Universal Studios & last day

Hello families!! Yesterday was a very exciting day as we visited Universal Studios, the last theme park we go during this summer camp.

It was an incredible day as we could both ride and see some amazing rides and places, like Marvel Superheroes Island or the incredible Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

Today it was our very last day in Florida as tomorrow we're heading to NEW YORK CITY! At class, the teacher, Teresa and Edu handed us the certificates and we had a little party. Then, we had lunch at a genuine American restaurant and afterwards we went bowling.

Tomorrow, we'll fly from Orlando to New York at 10am and we'll arrive at 12:30 (local time). We'll be staying at the Eurostar Hotel, in the finantial district and we hope to enjoy a lot our visit to the Empire State City.

Legoland

Yesterday afternoon we went to Legoland Theme Park in Winter Haven. The people from the Pol State College gave us the tickets as a gift, sonwe thank them for having such consideration with us.

The park is not very big but it's very curious as most of the things there are made of Lego pieces. The part we like the most is the "mini USA", where they have a lot of American cities built with Lego: New York, Miami, LA, Washington, you name it....

Unfortunately for us, it rained quite a lot so we had to stay at one of the restaurants for a while, but when it stopped, we kept with the visit.

Disney World

Last Friday we went to Disney World and we had a blast. It was a sunny day and quite hot but we got to enjoy the day, riding Splash Mountain and the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. Then we had some shopping time.

It was an awesome day

Florida 2017

Bona nit famílies!

Ja portem quasi una setmana per Florida i tot està anant molt bé. Els vostres fills i filles estan encantats amb les seves famílies americanes i estan fent un munt d'activitats: estades a resorts, activitats aquàtiques, sortides a la platja, etc.

Per la nostra part, ja hem anat al cinema i de compres a un outlet. Tot fantàstic, així com les classes, que han començat molt bé.

Com a informació útil, us deixo el nou número de telèfon on podreu contactar amb mi si teniu qualsevol cosa a consultar. És el següent: 305 495 6736.

Cordialment,

Edu.-

Hola a tod@s

Un año más, y ya son 53, Idiomas Padre Manyanet, inicia su andadura en los diferentes Cursos de Inglés, con el deseo de que todos los objetivos marcados se hagan realidad para todos los estudiantes inscritos y tengan la plena satisfacción de haber profundizado y ampliado sus conocimientos y su facilidad de expresarse en dicho idioma. Con ello creemos se lleva a cabo nuestro lema: Conocer idiomas, una puerta al mundo.

Deseamos que la estancia en cada uno de los diferentes lugares, sea muy satisfactoria y enriquecedora en todos los aspectos, y que estos blogs sean también un complemento y vehículo muy positivo de comunicación entre familias y Organización.

¡Que pasemos un feliz verano! ¡Hasta pronto!

P. Antonio Sorribes

Apreciados todos,

Son ya 52 años de la andadura de Idiomas Padre Manyanet con la finalidad de ser un complemento que creemos importante para vosotros, los padres, y como no para todos los estudiantes inscritos en nuestro Programa de Idiomas de 2016.

Aprovecho pues, desde cada uno de nuestros BLOGS, para daros las gracias por vuestra confianza y colaboración para que cada uno de los Grupos haya llegado al final cumpliendo los objetivos que nos habíamos propuesto: mejorar el idioma y pasarlo bien.

Os deseo que paséis un FELIZ VERANO EN FAMILIA y un ¡HASTA SIEMPRE!

 

Muy cordialmente,

 

P. Antonio Sorribes

Last day and certificates

Disney World

Sports day at Polk State College

Hello parents!!

Yesterday was an incredible day... We got to play sports (basketball, volleyball and football) in a genuine American basketball court!!!

It was like we were in a movie and we had a great time!!

BUSCH GARDENS

Hi families!!

Today we want to talk about last Friday, be ause it was GREAT!!! We went to Busch Gardens, an awesome theme park close to the city of Tampa.

It's famous because it has a lotmof thrilling rides, with lots of loopings and droppings... And we loved it!!!

