OKAY sorry for the late post I have been super busy. BUT this past weekend I had a 5 day break so my girl friend Dana and I decided to venture to Italy. We couldn´t chose just one place to go so we chose 4. Pisa, Florence, Rome, and Milan.
Thursday afternoon we boarded our ryanair flight to Pisa. Ryanair is a very inexpensive airline in europe. You can find flights for 10 euro one way or even down to 5. After you´ve checked in its free for all. You board the plan from front of back and hope you get a window seat. The flight went well except for the landing, I´m pretty sure the pilot juust went straight down and hit the tarmack with full force. We were awake after that one! We then found our hostel easily and then went and had some dinner. MY first meal in italy....spaghetti. It was the only thing offered at the resturant! But it was delicious and so was the bottle of wine. After that we ventured to see the leaning tower of Pisa. It was awesome. Just to actually see it was amazing. AT night there were zero tourists and it was all gloomy and lit up. Its the bell tower of this huge cathedral. We just wondered around these buildings for a while then went backt to the hostel and went to bed.
The next morning we woke up in order to catch our bus to florence. We were running a bit late...but luck was on our side. NO one else had signed up for the bus so basically the bus left once we got there. It was a quick 45 minute drive. We got to florence and then bought some sandwich supplies. Checked into our hostel, ate some lunch and then we were off. He hit the duomo first. A very pretty church. We hiked to the top, and yes that was very tiring but worth it. After that we went to the arno and tried to find some pretty gardens. We couldn´t so we just rested in a plaza. Then we headed to Michaelangelos piazza. A beauitful view. I feel like we did something else but I cannot remember. For dinner we had a delicious meal of ravioli and pizza. then went to bed.
We were up bright and early the next morning and off to rome. We caught our train at 645 and arrived at 11. We checked in and were off. we visited the vatican museum first. SO cool. I had no idea how old that place was. The art in there is really something. To see the sistine chapel in person was neat too. Then we booked it to the colosseum but not until after we enjoyed some very delicious paninis. We made it to the coloseeum 1 minute before it closed for the day. IT WAS FANTASTIC. haha I want to watch gladiator now. We then ended our day with the trevi fountain and some gelato. Mmmmm. Later we enjoyed a very delicious italian meal. I had pasta in a white cream sauce with gorgonzola and walnuts. We then went out with our hostel and had a great halloween. It got a bit rowdy.
840 the next morning we took a 6 hour train right to Milan. We had to because thats where we had to fly out of. This is the only place that gave us the most problems. It took us an hour to find the hostel. and then a while to find food. But we ended up eating very GOOD pizza and then I was out by 730pm. We were up again at 3am to cactch our plane. We planend to take the metro to the train station..but it was closed. IT took us 20 minutes to find an ATM. then we taxied it to the train station and just made the shuttle to the airport. We boarded our plane and got back to sevilla at 10 am. I slept until 3pm.
IT was a great trip. I fell in love with italy and almost wished I had studied italian instead. I want to go back very soon! PIctures are up on my facebook for those interested.
This weekend I have Granada!!!!
bye EVERYONE. TAKE CARE.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
MOROCCO
So i went to Morocco this past weekend. We visited 3 different cities. They were all very different....
I woke up at 6 am to catch the bus. The way getting there takes a while. First it was a bus ride, then a ferry ride, then customs, then another bus ride. As soon as we got there we immediately left for the city. We went to some music concert. I sat down and was feeling a bit tired...and then I was handed an outline of what I was about to learn...and felt myself grow a bit more tired...and then i heard the bongo and knew that was it for me. The presentation was an hour and I think i was napping in and out for 45 of it. Opps. I asked why no one nudged me and they were like it was funny watching you! ha I have some good friends here. Then we roamed the city for a good 15 minutes...and then I felt uncomfortable and went and sat on a wall...where i was basically a skeptical for all the men drinking at the bar across the street. THAT was a good time. Then we had to go to am intercambio thing at the school in morocco. .
We got back around 10 and I was out like a light.
saturday i was up at 8, ate some breakfast which i kid you not consisted of 7 different kinds of breads. I cannot wait to have some scrambled eggs, hold the toast.
