La Semana del Deporte en Santander

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October 13th 2010

Published: October 13th 2010

Hola a todos, The last week of September was "la semana del deporte" (sports week) in Santander. Various sports clubs and gyms worked with the city to organize a wide variety of free activities and I participated in several events. The Real Sociedad de Tenis de la Magdalena, a very elite tennis club in Santander with RED CLAY courts, was hosting an open city tennis championship. I entered the to... Read Full Entry

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Ultimate Frisbee Tourney

with Manu and Amador, my roommates for my first 2 weeks in Santander :-)

team night out

with Evie (an auxiliar from Canada) and Raquel

team night out

Manu and Amador showing of what they call their "American smile": big and wide with lots of teeth showing, hehe. They say that Spaniards don't smile like Americans...less wide and more with the eyes than the mouth.

team night out

Javi on the left is giving his "gitano" look, hehe and Manu with his "Spanish smile"

team night out

"Los cachorros" of the team (literally means puppies but also refers to youngsters): Quique, Hugo, Rubén and Juan. (They are all 19, except for Rubén who is 16.)

team night out

with las Marías: María Carmen, María Diez and María Rosa

13th October 2010

Tio Buck
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too much!
You are having entirely too much fun! How will you ever come back to the US? Thanks again for all the fotos and account of your adventure. Saludos y un abrazo, Tio Buck

14th October 2010

Carol Richards
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Looks like you had a great week...love,MOM

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