Blogs from Ávila, Castile & León, Spain, Europe - page 5

Somehow I was able to sleep in the rock hard bed and my back didn’t hurt when I woke up. I ate my last wonderful continental breakfast and then we rolled out. We drove two hours to Las Murallas. At first we got off the bus to look at the city from afar. It was kind of cool because everything is surrounded by these brick walls. It reminds me of a fairy tale. Okay, the annoying guy from Bash decided to call me at 11 in the morning. He said he was up doing homework and asked me about school. Are you kidding me? I didn’t even know who it was cuz I met him like three weeks ago, and then once I figured out who it was, I wanted to hang up and I couldn’t. ... read more

Hey guys! I thought that I would add in a few more pictures of Avila. There is a place about a 30 minute walk from where I live called the Four Posts. It is on the outside of the walls of Avila (I also live on the outside of the walls, just on the opposite side of the Four Posts). The walls are from the medieval times when most cities had walls built around them in order to protect the people. Avila expanded so slowly after the Medieval times that the walls stayed up, where as in other towns in Spain, the walls were torn down when they were no longer needed in order to expand for more people. You can actually "climb" the walls (take steps up to the top) and walk around. I'm planning ... read more

Hey guys! I hope yall are having a good weekend! We (me and the other 3 Americans) decided to stay in Avila this weekend, which was really nice. I needed a weekend to relax. I'm still trying to catch up on sleep and my body has been going crazy this past week with getting sick on Wednesday night and having somewhat of a cold now! Please pray that I get better soon cause the next month here is going to be a very busy, but exciting one. Yesterday was an amazing day. Probably the best day that I've had in Spain so far. The weather was amazing and we went to an amazing part of Avila. There is a place on the outskirts of Avila called Los Cuatros Postes. It's not much...its literally 4 posts with ... read more

Hey guys. It's been so great to have everyone back at IU from spring break. It's made this week fun hearing stories and just getting to talk to yall. Nothing exciting has really happened over the past few days. I've been sick since last night, but I'm feeling MUCH better now than I was this time last night. I think that I just had a 24-hour bug and my stomach did not like the half-alive fish that I tried last night at dinner. I won't be eating that anymore... I finally have a picture of my teacher and me. I love her-she's so cute and trendy and such a friendly person. She's helped me feel so comfortable at this school. She student taught in London about ten years ago, so she knows exactly what I am ... read more

**Pictures of my precious little Spanish students!** http://community.webshots.com/album/548747710ORRMpU Me encantan los ninos espanoles (I love Spanish children)! Today has been a roller coaster day. When my alarm went off this morning I swear I had been asleep for only 30 minutes at the most, but it had actually been 8.5 hours. I think that the lack of sleep and the transition in time is catching up to me. I really haven't had any time to just sit and unwind for a few since I've been here. I taught a lesson this morning to 6th graders. It didn't go bad, but it wasn't great. Not that I was expecting it to be. It is very difficult for me to speak in Spanish without really thinking about what I'm going to say while standing in front of 25 ... read more