Blogs from San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain, Europe - page 14

So the past couple of days have been absolutely miserable. I have been really sick since we got back from Paris and it just kept getting worse. So i ended up having to go to the doctor yesterday, which was a huge hastle. First, i had to go to class sick since i had missed monday and i wasnt aloud to miss more than one class. So on tuesday when i wasnt feeling better and was in fact feeling worse i had to go to class before they could get me in to see the doctor. I left to go to the doctor and had to sit in the the waiting room for like an hour before they saw me back because they dont do appointments its just on a first come, first served basis. It ... read more

Last night was a great night. Danielle and I went out with some other people since we didnt have class today and we ended up in Mendaur aka "the black hole." We call it the black hole because it is the biggest touristy bar and for some reason we all find ourselves like sucked there at some point in the night. Well we are at Mendaur hanging out with everyone when Danielle's intercambio, Oier, calls her and wants to meet up. She is already really drunk and i dont want to necessarily leave her alone to wander and find her intercambio so i decide to go with her and kind of just keep an eye on her. We go meet up with Oier and his friend Iker at another bar and they end up showing us ... read more

Today was a very exciting day for me and i am so proud of myself! (I know im a nerd) But i just had my first real full conversation in spanish about a topic that i never thought i would be able to talk about with someone...computers. Heck, I cant even talk about computers in english lol. So I was sitting in the park getting internet so that i could do some research for my next presentation when a man on a bike rides up and asks me something in spanish. I didnt understand him the first time because i didnt totally realize that he was talking to me and stuff so i asked him to repeat himself and he asked me if i spoke castiliano, which is spanish in spain. I replied that i did ... read more

I was pickpocketed last night whilst roaming the streets of San Sebastian. I have absolutely no money, a big thanks to the staff at beti anayak for feeding me and letting me stay free of charge. enrique and frankie and old mate boss lady, amazing people. ok, so when youhave no money, hot tip from mother bear, find a church becuase they will feed you and give you somewhere too stay. Thank god for christian charity! anyway, hot tip from me, keep your wallet in your front pocket and dont carry 200euros!!!! it was also quite annoying because i had my ticket to biarritz, france in there as well and nobody can speak english. Thats when i recommend using google translator to get your message accross.. ps, i love these one euro bottles of red wine ... read more

Today was a full fun-filled day. Meghan, Laura, Erin, Mia, and me decided to get up and walk part of the Camino de Santiago to a small town named Orio. It was over a ten mile hike to get there from San Sebastian. The Camino de Santiago (The Way of St. Santiago) is a pilgramage that for hundreds of years Christians have hiked to get to the Cathedral of Santiago Compostela in Galicia in Northwestern Spain. According to tradition, this is where the remains of the apostle St. James are buried. The Camino de Santiago has many routes, most from France through Northern Spain. However, technically any trail that leads to the Cathedral of Santiago Compostela is a route and thus part of the walk. Today many people walk the Camino de Santiago for non-religious reasons ... read more