Blogs from Salamanca, Castile & León, Spain, Europe - page 3

After breakfast this morning, I made my way to my last Spanish classed at Mester. I have had so much fun in my classes, that I am really sad about ending them. Although I did find out that I passed my exam today with a 90. After class, we went home to eat lunch with our host families for the last time. I took some time to pack up all of my things, pick up some last minute things, and look over how to get to the next city. We had a farewell dinner tonight with the headmaster at a nice place called Vida & Comida. It is a nice restaurant located outside of the plaza major. They fed us 6 courses, starting with ensalada primavera. It was full of fruits like strawberries, apples, and pineapple, ... read more

I was woken up last night because I heard a lot of people talking and being noisy and realized I needed to go to the bathroom. So I got up and walked to the bathroom door, which was closed. I started to push the door open when I felt it being pulled from the inside. Suddenly, the door cracked open and I see the host husband sitting on the toilet. He immediately shut the door and I used another bathroom. I was half asleep and so embarrassed! I didn’t say anything this morning when I woke up. The day before the group planned to eat breakfast together, so I just left the house this morning in a hurry. A new bakery opened up in town, so we tried it out. I ordered a yummy croissant that ... read more

Classes went well this morning, and I finally got a notebook to organize my notes in. I really like my professors because they are actually teaching me what I need to know. We have an exam on Thursday, which I am really nervous about. Hopefully, I will do well! I found the frog at the University of Salamanca (remember that story) which means I should pass. After lunch we went down and explored the old University of Salamanca. It is extremely large, and still holds lectures. Before Columbus sailed to the new world, he studied at the old building of the University of Salamanca. Ferdinand and Isabelle also were visitors of the University, and have a huge portrait of themselves hanging in the main room. The building is full of Latin titles and is completed with ... read more

Today we made our way to our first excursion to the Sierras de Francia. They are beautiful mountains in the north west of Spain. We left Salamanca at 10 and arrived about two hours later in the small villages of the mountains. The mountains got their name from the French influence that took over the villages. The small towns are left in the medieval states with gorgeous photos of scenery waiting to take place. When we first arrived, we went on a little hike down the mountain to a small waterfall. The weather was extremely cold, and most of the ground was muddy. We didn’t go too far because Carlos, our cute guide for the day, saw that one of the girls, Macy, only had flats on. So we went to a secret meat factory in ... read more

Instead of being tutored today, we replaced one of our classes with a private class. Our teacher is so sweet, and she was very helpful. She explained the words we didn’t know (still in Spanish) and made sure we understood everything before we moved on. It has taken a couple of days, but I am getting the hang of this thing called Spanish. I am learning new words every day, as well as remembering them! After class, I went home for a delicious lunch. I got to relax a little until we met up after to go to the Museum of Art. It is a beautiful museum, with a great history. It was once a mansion owned by a husband and wife. When they died it was turned in to a museum. They do not allow ... read more