Hello family! Its been a long week over here, but it came to a close (thank goodness) and the prospect of some fun upcoming events are definitely something that has been keeping me going. In case you hadn't found out yet, I didn't make the choir, and the director was unhappy with the short amount of time that I could offer (three months is kinda short...) SO! there goes that plan... onto the next one!
I'm going to a church BBQ tomorrow, which should be quite... shall I say it?... diverting (Oh yes! I did. I guess I'm just in a Jane Austin mood). Though there are some people that know some people that I know from my stay in Madrid (I know, just stay with me!) I think I'm going to look elsewhere after this Sunday. I'm really interested in making friends with Spaniards, and an international church (though awesome) is just not the place to do it (plus, the sermons are in English, which kinda defeats the purpose of that activity). So! One of my friends has a roommate (again, bare with me!) who found an all Castilian church somewhat close to the school (and Protestant to boot!). I think I'm going to go check it out pretty soon, and will let you know how it goes.
Friday, I went to the Gothic Quarter and met up with one other student and a leader for a tour of that section. Its absolutely gorgeous! and so full of history! *squeak!* Not wanting to slow the tour down, I tried to take as little photos as possible and then went back later to fill in the gaps...
here are the good ones:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=16773&id=1323450019&l=eebbf
After that tour, we went back to the only bagel shop that leader has found in the city, and what should be on the menu (the secret, secret menu?!) PANCAKES!!!! WITH rEaL MAPLE SYRUP! *sob* ...they were yummy =)
After partaking in a delectable stack of cake-pans (mom-ism... SHOUT OUT!... HOLLA!) The tour of the Gaudi master piece La Perdrera began. It was a house built for an extremely wealthy family around the turn of the century by the famous architect. The most interesting factoid about the building is that the outside walls are strong enough that the apartments inside contain no internal weight baring walls, SO! if you don't like the floor plan... knock it down and build something else. The building won't topple down on you. Also, depending on which floor we were on affected the size of the windows. He wanted each apartment to have the same amount of light, so the bottom floors have giant windows, and the top floors are outfitted with more reasonably sized ones. Incredible! (This creates a stark contrast to the romantic era cathedrals in the area, as their towers have less windows on the bottom and more on the top, to lighten the weight and make the building more durable over time)... you've just been school.
So, that trip turned up some amazing photos, but! Don't worry, I selected the best and compiled them here for your viewing pleasure:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=16774&id=1323450019&l=adb5c
...I actually (for the first time ever!) completely maxed out my memory card on the camera. 178 photos is it's limit... Crystal, I think you would have been proud! You've turned me into a camera maniac. I even went to FNAC (like barnes and nobles) and looked at photography technique books. It's been a lot of fun getting to know that camera. (I've named her Daphne) Thank you SO much!
Well, I hope you're all having a wonderful St. Valentines Day! Talk to you later! Love you all!
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