At the library

We had cake and port too! Raquel's initiative.
Oscar Wilde is always controversial and the discussion that followed the reading of his best known children's story The Happy Prince brought up some very interesting points of view and interpretations that hadn't occurred to me.
There are fourteen of us signed up so there is still room for a few more if you want to join us.

We'll be reading the first act of The Importance Of Being Earnest next time we meet.
That will be fun!

Coming Up

THE ORIGINAL UNABRIDGED OSCAR WILDE

Very soon, on the 21st February at 19.30h in La Biblioteca Central San Sebastián de los Reyes we will have shared readings of works by Oscar Wilde.
This time we will be reading his most famous children's story The Happy Prince. It is a good choice because it shows another less known side to Wilde who always seems to be portrayed as outrageous and frivolous. He had a social conscience too and these stories really pull at your heartstrings.
Anyone interested in joining us and learning more about this wonderful writer should contact us at
asedow@gmail.com

A Walk In The Snow

Snow underfoot, blue sky overhead, well wrapped up we set off through the quite deep snow to reach the fountain where we had lunch and a nice break before heading back to the lovely town of Cercedilla for coffee and beer.

On the way Vicente spotted a little mouse, a dormouse, as friendly as could be. It came close enough to be fed some bread as you will see from the photo. There was a good group of us chattering in English and occasionally in Spanish.

Bravo to Eduardo for getting us all together...people from ASEDOW, Candás and E.O.I. San Sebastián de los Reyes.
Well worth it as the company was good and the walk was beautiful.

You really don't want to miss the next one!

A BRISK WINTER MORNING WALK!

EXPLORE THE BEAUTIFUL MADRID SIERRA WITH US

SATURDAY 11th FEBRUARY 2012

TWO MEETING POINTS


Cercedilla Train Station at 9h.

The last car park Carretera de la República at 10h.

This walk will be on fairly easy terrain and will be between 10 and 12 kms so it is suitable for the average walker.

You should be home by 5 p.m.

In collaboration with the mountaineering Association Candás and the new association of La Escuela de Idiomas de San Sebastián de los Reyes.

More detailed information can be obtained by writing to asedow@gmail.com


BRAVE THE ELEMENTS! ¡ENFRÉNTATE AL TIEMPO!

A good review

There is a very nice article about ASEDOW on the webpage of rehearsal studios Ensayos Jendrix . (pincha aquí para verlo)
Music is their business and Jordi hits the nail on the head when he describes, in the process of learning a language, the shyness and embarassment we language learners go through at some stages of the process.
Like all skills, the more you practise the better.
In English we say

'Practice makes perfect'

WALKS

Great news.
In association with Candás and EOI we have dates and walks planned for February, March and April.
Watch this spot.
All members will receive the info at their email addresses.

Shared Readings

There is a lot of interest in the shared readings of the magnificent works of Oscar Wilde at the library and we have scheduled them for the third Tuesday of the month at 19.30h.

Those who sign up will receive at home the tale or poem or extract from the play that we choose to read and they can ponder on it before we get together.

There was a very nice positive atmosphere on Tuesday and we look forward to getting together again.
Contact ASEDOW at our gmail address or go by the library beside El Monumento de Los Toros.

SIBN

Spanish Irish Business Network had the nice idea of bringing together yesterday evening, graduates from Irish universities who live in Spain

They chose a venue for each city and for Madrid the venue was The James Joyce bar.

It was specially nice for me to meet Tom whose mother teaches in St Malachy's, Castlewellan my hometown. Hopefully we shall see some of you again on our upcoming walks in the country.

ASEDOW PRESENTATION IN LA BIBLIOTECA CENTRAL DE SAN SEBASTIÁN DE LOS REYES

Well, having explained to the audience why our association is named after Oscar Wilde, we proceeded to read together a short story and so commenced the shared readings.

We are very happy with the participation of the audience who took turns to read and sought answers to their queries, shared ideas and showed enthusiasm about this endeavour.

Raquel on behalf of the library, pointed out the value of the activity that combines English language and English literature and which people can enjoy in a relaxing way.

Ascen gave a clear and concise outline in Spanish about ASEDOW's past and present.

Now we need to start planning its future.

We are making good progress and meeting interesting people.

Thank you all for coming.Your presence is invaluable.

Watch this spot for more news.

Bueno, después de explicar a los espectatadores la razón por la que pusimos el nombre de Oscar Wilde a nuestra asociación, procedimos a leer juntos uno de sus cuentos cortos y de esta manera empezamos nuestras lecturas compartidas.

Estamos muy contentos con la participación del público que se turnaron para leer, solicitaron respuestas a sus preguntas, compartieron ideas y mostraron entusiasmo con esta prueba.

Raquel,( hablando en inglés impecable ) de parte de la Bibloteca Central, señaló el valor de una actividad que combina el idioma y la literatura inglesa, una actividad que puede disfrutar la gente de forma relajada.

Ascen explicó de forma clara y concisa el pasado y presente de ASEDOW. Ahora necesitamos empezar a planificar su futuro. Estamos haciendo buenos progresos y conociendo a gente interesante.

Gracias a todos por venir. Vuestra asistencia es de un valor incalculable.

Vigilad este espacio para más noticias.

17th January 19.30h

First take your pet to Madrid to be blessed in the morning.
It's a Tuesday so you probably have to work.
In the evening make your way to the library where we had the paperback book exchange.
Ask for Oscar Wilde and they will point you in the right direction.
From here on everything is easy.
Click on the poster on the right for more details.