WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012

GOOD EVENING PARENTS,

TODAY WE WENT TO GREENWICH. WE SAW A LOT OF DIFFERENT MUSEUMS, IN WHICH WE SAW THE MEDIRIAN LINE. IN THE CONSERVATORY WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUCH THE OLDEST ROCK IN THE WORLD, A 4,5 BILLION YEAR OLD STONE! THEN WE WENT TO A PARK TO EAT OUR LUNCHES, WE WERE LITERALLY STARVING. AN IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE IS THAT WE WENT TO GREENWICH BY BOAT. IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING, WE SAW LONDON BRIDGE WITH THE SLOGAN OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES. TOMORROW WE ARE GOING TO TAKE AN EXAM IN THE MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON WE ARE GOING TO PACK OUR LUGGAGE, SOME OF US MAY GO SHOPPING, HOWEVER, WE WILL SEE…

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATENTION AND SEE YOU ALL ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  

BY: ANDRES MEJÍA

TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2012

Today we had a very rushed day. WE went shopping in Piccadilly circus and all had a good time. THE weather Was WONDERFUL, besides other things, and we ALSO visitED new places like the Ripley’s museum. AFTERWARDS we all went to mass FOR San Jose Maria in the neighborhood church. FINALLY, we had a good dinner. we ALL had a good time.

BY: MAX MATA

MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012

HELLO PARENTS,

TODAY WE WALKED ACROSS HYDE PARK THAT IS A BIG PARK IN LONDON AND WE WENT TO HARRODS THAT IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE STORE IN THE WORLD.  ALSO WE WENT TO THE HARD ROCK CAFÉ THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT EVERYONE WANTED TO VISIT. THE END OF THE TRIP IS GETTING CLOSER SO WE ARE PREPARING FOR OUR EXAMS. THE PRESENTATIONS OF THE LEGENDS OF QUITO HAVE BEGUN SO WE HAVE TO STUDY MORE IN THE EVENINGS.  THE GROUP WHO SPOKE TODAY WAS ´JUAN MIGUEL AND DAVID´.  

BY: NICOLÁS JARAMILLO

SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2012

Hi, im writing to let you know what the fellas and I did today in the afternoon. Early in the morning WE had mass in the house BEcause the priest was here and there was no need to go to a church; later we took our things and our lunch to be ready for the excursion. We took the train and went to the aquarium WHICH is near the Big Ben and THE London Eye; the aquarium was awesome. at the entrance there was like a glass on the floor and you had to walk over IT. under the glass THERE were the sharks and a lot of sea animals. it was VERY scary BEcause when you WALKED OVER it feLT like the glass WAS going to break or something. the rest of the aquarium was like a normal one. At night we watched the Eurocup match ENGLAND-ITALY and it was great too but at the end all the people that supported England wERE sad BEcause theY got KICKED out of the Eurocup. Well, we will see you soon, have fun and don’t miss us too much(:

BY: JUAN GUERRERO!!!!

SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2012

HELLO PEOPLE, TODAY, AFTER THE DAILY THINGS LIKE MASS AND BREAKFAST WE WENT TO A PARK TO PLAY FOOTBAL AGAINST  THE NETHERHALL HOUSE RESIDENTS. THE FISRT HALF WAS DIFFICULT, BECAUSE WE MIXED BOTH TEAMS, BUT THE SECOND HALF WAS EASEIR BECAUSE WE PLAYED ECUADOR VS THE NETHERHALL HOUSE, LIKE THE FIRST TIME, AND WE ALSO WON 5-4, LIKE THE FIRST TIME. THAT WAS SUCH A TIRIMG GAME, AND ALSO IT WAS THE REVENGE FOR THE FIRST MATCH. SOMETHING STRANGE THAT HAPPENED IS THAT DURING BOTH MATCHES THERE WERE STILL ARRIVING PEOPLE FROM NEHTERHALL SO WE CAN SAY THAT NETHERHALL´S TEAM WAS ALWAYS GROWING

