Blogs from Spain, Europe - page 968

but this job IS actually easier than my job in japan! when i´m actually with the kids, it´s hard work and exhausting but just sooooo much fun. i love having the mornings and early afternoons off... the other day, i walked to the nearby park to have an ice cream and then carried on walking for another 20 minutes and hit a small little beach... so peaceful and very relaxing indeed! we organised a set of relay races last week which went fairly well... i think michelle and i had the most fun out of everyone as we had to demonstrate all the races to them and were in hysterics trying to do the 3 legged race! in the evening, orla and i didn´t have any duties with the kids so we watched a movie on ... read more

This past weekend was another adventure! The fam and I drove for four hours on Thursday night to a Mediterranean town called Denia, near Valencia. The drive alone was beautiful, especially at night, seeing Valencia all lit up and tucked away in mountains. We arrived at The Marriot which is a vvvvery nice five-star hotel. Rafa and family and friends have an annual golf tournament, so I met about eight other families upon our arrival! "My" family is ALWAYS with other people so there's never a dull moment. I was pleasantly surprised to meet a girl my age, named Yasmin, who was an au pair as well! She had just begun and looked a little nervous and frazzled with her kids, sitting in the hotel restaurant. I thought back to my first few days here and ... read more

Just a note to say I'm going on an excursion with the school to Salmanca this Saturday during the day, so will not be blogging until after I get back. Maybe Sunday or for sure Monday. Espero que tener un buen fin de semana. (I hope you have a good weekend.) Love, Nicole ... read more

nothing too out of the ordinary happened this weekened: we went out friday night with some friends from France and Spain. Our rational was celebrating the 4th of July. The two high school boys that are living with me planned this huge dinner with typical Independence Day food, to try and share the culture with our family. We made potatoe salad, ribs (that was interesting), corn on the cob, had water melon and one of them made brownies. They planned it all, and I only helped a little. It was pretty impressive how well they pulled it off. Sadly, they are leaving this Friday. Although i will miss them, I am excited to be no my own in the house so I don't have the tempatation of speaking English. We went to the beach on Saturday. ... read more

Ok heres the story. ive taken a position. i wont describe it as a job because the is no monetary compensation. Ive joinded the crew of a sailboat headed from valencia, spain around gibralter, up through portugal, past france and over to the UK. its a long trip, and may take as long as a month to make. the real highlights are free room and board while on the boat, a free boat tour up the atlantic coast, and free sailing instruction from the mechanics, helming, and navigating. Who knows what else might come of it. We set sail on friday, hopefully. Beyond a mere deck hand, ill also be serving as the ships cook. This should really put my cooking skills to the test as i have only 2 small gas burners and an oven ... read more