Ok so I definitely couldn’t get up for long for sunrise this morning, but I was bound and determined to make it happen one way or the other. Sooooo…I got up for a half hour, took some pics and went back to bed. I would love to get up again tomorrow, but my days are so filled with activity that I can hardly walk back to the hostel at the end of the day and tomorrow I’m travelling to Milan. The sunrise was really pretty. Definitely worth getting up for a half hour and off-setting the start to my day just a bit. After I arose for the second time, I got ready and went down for breakfast and since there wasn’t any chocolate cereal this time, I used the chocolate soy milk (soy joy) for ... read more

Hopefully I’ll be posting this in a timely manner but my connection stinks and I really don’t want to go in search of a better location. Ok, first things first. My hostel is literally on the shore. It rocks. Yellow Nest was definitely a nicer hostel and more spacious, but this one is ok. I have six girls…I think all from the UK…in my room and I have the loft (just for the record, I am totally ok with that). The downside is up in this loft, I can see across all three rooms on this side of the floor. I don’t care, however. I have earplugs and I’m wicked exhausted from everything I’ve been doing, so I’ll sleep fine. I wanted to get up for sunrise, but I’m not so sure I’ll make it tomorrow. ... read more

Ok so we really thought we were going to take it easy tonight and just find a place to eat dinner and chill out for a bit before heading to bed early. Wellllll…we ended up walking downt the street, stopping at a bakery for a snack and then we encontrado an outdoor market that was some sort of Roman? celebration with a lot of food and crafty stuff…muy guay. We had falafel for dinner and found dulces and then dried fruit. A-MAZ-ING. We decided to continue along the avenue and literally ended up walking for five hours before we realized it. What happened was that we suddenly ended up in Plaça Espanya. I should mention that we’re in Catalunya so a lot of the language is in Catalunian…not Castillan, which is the Spanish that is universally ... read more

Chiclana/Costa de la Luz Sorry this is not the most coherent entry I’ve ever written. My brain is a wee bit fried and I can’t remember everything. • “No pasa nada” is kind of the whole mentality here. People don’t seem to be bothered by a whole lot and generally seem to lead a far more relaxed lifestyle. Sorry I can’t share as many photos with you on my blog as a result of this. There was a lot of toptional going on. I need to inspect my photos first. ;) • Katie and I watched a wedding going on from a distance and learned a few new dance moves…he he. • The resort was a lot different than mainstream Spanish life…people actually went to bed. We started off at 9am with our jamon y queso ... read more

I wish time wasn’t passing so quickly! I feel like just when we’re finally starting to get to know the city, the things to do and finding more places to explore… This morning was a tonto day en escuela; ‘nuff said. PM clase was short because of Sevillanas, but we had an interesting discussion regarding the Catholic Church and its significance in Spain. Just because you don’t go to Church, it doesn’t mean you’re not a Catholic and just because you go to Church doesn’t mean you are one. While Spain is still predominantly Catholic, I think it may be more culturally so than religiously so. The people here can apparently still opt to have their taxes put towards the Catholic Church. Violation of Church vs. State? What do YOU think? Sevillanas was a lot of ... read more