Sorry....no pix this time! But....
I wanted to let everyone know that I am leaving on a road trip tomorrow. We're going to be gone for 10 days! Spring Break is this week :)
We're off to Portugal and Sevilla/ Granada, Spain. I'll have plenty of pictures when I get back!
The only way to reach me while I'm gone is on my spanish cell phone in case of emergency.....
+34 662456837
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Friday, March 30, 2007
Monday, March 26, 2007
Madrid/Segovia/Santiago de Compostela & Visitors :)
Long time no update......
the best way to fix that is to add a ton of pictures!
*Me and my roommates (Clemens and Anna)
*me standing outside of a church right by my apartment
*me attempting to prove my sobriety (Dorita)
*Mel and me in the Plaza de Maria Pita....5min walk from my apartment
*A beautiful day in Coruna when Mel was here visiting :)
*First night in Madrid with Mel and Roberto (@ the big Bong!)
*Having some amazingly good Mussels with Mel and Waleska in Madrid
*Outside of the Egyptian temple in Madrid with Roberto and Waleska
*Waleska and me....being typical Americans...drinking Starbucks (God Bless it!) in Madrid
*Wale and me in Madrid
*Enjoying the fantastically nice weather in a park in Madrid with Wale
*Mom, Angela and I at the beach in Coruna....they just left today! :(
*Clemens threw a Tirol (City in Austria near Innsbruck) Party at our apartment...this is the food....it was delicious!
*Mom and me @ my apartment during the Tirol party
*Angela and I in front of the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela (45 min train ride from Coruna)
*Ange, Mom, me, Wale and Ramona at la Quemada (a Galician tradition)
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So, I've been pretty busy the past couple weeks. At the same time I've been having a blast. First, Mel came to visit me for a week. We spent the first 5 days here in Coruna. They weather was warm and perfect when she was here. We went to the Torre of Hercules, which is the world's oldest working lighthouse. It's here in Coruna.
*Torre de Hercules
It doesn't look all that great but the view from the top is gorgeous!
*One of the pics from the top of the Torre
As you saw from the pics, Mel and I also went to Madrid. We spent her last 2 days in Spain there. We stayed with my friend, Roberto, who I met when I studied abroad in Madrid Summer 2005. We had a blast! The day before Mel left, Waleska came to Madrid to meet us. We did a lot of sight seeing, walking around Madrid, dancing, etc. We ate some delicious tapas and had some really good Mojitos and Caipirenas (Brazilian drink). Also, we had some fantastic Italian ice cream. All in all, it was a great weekend.
The same day that I returned to Coruna (Monday March 19th) My mom and sister, Angela, arrived in Coruna from England. We also spent the first half of their time in Spain here in Coruna and the second half in Madrid. Unfortunately, the first two days here in Coruna had awful weather! The wind was out of control strong and it was way too cold for any one's good. The day they arrived, their plane had to land in Santiago de Compostela due to the horrible weather conditions (strong wind). They ended up being shuttled over to Coruna so it worked out in the end.
We took a train from Coruna to Santiago de Compostela and spent a few hours there. The cathedral there was built in the 12th century and it's breath taking. From Madrid, we also took a train and spent half a day in Segovia, a ancient city. Segovia is beautiful. It has a roman aqueduct built in the first century AD, a cathedral built in the 1500s and a castle.
*Roman Aqueduct- Segovia (closeup)
*Aqueduct to the left....about 100feet tall!
*Angela sitting outside at the table where we had lunch in Segovia...Cathedral in the background
*Mom and Ange with the castle behind them
*Mom and I on the train from Segovia back to Madrid
It was great to see my best friend and my mom and sister after being away for 2 months without anyone that I know. I look forward to having more visitors in the future :).
That's all for now! More later....
the best way to fix that is to add a ton of pictures!
