6th day- Dinosaurs

Thursday 11th
Our first museum, we had programmed three though. In fact, our second, as we had been to the Ellis Island Museum of Immigrants to NY. Still the Metropolitan and the MOMA to go.

However, we didn't go to MOMA because it was planned for Friday afternoon-as the entrance is free at that time- but students preferred to go to a party organised for Amsterdam exchange which GLHS also undertakes. Still we'll see the options... There are so many things to see.
Nearly all of us got a chance to see the Metropolitan from outside but we got a problem with the tickets and we were so tired by then that we did not know when we would be able to see it.
The main problem with museums and everything in general is that in US everything is big, even the peas... So, it took us a long time to visit our first big museum that morning and one of the students got lost for 30 minutes...

Then, lunch took us a lot of time too,... I insist we are not adapted to American schedules, specially regarding the food one, they eat more between hours, little snacks... and we still want our long breaks for lunch and dinner...
By then, we were just exhausted, some could not even walk, for example, one student who couldn't wait to wear her new trainers and then she got blisters on her feet as very often happens with new shoes... And some were just tired of walking, some of them had been four times in Times Square so far...
What else? I think we were all enjoying but teachers were taking notes of so many things that we hope can be improved for future exchanges... We all dreamt about that, we all hope a non-stopping relationship with NY students and Barcelona's ones...
In fact, we met an ex-teacher from GLHS who told us that he once did an exchange with China and he still keeps the contact...
Let's do that: Keep in contact!!

We CAN do it, we are 21st learners and teachers, who can take advantage of technology and lower-cost flights to keep in touch...

It reminds me of what this person who took the exchange with China, and the guide at that morning museum, told about cultures. Cultures themselves are not better or worse developed, but cultures which know how to take benefit from their environment stuff can be said to be developed or undeveloped ones.

So, we have a technological environment which can help us in keeping in touch with New Yorkers and learn from and help and be helped from them too...

Just tired, that's the reason of this kind of philosophical summary today.
I must review the summaries... and students must leave their comments.
Thanks Isa Capdevila for leaving yours, you are the first to leave them, you are really advanced and developed person who knows how to take advangtage of technological tools. :-)