Friday, June 12, 2009

SPAIN!!!!!

so. I have been on this Spanish adventure for only... a few days but we have done soooo much! I love it here! It is a bit hot for my taste but it has been a nice change from the damp and cool English countryside. When we stepped out of the aiport- at about 10 pm- it was warm, humid, and the sky was the most beautiful mixture of pink and orange i have ever seen.
We had some good food the first night (lamb, spanish omelet, fries, and then FRESH fruit for desert as has followed with every meal so far) and then went to bed. They stay up sooooo late here!! Its becuase they have a ciesta in the middle of the day where everyone stops work and takes a few hours for lunch and a nap.
On day two we got up and headed into Murcia for a meeting Maria had with a language woman at her school. I ate some chips ahoy and napped on the neighboring desk while Maria sorted out next years plans. It was soooo warm and it felt nice in the air conditioned office. Somehow, the night before I had lost ONE of my flip flops. Maria and i searched her room as throughly as we would have had we been Indiana Jones, but it was to no avail. I imagine that the spanish elves took it for the shoemakers shop. Anyway, I had to borrow her brothers flip flops which were probably a 48 (I wear a 40) so after we had the meeting we went in search of a new memory card for my camera and some flip flops. found both very quickly and i love my new shoes!
After that we hung out for a long time at Maria´s and i had a nice looong nap while Maria went and got her legs waxed. We then had dinner which was awesome!! it was like pork filled with ham and cheese and its called little books. it was delicious. Then ( and this is like 11 ish now) Maria and i traveled down to her grandmas where the city is having a fiesta! each city has a fiesta in a different month. We found her grandma and great aunt and ate cheeros with hot chocolate as dipping sauce. then we met up with some of Maria´s friends and went and watched some amazing fireworks... which didn´t even start till 1!!! It is soooo crazy the timetables of the Spanish! they stay up sooooo late!! even the elderly and hte little children! up till 2 am!! Anyway I best get back to Maria, some of her friends are here as is her brithday in about an hour. One week untill i am back on US soil!!!!!!

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