Thursday 6th September
Graham:
Hi, Well Chas just called me at the bar to say that he is now in England with Elena at his parent’s place in Herts. He is going to keep his daughter company and see her into her new 6th form college this coming Monday, which will be great for 16 yr old Elena, as I know she is very nervous about leaving Spain to study for her A levels in England. My last few words of advice to her were; work very hard from day one and make sure you have an organized and systematic approach to both study and revision.
As an ex teacher I know so well that many children fail to get good grades, as they start A levels too casually, thinking that they are just a continuation of GCSE’s, but that’s a big mistake, as A levels are much more difficult and involve learning a lot of subject matter. If you just plod along for the first 6 months before you know what’s hit you you’ll be left behind and getting low grades in you’re A/S exams.
Elena could have studied for the Spanish Baccalaureate, but the state Institutos have very low achievement figures and the alternative private Institutos are too expensive for Chas and Noa to afford, as the have triplets to maintain. There is also another issue that Elena considers the A level to carry more weight internationally than the Spanish equivalent. She is hoping by hard work to get 3 good A levels: Maths, Bio and Chem. And then go on to study Veterrinary Sc . She knows that she can email Victor at the bar restaurant any time she has a problem with her Maths/Chem. homework, as he has just done those subjects at a private English college here in Marbella on the Costa del Sol.
Olivia:
Hi, This morning I’m not in the bar, as I am in Gibraltar instead with my son Victor, we are here mainly to withdraw money to pay for Victor’s final year at college in San Pedro, Marbella (his A2 levels). We keep some savings here, as we get better interest rates., although our main baking is done on the Costa del sol.
One of the nice things about a morning trip to Gibraltar is to sit down outside one of the bars on Main Street and really enjoy an English breakfast served with a nice piping hot mug of filtered coffee.
Well it’s 11:30 now so just time to stock up on some English Scones and English style bread and then head off back to my bar on an enjoyable drive through Manilva and Estepona.
Graham will meet me at the bar and I’m sure he’ll want a nice scone form Gib. along with his coffee.
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