San Carlos Borromeo

There is a little church in Entrevias whose people are doing a great job with those less fortunate. Their ways are too outlandish for the official church to stomach. So they want to close it down and replace it with their more conventional manner of charity. Although I do not consider myself a Christian, I have decided to insert these Christian freaks' banner here to show my support. For more information, click here

Today we welcome Romania into the European Union. But Romanians have been coming to Spain for some time now. This BBC piece (forwarded to me by a German friend!) illustrates how we are becoming more like one another in the process.

If you won the lottery ...

Am I wrong in thinking that we were not extremely lucky today? What would you have done if you had won the lottery? Any original ideas? If you ask me, I think I might have booked a first-class flight to New York -and there I would have done some serious shopping (well, it would have been books mainly). Some people might ask why all the trouble when you've got Amazon, and they'd be right. Oh, well. Anyway, what about you?

Christmas recipes

Dear students, click here for yummy ideas for the School's Great Christmas Cooking Competition. If my opinion counts, puddings are especially welcome. Write back if you know more recipes!