went to Niagara Falls or when we went to Toronto. I will also have great memories from my family here and the things we've done together. Everything during this trip has been amazing and I will remember it. -Fran S.