Thursday was the last full day of sessions. We did our some one on ones, the Spaniards did their presentations and we had the last entertainment hour. Each day, the last hour before dinner, volunteers work with the emcee to be in skits, improv, or give presentations about their homes or lives. I did mine Thursday - A Taste of the Desert. I give a ten minute presentation with powerpoint slides about being a docent, what qualifies as a desert and some of the plants and foods from the Sonoran Desert in Arizona. And I had samples of mesquite flower, honey from the bees that pollinate prickly pear cacti and candy made from prickly pear fruit, pomegranites and agaves.
Here is a photo from the foyer of the building that has our large meeting room, the computer lab and some smaller meeting rooms that we use during the week.
While wondering around the campus, we discovered this oddity - someone had pushed this wheel rim up to a tree and the tree has grown around the rim.
Here is a photo of the dining room - again, great facility, great wait staff and great food.
After dinner Thursday, we adjourned to Arce de Noe (Noah's Ark), a different bar from the day time one we visited during the week. It was open under new management and Thursday was their second night. It is on the same side of the river as Campus Puente Nueva.
The Quemada is an old Galician tradition that involves creating this beverage that is a mix of alcohol, sugar, fruit and coffee beans, where much of the alcohol is burnt off. During the procedure, there is an incantation meant to ward off evil spirits - it is read in Spanish, Gallegos (the language of Galicia, the northwestern province of Spain) and English. Here is the preparation for the Quemada.
And here is the start of the Quemada.
They only had bottled beer, so many of us enjoyed this locally brewed artisanal beer.
I left about 12:30, but Friday morning, we found out that some people stayed as late as 5:00 to celebrate completing a week speaking in English - the Spanish know how to celebrate.
Here is a photo from the foyer of the building that has our large meeting room, the computer lab and some smaller meeting rooms that we use during the week.
While wondering around the campus, we discovered this oddity - someone had pushed this wheel rim up to a tree and the tree has grown around the rim.
Here is a photo of the dining room - again, great facility, great wait staff and great food.
After dinner Thursday, we adjourned to Arce de Noe (Noah's Ark), a different bar from the day time one we visited during the week. It was open under new management and Thursday was their second night. It is on the same side of the river as Campus Puente Nueva.
The Quemada is an old Galician tradition that involves creating this beverage that is a mix of alcohol, sugar, fruit and coffee beans, where much of the alcohol is burnt off. During the procedure, there is an incantation meant to ward off evil spirits - it is read in Spanish, Gallegos (the language of Galicia, the northwestern province of Spain) and English. Here is the preparation for the Quemada.
And here is the start of the Quemada.
They only had bottled beer, so many of us enjoyed this locally brewed artisanal beer.
I left about 12:30, but Friday morning, we found out that some people stayed as late as 5:00 to celebrate completing a week speaking in English - the Spanish know how to celebrate.
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