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mpchegrl - Leah Hays

I am a Spanish teacher that tries to make it to a new country every summer. I love to travel and learn about new cultures. I travel for fun and for missions, however the opportunities are presented.

As a child I lived in Germany, Colombia and Mexico. I remember Mexico, but not Colombia and Germany. I would like to visit the last two.

2005 I travelled Costa Rica with a friend, absolutely LOVED it. I spent two weeks there and when to San Jose, Montezuma, Santa Elena/Monteverde, and Manuel Antonio

2006 I stayed in Nicaragua for 6 weeks for missions. I worked with Christ for the City international. It was a phenomenal experience. I had the opportunity to translate for teams that came for short term missions. I had the opportunity to visit Granada, and a few other locations.

2007 My trip to Ukraine was also for missions. I taught English in the churches there for four weeks. I had the opportunity to enjoy Kharkov and Khimilnietsky.

2008-09 I went to Puerto Rico over the Christmas Holidays with family friends.

Summer 2009 SPAIN!!!


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Aranjuez...the last full day After much debate on what to do we decided on Aranjuez for the last day. It is neat because you just grab a Cercanías train. Before getting into Aranjuez...A light I have discovered: You have the Metro, that takes you within the city. Renfe Cercanías is essentially a glorified metro that takes you to different cities close by (within the hour), and Renfe is the train system that takes you further distances. It is actually pretty neat. That being said, we grabbed a ticked via the Cercanías station. What is great is you [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 12th 2009 | 35 Views | [diary=427654]

Aranjuez Palace
Aranjuez Palace
Aranjuez

By mpchegrl
August 11th 2009
Madrid Madrid Europe » Spain » District of Madrid » Madrid
The joys of Madrid! Monday Well, Mom and I got here to Madrid yesterday afternoon. We came straight to our hotel, which is the same one I started my journey on...and guess what...there is AC. I am SO mad I didn´t figure it out the first few nights. I blame it on the jet lag. So, yesterday we took a stroll to Plaza Mayor. It was pretty neat to see, but really not a whole lot to do. There are cute little shops and it is worth walking to. I just enjoyed being in a place that I have read about [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 11th 2009 | 63 Views | [diary=427438]

The rain...
Plaza Espana
Royal Cathedral

Jerez, Cordoba...and one less day?!?! Well, first I am not going to start with pictures because I am on a computer as old as the hills in the hotel we are staying at in Cordoba...it has no USB drive, AND it cost about 1.40 per 20 minutes...crazy. Let me start with some interesting thoughts that Mom and I have discovered while travelling: *Make sure to bring plenty of ziplock bags...they are good for washing clothes, storing dirty clothes, plugging the sink so you can wash clothes...OR having a bag in your purse where you hide all the bread that they give [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 9th 2009 | 28 Views | [diary=426656]

Mezquita-Catedral
Andalusian horse
Bodega Sandeman

By mpchegrl
August 6th 2009
A few days of fun! Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Cádiz
Amazing ocean city! Well, yesterday was eventful. Mom and I went to the bus station in Sevilla to catch the bus....BUT, we had to wait about 4 hours before it came. As a result we stored our big bags in left luggage and went to view the park across from the bus station. Such a great time. We got to see fountains and the Plaza de España. If nothing else that was worth it. It is a huge half moon plaza and building, and on the building are many of the important cities and a picture in tile! So beautiful. I [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 6th 2009 | 59 Views | [diary=425926]

Plaza Espana
Plaza Espana
Teatro Romano

By mpchegrl
August 4th 2009
Alcázar Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville
The neverending Alcázar Today, we woke up...later than planned. I guess we should just get used to this eh? Our plan for the day was to go to the Alcázar and then walk around the city a bit. The Alcázar is well....bigger than expected. After 4 hours!!! We ended our tour of the Alcázar. Sevilla was like Granada in that it used to be a Moorish city, and the Alcázar was the base of the Muslim rulers...however, Sevilla was conquered about 2-300 years before. I can´t remember how many years exactly. Seville became the location of which the Reyes Catolicos planned [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 4th 2009 | 81 Views | [diary=425346]

Sevilla por la noche
Sevilla por la noche
Sevilla por la noche

By mpchegrl
August 3rd 2009
In Sevilla! Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville
The first stop with Mom...Sevilla! Granada Well. Mom finally showed up Friday night. She was tired, but still made up the effort to go grab some tapas at 1045pm. It was fun. Saturday we walked around Granada. It was sort of neat to show my walking grounds while I have been there. We explored the Alhambra and did some of the free visiting there, like the Palacio Carlos V. Was fun. We went to the Cathedral that afternoon. (See previous posts on that one). Around 730 we took a stroll around the Albaicin, and watched the sun set on the Alhambra [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 3rd 2009 | 57 Views | [diary=425050]

Alhambra
Alhambra
Cathedral

Just a few more days... Well, I have been playing it easy the past few days. There isn´t going to be too much cultural stuff to this blog. I more or less just wanted to catch you up on what has been going on. You are about to get 2 weeks of almost daily blogs, so beware! I decided to give you a little bit of a taste of what my life has been like here. I am staying in Residence Carlos V through the University of Granada. It is about a 25-35 minute walk to the center of town (which [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 29th 2009 | 68 Views | [diary=423528]

Walk to school
Walk to School
Walk to School

A busy couple of days My past couple of days have been hectic! On top of that, I have been sick. One of the girls in my class was sick, and lucky me my immune system wanted to jump on that! It is nothing, just a head cold. You guys know me. When I haven´t been doing pre-planned excursions I have been sleeping. Since I am doing nothing tonight I actually have time to get on here! Beware, there is a lot... So, you might be asking what it is i have been doing since the Alhambra day... Well, Wednesday I [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 25th 2009 | 83 Views | [diary=422105]

Carmen
Carmen
Carmen

By mpchegrl
July 22nd 2009
The Alhambra Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada
Too much for just one visit Before I begin: 1) Thank you guys who write comments and emails. I hope you get my responses. It is nice having the connection to home and to some neat people I haven´t met! 2) This will not be my only Alhambra blog because there is TOO much to talk about. I will give you another blog when I go with mom (I can NOT wait to take you there mama!) The Alhambra is impresionante (impressive/stunning/breathtaking). I went on a tour with my class and had an incredible guide giving us the history. I am [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 22nd 2009 | 79 Views | [diary=421075]

Fortification
Fortification
Puerta de Judios

A day of rest This is not going to be a long blog, so don´t get too excited. Yesterday was Sunday and I took it easy. I went to find a church that I discovered a while searching on the internet, but it wasn´t opened. :( I assume they had a baptismal service and were probably in the river somewhere. Who knows. Then I took a random walk to the Albaicin. It was beautiful. Of all the places though, it is the one in Spain you supposedly have to be the most cautious in. That being said, if you play it [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 21st 2009 | 45 Views | [diary=420358]

Garden
Garden
Garden



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