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Europe » Spain September 13th 2005

Mal wieder ein Tag in aller Ruhe. Knie und Sprunggelenke sehnen sich ebenso danach wie mein Schlafkonto. Also Strandleben geniessen und nachts im Pulk, ganz im Sinne von "Halbstark" durch die Gassen ziehen bis auch die letzte Bar die Schotten dich macht. Im geilsten Surfbus der Welt uebernachtet =))... read more

Europe » Spain » District of Madrid September 12th 2005

Yeah! I am finally in Spain!! I arrived into Madrid last night and met my brother, Craig, at the airport. He is traveling with me for the first two weeks of my trip. We managed to make it to our hostel ok and then took a stroll to see the Palacio Real (Royal Palace) and the Cathedral next door at night. They were stunning at night. Today we got up and went straight to the café to eat churros con chocolate. I have been waiting 8 years to eat them. They were just as good as I remember the last time I had them in Spain. Afterwards, we headed off to the Reina Sofia museum. This is the museum that holds Picass’s famous Guernica painting as well as the works of several other very famous painters ... read more
Churros con Chocolate
Cathedral at night
Lynne at Palacio Real

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada September 12th 2005

Oh my, this is a long one … Happy birthday, mom! I don’t have classes in the afternoons on Tuesdays and Thursdays so those are usually good times for me to go off exploring the city on my own. Last Tuesday (sept. 6th) I decided to go for a haircut. I asked my very hip Phonetics & Pronunciation teacher, Nerea, where she just got her haircut—“Pelo Alternetivo”. When I arrived I tried to explain as best I could what I wanted in Spanish. Sure it was hard to explain what I wanted but they were patient with me. Still, I was given a mullet. My hair ended up being shorter than I wanted it because I had her shorten the back. Then, she had to bleach some parts of my hair because I wanted purple and ... read more
the new hair
Jesus and gold
the front

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville September 12th 2005

So, guess what-I´m in Spain! I arrived safe and sound. Things are pretty awesome here. Sevilla is so absolutely gorgeous and every day as I´m strolling alongside the river looking at some crazy cool buildings or sitting at a cafe with my friends, I´m like, oh my gosh, this is my life! So yeah, it´s pretty sweet. University classes haven´t started yet, so while I´ve randomly met a lot of Sevillanos, most of the people I´ve been hanging out with have been kids from my program, which is actually alright because they´re pretty cool. And we´ve even been making quite an effort to speak Spanish with one another, which is good. I´m taking classes at the center, which are horribly boring, though quite necessary: Contemporary Spanish History, Grammar, and Conversation. I´m super excited for University classes ... read more
Rio Guadalquivir
La Universidad de Sevilla

Europe » Spain September 12th 2005

Kaum ist meine Zeit am Kite vorbei verabschiedet sich auch der Wind. Endlich Erholung! Mal richtig ausgeschlafen und den Tag nur mit Strandchillen, Bodysurfen und Essen verbracht. ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Algeciras September 11th 2005

Gestern war erstmal hardcore feiern angesagt und so kam ich erst gegen 7 zum wohlverdienten Schlaf. Heute dann der vorerst letzte Tag am Kite konnte wieder mit einigen Highlights aufwarten: mehr Wind und mehr Wellen als je zuvor, unzaehlige neue Tricks probiert, neuen persoenlichen Hoehen- u Airtimerekord (paar mal hat ich ganz schoen Muffensausen), die zwei ersten gestandenen 360er und den ersten Backflip. Insgesamt gaben 8 Tage rund 24 Stunden reine Kite-Zeit her =)) Abends gabs dann wieder ein bisserl Kultur riesen Umzug durch die Stadt zu Ehren der "Virgina de la Luz" und zur Beendung des hiesigen Volksfests. Handvoll neuer Leute kennengelernt und zu zehnt gross schlemmen gegangen; wenn es einen von Euch mal nach Tarifa verschlagen sollte, besucht unbedingt die Tapas Bars in der Alstadt, besonders lecker: Los Mellis. Zusammen mehrere Bars, Clubs und ... read more
Hang loose... No 2
Hang loose... No 3

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Granada September 11th 2005

the rest of valencia was great. i did end up going to the beach - quite queenslandy area. very long, wide, flat beach - no waves still though. doesn't feel like i was had the morning there yesterday as well though!! i got the bus to madrid in the afternoon and stayed there overnight. didn't really see much - just catching up with a few people that are a fair way ahead of me - i go back after portugal. arrived here in granada a little while ago - have just had a quick look around the streets so far. it's so strange- it is absolutely dead. 1 - because it's sunday, and 2 - beacuse it's the middle of the day. apparently siesta is taken to the extreme here - everything closes from about 2-5pm ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville September 11th 2005

Sunday, September 11, 2005 Today I went back to the same church that my host family attends. Isaias (my host family’s son) played guitar, because his big brother (a 40 something assistant pastor named Juan) was visiting a sister church that day. Needless to say our señora was quite excited about it. Not that the message wasn’t interesting, but the real excitement began right afterwards. After meeting a few more people from the church, Isaias said, “Ok let’s go.” And I followed him down the street with some of the Spanish girls and another girl from the program they had invited. After a long walk to other side of Asturias (the quarter where we live), we met up with Andre (the crazy flute player) and a few other people I didn’t know yet. We split up, ... read more
Karaoke
Alabanza Celtica?

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Seville September 10th 2005

Friday, September 9, 2005 Friday night after a hectic run trying to make our arrangements for Portugal, I ate dinner with some girls from the program that I didn’t know very well. I had been enjoying a slightly more relaxing afternoon, until Jared called to say that the website for the travel agency that was taking the bus out to Portugal had been broken and we had no reservations. He and four others had rented a car, but there were still several girls that wanted to go and they were more or less counting on me to rent a car. Of course they had waited until right before the travel agency closed to call and tell me this, so I had to run halfway across Seville to get there in time. Basically the only way we ... read more
Ride to the Tower
Cathedral Tour
Shadow and the Giralda

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Algeciras September 10th 2005

Servus de Herrschaften! Heute war wieder mal sehr konsumierend: habe ein Board gebrochen und der Fahrt hart am Wind ist ein Leine gerissen und ein Teil vom Bar wurde abgesprengt. Der Wind war, wie man richtig vermutet der Hammer und mit 16qm war richtig Schmackes dahinter. Jede Menge High-Speed-Fahrten im Trapez und viele Spruenge. Keonnte Monate so weiter machen... Anbei diesesmal ein paar Fotos der letzten Woche inkl Kite. Enjoy, Mischa... read more
Misch Mid Air
Mehr Strand
Just like some ladies...




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