Guess where I was this past weekend??
Blog post to come very soon....
Monday, March 28, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Madrid Round 3: The Whirlwind
So this past weekend I was back in Madrid for the third time. Let me just reiterate how much I love that city. Every time I go back I realize how great of a city it is. It's very Spanish, and traditional, but huge with a modern city feel to it.
Our flight to Madrid was Friday morning, which unfortunately met that most of us (except Elena) had to keep St. Patricks day pretty mild. I did however drink my first Guinness! I have to admit, I was pleasantly surprised by it. The next morning I was on the bus to the airport when I saw that Elena had texted me at 5 AM, telling me to call her to wake her up. Woops, saw that a little late. She had to rush a little bit, but at the point I knew that she wasn't in any danger of missing her flight. I did start to freak out though when we got to the airport, and Nora starts talking about the Taylor Swift concert we were going to in Madrid. My reason for freaking out? I had completely forgot to pack my ticket. Thankfully Elena was still at home so I had her go up to my room to grab it off my desk. The star's apparently aligned in my favor because my host mom was just about to leave for work when Elena rang the doorbell. In the end I got my ticket, and Elena got to the airport in time with plenty of time to spare due to an hour long delay. Unfortunately though, Arinelli overslept and missed her flight, so she wasn't able to join us :-(
When we got to Madrid, Elena and I separated from the rest of the group (James, Nora, and Kelsey) because the two of us were again staying with Belen, Elena's sister in-law's friend. On the other hand, James, Nora, and Kelsey were staying at James' host-mom's parent's apartment. Wow, there were a lot of possessives in those two sentences. Basically, I truly feel that when you're abroad, people become a lot more helpful, accommodating and welcoming. Anyways, once we got to the apartment Elena needed a little nap which worked out well since Kelsey's friend was flying in to meet us in Madrid a little bit later. Around 5 we all met up to grab some lunch, and frozen yogurt for dessert. Mmm delish! We walked around for a little longer, and then ended up going to Mercado de San Miguel to get some dinner. None of us were really hungry at that point, but we decided to get a little something. Afterwards we went to the famous churros spot in Madrid called San Gines. We had gorgeous weather, so we were able to sit outside and enjoy good food, company, and fresh air.
The next morning James, Elena and I headed off to Segovia. Since the three of us had already been to Madrid, we took the opportunity to explore another close-by city. It was a 30 minute train ride, but we ended up spending about 2.5 hours in the train station because the train that we had originally planned on taking was already sold-out. We passed the time with coffee, exploring the shops, and James even took the opportunity to get a haircut. Only a guy would get a haircut in a train station, don't you agree?
On the train we were seated around a table that seats 4 people. Just by chance we ended up sitting next to an American girl who had just graduated from school in December and arrived in Madrid a few weeks ago to teach English. She was really nice and since she was traveling solo, we asked if she wanted to spend the day with us. She was really nice, and hopefully she didn't think we were too weird! James, Elena and I have a bit of a weird, really close and open relationship that can be a bit strange to people who don't know us.
So the important parts about Segovia that you need to know are the Aqueduct, the Cathedral, and the castle called the Alcazar. The Aqueduct is 19.9 miles long, and used to bring water from a river outside of the city into Segovia. It's a pretty impressive structure and is made only out of rock. That was the first thing we saw when we got off the bus which brought us from the train station to the center of the city. From there we went walking, following all off the tourist signs. We climbed up some stairs, preparing ourselves for re-immersion to Holy Cross, and were rewarded with some beautiful views of the city and mountains behind it.
The next stop was El Alcazar, which is obviously a castle! It's even rumored to be one of Walt Disney's inspirations for his Disneyland castle. If you do a google image search of "Segovia El Alcazar" you'll be able to see some better pictures where you can see the resemblance. Since this is one of the most important sites of Segovia we were all in agreement that we wanted to pay to walk around it. Let me tell you, this place is old, and cold. It was almost 70 degrees outside on Saturday, but inside of this damp, dark, stone castle- it was nippy! Time for a fun story from El Alcazar. I don't know if this is going to be one of those "I guess you needed to be there..." type of things, but I'll try it out. So were were in some room in the castle, and we were looking out a glass window when James saw something and asked if we had any idea what it was. Elena came over, and clearly wanted to give it a good look, and ended up slamming her head straight into the glass window. Oh my God, I legitimately almost peed in my pants. It was so loud too. Ohh good memories. Almost as good as when Arinelli hit her head in the mirror of a dressing room trying on clothes and had a huge egg on her forehead. Well, everyone knows the phrase about Karma, so we'll see what happens to me this weekend... 
