Hello I.E.S Torre del Águila! I'm Michael, the new Auxiliar

Hello I.E.S Torre del Águila!  What’s going on?  My name is Michael Willson and I am very excited to be the new Auxiliar for the 2015-2016 school year!  Its been wonderful to meet all of you, and now I would like to share a little bit about myself.

Me and my friend at the feria in 2014

I am 22 years old and I am from the town of Charlottesville, in the state of Virginia. My home town has around 40,000 people, about the same size as Utrera.  My favorite things to do when I am home are to go out for coffee with friends and to go hiking.

My home state in red on a map of the United States

Virginia, my home state is located in the middle of the East Coast.  It has both mountains and the beach.  The weather is a little bit more calm than Sevilla, but it still gets very hot.  It also rains, and even snows sometimes!  In Virginia we have many vineyards and apple orchards.  We also traditionally have peanuts.  In general, it is a very rich agricultural state.  

I have two sisters and one brother.  Even though I am the youngest in the family, I am the tallest.  My oldest sister Kati is a doctor.  My brother Paul is a Guitarist and Social worker.  My sister Marigene is a student.   

My family is very important to me.  They have inspired many of my interests, like cooking, listening to rock music, and traveling.  I think my goal for this year is to help students learn that foreign languages can be amazing keys to a whole new world.  

     

So even though the journey of learning english may be confusing at times, let’s work through it together!  It’s going to be a great year!

Welcome to the 2015-16 school year!

It is hard to believe September has already started and a new school year is coming! We hope you had a great summer. We are going to have an amazing school year together!

Breakfast around the world: American pancakes

HOW TO MAKE DELICIOUS PANCAKES

 
INGREDIENTS :

• 1 pinch of salt

• 1 tablespoon baking powder

• 2 eggs (beaten)

• 1 cup of milk
• 1 cup of yoghurt

• 2 cups of flour
• cinnamon

• butter for frying
    
• DIRECTIONS
  
  • First, put the milk , yoghurt and eggs into a large bowl.
    
  • Then, put the flour, baking powder, and salt in the bowl.
    
  • Add some cinnamon.
    
  • Mix with a spoon or a fork.
    
  • Beat until you have a smooth batter. Any lumps will soon disappear with a little mixing. Let the batter stand for a few minutes.
    
  • Put some butter in the pan.
    
  • Pour some batter in the pan.
    
  • Cook the pancake for two minutes, until the top of the pancake begins to bubble, then turn it over and cook until both sides are golden brown.
    
  • Serve with syrup and extra butter if you like.
    
  • Eat the pancakes!