On school days, we walked Colin and Kelsey to the bus stop a few blocks from our apartment on the corner of Paseo de la Constitución and Isaac Peral. There, we would meet two other JDL families: Patricia and her two sons, Antonio and Diego, and Aidan Wolff-King. Patricia went to high school in Seattle and recently got her Masters from MIT in Logistics.
Every couple of months, we hosted a get together with SYA students, often times with Parker's advisees but sometimes with others. One of our last fiestas included students from the Spanish class we took with Griffin along with Hannah and her friend Maria. Before dinner, we played soccer on the grass at Plaza Los Sitios which the Spaniards thought was rather odd because the lawn is usually reserved for dogs.
Photo: Hannah, Parker, Maria, Danielle, Sofia, Sofie, Riley, Helen, Colin. Top row: Arlene, Kelsey, Maria, Jacob and Holden
Over the course of the school year, we had many outings with Parker's colleagues. Here, we celebrated Parker and Marta's birthday with dinner at patio style restaurant. Outdoor dining is common place in Spain, like many parts of Europe and is something we wished was more common in America.
Photo: Oriol, Ellen, Griffin, Alvaro, Parker and Marta
As the end of the school year approached, different events popped up. The entire JDL 6th grade class and parents were invited for lunch at the Montecanal club. It started at 2:00, lunch was served at 4:00 and it was still going strong when we left at 8:00. the highlight was when Luiz Carlos (Alex's dad) and a few others sang songs Pais Basco or their native region.
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