Thanks to the students who�

�took me to lunch today and told me that �cava� is Catalan for �cave� � and that the delicious sparkling wine we were drinking was fermented in an underground cavern or cellar � and that good cava is never more than a year old � and that the finer the bubbles, the better the quality � and that Bar�a�s president is elected by a vote of all club members (including one at lunch with us) � and that there are people living in Barcelona who support Real Madrid (including one at lunch with us) � and about the antecedents of the Spanish Civil War which ocurred in 1934 � and that politicians are pretty much the same whether they are in Barcelona, Madrid or elsewhere � and that dates wrapped in bacon make delicious appetizers � and that mandarin sorbet makes delicious desert!! But mostly I thank you for reconfirming what a pleasure it is to be an English teacher who has students like you to share learning with. �Muchisimas gracias, amigos! Hasta oto�o�

Originally posted by Carloz on June, 2007 at http://myspainblog.wordpress.com/