That night Elena, Nora and I headed off to the Taylor Swift concert. We had made our own t-shirts in hopes of getting backstage, and while that didn't happen, we had a great time. Apparently not too many people know who Taylor Swift is in Spain, so the giant stadium was pretty empty. Although this might not be the best conditions for a singer, it worked out well for us because we were able to get up close and personal!
After the concert we met up with a guy that Elena had met from Coruña that's now living in Madrid. We also met up with some Holy Cross girls who studied in Coruña 2 years ago but are now teaching English in Madrid. We first went to an Irish bar called Dubliners, which I'm pretty sure had an 80-20 ratio of Americans to Spaniards. Definitely different from La Coruña. After that we headed to a club called Joy, which is in an old theater. It was really cool looking but by around 3:00 AM we were exhausted and realized it would be smart to head home to get a little sleep before going to the airport to catch our flight home.
Overall it was a great, non-stop, busy weekend. Every time I go to Madrid I like it more, and being able to get out to Segovia was great. Of course getting a little dosage of America, with a Taylor Swift was just the cherry on top!
So what's next? Well my roommate from last year, Audrey, is coming down from Galway to visit me in Coruña. We're heading to Santiago de Compostela on Thursday night, and then catching a flight to Barcelona out of Santiago Friday afternoon! In Barcelona Audrey and I will be meeting up with Claire, Elizabeth, and a bunch of other people studying in Scotland and France all from Holy Cross. It should be a really good time! I went to Barcelona a few years ago before my family cruise, but it should be fun to see it in another light as a broke college student traveling with friends!
Our flight to Madrid was Friday morning, which unfortunately met that most of us (except Elena) had to keep St. Patricks day pretty mild. I did however drink my first Guinness! I have to admit, I was pleasantly surprised by it. The next morning I was on the bus to the airport when I saw that Elena had texted me at 5 AM, telling me to call her to wake her up. Woops, saw that a little late. She had to rush a little bit, but at the point I knew that she wasn't in any danger of missing her flight. I did start to freak out though when we got to the airport, and Nora starts talking about the Taylor Swift concert we were going to in Madrid. My reason for freaking out? I had completely forgot to pack my ticket. Thankfully Elena was still at home so I had her go up to my room to grab it off my desk. The star's apparently aligned in my favor because my host mom was just about to leave for work when Elena rang the doorbell. In the end I got my ticket, and Elena got to the airport in time with plenty of time to spare due to an hour long delay. Unfortunately though, Arinelli overslept and missed her flight, so she wasn't able to join us :-(
When we got to Madrid, Elena and I separated from the rest of the group (James, Nora, and Kelsey) because the two of us were again staying with Belen, Elena's sister in-law's friend. On the other hand, James, Nora, and Kelsey were staying at James' host-mom's parent's apartment. Wow, there were a lot of possessives in those two sentences. Basically, I truly feel that when you're abroad, people become a lot more helpful, accommodating and welcoming. Anyways, once we got to the apartment Elena needed a little nap which worked out well since Kelsey's friend was flying in to meet us in Madrid a little bit later. Around 5 we all met up to grab some lunch, and frozen yogurt for dessert. Mmm delish! We walked around for a little longer, and then ended up going to Mercado de San Miguel to get some dinner. None of us were really hungry at that point, but we decided to get a little something. Afterwards we went to the famous churros spot in Madrid called San Gines. We had gorgeous weather, so we were able to sit outside and enjoy good food, company, and fresh air.
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| The Aqueduct |
On the train we were seated around a table that seats 4 people. Just by chance we ended up sitting next to an American girl who had just graduated from school in December and arrived in Madrid a few weeks ago to teach English. She was really nice and since she was traveling solo, we asked if she wanted to spend the day with us. She was really nice, and hopefully she didn't think we were too weird! James, Elena and I have a bit of a weird, really close and open relationship that can be a bit strange to people who don't know us.
