Hello Brown School!!
I can't believe you are in your last month of school before the summer holidays! You must all be very excited. :) It sounds like you have all been enjoying celebrating as well with both the 100th Birthday of Brown School and Garden Fete! I have had an incredibly busy couple of months too here in Canterbury and beyond! In April I had a two and a half week break so I went down to Spain with three of my friends to hike a very famous trail called the Camino de Santiago. It is an ancient pilgrimage and I did the part of it that goes from Santiago de Compostela to Finisterre. It was a challenging hike but we were rewarded with fantastic views, beaches and a satisfying workout. We hiked 20-30km a day for 5 days. I was pretty beat by the end of it but felt great for accomplishing such a task! I then went on to meet up with another friend in Portugal. We had a super time seeing the city sights in Lisbon. The old parts of the city were my favourite as they were narrow and winding and filled with interesting tiled buildings. I loved our trip to The Palace of Pena which was situated on a hill in Sintra. I felt like I was visiting a princess palace and the views were incredible! Another highlight was going to a National Football Game (soccer) between Benfica and Sporting. there were 60,000 fans there and the singing and chanting were quite the spectacle! It was neat to be a part of it. We saw the beaches and did some biking in Lagos which was nice because then we then got stranded in Portugal due to the crazy volcanic ash cloud that lingered over Europe for quite some time! The good thing about being stuck was that with some extra time and ground to cover we went to Madrid and toured the biggest cathedral in the world and I got to see the tomb of Christopher Columbus there. Making our way back without air travel felt kind of like the Amazing Race as we traveled by train, bus and ferry to get back to jolly old England!
May has been a busy month for my class and I as we have been involved in dance competitions, gardening festivals and this week we have an all school art week with amazing workshops. In between all of that I have managed to meet the Mayor of Canterbury and enjoy all the amazing colours of blossoms and flowers out this time of year in Canterbury.
I turned 34 in the middle of the month and felt very spoiled with all the celebrating we did! My brother and sister in law visited just a couple of weeks ago and we had a fabulous time touring around Canterbury. The weather was beautiful and they were a big support to me as a cheering section when I ran the Canterbury Half Marathon on the 23rd!
I just got back from a half term break where I went to Paris with friends and then the southwest of France. (I don't think I know how to sit still these days!) I really enjoyed the Bordeaux region of France but especially loved Cap Ferret near the ocean where I was able to relax, enjoy the scenery and see some incredible sand dunes! I hope you enjoy the pics.
I am wishing you all a great end to the school year. Good Luck with Graduation Grade 6's! I can't believe you are all so grown up and are moving onto Secondary School! I will be thinking of you. :)
Miss. Hirsch