BY: JOSÉ MIGUEL GALLARDO

FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2012

HELLO PARENTS, WE ARE VERY WELL. ON FRIDAY WE VISITED THE NATIONAL GALLERY. IT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE BECAUSE WE LOOKED AT SOME PAINTINGS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI. IN OTHER ROOMS, WE LOOKED AT A LOT OF MADONNAS OF MANY ARTISTS, AND WE SAW SOME PICTURES THAT WE´VE SEEN AT OUR HISTORY CLASSES. THEN AT NIGHT WE WENT TO PICADDILY CIRCUS TO BUY SOME THINGS LIKE CD´S AND SOME POSTERS OF THE BEATLES AND THEN WE CAME BACK TO NETHERHALL HOUSE

BY: DAVID DÁVALOS

THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2012

TODAY WE WENT TO THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM AFTER CLASS. WE TOOK THE TUBE TO THE MUSEUM. WHEN WE ARRIVED WE SAW TWO MASSIVE CANNONS AT THE ENTRANCE. THEY WERE ABOUT 15 METERS LONG AND 1.80 METERS TALL AND THEY FIRED BULLETS THAT WERE HALF A METER IN DIAMETER. INSIDE THE ENTRANCE HALL THERE WAS A GREAT SHOW OF CANNONS AND TURRETS. THERE WAS ALSO A WIDE COLLECTION OF TANKS AND AIRPLANES THAT HUNG FROM THE CEILING. THERE WAS A VARIETY OF EXHIBITS FROM THE FIRST WORLD WAR UP TO THE GULF WAR. IT WAS ALL VERY INTERESTING AND EDUCATIONAL. YOU COULD SEE THE UNIFORMS AND WEAPONS THAT WERE USED THROUGHOUT THE DIFFERENT WARS. YOU COULD ALSO GO INTO A TRENCH THAT LOOKED REAL. WE ALSO SAW THE HISTORY OF THE CREATION OF THE INTELLIGENCE AND COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE SERVICES THROUGHOUT HISTORY. IT WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE. AFTERWARDS WE WENT BACK TO THE HOUSE WERE WE HAD AN INTERESTING TALK ABOUT CHINA.

BY: KEVIN REDMOND

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2012

HI PARENTS, FRIENDS AND RELATIVES:

LIKE EVERY WEDNESDAY, WE WENT ON A SHORT TRIP OUTSIDES OF LONDON. THIS TIME WE WENT TO AN AWESOME AND VERY COOL CITY: OXFORD. WE SAW A LOT OF PLACES AND WHAT WAS A SURPRISE FOR ALL OF US WAS THAT OXFORD IS NOT JUST A UNIVERSITY. IT’S ALSO A HUGE CITY MADE UP OF OF MANY DIFERENT COLLEGES. EACH OF THOSE COLLEGES HAS A DIFFERENT SUBJECT, BUT ALL OF THEM ARE PART OF OXFORD. TRHEE TEACHERS CAME WITH US: XAVIER; RAFFY; AND ANDY. WE HAD A LONG WALK TO REACH MAGDALEN COLLEGE, WHERE WE MET FRANCIS MURPHY, WHO USED TO TEACH ENGLISH IN INTISANA HIGH SCHOOL. NOW HE IS STUDYING THEOLOGY. HE GAVE US A TOUR OF MAGDALEN AND WE CLIMBED TO THE TOP OF ONE OF THE HIGHEST TOWERS. IT WAS QUITE TERRIFYING GOING UPSTAIRS, BUT WHEN WE WERE ON THE ROOF WITH THAT AMAZING SIGHT, IT WAS INCREDIBLE. WE ALSO SAW THE DINNING ROOM WHICH WAS VERY TIDY AND FORMAL. FRANCIS TOLD US THAT SOME WEEKENDS A CHORUS SING BEFORE THE MEAL AND ALL THE STUDENTS HAVE TO WEAR BLACK TIE ON THOSE OCASIONS. AFTER THIS WE EVEN HAD SOME TIME TO SEE THE SHOPS AND SOME OTHER ATTRACTIONS.