So the important parts about Segovia that you need to know are the Aqueduct, the Cathedral, and the castle called the Alcazar. The Aqueduct is 19.9 miles long, and used to bring water from a river outside of the city into Segovia. It's a pretty impressive structure and is made only out of rock. That was the first thing we saw when we got off the bus which brought us from the train station to the center of the city. From there we went walking, following all off the tourist signs. We climbed up some stairs, preparing ourselves for re-immersion to Holy Cross, and were rewarded with some beautiful views of the city and mountains behind it.
We were clearly obsessed and fixated on this view for a while, but we finally pulled ourselves away, and kept walking throughout the city. It's an adorable city with cobblestone streets, and historic homes and buildings. Although it's obviously a touristy city, it managed to balance it's "realness" with its tourism. The other great thing about the city is that it's small enough to tackle in a day. That being said within 10 minutes of leaving our scenic view, we arrived at the Plaza Mayor which housed the Cathedral. It was huge, with beautiful architecture. We opted to not pay the 3 euros to go inside, but I'm sure that was just as impressive if not more.
The next stop was El Alcazar, which is obviously a castle! It's even rumored to be one of Walt Disney's inspirations for his Disneyland castle. If you do a google image search of "Segovia El Alcazar" you'll be able to see some better pictures where you can see the resemblance. Since this is one of the most important sites of Segovia we were all in agreement that we wanted to pay to walk around it. Let me tell you, this place is old, and cold. It was almost 70 degrees outside on Saturday, but inside of this damp, dark, stone castle- it was nippy! Time for a fun story from El Alcazar. I don't know if this is going to be one of those "I guess you needed to be there..." type of things, but I'll try it out. So were were in some room in the castle, and we were looking out a glass window when James saw something and asked if we had any idea what it was. Elena came over, and clearly wanted to give it a good look, and ended up slamming her head straight into the glass window. Oh my God, I legitimately almost peed in my pants. It was so loud too. Ohh good memories. Almost as good as when Arinelli hit her head in the mirror of a dressing room trying on clothes and had a huge egg on her forehead. Well, everyone knows the phrase about Karma, so we'll see what happens to me this weekend... After going through the castle we were all getting a bit hungry, so decided to set off on a search for food. Segovia is known for a dish called "cochinillo" which is a roasted suckling pig. I would not recommend google imaging it. James ordered it, and I tried a bite and while it tasted good, the pictures are not very appealing. While it is possible to order an entire baby pig, what James and our new friend Elizabeth ended up getting was some unknown body part of it. I decided to go a less exotic root with steamed veggies, and white fish with a Spanish version of ratatouille (called pisto) on top. I topped it off with a cup of "arroz con leche" all for 15 euros. Not too shabby. We also got a pretty strong wine, which really helped ease the conversation between the 4 of us.
That night Elena, Nora and I headed off to the Taylor Swift concert. We had made our own t-shirts in hopes of getting backstage, and while that didn't happen, we had a great time. Apparently not too many people know who Taylor Swift is in Spain, so the giant stadium was pretty empty. Although this might not be the best conditions for a singer, it worked out well for us because we were able to get up close and personal!
Overall it was a great, non-stop, busy weekend. Every time I go to Madrid I like it more, and being able to get out to Segovia was great. Of course getting a little dosage of America, with a Taylor Swift was just the cherry on top!
So what's next? Well my roommate from last year, Audrey, is coming down from Galway to visit me in Coruña. We're heading to Santiago de Compostela on Thursday night, and then catching a flight to Barcelona out of Santiago Friday afternoon! In Barcelona Audrey and I will be meeting up with Claire, Elizabeth, and a bunch of other people studying in Scotland and France all from Holy Cross. It should be a really good time! I went to Barcelona a few years ago before my family cruise, but it should be fun to see it in another light as a broke college student traveling with friends!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Carnaval
So the 5 day celebration of Carnaval has come to end, and quite a celebration it was! The best way to describe it would have to be like Halloween for 5 days. Everyone just parties non stop, and everyone walks around the city dressed up basically from Thursday night until Wednesday. The great part about it was that when I say everybody, I really mean it. It's little kids, big kids, parents, teenagers, college students. Well I guess I didn't really see many elderly people dressed up...but I'm sure there were some with hats, masks, or a little something.
