Writing about culture in SpanishQuestions

Emily went during the summer holidays. She says, "durante las vacaciones de verano."

It was a school exchange. She says, "hice un intercambio escolar."

They had to fly from Edinburgh to Bilbao and then catch the train. She says, "tuvimos que volar de Edimburgo a Bilbao y después cogimos el tren."

It was very big and it was on the outskirts/suburbs of the city. She says, "vivía en una casa muy grande en las afueras de la ciudad."

She forgot her dictionary. She says, "olvidé mi diccionario." It was a problem because sometimes she couldn’t express herself because she didn’t know the words. She says, "era difícil expresarme a veces porque no conocí las palabras necesarias."

The pupils didn’t wear uniform, they had more freedom and most of the pupils ate in the canteen. She says, "los alumnos no llevaban uniforme, tenían mucha más libertad y la mayoría de los alumnos comían en el comedor."

School finished at 5. She says, "lo que no me gustó era que el colegio terminaba a las cinco de la tarde."

Fascinating museums, a modern art gallery and an old church. She says, "había museos fascinantes, una galería de arte moderno y una iglesia vieja."

She liked visiting the turrón factory best. She says, "lo que más me gustó fue la visita a la fábrica de turrón. They saw turrón being made and had the chance to try it. She says, "vimos la fabricación del turrón y tuvimos la oportunidad de probarlo."

Emily hopes her penpal will visit her. She says, "espero que mi amiga por correspondencia venga a visitarme este verano."

Go canoeing in the river and mountain biking in the forest. She says, "me gustaría hacer piragüismo con ella en el rio y ciclismo de montaña en el bosque."