BY: DAVID CHACÓN

TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2012

DEAR PARENTS, TODAY WE WENT TO DO A CLIMBING EXERCISE, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT SINCE WE HAD TO CLIMB IN DIFFERENT COLORS THE SMALL STONES. ALSO, ONE NEEDS A LOT OF STRENGTH TO CLIMB IN THAT WAY. THE PEOPLE, WHO DIDN’T DO THE CLIMBING, WENT TO VISIT SOME STORES AND TAKE A BIT MORE OF A LOOK OF THE CITY IN SOME PLACES LIKE PICADILLY CIRCUS. AT NIGHT, WE WENT TO SEE THE BIG BEN AND THE LONDON EYE. SEEING THAT WE VISITED A LOT OF PLACES, WE WERE VERY TIRED BUT WE TOOK A LOT OF COOL PHOTOS AT THAT TIME THAT WE ALL SPENT A GREAT EVENING. LONDON AT NIGHT IS AWESOME, IT IS A BEAUTIFUL CITY WHERE IT IS COOL TO GO OUT AT NIGHT.

BY: NICOLÁS SOLÁ

MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012 

THE DAY STARTED WITH BREAKFAST AS USUAL. THEN, AS USUAL, WE ATTEND THE CLASSES AT THE MORNING UNTIL 13.00 AFTER THE CLASSES WE GO AND HAVE A REALLY NICE LUNCH. THEN THE ENTIRE GROUP WENT TO THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, IN THE MUSEUM WE SAW A LOT OF DIFERENT THINGS. THE TRIP STARTED AT THE CENTRAL HALL. THE CENTRAL HALL HAS AN ENORMUS SKELETON OF A DINOSAUR, THEN YOU ENTER IN THE PREHISTORIC FLOOR THAT HAS SKELETONS FROM MANY ANIMALS THAT EXISTED MANY YEARS AGO.  ANOTHER INTERESTING PART OF THE MUSEUM WAS THE PART OF THE HUMAN BODY, THEY SHOW AS HOW THE BODY FUCTIONS. THEN THE TRIP CONTINUES TO THE MAMMALS. AT THE ENTRANCE OF THESE SECTIONS YOU HAVE AN ENORMUS WHALE AND NEAR THE WHALE WE HAVE MANY OTHER FISHES. THE MUSEUM WAS FULL OF MANY DIFFERENT THINGS, YOU HAVE ALL THE THINGS YOU CAN IMAGINE.

BY: FRANCISCO SALGADO

Sunday, June 17, 2012

I want to tell ALL OF YOU PARENTS THAT THE entire group is well. Today. the original plan was to go to Abbey Road, where The Beatles took THEIR famous picture, and then we planned a hike with Richard, our English Teacher. after breakfast, HOWEVER, the plan changed abruptly, because one station of the Underground was closed. So we decided to go to mass at the Westminster Cathedral, the most important Catholic Church in London. Then we went to Central LondoN where we saw Tower Bridge AND VISITED a Battleship FROM World War II. After that, we climbed the Monument (311 steps), which was amazing because we could see a beautiful view of Central London FROM THE TOP. AFTER ALL THIS, we returned to Netherhall House FOR dinner. In the GET-TOGETHER After dinner we were told about the laundry service. Every night in Netherhall house there is a Solemn Benediction FOR THE 8 DAYS AFTER THE FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI, which we SHOULD HAVE attendED because we are Catholics.

By: Andrés Méndez

SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2012

GOOD EVENING PARENTS,

TODAY WE PLAYED FOOTBALL WITH THE PEOPLE OF NETHERHALL HOUSE; WE PLAYED IN REGENT´S PARK IN WHICH WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THEM AND MAKE NEW RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. THE MATCH FINISHED IN A TIE WITH FOUR GOALS FOR EACH TEAM. THEN WE WENT BACK TO THE HOUSE TO TAKE A SHOWER. A VERY IMPORTANT POINT THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE IS THAT EVERY DAY WE HAVE MASS IN THE HOUSE, SO IF WE WANT WE COULD GO. TOMORROW WE WILL GO TO A HIKE WITH OUR ENGLISH TEACHER WHO IS CALLED RICHARD, BUT BEFORE THE HIKE WE SHOULD GO TO MASS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

BY: ANDRES MEJÍA 

Friday, june 15, 2012

Today, the entire group had classes as usual at assigned TIME. AT breakfast, a member of Netherhall left the house because he had FINISHED his studies and began to sing in Quechua. HE made us applaud all those who were at breakfast. After resting a while, the whole group went out to the British museum where they had a RANGE OF EXCITING OBJECTS. After That, we went to dinner and THEN directly to the gathering with members of the house, where we spent MUCH TIME. Finally, we WATCHED the match between Sweden AND England and went to rest BEFORE tHE NEXT DAY’S match BETWEEN Ecuador AND members of Netherhall HOUSE.

