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| Nerja, Spain |
Last week was very stressful. With finals coming around in a few weeks, teachers are assigning big projects and papers. So, the workload has been high in comparison to other weeks but I'm managing. I was very happy when the weekend finally came around. On Friday, a bunch of my friends and I went to Nerja (Costa del Sol) for a beach day. We took us bus at 9 (which me and Nicole almost missed but didnt!) and spent the afternoon exploring the rock formations and taking in the warm sun. The water was fairly refreshing considering it's only April; probably the equivalent of a typical day in the ocean in NH. I got some yummy strawberry gelato to finish off the trip which was very satisfying.
Nicole and I rushed home from the bus station and showered quickly. One of the teachers at the high school we volunteer at invited us to a concert at the Palacio de Congreso in Granada, which is right near our house. Apparently it was a fundraiser for "Viva la Vega" which is a field/vegetation area outside of the city. They are trying to raise money so that the city doesn't plow over it and build more buildings. The concert was really fun, the music was all in Spanish and there were 4 bands that performed. The first, called Ninos Mutantes, was an alternative band that I enjoyed. The second singer was Miguel Rios, a man who apparently introduced rock in Spain. The crowd went crazy when he came on stage, and it was really funny to see my teacher and her husband singing along to the songs and dancing in their seats. A third band came on, but it was really late and Nicole and I were falling asleep in our seats, so we went home and passed out in bed.
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| Ninos Mutantes and Miguel Rios |
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| Miguel Rios |
Saturday morning we got up super early for a class trip to Cordoba, Spain. We spent the day in the historical district where the Mezquita (an old church thing that's famous in Cordoba) is located. In my opinion, the city wasn't much different than what I have seen in Granada and other cities, but it was still pretty. A lot of the windows were decorated with flower boxes, and the Mezquita was pretty cool. All in all it was a good trip, but I couldn't have spent more than one day there.
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We stopped for bread with olive oil and tomato, and orange juice at this little restaurant.
It used to be an old train station, now it's a restaurant famous for its pure olive oil. It was very yummy! |
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| The train cars out back that got transformed into a little dinning area |
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| Some train stuff outside...I think |
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| Cordoba! |
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| Mari Carmen explaining some cultural stuff |
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| The courtyard outside the Mezquita |
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| Inside of the Mezquita |
As I had said before, I am swamped with projects. One of which is a reflection presentation on my experience in Spain. All the students in my UNH group are required to do one, and this picture was in one of the student's presentations. It really captures everyones' good sides...
Nicole and I rushed home from the bus station and showered quickly. One of the teachers at the high school we volunteer at invited us to a concert at the Palacio de Congreso in Granada, which is right near our house. Apparently it was a fundraiser for "Viva la Vega" which is a field/vegetation area outside of the city. They are trying to raise money so that the city doesn't plow over it and build more buildings. The concert was really fun, the music was all in Spanish and there were 4 bands that performed. The first, called Ninos Mutantes, was an alternative band that I enjoyed. The second singer was Miguel Rios, a man who apparently introduced rock in Spain. The crowd went crazy when he came on stage, and it was really funny to see my teacher and her husband singing along to the songs and dancing in their seats. A third band came on, but it was really late and Nicole and I were falling asleep in our seats, so we went home and passed out in bed.
As I had said before, I am swamped with projects. One of which is a reflection presentation on my experience in Spain. All the students in my UNH group are required to do one, and this picture was in one of the student's presentations. It really captures everyones' good sides...
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