More pix from Colegio la Presentación

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El Colegio la Presentación

Today was EPIC!!! We visited a local HS actually it’s pre-k- 12th grade.  Currently the 11th and 12th graders are preparing for exams so we were able to hang with the 10th graders.  For over a month I’ve been talking to an American teacher from the school, Eric Horne, it was our intent to start a social media culture exchange project before our arrival but we couldn’t make it happen... BUT today was so epic no one would ever know that there was a missing component.  

Mr Horne started the visit with a welcome and letting us know just how excited everyone was to meet us.  They were BEYOND excited!! 

We toured the elementary school, the chapel, the middle and high schools. 

https://youtu.be/Q_FRePQUtw0

Dachau Concentration Camp

Hitler and the Nazis killed tens of thousands of innocent people at this concentration camp.  Although Jews were the majority of their victims they also killed Roma people (commonly known as Gypsies), Black people (although few in the region), disabled people, Russsians, and anyone one who didn’t agree with their philosophy.  They were sent to these prisons, starved and worked to death in the coldest of climates.  They were experimented on, gassed to death and burned in crematoriums in mass numbers.  This place is a crime of a massive crime scene, may their souls Rest In Peace. 

https://youtu.be/ixHa2C5aKn8

Malagá City Centre tour

Classes ended around 5:15pm.  Afterward we had a guided tour of the city center scheduled, hosted by Fernando, one of the school’s teachers.  We all piled on the city bus and rode for about 10-15 minutes to downtown.  There were Italian students on the bus with usz. There were very friendly and eager to make friends with us.  They are her to learn languages as well, Spanish and English.  

https://youtu.be/yTlB3y3r-IQ

 Our first stop was the “Plaza de Toros”

The city’s popular bullfighting rink.  It’s currently under construction but it’s a big part of Spanish and Malagán history.  Bullfights are not as popular as in the past and they only have them about 2-3 times a year. Most of the world see the killing of the bull as inhuman and the Spanish have been under a lot of pressure to eliminate this tradition that they’ve practiced for hundreds of years.  

https://youtu.be/p_tjeK9oBds

Next up we walked to the main downtown strip.  There you could also find city hall, la alcazaba, and many other ancient landmarks.  At this point a few kid got the city scooter (just like the ones we have in Atlanta and they had a blast)