http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/lupatty516/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from lupatty516 en-us Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:28:19 +0000 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:28:19 +0000 Well it's been over two months since my final entry but the experiences didn't stop there. After my semester ended Erin Jordan and I took a grand trip around Europe Italy Switzerland Germany France and Spain... it was an experience that can never be repeated... some of the most amazing 17 days of my life. Going to Spain I felt like I was experiencing a culture that was entirely new an http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/blog-375957.html Hello all one last time from Spain I leave in just a few short minutes so I just wanted to say thanks for reading all these months I really appreciate itI was hoping to do a better entry here but I ran out of time so you'll just have to make do with this instead Anyway it's been an amazing semester overall... I've seen and done SO much that I might never have done had I not had this o http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Alicante/blog-355144.html Happy St. Nicholas Day yesterday Happy December Happy ChristmasIsAlmostHere Happy I have 11 DaysSo itrsquos been a few weeks since I last updated. Sorry about the delay I just havenrsquot done anything all that exciting and I havenrsquot really had the motivation to do anything but listen to Christmas music But you deserve an update all the sameWithout further adohellip http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Alicante/blog-352179.html Well hey there How goes it stateside It pretty much goes without saying that things are continuing to go well on my side of the Atlantic. Actually these past two weeks have been QUITE eventful so if my fingers can endure all I have to type this is going to be the longest post yet. Prepare yourselves.ReadyOkay. Here goes.Recap of my life since we last left off. The Tuesday after I post http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/District-of-Madrid/Madrid/blog-346966.html Hola everyone I apologize that these entries are now every other week things itrsquos just that without as many frequent trips I wonrsquot have enough stories for an entry every week. So unless something huge happens these are going to be a little less frequent.That being said here goes a somewhat random entryhellip but then again arenrsquot they allFirst up a summary of the last http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Alicante/blog-341295.html Well howdy yarsquoll Long time no post I havenrsquot updated in two weeks because I havenrsquot had enough blogish material for separate entries so Irsquom lumping it all into one long one. Happy readingLast weekend the 11th just about everyone left for various individual tripshellip Thursday was some holiday in the region of Valencia although no matter how many times it w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Castile-Leon/-vila/blog-336594.html So I havenrsquot really done any trips recently but I figured Irsquod update you on the little things that have happened and the new stories that have arisen since the Barcelona trip. Itrsquos been two weeks since my last update so get ready for lots of storiesLetrsquos seehellip the week following Barcelona was pretty uneventful overall minus the finals for my first block of gramma http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Alicante/blog-331606.html I had fully intended to have this blog written and posted Monday but a friend just recently let me borrow ldquoTwilightrdquo and Irsquom beyond hooked right now so my apologies. I know some of you are shaking your heads right now saying ldquoLaura lsquoTwilightrsquo reallyrdquo but seriously itrsquos ridiculously addicting like ldquofinishitinadayandnowIrsquo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Catalonia/Barcelona/blog-327136.html So I have to make a quick note on the food here since everyone is asking me about how good it is. First of all itrsquos nothing like Mexican or Latin food in the slightesthellip itrsquos actually pretty bland overall. But I mentioned in the last post how my host momrsquos cooking is questionable so I figured Irsquod elaborate a bit more here and give you guys a true taste pun defi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Andalusia/Granada/blog-324039.html Hola Well Irsquom in Spain safe and sound. Irsquove decided to start a travel blog to keep everyone updated on the big events herehellip travel festivals etc. Of course I still plan to keep up on emails and whatnot but I donrsquot have internet in my house so personal replies are going to take a bit longer and this way I donrsquot have to repeat myself on the major events. Y http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Alicante/blog-321475.html