Well, we are into the second month of swimming classes with the Ayuntamiento. Its an experience....put it that way. From the way the payments have to be made to the actual lessons and changing rooms....its completely and utterly caotic, but Ive learnt to go with the flow and accept it....or get out.
The place is like a bus station, if you dont like crowds and noise...dont go here. Its so funny seeing how different we are, the Spanish V´s English Mums.
Once its time for the kids to finish swimming and collect them all the mums get the towels ready, along with the shower gel, the shampoo, the conditioner, moisturiser....they grab the kids and its quickly into the shower. (sometimes if theres a grandma, the grandma is already set at the shower point). You really have to fight for your place! You have never heard so much noise in your life. They even bring hairdryers....g-d forbid a child should go out with wet hair...then I think...well maybe Im a bad bad mum...but if its cold, I bring a her a hat. All you hear them say is "Pelo Mojado Pelo Mojado" (wet hair wet hair)....so what!!!!!
Meanwhile, me and my daughter have found a nice quiet little area where she just dries off quickly, gets her clothes back on and we are out of there in the car before many of them have even finished in the shower.
I leave there needing a stiff drink!
The place is like a bus station, if you dont like crowds and noise...dont go here. Its so funny seeing how different we are, the Spanish V´s English Mums.
Once its time for the kids to finish swimming and collect them all the mums get the towels ready, along with the shower gel, the shampoo, the conditioner, moisturiser....they grab the kids and its quickly into the shower. (sometimes if theres a grandma, the grandma is already set at the shower point). You really have to fight for your place! You have never heard so much noise in your life. They even bring hairdryers....g-d forbid a child should go out with wet hair...then I think...well maybe Im a bad bad mum...but if its cold, I bring a her a hat. All you hear them say is "Pelo Mojado Pelo Mojado" (wet hair wet hair)....so what!!!!!
Meanwhile, me and my daughter have found a nice quiet little area where she just dries off quickly, gets her clothes back on and we are out of there in the car before many of them have even finished in the shower.
I leave there needing a stiff drink!
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