*Me and my roommates (Clemens and Anna)
*me standing outside of a church right by my apartment
*me attempting to prove my sobriety (Dorita)
*Mel and me in the Plaza de Maria Pita....5min walk from my apartment
*A beautiful day in Coruna when Mel was here visiting :)
*First night in Madrid with Mel and Roberto (@ the big Bong!)
*Having some amazingly good Mussels with Mel and Waleska in Madrid
*Outside of the Egyptian temple in Madrid with Roberto and Waleska
*Waleska and me....being typical Americans...drinking Starbucks (God Bless it!) in Madrid
*Wale and me in Madrid
*Enjoying the fantastically nice weather in a park in Madrid with Wale
*Mom, Angela and I at the beach in Coruna....they just left today! :(
*Clemens threw a Tirol (City in Austria near Innsbruck) Party at our apartment...this is the food....it was delicious!
*Mom and me @ my apartment during the Tirol party
*Angela and I in front of the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela (45 min train ride from Coruna)
*Ange, Mom, me, Wale and Ramona at la Quemada (a Galician tradition)
****************************************************************
So, I've been pretty busy the past couple weeks. At the same time I've been having a blast. First, Mel came to visit me for a week. We spent the first 5 days here in Coruna. They weather was warm and perfect when she was here. We went to the Torre of Hercules, which is the world's oldest working lighthouse. It's here in Coruna.
*Torre de HerculesIt doesn't look all that great but the view from the top is gorgeous!
*One of the pics from the top of the Torre
As you saw from the pics, Mel and I also went to Madrid. We spent her last 2 days in Spain there. We stayed with my friend, Roberto, who I met when I studied abroad in Madrid Summer 2005. We had a blast! The day before Mel left, Waleska came to Madrid to meet us. We did a lot of sight seeing, walking around Madrid, dancing, etc. We ate some delicious tapas and had some really good Mojitos and Caipirenas (Brazilian drink). Also, we had some fantastic Italian ice cream. All in all, it was a great weekend.
The same day that I returned to Coruna (Monday March 19th) My mom and sister, Angela, arrived in Coruna from England. We also spent the first half of their time in Spain here in Coruna and the second half in Madrid. Unfortunately, the first two days here in Coruna had awful weather! The wind was out of control strong and it was way too cold for any one's good. The day they arrived, their plane had to land in Santiago de Compostela due to the horrible weather conditions (strong wind). They ended up being shuttled over to Coruna so it worked out in the end.
We took a train from Coruna to Santiago de Compostela and spent a few hours there. The cathedral there was built in the 12th century and it's breath taking. From Madrid, we also took a train and spent half a day in Segovia, a ancient city. Segovia is beautiful. It has a roman aqueduct built in the first century AD, a cathedral built in the 1500s and a castle.
*Roman Aqueduct- Segovia (closeup)
*Aqueduct to the left....about 100feet tall!
*Angela sitting outside at the table where we had lunch in Segovia...Cathedral in the background
*Mom and Ange with the castle behind them
*Mom and I on the train from Segovia back to MadridIt was great to see my best friend and my mom and sister after being away for 2 months without anyone that I know. I look forward to having more visitors in the future :).
That's all for now! More later....
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Soccer game today
Before the game people were going crazy in the street.....throughing fire balls....seemingly dangerous but all was good.
Today we went to see a soccer game in Coruna. It was raining off and on...but at least we got to see a rainbow :) *See pic
It was Coruna vs. Sevilla Not a great game 0-1 and Sevilla won. But, we had awesome seats and it was a cool experience.
*Futbol (Soccer) players in action!
*Plaza de Portugal (after the soccer game) I took a pic of this fountain in Plaza de Portugal....It's on the walk between the stadium and where I live.
Thursday, March 1, 2007
My 21st in Spain
Yet again....here I am in the computer lab. *****pix coming soon!!!!*****
* on campus with Waleska Feb 28th.....just before celebrating my bday ;)
Since no one goes out at night until like 2am....we celebrated my birthday on what felt like Weds night/ Feb 28th....but actually it was technically my bday before we ever left to go out.