 By: Fausto Mata

THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2012

Hello parents:

Today we went to Covent Garden. But Convent garden is not a garden like the name suggests but it is a group of stores and streets where you can find a lot of shows. The more interesting thing that happened in the day was that in the street a man was doing tricks whit balls and then he began to throw knives and eat an apple while he did it. After that we came to the house and we played a football match to practice for the big football mach that we are going to play the next Saturday: ECUADOR VS ALL THE WORLD. The other members of the residence are going to make a team and we are going to make the other. One thing that we can highlight is that every day we can go to the church to have the benediction were we can get close to Jesus. After the game we have dinner after what we had a gathering with the other residents. To finish the day we watched the football mach Spain – Ireland.

By: NicolÁs Jaramillo

wednesday, june 13, 2012 

What up fellas!:) today we went to Windsor castle,  we paid to visit the castle and know more about it. Talking about other attractions is impossible to resist buying many great things that appear in this beautiful city. We played some football and it was great because we mixed the european with the south american way of playing this amazing sport. To finish the day we watched the football match Germany-Netherland  and of course the best team in the world after ECUADOR!!! Won (Germany).

By: Juan Guerrero.

tuesday, june 12, 2012

Today after the English classes in the morning we had lunch, and then went straight to the underground to see the two most famous stadiums in the world, the emirates stadium (arsenal) and the Stanford Bridge (Chelsea). Both stadiums were closed for the tourists, so we just went around them and then we went to their gifts shops; at the  emirates stadium the group did not buy anything, most of the money was spent at the Chelsea stadium and at CD store.  We also were supposed to go to the wembley stadium, but we didn´t have enough time so we returned to have dinner at Netherhall.

By: José Miguel Gallardo.

MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2012

HELLO PARENTS

WE ARE WELL. TODAY WE WENT TO A SCIENCE MUSEUM THAT WAS AMAZING.  WE SAW MANY THINGS LIKE AIRPLANES, CARS, AND OTHER MACHINERY.  THE MUSEUM HAS 3 FLOORS. IN ONE FLOOR, THERE WAS MACHINERY AND CARS OF THE PAST.  IN THE SAME FLOOR THERE WAS THE MACHINERY OFSPACE THAT WAS WONDERFUL BECAUSE WE SAW A HOLOGRAM OF THE EARTH.  IN ANOTHER PART WAS THE PENDULUM AND STATUES OF MANY PEOPLE LIKE NEIL ARMSTRONG. IN THE SECOND FLOOR THERE WERE THINGS ABOUT ADVENTURE AND TYPES OF CLOTHES THAT ARE IN THE WORLD. AND THE 3^RD FLOOR WAS ABOUT THE SIGN SYMBOL SECRET HERE. IN THE SHOWCASE WERE MANY BOOKS THAT SAID HOW THE PEOPLE LOOK AT THE WORLD AND THEY FOCUSED MORE ON THE ANIMAL LIKE THE SYMBOL.  THEN WE TOOK THE UNDERGROUND AND CAME BACK TO THE NETHERHALL HOUSE  BUT WE WALKED A LOT OF KILOMETERS THE WHOLE DAY.

BY: DANIEL DÁVALOS

SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2012

EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE HAD A LONG TRIP TO LONDON, OUR TIME HERE HAS BEEN AMAZING. WE SAW THE CHURCH, CENTRAL LONDON AND THE UNDERGROUND. NOBODY GOT LOST IN HERE. ANDY TAYLOR, OUR GUIDE, KNOWS LONDON VERY WELL. TODAY WE WENT TO MASS IN WICH SOME KIDS HAD THEIR FIRST COMUNION; THEN THE TEACHER GAVE US A TEST TO KNOW OUR ENGLISH LEVEL. THEN WE WENT TO CENTRAL LONDON, WE SAW BUCKINGHAM PALACE, GREEN PARK, ST. JAMES PARK, LONDON EYE, BIG BEN AND THE THAMES RIVER. FINALLY WE SAW THE SOCCER MATCH.

BY: DAVID CHACÓN