We went into the market square. Its literally just this maze of streets that people sell all their goods on. But in a way it made most of us sick to stomachs. Eggs and cheese just sitting out wtih flys on it. Live chickens, then dead chickens sitting next to them. Talk about fresh. Ha and then outside of the market these guys would be selling random things. Obviously all stolen. but it was like....ohhh that sucks for whoever lost that. So being me I´m trying to understand this tour guide but not really understanding what he´s talking about. and then we walk into this animal stall and I´m like awww look and then we leave there and walk into this other place with all these pits and I´m like whats this? then i look down into the pits and see a bunch of skins. Yeah it was the place they make leather. It was pretty gruesome.
After that we had lunch. and theeeen went to another town. it was pretty and on the ocean. we were able to haggle for some items here and there. We were home by 10 ate dinner and then I was out again by 11. On sunday we woke up, ate breakfast and went to one more town. This one was up in the mountains. It was quaint. All the buildings were painted white, purple, or blue. They engineered the mountain water to run straight through the city. It was all just a natural way of life. After this we traveled 6 hours to get home. It was a good trip, veryyyy interesting. It made me appreciate my way of life. And never want to buy leather. but Ill eat chicken bc I cant wait for a wendys #6.
I posted pictures on my facebook. So go look at them all there. I had about 90!
I go to italy today with my friend dana. We are hitting Pisa, Florence, Rome, And Milan. Its my biggest trip of the semester and I cannot believe its finally here!!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN everyone!
I woke up at 6 am to catch the bus. The way getting there takes a while. First it was a bus ride, then a ferry ride, then customs, then another bus ride. As soon as we got there we immediately left for the city. We went to some music concert. I sat down and was feeling a bit tired...and then I was handed an outline of what I was about to learn...and felt myself grow a bit more tired...and then i heard the bongo and knew that was it for me. The presentation was an hour and I think i was napping in and out for 45 of it. Opps. I asked why no one nudged me and they were like it was funny watching you! ha I have some good friends here. Then we roamed the city for a good 15 minutes...and then I felt uncomfortable and went and sat on a wall...where i was basically a skeptical for all the men drinking at the bar across the street. THAT was a good time. Then we had to go to am intercambio thing at the school in morocco. .
We got back around 10 and I was out like a light.
saturday i was up at 8, ate some breakfast which i kid you not consisted of 7 different kinds of breads. I cannot wait to have some scrambled eggs, hold the toast.
We went into the market square. Its literally just this maze of streets that people sell all their goods on. But in a way it made most of us sick to stomachs. Eggs and cheese just sitting out wtih flys on it. Live chickens, then dead chickens sitting next to them. Talk about fresh. Ha and then outside of the market these guys would be selling random things. Obviously all stolen. but it was like....ohhh that sucks for whoever lost that. So being me I´m trying to understand this tour guide but not really understanding what he´s talking about. and then we walk into this animal stall and I´m like awww look and then we leave there and walk into this other place with all these pits and I´m like whats this? then i look down into the pits and see a bunch of skins. Yeah it was the place they make leather. It was pretty gruesome.
After that we had lunch. and theeeen went to another town. it was pretty and on the ocean. we were able to haggle for some items here and there. We were home by 10 ate dinner and then I was out again by 11. On sunday we woke up, ate breakfast and went to one more town. This one was up in the mountains. It was quaint. All the buildings were painted white, purple, or blue. They engineered the mountain water to run straight through the city. It was all just a natural way of life. After this we traveled 6 hours to get home. It was a good trip, veryyyy interesting. It made me appreciate my way of life. And never want to buy leather. but Ill eat chicken bc I cant wait for a wendys #6.
I posted pictures on my facebook. So go look at them all there. I had about 90!
I go to italy today with my friend dana. We are hitting Pisa, Florence, Rome, And Milan. Its my biggest trip of the semester and I cannot believe its finally here!!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN everyone!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
ARACENA
OKAYYY.