As previously mentioned we went out Thursday night after Kelsey's birthday dinner, and were surprised to see basically everyone in the gardens dressed up! Sorry if I'm repeating myself but some of my favorite costumes were a group of guys dressed as the toy soldiers from Toy Story, Mario Kart characters (cars included), American tourists, and a shockingly high percentage of guys dressed as women. We hadn't gotten our costumes ready for Thursday, but Saturday we spent the day preparing our pirate outfits. We had already bought the accessories: eye patch, bandanna-thingy, and a waist sarong with cold coins. On Saturday we finally decided to buy men's red t-shirts, and we cut them all up to layer them on top of a black tank-top. Although some people might have looked more piratey or sexy with their store bought costumes, I think our DIY outfits looked pretty stellar. I wish I had gotten a full body shot of Arinelli, Elena, and I but you'll have to deal with this 1 picture of Elena to get an idea of our costumes.
James' host family had gone away for the weekend and had given him permission to have people over, so we hung out there for a while. We had some drinks, listened to music, and then even got the grand honor of having James play the guitar for us. He even explored the realm of Bachata music, a typical genre of music stemming from the Dominican Republic. Of course Arinelli couldn't hold herself back and started on the lead vocals. We then headed out and spent the rest of the night dancing and singing. The three of us also became very easily amused by our little sarongs since they made a very fun jingling sound whenever we moved our hips. Our inner belly-dancers may have come out a few times during the night. Elena went back a little early, and James, Arinelli and I ended our night eating kebab sandwiches and french fries on a bench by the ocean. Not too bad. This is my life.
By Monday night we were all pretty exhausted (that might have been partly because I was getting sick) so we decided to lay low and just get dinner. It ended up being more expensive than planned (wamp wamp) but at least it tasted good! The next day I unfortunately woke up with a killer sore throat, that is still slightly persisting, but I do feel like I'm getting better and not worse, so that's good. All 6 of us walked around Tuesday because we heard that there were a lot of things going on during the day, including a parade. Unfortunately, either Spain's definition of "a lot of things" and "parade" are a little different, or we just never found them. We came upon a child's costume contest, and walked down a packed street of people who all seemed to be going in one direction, but never really came to anything. It was still fun though to be out, and see all the people in costumes. It was another gorgeous day, and we ended it checking out the sunset, and then grabbing a little tapa.
James' host family had gone away for the weekend and had given him permission to have people over, so we hung out there for a while. We had some drinks, listened to music, and then even got the grand honor of having James play the guitar for us. He even explored the realm of Bachata music, a typical genre of music stemming from the Dominican Republic. Of course Arinelli couldn't hold herself back and started on the lead vocals. We then headed out and spent the rest of the night dancing and singing. The three of us also became very easily amused by our little sarongs since they made a very fun jingling sound whenever we moved our hips. Our inner belly-dancers may have come out a few times during the night. Elena went back a little early, and James, Arinelli and I ended our night eating kebab sandwiches and french fries on a bench by the ocean. Not too bad. This is my life.
So this next day was this. It was a gorgeous, beautiful, amazing warm day so Arinelli, Elena and I headed off to the beach. Let me just say how nice it is to live in a city by the ocean. Even on days when it's not warm it's so nice to just be able to walk by the paseo maritimo and stare at the water and let yourself get by mesmerized by the waves. We ended up staying there for almost 2 hours just talking, listening to music, reading, and taking in the sun. I can't wait until it gets nice and warm like this (or warmer!) every day. If you need to find me, you know where I'll be!
That night we headed out to Santa Cristina where our friend Giselle lives, and also where the sunday funday party scene resides! That's right, in Spain there's even a place to get your drink-on on Sunday. Because of Semanta Santa we didn't have school, so Arinelli, Elena, James and I headed out there to go out and then have a little sleepover. It was fun to see some new places, and of course the costumes were great too. There were a group of spartans that kept showing up at every place we went. Let me note that while these spartans had a lot of accessories, they didn't have too much clothing on! The kicker was definitely their paint on 6 packs. They actually looked pretty realistic, maybe I'll have to try that this summer when I go to the beach. "Yeah it's weird! Those Spanish pastries just turn right into muscle and now I have a 6-pack!!" Do you think people will believe me?? Anyways, we got back to her house around 6, and everyone was starving. So I busted out my omelet making skills, I have to say, I think everyone was pretty impressed!
