http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/ErrBear/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from ErrBear en-us Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:03:48 +0000 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:03:48 +0000 Well here in Spain during Spring there is a big thing called The Patios which is basically when people have spent time making their patios look beautiful with bright flowers pots waterfalls etc. It takes place in Cordoba for a few weeks and it is quite a sight. There are 78 patios this year and they print maps in all the papers and you can tour the city and go into all of the patios for fr http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/C-rdoba/blog-398735.html We had a Puente last weekend which means like a long weekend. Friday was Dia del Trabajo aka work day. So it was a National holiday and everyone had the day off. A teacher from Cecilia's school was going to Huelva because her fiance went to school there. So we got a ride with them Thursday evening after school. The ride was about 3 hours and of course it was all windy and crazy so I wasn't fe http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/Huelva/blog-397708.html Well I had quite the vacation Bear with me as this might be a long entry.Kevin flew into Malaga on Thursday the 2nd of April and we spent the night in Malaga. Friday morning we flew from Malaga to Vienna. AirBerlin was the airline we flew on and I could not say enough good things about them and their services But anyways... we arrived in Vienna around 430pm or so and took the CAT system w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Austria/Vienna-State/Vienna/blog-391873.html Well... being the big group of Americans we are we thought we should have a St. Patty's Day party because that seems to be a fun day to celebrate in the USA. So we invited our teachers over for a party. We made meatballs a delicious roasted red pepper salad with onions and a few pizzas. David brought lots of yummy candies some kind of like MMs and gummy besitos which means little kisses http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/C-rdoba/blog-386166.html Well... last week was funWhen I came back to Spain after Christmas break I brought with me some packets of taco seasoning... and I thought about how I haven't used them yet the other day so Ceci and I decided to have a mexican night. And since we have our wonderful blender that we recently purchased what would be more fitting to drink than MargaritasSo Thursday night we had 8 guests over for http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/C-rdoba/blog-380628.html What a weekend My parents arrived last week in Priego on Tuesday. I showed them the Balcon del Ardave and the Fuente del Rey as well as the rest of Priego which took all of an hour. We had lunch at the Barbacoa on Tuesday because I wanted mom to try the secreto and she indeed loved it. Wednesday they went to Granada while I was at school to visit the Alhambra. Wednesday night we just made som http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/Chipiona/blog-378209.html I thought I would post some pictures on here so you can see my students. This week Rachel and I switched schedules so now I will be doing 3 year olds 1st 2nd and 5th grade. I will really miss my kids but I guess it will probably be nice to have a change.This weekend we had gorgeous weather again. Friday night Cecilia and I just relaxed. Each week we have been cooking something new and last we http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/C-rdoba/blog-374181.html So since things have been a bit boring here in Priego we decided to liven things up by having an 80's themed party. We invited teachers from our school as well as Cecilia's school. About 20 or so people attended it was quite fun. We made jello shots since they had never heard of them. They were a big hit We also taught them how to play flippy cup which is a game that has 2 teams in a line dow http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/C-rdoba/blog-371621.html We had a good weekend in Portugal Friday we left school a little bit early we got the hook up cuz we went with the school secretary We left Priego at about 200 and headed to Extremadura which is the furthest province in Spain closest to Portugal where Lourdesrsquo boyfriend Luis lives. It took about 2 and a half hours to get there but we got Luis and then headed to Lisbon. It took abou http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Lisbon-and-Tagus-Valley/Lisbon/blog-352678.html Wellhellip it has been quite the week Thanksgiving turned out fabulous We ended up having more guests than we originally planned we had 9 in total. It was Cecilia Rachel and myself along with David Ana Lourdes and Sole from our school and Mari Carmen from Ceciliarsquos school and her boyfriendrsquos friend Vicente. We started the day by buying 7 kilos of turkey. We went to the butche http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/C-rdoba/blog-350272.html It was a wonderful weekend Last week at school we spent time telling the kids what Thanksgiving was and why we celebrate it. It was pretty funny having to explain the meaning behind Thanksgiving in Spanish. The 5 year olds couldnrsquot really remember much about what I taught them about the day but they remembered that we eat turkey. We did a lot of coloring as well. David Rachel and I worked http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/C-rdoba/blog-348120.html Last week we didnrsquot do much. Tuesday we had to go to Cordoba to go to the police station to fill out some information for our residence cards. We visited a synagogue from the 14th century which was very tiny and not really worth visiting and the Alcazar which is where the royal family used to live. We walked around the city and then took a bus home in the evening. The rest of the week wa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/blog-345958.html It was a good week last week. School was pretty much the same as usual. We were still finishing up some Halloween stuff in some of my classes. Nothing too exciting ensued during the week. I was however excited that Obama wonFriday night we just made dinner at home and watched a movie. Saturday morning we got up early and the secretary from our school Lourdes came and picked us up. We met our http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/blog-343588.html It was a wild weekend I am developing a very strong lovehate relationship with Spain. Friday was very cold and VERY rainy. The day started out with Rachel calling the airline to ensure that our flights were all in order because we had been having trouble all week with our flight info and they informed us that we only had our ticket to Palma de Mallorca and not a return flight. So we had to bu http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Balearic-Islands/Majorca/blog-341514.html Last night was a blast We went to the library for a bit and then came home to start getting things ready for our pizza party. We bought caramels at the candy store to try to make caramel apples. But we couldnrsquot find any sticks to use for the apples so we ended up using butter knives to stick in them. They looked really funny but it worked. So we made the caramel and coated the apples. The http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/blog-340017.html This week the weather has been crazy Monday and Tuesday were cold and raining. I did my every day routine went to school had lunch nap etc. im getting sick so this week hasnrsquot been too much fun Monday at school we sang Halloween songs and did coloring stuff. Tuesday in my 6th grade English class I told them about Halloween and what we do and we sang a song. Then we passed out masks fo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/blog-339711.html It was a pretty good weekendFriday I was at school all day. I had coordination with Guillermo and Lourdes and I helped Guillermo with stuff for his gym classes cuz he is really absent minded and somehow lost everything. I helped Lourdes with finding flashcards for her music class. I had class with the 5 yearolds and we were working on personal hygiene. I went over the actions of brushing hair t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/blog-338817.html Back to the daily grindMonday was goodhellip I went to the library briefly before school and then I had class with the 4 year olds. I worked on the words ldquopencil glue crayon and scissorsrdquo with them. They are so cute Then they just colored because I mean they are only 4 haha. So after that class I had a break for a bit so I did some stuff in the office at school and then my last http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/blog-337695.html It was a good weekend Friday morning I got up really early to make sure I had everything ready before I left for school. First thing at school I had ldquocoordinationrdquo with Lourdes and Guillermo the secretary and the gym teacher. Basically they practice their English and I practice my Spanish. It was fun and beneficial for all of us. Then I had English with the 5 year olds. It was ok we http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/Granada/blog-336446.html Wednesday and Thursday were good. Wednesday I had school for 2 hours. I worked with my 4th grade science class on healthy diets and the food pyramid. We did some good activities and the class participated well. After school we made lunch as usual and then went on another hike around the city. After the hike we showered and Jessica came over for coffee and snacks. We had a nice time talking about s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/blog-335372.html