So this last week was good. Flew by quick since it was just 3 days of class. I have gotten a cold so I have just been staying in and loaded up on nyquil. Saturday I did venture to ARACENA. Its a beautiful town. All white buildings with red spanish roofing. Its what I'd imagine if I had never been to spain. There we went on a tour of a mine. It was only okay though because none of us could really understand the tour guide. I did get some nice pictures. Then we had free time in the town. I had a delicious tapa that was just a fried chicken filet and a fresh tomato. I tried beef cheeks too....Today at lunch in my home I then realized I have been eating beefcheeks since I got here. Oh what a nice surprise. After i viewed the town we went through a cave. It was very pretty. I was home by 730, went out with some friends then came home and went to bed. Today it is 75 degrees. Only in Spain is there a low of 55 and a high of 85. I was actually cold last night when sleeping. It was refreshing. Today I am still getting over my cold. So I am just resting. This week at school just entails more class and assignments nothing too too major. I leave for Morocco on friday. I am very excited..yet nervous. I'll have to keep a tight grasp on my belongings that for sure. I hope I get to ride a camel. Time is starting to fly by, its almost November! Of course I hope everyone is doing well. Now for some pictures!...ok they're not loading right now so hang on tight
So this last week was good. Flew by quick since it was just 3 days of class. I have gotten a cold so I have just been staying in and loaded up on nyquil. Saturday I did venture to ARACENA. Its a beautiful town. All white buildings with red spanish roofing. Its what I'd imagine if I had never been to spain. There we went on a tour of a mine. It was only okay though because none of us could really understand the tour guide. I did get some nice pictures. Then we had free time in the town. I had a delicious tapa that was just a fried chicken filet and a fresh tomato. I tried beef cheeks too....Today at lunch in my home I then realized I have been eating beefcheeks since I got here. Oh what a nice surprise. After i viewed the town we went through a cave. It was very pretty. I was home by 730, went out with some friends then came home and went to bed. Today it is 75 degrees. Only in Spain is there a low of 55 and a high of 85. I was actually cold last night when sleeping. It was refreshing. Today I am still getting over my cold. So I am just resting. This week at school just entails more class and assignments nothing too too major. I leave for Morocco on friday. I am very excited..yet nervous. I'll have to keep a tight grasp on my belongings that for sure. I hope I get to ride a camel. Time is starting to fly by, its almost November! Of course I hope everyone is doing well. Now for some pictures!...ok they're not loading right now so hang on tight
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Last weekend and so on...
Heyyy Everyone sorry for the a late blog post.
Okay so last weekend 4 of us went to Malaga Spain. It was pretty, but nothing special in my opinion. We're all in agreement that Portugal spoiled us. This trip made me realize just how expensive everything is over here and how cheap the US dollar is. Not Fair. I spent a good amount solely on transportation. Everything was just inconvenient so the trip didn't go as planned. We did enjoy a nice beach day however. We also went to a picasso museum because he was born in Malaga. We came back to Sevilla on Sunday, and had Monday off so i spent the day lounging. I got a new roommate. She is from Italy. Talk about language barriers from every direction. Its good for me however bc it forces me to speak Spanish with her. It comes as no surprise that her spanish is much better than mine and shes only 18. Im jealous.
Things are starting to pick up on on learning the language. I'm grasping the grammar better than I have ever before. Really I've come to believe it is all about vocab. I know how to put a sentence together but what good is that when I don't know the words to use? So basically I've just started reading my English-Spanish Dictionary and hoping for the best. Homework and tests are starting to pick up but nothing I can't handle.
The weather is still 85 and sunny. Someone said they kept track of how many times its rained here....2. I was asleep for both times so really never. I am missing american food like crazy but have become accustomed to my diet plan...the diet plan thats comes with 5 mile runs everyday. sheesh. I watched as my roommate tried to tell my senora no fruit for me tonight I'm very full...she said it 3 times...and then my senora said...ok ok you'll just have a plum those are small. hahah It was hilarious.
Its already october 14! Times flying. Next weekend I am just taking it easy. Probably going to Arcena on Saturday and then a hike on sunday...mainly because they are free. The following weekend I go to morocco and then finish the month with italy.
HEY mom email me back.
Until next time! <3
Okay so last weekend 4 of us went to Malaga Spain. It was pretty, but nothing special in my opinion. We're all in agreement that Portugal spoiled us. This trip made me realize just how expensive everything is over here and how cheap the US dollar is. Not Fair. I spent a good amount solely on transportation. Everything was just inconvenient so the trip didn't go as planned. We did enjoy a nice beach day however. We also went to a picasso museum because he was born in Malaga. We came back to Sevilla on Sunday, and had Monday off so i spent the day lounging. I got a new roommate. She is from Italy. Talk about language barriers from every direction. Its good for me however bc it forces me to speak Spanish with her. It comes as no surprise that her spanish is much better than mine and shes only 18. Im jealous.
Things are starting to pick up on on learning the language. I'm grasping the grammar better than I have ever before. Really I've come to believe it is all about vocab. I know how to put a sentence together but what good is that when I don't know the words to use? So basically I've just started reading my English-Spanish Dictionary and hoping for the best. Homework and tests are starting to pick up but nothing I can't handle.