I had class in the evening...then went to Waleska/Michael/Sebastian/Ramona´s apartment. Our Dietram & our 3 friends from Slovakia also came over. We all congregated in the kitchen (for some odd reason we always hang out in their kitchen even though the living room is much bigger)....Waleska made sure that I never ran out of something to drink....In Michael´s words ¨It´s not a question of whether you want to or not....it´s a requirement¨.....meaning I am required to drink because it´s my 21st bday.... of course i wasn´t opposed.
we all talked about how 21 is a big bday in the states and 18 is the big day here....but they celebrated it with me as if it were important :).
At midnight we opened up the bottle of Cider that Waleska bought in Asturias to celebrate/ make a toast for my bday.
*some of us on the walk to Geographic (me, Michael, Paulina, Waleska, Sebastian-in the background)
at around 130 we were out the door and on our way to Georgraphic (the name of the club we go to every wednesday for the Erasmus parties).....before geographic we stopped at OpenCor (like a late night Longs open til 2am) to buy something to drink on the way. Us girls shared a carton of Sangria....only 1.50€ whic is like less than $2... it takes about 20 mins to walk from their apartment to geographic....but the walk is half the fun. when we got to geographic waleska asked me if i was ready for my surprise....i had no idea what she had done......
* posing in the club with a slice of my birthday cake & Waleska
*people enjoying my bday cake :)
her and our friend Abel (who works as a Head Promotor for Geographic and some other locations in Coruna) had a Chocolate Mousse Cake with Candles ´21´for me. Everyone sang me happy birthday in the middle of the club. It was a nice surprise :). We had a lot of fun....dancing and hanging out. I also met a lot of cool people. After geographic was closing...we (a group of maybe 10) went to the beach which is less than a block away for a bit. After, I was at home by 6am.
All in all my birthday was a lot of fun :)!
* on campus with Waleska Feb 28th.....just before celebrating my bday ;)Since no one goes out at night until like 2am....we celebrated my birthday on what felt like Weds night/ Feb 28th....but actually it was technically my bday before we ever left to go out.
I had class in the evening...then went to Waleska/Michael/Sebastian/Ramona´s apartment. Our Dietram & our 3 friends from Slovakia also came over. We all congregated in the kitchen (for some odd reason we always hang out in their kitchen even though the living room is much bigger)....Waleska made sure that I never ran out of something to drink....In Michael´s words ¨It´s not a question of whether you want to or not....it´s a requirement¨.....meaning I am required to drink because it´s my 21st bday.... of course i wasn´t opposed.
we all talked about how 21 is a big bday in the states and 18 is the big day here....but they celebrated it with me as if it were important :).
At midnight we opened up the bottle of Cider that Waleska bought in Asturias to celebrate/ make a toast for my bday.
*some of us on the walk to Geographic (me, Michael, Paulina, Waleska, Sebastian-in the background)at around 130 we were out the door and on our way to Georgraphic (the name of the club we go to every wednesday for the Erasmus parties).....before geographic we stopped at OpenCor (like a late night Longs open til 2am) to buy something to drink on the way. Us girls shared a carton of Sangria....only 1.50€ whic is like less than $2... it takes about 20 mins to walk from their apartment to geographic....but the walk is half the fun. when we got to geographic waleska asked me if i was ready for my surprise....i had no idea what she had done......
* posing in the club with a slice of my birthday cake & Waleska
*people enjoying my bday cake :)her and our friend Abel (who works as a Head Promotor for Geographic and some other locations in Coruna) had a Chocolate Mousse Cake with Candles ´21´for me. Everyone sang me happy birthday in the middle of the club. It was a nice surprise :). We had a lot of fun....dancing and hanging out. I also met a lot of cool people. After geographic was closing...we (a group of maybe 10) went to the beach which is less than a block away for a bit. After, I was at home by 6am.
All in all my birthday was a lot of fun :)!
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