On the weekends, she cleans the dishes after meals because she focuses on homework and studying during the week.
Lucía’s dad is a psychologist and is now retired, and her mom is a nurse at a retirement home in Ourense.
School starts at 9 AM for Lucía and ends at 4 PM. For three days of the week, she has two breaks during the day, while she has one break for the two other days of the school week. These breaks allow students time to play at recess (recreo), eat a snack or lunch, or just enjoy some time to rest (descanso).
To get to school, Lucía’s parents drive her to the bus, and the bus drives her to school. Other students at her school can walk to school but need permission from their parents to do so.
During the week, Lucía eats lunch at school, but on the weekends, she eats at home. However, many students at other schools in Spain eat lunch when they get home after school. Her favorite food is breaded chicken (milanesa de pollo) with fries (patatas fritas).
At Lucía’s school, Spanish is the most common language. Math, music, arts and crafts, physical education or gym (PE) and language class are all taught in Spanish. Similarly to many other schools in Galicia, Spain, the students and teachers also speak Galician at Lucía’s school.