The weather is still 85 and sunny. Someone said they kept track of how many times its rained here....2. I was asleep for both times so really never. I am missing american food like crazy but have become accustomed to my diet plan...the diet plan thats comes with 5 mile runs everyday. sheesh. I watched as my roommate tried to tell my senora no fruit for me tonight I'm very full...she said it 3 times...and then my senora said...ok ok you'll just have a plum those are small. hahah It was hilarious.
Its already october 14! Times flying. Next weekend I am just taking it easy. Probably going to Arcena on Saturday and then a hike on sunday...mainly because they are free. The following weekend I go to morocco and then finish the month with italy.
HEY mom email me back.
Until next time! <3
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Sunday, October 4, 2009
PORTUGAL
Hello ALL.
Well this weekend was fun! My group and I took a trip to lagos Portugal. We all wanted to get in a beach weekend, and a beach weekend we did. We all took a bus at 730 am on friday and arrived around 1pm. We checked into our hostel. The hostel was so much fun. It was run by a man from Massachusetts. It was just a big house of young people traveling from everywhere. 10 of us stayed in the same room. we shared bunk beds. Up stairs was a very big common area were everyone gathered and hung out at night preparing to go out. In the morning the Mom of the house...and yes we called her mama made crepes. You just went to the little kitchen upstairs and sat down at an open stool and she'd feed you crepes until your hearts content. People were staying there from everywhere! Mainly australia, but some were from austria and london. Anyway, the rest of the day we spent at the beach. It was absolutely beautiful. Such clear water but COLD. The weather was perfect all weekend. 79 and sunny. That night we ate at a restaurant called the NahNah Bah. it was run by people from New zealand. It was delicious. We then attempted to go out but the night ended early. The next day we woke up and ate some crepes. Then a few of us decided to go the little market next door and buy some stuff to make sandwiches. We packed up a lunch and headed to the beach. we probably spent 6 hours on the beach. There were these huge rocks and we'd climb up and jump off. There were also a lot of little caves so we'd explore those. Overall it was a great day. Later, Dana and I went into the city to eat. We asked a local and he told us to go to a little hole in the wall restaurant. it was delicious. Sate Kabobs with peanut sauce, potatoes with an amazing sauce. and a fresh salad! mmm. we Got back to the hotel and started to enjoy some Sangria. Everyone headed out to the bars around 1. It was a lot of fun. WE went literally straight from the bars to our bus at 630am. I've been home resting ever since. It was a fantastic weekend! Now its off to another week of classes and then hopefully another trip. Can't wait!!! Hope everyone is doing well! =)
PS/ pictures aren't loading right now...So check tomorrow!!!
Well this weekend was fun! My group and I took a trip to lagos Portugal. We all wanted to get in a beach weekend, and a beach weekend we did. We all took a bus at 730 am on friday and arrived around 1pm. We checked into our hostel. The hostel was so much fun. It was run by a man from Massachusetts. It was just a big house of young people traveling from everywhere. 10 of us stayed in the same room. we shared bunk beds. Up stairs was a very big common area were everyone gathered and hung out at night preparing to go out. In the morning the Mom of the house...and yes we called her mama made crepes. You just went to the little kitchen upstairs and sat down at an open stool and she'd feed you crepes until your hearts content. People were staying there from everywhere! Mainly australia, but some were from austria and london. Anyway, the rest of the day we spent at the beach. It was absolutely beautiful. Such clear water but COLD. The weather was perfect all weekend. 79 and sunny. That night we ate at a restaurant called the NahNah Bah. it was run by people from New zealand. It was delicious. We then attempted to go out but the night ended early. The next day we woke up and ate some crepes. Then a few of us decided to go the little market next door and buy some stuff to make sandwiches. We packed up a lunch and headed to the beach. we probably spent 6 hours on the beach. There were these huge rocks and we'd climb up and jump off. There were also a lot of little caves so we'd explore those. Overall it was a great day. Later, Dana and I went into the city to eat. We asked a local and he told us to go to a little hole in the wall restaurant. it was delicious. Sate Kabobs with peanut sauce, potatoes with an amazing sauce. and a fresh salad! mmm. we Got back to the hotel and started to enjoy some Sangria. Everyone headed out to the bars around 1. It was a lot of fun. WE went literally straight from the bars to our bus at 630am. I've been home resting ever since. It was a fantastic weekend! Now its off to another week of classes and then hopefully another trip. Can't wait!!! Hope everyone is doing well! =)
PS/ pictures aren't loading right now...So check tomorrow!!!
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