We leave you some pics so you can judge for yourselves.

Hey there!!

As you can see in the picture, yesterday was Bowling Wednesday!!

In the morning, we had our usual 3-hour class and then we had lunch at Subway and, as we finished pretty early, we were allowed to have a stroll through Walmart, which is a huge supermarket that has loads of things.

Right after, we headed to the bowling alley and we played for two hours. It was very fun and we also had two ham pizzas, which were part of the game. Overall, a nice afternoon.

Finding Dory

Hey families!!

Yesterday was a great day, as it was our firat day of classes and our firat day in the Polk State College.

In the morning, we met our teachers, Ms. Hoffman and Ms. Palmers which are awesome and we did some essays to introduce oursleves. Them we took a tour around the Campus, seeing lots of things such as the basketball court, the library or the Science building.

Once the classes finished, we had lunch at Chick-fil-a, a fast food restaurant where they serve excellent and delicious chicken sandwiches.

And to finish our first day, we went to the movies to see Finding Dory... Some of us had alteady seen it, but we all enjoyed and laughed a lot.

Welcome to Florida!

Hello families!!!

We just want to let you know that we arrived well on Friday and that we're already enjoying our time with our host families. We'll write about our 4th of July weekend very soon so stay tuned because you don't wanna miss a thing.

We don't have any pictures yet but don't worry because we'll post them from tomorow on.

Florida 2016 group.-

Hola a tod@s

Un año más, y ya son 52, Idiomas Padre Manyanet, inicia su andadura en los diferentes Cursos de Inglés, con el deseo de que todos los objetivos marcados se hagan realidad para todos los estudiantes inscritos y tengan la plena satisfacción de haber profundizado y ampliado sus conocimientos y su facilidad de expresarse en dicho idioma. Con ello creemos se lleva a cabo nuestro lema: Conocer idiomas, una puerta al mundo. 

Deseamos que la estancia en cada uno de los diferentes lugares, sea muy satisfactoria y enriquecedora en todos los aspectos, y que estos blogs sean también un complemento y vehículo muy positivo de comunicación entre familias e Institución. 

¡Que pasemos un feliz verano! ¡Hasta pronto! 

 P. Antoni Sorribes - Director

Apreciadas familias,

Finalizado nuestro 51 Curso de Idiomas, deseo para todos lo mejor en estos días de verano y tiempo de un merecido descanso.

Tengo la seguridad de que todo el generoso esfuerzo realizado por cada uno de los Directores de Grupo, Monitores i estudiantes que habéis participado en nuestros Cursos de Idiomas Padre Manyanet, ha sido del todo muy satisfactorio y muy gratificante.

Cerramos pues, un año más, una etapa más de nuestros Cursos en el extranjero, con el deseo de seguir ofreciendo un servicio de calidad y efectivo como complemento a la formación e instrucción de nuestros estudiantes, vuestros hijos e hijas.  

"Saber Idiomas, una puerta que abre al mundo."

Hasta siempre,

Antonio Sorribes

NEW YORK!!!!

Yesterday morning, we said good bye to the Sunshine State (that is Florida) and headed to the Empire State, NEW YORK!!! 

The flight went really smooth and well and we all rested a bit before starting these 3 final days in NYC... First thing we did was checking in the hotel and then we just jump on the streets and started walking

We'll leave some of the pics we did just to help you make an idea of how the day went... 

Sun 'N' Fun

Yesterday it was a very interesting and cool day. In the morning we headed to the College as everyday to attend our classes, which are reaching its end as today it's our last day here in Polk State College.

After them we had lunch at Subway and then we went to Lakeland to pick up Teresa, who was going to take us to Sun 'N' Fun, an air and space museum with a lot of cool, educational and interesting things.

Once we arrived, we were taken into the museum, where we were able to see some aircraft that had been part of the US Air History and play some games related to aviation, such as flight simulators or different tests that the pilots have to pass before getting into a plane. 

