Week 5 - Parliament and the Mayors Office


For our second to last week we took some time to visit both the Asturian Parliament and the local government of Oviedo.

Asturian Parliament

Spain is geographically divided into Autonomous Communities, then into provinces, then from there even more to what we know as counties. As Oviedo is the capital of the Autonomous Community of Asturias, we were invited to visit the place of Parliament. Here the students were taken on a short tour and learned more about how the Representatives perform their duties and the overall functions of the Parliament.






































Almost every year the president of the Junta General, Pedro Sanjurjo comes to say a few words to the students and welcome us and hear some prepared speeches from our students. This year Isabel, Caleb, Anya, and Sophia were chosen, and they did not disappoint! Unfortunately, this year the President Sanjurjo was withheld in a meeting and was unable to make it. However, we all the same shared the prepared speeches with our group. Here they are:







El Ayuntamiento de Oviedo

After our last day of classes, we finished up the week with a visit to the local government of Oviedo, El Ayuntamiento. Here the students were given another tour and were able to ask questions and make comments about the running of the local government, important issues, and talk about how amazing Oviedo is :)





















































 















This week we have our Farewell Show and some time in Madrid before heading back to the states. We're so close!

Till next time,
Los Profes

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