Annual student of the year award

Yesterday I took part in the ceremony for the annual student of the year award as I have been chosen as the best ESOL 2009 student! Everything was very nice and the ceremony was quite touching. I was given a certificate, an engraved glass and a £25 voucher to spend on books.
I'm very pleased to have received this award and now I can go back to Italy full of satisfaction! I'm really proud of myself!

Brighton

On 14 June I visited Brighton. It is such a beautiful town, very cheerful and lively. It has a long, wide pebbly beach and the view from the seafront is fantastic! The most appealing attraction is the "Brighton Pier" which stretches out for about one mile. There you can find plenty of amusements, including casinos and slot machines. I had great fun there, trying different attractions which were very scary. The sunshine was brilliant and helped to make the day enjoyable. The town centre itself is very nice, too. The streets are lined with shops, cafes and restaurants and there are also beautiful gardens. I think Brighton is one of the most amazing places I have seen until now here in Britain.

Bristol

I managed to visit Bristol a short time ago. It is a nice town and pretty big. I had a stroll through the town centre where I stopped for a delicious ice cream. Then I visited an exhibition about nature and wildlife. There were dozens of different kinds of animals and plants. This fair particularly appealed to children who were very interested in looking at everything that was there.

A nice barbecue

Last week I went to Oxford to some Italian friends who had a barbecue in their garden. They arranged a big table with a lot of food. They grilled such a great deal of meat and vegetables. It all tasted very good! We spent the whole evening eating and chatting in their garden. Thankfully the weather was fine, too. I really enjoyed that barbecue.

Wales

Saturday was a fantastic day!!! I went to Wales on a full-day excursion. I first visited Tintern Abbey, an amazing building of the Middle Age of which remains only the structure. The walls and the architecture are made of beautiful stones...it was lovely to touch them!
Then I travelled to Cardiff where I visited the National Museum (in which there's a good explanation about the history of Galles), the Castle from which you can enjoy a nice view of the city from the top and, finally, a stroll through the shopping centre.