So I've been going to class every morning, gym and homework in the afternoon and training every night with the Castores. This weekend, the team were in Medellin for a tournament, so Nat and I had a little break. But the madness begins again next week! On Tuesday, after class, a few of the Spanish school students went on a field trip to Monserrate, which is a mountain which overlooks Bogota. It rises to 3,152 metres (10,341 ft) above the sea level (thanks Wikipedia), where there is a church (built in the 17th century) with a shrine, devoted to "El Señor Caído" (Fallen Lord), as well as a few restaurants and little shops. Monserrate is a popular destination for pilgrams and on special holy days, they climb the mountain on their knees, up a steep track
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