Then we went outdoors, where our guide Robb took us to an hangar where some of the students of different high schools gather around to create their own airplanes and drones. We also had the chance to go into and empty plane that they're turning into a classroom, so the future students will be able to attend flight lessons in an actual airplane. 

Finally, and as part of the tour, our guide gave us a gift... A book about aviation and some of the army planes that are part of the exhibit in Sun 'N' Fun. We want to thank them a lot because that was a GREAT present!!!!

In the cabin

Flight simulator

Trying to make it fly...

Bowling!!

Yesterday we had classes in the morning, as usual, and we played some Pictionary, which was very fun and we also practiced our songs, because we'll have our final showcase tomorrow morning.

At 12:30, after class, we went to McDonald's to have lunch and we had some cool and chilling time there, eating and telling jokes or chatting with friends.

Right after lunch, it was time to go Bowling, which we were very excited about it, as the last time was so funny and enjoyable... And it really was!!!! We had 2 hours to play three times and everybody seemed to have improved a lot since the last time, doing lots of strikes and spares and, even, throwing the ball at a quite high speed...

When we finished playing, we had some time left to play some games, such as basketball, or throwing a ball to some holes to get points, which they were turned into tickets that then we changed for some items (candies or toys).

Finally, we returned to Winter Haven and Lakeland to be with our host families, and the Lakeland group played some volleyball while waiting for the families to arrive.

It truly was a great day!!!

Dani, Albert & Andres

                                   

                                     With Ronald McDonald

                         

               The "Lakeland group" at Circle B Natural Reserve, while waiting for the families...

Sunday, funday!!

On Sunday, we had a party with all the american host families at Paula's family house, just to have a good time together and get to know each other better.

When we arrived, everyone left the food they had brought and started to enjoy the day by playing some pool (billiards) or playing football nearby the lake.

Then we all decided to take a dip in the swimming pool they have at their house and we were playing with some balls, chilling and enjoying the bathtub.

Right after, we had lunch... A very big buffet with all the food we had brought, which included burgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, mac & cheese, salad and even "pa amb tomaquet" that Maria & Anna had prepared. It was all delicious, even the dessert,  that included ice creams, brownie and fruit salads.

After lunch, we all got back to the swimming pool, until 4pm, when everybody decided to leave in order to make the most of the rest of the Sunday.

It was an amazing day!!! We had a lot of fun, we enjoyed the food and we had such a great time all together.

Maria & Andres

DISNEY WORLD!!!

Last Friday we went to Disney World, in Orlando. First thing we did when we arrived was taking a lot of pictures at Main Street, the long street that takes you to Cinderella's castle. Then we got lucky and we saw a parade, where we could take selfies with some of the most famous Disney characters such as Baloo, Stitch, Woody and King Louis.

After that we rode SPACE MOUNTAIN, which is an indoor roller coaster in the dark, with sudden drops and high speed. While we were queuing, we played some video games.

Our next ride was Buzz Lightyear Space Invaders, which is basically a laser shooting ride, very fun and beautiful.

Right after that, we moved from Tomorrowland from Adventureland, where we looked for Pirates of the Caribbean ride, but unfortunately it was closed due to some maintenance work. As we were getting very hungry, we stopped by to have lunch and we had some (more) burgers. By the time we finished, we rode Big Thunder Mountain, the typical mine train which was actually very cool.

Then we went to Haunted Mansion, because we wanted to get scared and we enjoyed the ride as it was a mixture between funny and scary.

After that, we decided to separate because everybody wanted to do so many different things or ride different rides. Some decided to go to the water ride (Splash Mountain) while others preferred to go shopping or have a drink.

Overall it was a GREAT DAY!!! We had a lot of fun and Disney was so cool!! Here you have some pictures of our incredible day...

Miriam & Irene

                                         Selfie with Stitch!!!

                                   "The boys" at Main Street USA

                                         Anna, Maria & Cristina at Main Street USA

                                               With Goofy!!!

                                  The girls with Mary Poppins

                                           Cinderella's Castle

                                           With the Castle at the background

                                   Trying hard to get Excalibur out