A Day in the Life of a Kid in Madrid!

Valle's apartment has 3 bedrooms, a small kitchen with small kitchen appliances, a living room, a balcony with a view of the city and 1 bathroom, which is very common of apartment's in Madrid. In order to get to her apartment, you have to walk up stairs or take an elevator. Because public transportation is really popular, there is very little street parking for cars by her apartment. Valle and her family mostly take trains, buses and metros to get around Madrid.  

What chores do you have at home?:

Valle's biggest chore is to set the table before meals and clean the table after meals. Do you have this chore at home? Do you have more chores?

What jobs do your parents have?:

Valle's mom is a flamenco dancer. Flamenco is a musical tradition based on the various folkloric music traditions of Spain. It includes cante (singing), toque la guitarra (guitar playing), baile (dance), palmas handclapping) and pitos (finger snapping). 

Here is a link to a flamenco performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNhfV_53W7A

Do you like it?

What time does school start, and what time do you go home?:

For kids in Spain, school starts at 9 A.M. and ends at 2:30 P.M. 

How do you get to school? Are you allowed to go to school by yourself?:

Because Valle's school is far and Madrid is a large city, her mom or dad usually drives her to school and she is not allowed to go alone.

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