The first picture is The Beast. Pictures are so much better than words. The second picture is the Cathedral in Oviedo. As you can see, it's really beautiful.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Pictures!
The first picture is The Beast. Pictures are so much better than words. The second picture is the Cathedral in Oviedo. As you can see, it's really beautiful.
Finally in Spain!
Hola todo el mundo!
I finally arrived! Yay! Getting a taxi in Madrid was a joke, seeing as we had too many bags. They wouldn't take three people and 4 bags. So...what'd we do? We put my smaller suitcase inside of my bigger one. No worries, we're pretty crafty! Anyway, we finally got to the bus station and caught the next bus up to Oviedo. Meeting my family was hilarious. My foster mom, Juliana, came in to get me and I made the two kisses on the cheek way awkward. No worries, leave it up to me to be the awkward American. Ha. The next feat was lifting my beast of a bag into their car. That was funny. My foster dad, Chema, speaks English. Which is helpful, but I'm going to try to speak as little as possible in English. Solo en español! They have two daughters, Marta y Deva, who both speak English as well. They are both very close to my age. Juliana speaks no English. I have my own room, and they cook every meal for me. (they eat really healthy too!) I feel so lucky! They are so kind and patient with my spanish.
Today has been an interesting day. First of all, I had the weirdest dreams last night that my mattress had bed bugs. But no worries, I remedied it with cinnamon. Apparently dream bed bugs are killed by cinnamon. Today we met at the cathedral (the one in the picture) and walked to the Universidad de Oviedo, where we will take our classes. During our break I decided to buy a new flat iron even though I brought mine and a converter. I heard they can still break pretty easily. We arrive at the store and the first flat iron we saw was 2,99 euros! Basically $5...stuff is cheap here! It doesn't look super crappy either, but, as Deva says, we'll see how my hair looks when I use it! I just had my first successful conversation since I've been here. It was with Chema. He's a very nice man. And what are the odds that he's an anesthesiologist, which is what I want to be? Some deity must love me. =)
I finally arrived! Yay! Getting a taxi in Madrid was a joke, seeing as we had too many bags. They wouldn't take three people and 4 bags. So...what'd we do? We put my smaller suitcase inside of my bigger one. No worries, we're pretty crafty! Anyway, we finally got to the bus station and caught the next bus up to Oviedo. Meeting my family was hilarious. My foster mom, Juliana, came in to get me and I made the two kisses on the cheek way awkward. No worries, leave it up to me to be the awkward American. Ha. The next feat was lifting my beast of a bag into their car. That was funny. My foster dad, Chema, speaks English. Which is helpful, but I'm going to try to speak as little as possible in English. Solo en español! They have two daughters, Marta y Deva, who both speak English as well. They are both very close to my age. Juliana speaks no English. I have my own room, and they cook every meal for me. (they eat really healthy too!) I feel so lucky! They are so kind and patient with my spanish.
Today has been an interesting day. First of all, I had the weirdest dreams last night that my mattress had bed bugs. But no worries, I remedied it with cinnamon. Apparently dream bed bugs are killed by cinnamon. Today we met at the cathedral (the one in the picture) and walked to the Universidad de Oviedo, where we will take our classes. During our break I decided to buy a new flat iron even though I brought mine and a converter. I heard they can still break pretty easily. We arrive at the store and the first flat iron we saw was 2,99 euros! Basically $5...stuff is cheap here! It doesn't look super crappy either, but, as Deva says, we'll see how my hair looks when I use it! I just had my first successful conversation since I've been here. It was with Chema. He's a very nice man. And what are the odds that he's an anesthesiologist, which is what I want to be? Some deity must love me. =)
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Airport
So here is my flight itinerary. SLC to Atlanta on Delta leaving at 9:35 am (or so they said) then Atlanta to Madrid arriving at 9:35 am. There was a later flight out of SLC to Atlanta but my mom booked me on the earlier flight to give me more time. It's a good thing she did. With all the delays it is leaving a whole one (1) minute earlier than the later flight. =) Love it. Can't complain, I got to people watch at the airport for an extra hour! Ha. Also, a special shout out to my brother-in-law Marc for getting up at 6:30 to drive me to the airport. Good karma is coming his way.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Oviedo here I come!
Hello everybody! If you care to follow me while I'm studying abroad in Oviedo, you've come to the right place. I'll post pictures and stories on here about my experiences. Seriously though, I'll be making a fool of myself on a daily basis. This will be good stuff. Don't miss out. I might even crack a joke every once in a while.
Love,
Alyx
Love,
Alyx
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