Vale...Week Three.

fact: spanish people know how to party.

ADVENTURES OF THE WEEK:

• goya's tomb.  madrid, spain.
• las murallas (great wall). avila, spain.
• la basilica de san vicente. avila, spain.
• catedral. avila, spain.
• cuarto postes. avila, spain.
• universidad de salamanca. salamanca spain.
• la plaza mayor. salamanca spain.
• el puente romano (roman bridge). salamanca, spain.
• la catedral viega. salamanca, spain.
• colegiata de santa maria la mayor. toro, spain.
• monasterio de santa clara. tordesillas, spain.

my host sister alba. we all had a dance party in the kitchen.

 

avila, spain.

la plaza mayor.  salamanca, spain.

toro, spain.

 

Vale...Week Two.

fact: i need to learn spanish. 
ADVENTURES OF THE WEEK:

• flamenco performance. madrid, spain.
• mueso arquelogico nacional. madrid, spain.
• catedral de segovia. segovia, spain.
• alcazar of segovia. segovia, spain.
• retiro park. madrid, spain.

since i can't be apart of hogwarts...i guess alcazar of segovia will have to do.  segovia, spain.

view from the tower of my castle.

catedral de segovia.  segovia, spain.

retiro park.  madrid, spain.

 flamenco performance. madrid, spain.

Vale...Week One.

fact: i love spain.

ADVENTURES OF THE WEEK:

• mueso reina sofia. madrid, spain.
• mueso del prado. madrid, spain.
• royal palace.  madrid, spain.
• catedral de nuestra senora de la almudena. madrid, spain.
• plaza de cibeles. madrid, spain.
• retiro park. madrid, spain.

royal palace.  madrid spain.

little girls who asked me to do the macorena with them.

museo reina sofia.  picasso's original "guernica."  madrid, spain. 

sunset of madrid.

retiro park. madrid, spain.

plaza de cibeles. madrid, spain.

museo del prado.  madrid, spain.

Hola, como estas?

after months of preparing to come to spain i can't believe i am finally here; it seems so surreal! i feel so blessed to have this opportunity.  

negatives:

• i had to sit by someone who was throwing up on the plane.
• everyone thinks i know spanish, i defiantly don't.
• jen and i are probably the two worst people at directions.  hence why we get lost so much.

positives:

• i absolutely love my family i am staying with.
• i am catching on to some spanish.
• i love the 30 students i am studying with.
• i lucked out having jen as my roommate.
• i love the food.  tapas is my favorite.
• the weather is great. 
• i love spain's architecture. 
• people don't go to bed till after midnight.
• everything is walking distance.
• i can skype my family from home. 
• shopping is great. 
• i will probably live here forever one day.  maybe. 
  my family would probably miss me too much. 

 ADVENTURES OF THE WEEK:

• puerta del sol. madrid, spain.
• plaza mayor. madrid, spain.

tapas.  best food ever and famous in spain.

cafe in the town square.  alcala, spain.

adorable andrew.  directors son.

my cute home.  

jenny and i got hungry.  we saw a churro stand and knew what had to be done.  we asked for two hot chocolates and one churro to share.  wrong idea because the hot chocolate is like fudge in a cup!  the guy told us to drink it...so we did, but later we found out you are supposed to dip the churro in the chocolate. we are really healthy, we know.  hole is one...hole in one.

 

my school universidad de alcala.

 

puerta del sol.  madrid, spain.

plaza mayor.  madrid spain.