¡ay que frío!
here i am in (supposedly) sunny spain, getting ready to go, once again. I´m sad. I hate leaving here. It´s like a second home to me. It´s been fun seeing so much of my family and taking a break from the norm. I didn´t realize just how much I missed my cousins and aunt over here. I have to admit though...it´s just not quite the same without my uncle Tavi. I miss him so much. I know life goes on, but without someone that special, it can suck sometimes. I´m so impressed how well my family does though.
We spent 2 days in Valencia. I had never been there. It was so fun! Very cool (and big) city and somehow it maintains its Spanish roots. We went to a tablado one night (without most of the group). Lisa and I learned how to do "el sevillano" in front of the small crowd, composed mostly of our family, and play the castanets. The next day we spent in the old part of town. It was incredible...beautiful cathedral, shops, and scenery. I´ll find someway to put up the pictures. I also met my cousin´s friend Emi. He is so sweet and very fun to hang out with. Now i have another Spaniard to communicate with, and hopefully who will help me with my spanish! The second night in Valencia we went to the tablado again and this time with everyone. They had a great time, but I was a little tired and feeling less than 100%. Good times anyway.
So far we´ve mostly just been eating too much and walking around. Today me and a smaller group went to the Castillo de Santa Barbara in Alicante. I´ve been there twice before, but it was fun to see my mom enjoy it so much. I wish she could´ve come under different circumstances, but at least she made it. I went shopping and bought so many cute clothes...damn European style...why can´t we be as cool??
Tomorrow mom and i leave for madrid. our flight back to portland leaves at 610am on Sat. morning (oy). I´m exhausted, so it´s time for me to get to sleep. Back to my boring life in portland again...sigh...
We spent 2 days in Valencia. I had never been there. It was so fun! Very cool (and big) city and somehow it maintains its Spanish roots. We went to a tablado one night (without most of the group). Lisa and I learned how to do "el sevillano" in front of the small crowd, composed mostly of our family, and play the castanets. The next day we spent in the old part of town. It was incredible...beautiful cathedral, shops, and scenery. I´ll find someway to put up the pictures. I also met my cousin´s friend Emi. He is so sweet and very fun to hang out with. Now i have another Spaniard to communicate with, and hopefully who will help me with my spanish! The second night in Valencia we went to the tablado again and this time with everyone. They had a great time, but I was a little tired and feeling less than 100%. Good times anyway.
So far we´ve mostly just been eating too much and walking around. Today me and a smaller group went to the Castillo de Santa Barbara in Alicante. I´ve been there twice before, but it was fun to see my mom enjoy it so much. I wish she could´ve come under different circumstances, but at least she made it. I went shopping and bought so many cute clothes...damn European style...why can´t we be as cool??
Tomorrow mom and i leave for madrid. our flight back to portland leaves at 610am on Sat. morning (oy). I´m exhausted, so it´s time for me to get to sleep. Back to my boring life in portland again...sigh...