By Monday night we were all pretty exhausted (that might have been partly because I was getting sick) so we decided to lay low and just get dinner. It ended up being more expensive than planned (wamp wamp) but at least it tasted good! The next day I unfortunately woke up with a killer sore throat, that is still slightly persisting, but I do feel like I'm getting better and not worse, so that's good. All 6 of us walked around Tuesday because we heard that there were a lot of things going on during the day, including a parade. Unfortunately, either Spain's definition of "a lot of things" and "parade" are a little different, or we just never found them. We came upon a child's costume contest, and walked down a packed street of people who all seemed to be going in one direction, but never really came to anything. It was still fun though to be out, and see all the people in costumes. It was another gorgeous day, and we ended it checking out the sunset, and then grabbing a little tapa.It was an end to a great weekend. Another great part about the weekend? Arinelli and I booked our trip for Semana Santa. While I had originally been planning on going to Ireland and Scotland, it just ended up being much too expensive and very difficult to travel there. So instead, the two of us are going to the Canary Islands!!! We'll just spend the time laying out on the beach, getting tan, and drinking some cocktails. Oh, and I'll be celebrating a little thing called my 21st BIRTHDAY!!! I'm so excited! It should be a lot of fun! What can I say? This is my life.
**Shout-outs of the post go to Audrey Gehring and Elizabeth Davin. These two lovely ladies were the people that I had been planning on visiting in Ireland and Scotland (respectively) and unfortunately due to stupid airplane carriers, it doesn't look like it'll be happening this year. Thankfully though, I'll be seeing Elizabeth in Barcelona in a couple weeks, and Audrey is actually coming to Coruña before we head out to Barcelona together!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Hi again!
Okay, guilty as charged, that was an unforseen and unfortunate hiatus in blogging. I was doing so well too wasn't I! Well don't worry, I AM alive and doing well. Very well actually because my parents were in Spain last weekend! We spent a fantastic 4 days in Madrid together, and even though I had already been it was fun to be able to show them around a little bit.
The trip for me actually started on Thursday night because I was going to check into the hotel that night, so that when my parents arrived jet-lagged the next morning around 8 AM, they wouldn't have to worry about waiting for the room to be ready. After a bus to the airport, a 1.5 hour flight, 2 subway line changes, and a walk to the hotel, I finally arrived in our room. This room was amazing. Top floor, and the only room on that top floor, which means that when we pressed floor 6 in the elevator, it opened up to our door. I have to admit, I kind of felt like a princess in the room by myself! I spent the night video-chatting with my friends Dani and Kelly, bathing in the huge jacuzzi-jet tub, shoving the most delicious frozen yogurt down my throat, and possibly walking around the room naked.
The next morning I woke up around 8 when I heard my parents come into the room, and they crashed into their king size bed that I had commandeered for the night. It was so nice to see them, even if we were all half asleep. I laid there for an hour or so more, but they slept until around 11. I decided to be a nice daughter and go grab them some coffee from starbucks. Due to our various levels of tiredness/size/normal coffee consumption I ended up ordering 1cafe latte of each size. We then headed out to the Plaza Mayor and grabbed a lunch outside right in the plaza. The weather was amazing, almost 70 degrees. I hadn't actually felt hot in a while, but it was a great feeling. We walked around the area a little longer, and just took in some sun in the plaza while we waited for our free walking tour to start. I had done the walking tour last time I went to Madrid, but there was a new guide, and he was great. They take you all over the city, and teach you a lot about the history. It was a small group, I think only 8 of us, so it was really interactive and informative.
After the tour we headed to the Corte Ingles which is a giant department store that also has a supermarket. Our family is known for our epic "happy hours" on vacation, which basically just prepare and stretch our stomachs out before eating dinner! We had a very European happy hour this vacation which included a cheese medley, a baguette of bread, some wine, and paté for Mom. Another European factor was that we dined al fresco, that's right- fresh air, under the stars on our private deck overlooking the city. It was so nice to be able to eat good food, drink good wine, and be able to talk to my parents face to face instead of on skype. While technology is amazing, there's something to be said about a normal in person conversation. After happy hour my mom was stuffed and decided that she wanted to just relax in the hotel room, take a bath, and read her book. My dad and I decided that we were going to walk around a little and then maybe grab a late night dinner/snack/tapa. We walked around for a little and found a "chinatown" street, a TGI Fridays, and an "American Plaza" which consisted of burger king, McDonalds, and starbucks all in a row. We decided to take a turn off the main road of Madrid, and found ourselves in a really cute neighborhood. However we were having trouble finding a good place to eat that didn't seem overpriced, or too old-man just the neighborhood joint. Finally we made a turn, and right on the corner was the perfect spot. It had really cool decor with tiled walls, was packed but had tables to sit at with waiters running around and working hard to get orders quickly and the food out. We ordere patatas bravas (basically homefries with a spicy ketchup on it), chicken wings with REAL barbecue sauce (mmm delish), and then a thing called a "tosta" which is basically like a toasted piece of bread, and on top of ours it had baby shrimp and baby eels with a garlicky mayonnaise sauce on it. I may not have described it well, but it was delicious.
