Graduación CIM promoción 2021-22

Introducción

Este libro pretende ser un homenaje a la promoción de 2021-22 que se acaba de graduar pero se gestó como una parte de la actividad final de la clase de inglés. Por ello, no están presentes todos los que son, porque no todos entregaron su tarea...siendo procrastrinators o escaqueitors profesionales hasta el final... ¡Qué bien se vive debajo del cocotero!
Al ser un libro personal, escrito desde la libertad de expresión individual de los alumnos, las opiniones que se vierten en sus páginas no han sido censuradas ni prácticamente corregidas. Tampoco tienen que ser necesariamente compartidas...
Para mantener su autenticidad - también la del copieteo obvio y descarado de algún caso - se ha mantenido el inglés que cada uno ha sabido expresar. Por eso, habrá errores gramaticales, léxicos, discursivos.
Who said perfection exists? Entre alguna imperfección, también hay muchos aciertos. Y mucha gratitud. Y un gran orgullo.
Dear class of 2022: Congratulations!

San Lorenzo de El Escorial, mayo de 2022

Dear students,
I don't think I should be writing this in English because, let's face it, I am bound to be the teacher from whom you seem to have learnt more nonsense and Spanish gibberish than English! Or so you make me believe...
Somehow, you have managed to take with you expressions like "se vive bien debajo de un cocotero" or "si mi abuela tuviera ruedas, sería un tranvía" or "cómprate un bosque espeso y piérdete". Quizá también " ¿Por qué no te compras un hámster para reirte de él en vez de reirte de mí?" o "Que se mueran los feos"...
So I might as well go on in Spanish...
Os he llamado también ensalada primaveral. Una ensalada primaveral a la que siempre le falta un ingrediente, porque nunca lográbamos estar todos...
Sois pepinos, berros, tomates, brote de soja, cebollino, albahaca, pimiento, alfalfa, quinoa y ajonjolí. Yo soy el lecho de lechuga, claro.
Os habéis burlado de mí pero también conmigo, os habéis pasado pueblos, pero también me habéis cuidado, habéis soportado mis estallidos de ira y mis ataques de amor y entusiasmo.
Vosotros os vais con mis absurdos dichos y refranes - que ni siquiera son míos - y yo me quedo con vuestros "Caaaalm, down, chill out", "Can you say that in English, please?", "Mental grit..." y con la esperanza de que os hayáis aprendido que mi nombre es capicúa y de tres letras, y no me llamo Coño.
Ya sabéis dónde encontrarme, porque si los dioses me escuchan algún día, terminaré de gallo en Madagascar...
¡Mucha suerte a todos!
Cheers! Ana

When my parents told me 10 years ago that I had to leave my former school, my friends, my town and I had to travel 45 eternal minutes to go to my new school and almost another 45 minutes to get back home, I almost died.
I didn't believe that my parents wanted me to suffer so much. Today I know that their decision couldn't have been better. Coming to this school has been one of the most exciting experiences of my life: I immersed myself into the world of music, I 've learnt to play the flute, I've participated with my friends at concerts, I 've played many times in public, I have been part of an incredibly family with whom I've shared more than half of my life and I have met many amazing, marvellous and encouraging teachers, both music and general teachers.

I want to thank all the people that have been by my side all these comforting and amazing years: my parents for giving me this awesome opportunity, the teachers who have accompanied us and always cared for our well-being and future, as well as my friends that I love so much and to whom I owe so much of who I am and what I know.

Saying good bye to such a fascinating family is very difficult, but it is true we will never be completely separated as we are all part of all and I know that wherever I go I will bring with me a memory of all these people and the experiences that I lived with them.

I can only express gratitude and joy for having lived these spectacular years.

Good morning everyone.
For me it is an honour to share these grateful words with all the people here; parents , teachers and all graduating students. I am very happy we can all meet here today and finally can see each other's faces after this pandemic.
Today we celebrate the end of a beautiful and intense stage to start what will be our new life away from our second home, the CIM.

I can still remember when we first met, our first concerts, our few but beautiful excursions, and a long and great etcetera of memories of you that I am taking with me and which I will always remember.

I want to thank our teachers. All of you have guided us on this long road that we finish today. Without you it would not have been possible.

Many of you have had to act as parents, psychologists and even sometimes as animal farmers. Although sometimes it may not seem like it, we will always be grateful for it.

Thank you, teachers, for being an example to follow and always being by our side, both in the good and the bad moments.

I will miss you all!