Blogs from Segovia, Castile & León, Spain, Europe - page 6

hay mucho tiempo desde mi ultimo apunta. en sabado no hice mucho. Fui al mercado con mi madre y su hermana y sobrina y despues fuimos al titerimundo y compramos Churros. Me gustan muchos churros. Especialmente con chocolate. Despues cena (son las nueve y media) mi amiga Amanda y yo fuimos a un bar para familia para estudiar. Tuvimos Coronas y cafe con leche. No me gustan los barres para las familias. Hay demasiado humo y niños. Despues hubia dos chicos borrachados y estupidos. Rubia y roja no son ofensiva solo es estupido. En Domingo, habia un excursion a Madrid. Madrid es muy bueno pero es mas como una cuidad grande, es mas americano y no me gusta esto hecho. Hay mucho graffiti, no es tan limpia de Segovia. El Reina Sofia es mal. No me ... read more

So the time difference is very profound in the mornings. I woke up at 5 am today. I layed there for an hour trying to go back to sleep but it was impossible. I got up at six. For some reason when I was straightening my hair this morning half way through the straightener just turned off. I don't know why it just did. But I went to school early so that I could get some cafe con leche before class. Surprisingly my spanish grammar class is really cool. And suuuuppppeerr helpful. I like the transatlantic dialouges but the teacher isn't as good. After class Amanda y yo went exploring the city. Its impossible to get lost here! You can always see the aqueduct. The fast food here is nothing like the fast food in america ... read more

So I am finally here. Its pretty amazing, its very beautiful. I am still getting stared at but I dont really notice as much. Yesterday I was SOOOO tired. From Sunday to Wens I slept like 10 hours total. I couldn't sleep on the plane, but I adjusting to the time difference fast which is good. God the food here is so GOOD!! Mi madre is a good cook too. I found there are few students who live by me which is nice because I will have people to walk to class with. Its not very far. The food is great, the clothes are amazing, the architecture is awesome, the aqueduct is sooo cool. Its about 2/3 of the way from my house to school. I took lots of pics and there is a dinner tonight ... read more

I've made it through my first week of classes. The good news is that I got an A in my intensive course (a good way to contribute to my GPA after only three weeks!). The bad news is that as of yesterday I changed two of my classes and so I have to make up the work. When I was selecting my study abroad classes at GW, I had wanted to take History of Spain to fulfill my non-US history requirement for my international affairs major, but my academic advisor told me that it wouldn't fulfill it. So, I listened to her and registered for History of Europe in the 20th Century hoping to learn about things I've already studied but from a Spanish point of view and hopefully learn a lot more about the formation ... read more

I weighed up my options...On the one hand I could take almost an entire week off from school teaching and get to see some of the most iconic places in Spain, on the other hand, there would be fifty shouting screaming squabbling english and spanish schoolchildren following me round these wonderful places. Although it was made clear that I was not responsable for them, the buzz kill factor still loomed large. First stop was Consuegra. Famous for it's iconic windmills made famous in Cervante's epic Don Quijote, Consuegra also hosts an early medieval fortress that has changed hands more times than an old penny, or as it would have been then...un duro During the medieval period La Mancha or old castille was undergoing a powerstruggle between the Moorish powers that had held most of the Iberian ... read more