We also did an afternoon trip to a touristy town called Toledo. It was about an hour train-ride, and although we were a little rushed and off schedule, it was a pretty cool place! They're apparently known for their knives and swords, because basically EVERY store sells them there. The rest of the trip consisted of stuffing our faces with delicious food, taking in the good weather, and spending quality time with each other!
Well, right now we're in the midst of Carnaval, which is basically just like a 5 day party! So I PROMISE that a blog updated will be coming soon to give a recap of all that has happened.
Shout out of the post goes to Kelly Garvey and Dani O'Connor who are currently spending their spring break doing a volunteer immersion trip. This is the same trip where I met both of them last year! I hope they have an amazing time and I can't wait to hear about it!
The trip for me actually started on Thursday night because I was going to check into the hotel that night, so that when my parents arrived jet-lagged the next morning around 8 AM, they wouldn't have to worry about waiting for the room to be ready. After a bus to the airport, a 1.5 hour flight, 2 subway line changes, and a walk to the hotel, I finally arrived in our room. This room was amazing. Top floor, and the only room on that top floor, which means that when we pressed floor 6 in the elevator, it opened up to our door. I have to admit, I kind of felt like a princess in the room by myself! I spent the night video-chatting with my friends Dani and Kelly, bathing in the huge jacuzzi-jet tub, shoving the most delicious frozen yogurt down my throat, and possibly walking around the room naked.
After the tour we headed to the Corte Ingles which is a giant department store that also has a supermarket. Our family is known for our epic "happy hours" on vacation, which basically just prepare and stretch our stomachs out before eating dinner! We had a very European happy hour this vacation which included a cheese medley, a baguette of bread, some wine, and paté for Mom. Another European factor was that we dined al fresco, that's right- fresh air, under the stars on our private deck overlooking the city. It was so nice to be able to eat good food, drink good wine, and be able to talk to my parents face to face instead of on skype. While technology is amazing, there's something to be said about a normal in person conversation. After happy hour my mom was stuffed and decided that she wanted to just relax in the hotel room, take a bath, and read her book. My dad and I decided that we were going to walk around a little and then maybe grab a late night dinner/snack/tapa. We walked around for a little and found a "chinatown" street, a TGI Fridays, and an "American Plaza" which consisted of burger king, McDonalds, and starbucks all in a row. We decided to take a turn off the main road of Madrid, and found ourselves in a really cute neighborhood. However we were having trouble finding a good place to eat that didn't seem overpriced, or too old-man just the neighborhood joint. Finally we made a turn, and right on the corner was the perfect spot. It had really cool decor with tiled walls, was packed but had tables to sit at with waiters running around and working hard to get orders quickly and the food out. We ordere patatas bravas (basically homefries with a spicy ketchup on it), chicken wings with REAL barbecue sauce (mmm delish), and then a thing called a "tosta" which is basically like a toasted piece of bread, and on top of ours it had baby shrimp and baby eels with a garlicky mayonnaise sauce on it. I may not have described it well, but it was delicious.We also did an afternoon trip to a touristy town called Toledo. It was about an hour train-ride, and although we were a little rushed and off schedule, it was a pretty cool place! They're apparently known for their knives and swords, because basically EVERY store sells them there. The rest of the trip consisted of stuffing our faces with delicious food, taking in the good weather, and spending quality time with each other!
Well, right now we're in the midst of Carnaval, which is basically just like a 5 day party! So I PROMISE that a blog updated will be coming soon to give a recap of all that has happened.
Shout out of the post goes to Kelly Garvey and Dani O'Connor who are currently spending their spring break doing a volunteer immersion trip. This is the same trip where I met both of them last year! I hope they have an amazing time and I can't wait to hear about it!
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