WALKING, SOCIALIZING AND PICKING RUBBISH IN CORELLA
Iara Camila Jara Rivas (2nd ESO, 14 years old)
We had to get up early on the fourth of November for the first Erasmus outing. There were twenty-one people: eleven Alhama High School students and ten Bicyclists and parents. We met at the bus station, where we got some bags to pick rubbish as we walked. We got to «Cuesta de las brujas» (Witches’ climb), a place where we planted trees one year ago, to check if they were fine. We filled several bags with the plastic we picked and, luckily, we emptied them in big bins we found in «La Estanquilla», a small but beautiful reservoir very near Corella. We stopped there to have a snack and enjoy the view. It was a sunny and mild autumn day, just perfect for a nice walk.
We went on walking along «Las Losillas» and «Las Raboseras». Unfortunately, there was more rubbish than bags (we had only three), but we managed to fill and empty them several times in bins we found here and there. We calculate we threw out around 15. We ended up in «La Estanca», the most beautiful natural space in Corella. Rebeca showed us «El jardín ciudadano» (Citizens’ Garden), an ugly space that she has turned, with the help of lots of people from Corella, into a public garden full of plants, flowers and colours.
The first Erasmus outing was a great excuse to make new friends, socialize with interesting adults and clean our environment. We all laughed a lot and had more fun than we had anticipated.
Interesting numbers of our first Erasmus excursion:
Students: 11
Bicyclists: 4
Parents: 6
Kilometers we walked: 13
Bags we filled with rubbish: 15
Times we laughed and amazing views we enjoyed: countless.
