Translation of tablón

I have started learning only one month ago, that was during the summer holidays, I want to go to Canada for three weeks and then participate in a course. I hope that I will improve it more or less.
I was in Vancouver five years ago. I was living in Toronto in Canada with my wife. We worked together in the same office, and we were new there, and we did not know anybody. I was also in Montreal.
I am a kindergarten teacher for children between age 4 and age 5 and additionally I teach at a school here in Munich: music, painting and handicraft. At the moment just we have holidays.