So it's been a while since I last posted. Over a year actually. A lot has happened.
I graduated from the U with double majors in Spanish and Journalism. I am now working full-time at a PR agency and am learning a lot. I love the people I work with and a lot of the projects are fun. I'm a firm believer in trying something for at least a year and then decide if it's the right fit or not.
I have an incredible boyfriend. We've been dating 6 months as of Oct. 10 and there's no ending for this one. He's my one, no doubt about it. It's been hard with him living at home now because we went from such extremes of seeing each other every moment of every day to a couple evenings a week. It's fine and probably necessary so that we can strengthen different areas of our relationship. My family loves him which is great. I've had problems in the past where they don't like a boyfriend and then I feel uncomfortable about the whole situation.
I've been feeling a little lost without my best friend being readily at hand 24 hours a day. She's gone up to Duluth for Med school so I'll be so excited when I finally get to see her after however long. She's got a new guy who is just incredible sounding. The perfect match for her. Not some guy who wants to be a "professional fisherman" but a future doctor who (sounds like) adores her. I'm so happy she's finally getting a guy she deserves.
Other than that, my family is great. My puppy is a pest but adorable as usual and I'm just loving life.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Andalucia
Andalucia was a great time. The internet has been awful here, but I’m finally managing to get this posted online.
On the bus ride there we watched 2 movies and I read a lot. We stopped in Cordoba first and took a tour of their magnificent la Mezquita (Mosque). The design was influenced by Muslims, then Islamic and finally Christians. The architecture was very interesting to observe because each religion has their own style and requirements for a place of worship.
We arrived in Granada around…6ish. They gave us a lot of warning about Gypsies (Gitanos) and robbery but we didn’t see a single one.
The first night we went to a Flamenco performance which was very interesting. Not great though, mostly because the second group to perform for us was younger…about our age and looked like they were being punished by having us be there. They also were talking in Spanish about some weird inside jokes during performances and said it was okay because we didn’t understand…but we did. It was just kinda weird. The first group was older…one lady had arthritis in her wrists which made her dance difficult. But still the performance was fun and I was glad I had paid my 22 euros for the show/transportation and one free drink.
We crashed at our hotel. Katie, Liz and I shared a room. HOWEVER our room consisted of 2 bedrooms that were really nice, with a bay window overlooking the city. It was air conditioned and had amazing food. Katie and I shared a room but we each got our own bed. I guess other people just had 3 beds pushed together in a square.
The second day we toured the Alhambra. It was incredible. There were so many picture opportunities and just a gorgeous place to witness. I guess it is up for nomination for the new 7 wonder spots of the world. I would vote for it.
The rest of the day we just lounged by the pool, read and drank lots of water. At night our new friends Chris and Marcos took us out to some pretty local feeling bars and then to the place where Clinton said it was “The most beautiful sunrise in the world” but it was only midnight haha so we didn’t witness that. On the way home though we got utterly lost! It was the Arabic influenced neighborhood with really windy streets. Thank goodness for the boys and their map annnnnd Marcos is from Argentina so directions would have been easy if the locals hadn’t given us a million different routes to go. But still it was a long walk and we didn’t get back until 2 hours later.
We shopped on Sunday and then made our treck back to Toledo. Katie got heat exhaustion later followed by motion sickness. I felt so bad for her. But once we were through the mountains she was feeling a lot better.
Well that was my weekend in a nutshell.
On the bus ride there we watched 2 movies and I read a lot. We stopped in Cordoba first and took a tour of their magnificent la Mezquita (Mosque). The design was influenced by Muslims, then Islamic and finally Christians. The architecture was very interesting to observe because each religion has their own style and requirements for a place of worship.
We arrived in Granada around…6ish. They gave us a lot of warning about Gypsies (Gitanos) and robbery but we didn’t see a single one.
The first night we went to a Flamenco performance which was very interesting. Not great though, mostly because the second group to perform for us was younger…about our age and looked like they were being punished by having us be there. They also were talking in Spanish about some weird inside jokes during performances and said it was okay because we didn’t understand…but we did. It was just kinda weird. The first group was older…one lady had arthritis in her wrists which made her dance difficult. But still the performance was fun and I was glad I had paid my 22 euros for the show/transportation and one free drink.
We crashed at our hotel. Katie, Liz and I shared a room. HOWEVER our room consisted of 2 bedrooms that were really nice, with a bay window overlooking the city. It was air conditioned and had amazing food. Katie and I shared a room but we each got our own bed. I guess other people just had 3 beds pushed together in a square.
The second day we toured the Alhambra. It was incredible. There were so many picture opportunities and just a gorgeous place to witness. I guess it is up for nomination for the new 7 wonder spots of the world. I would vote for it.
The rest of the day we just lounged by the pool, read and drank lots of water. At night our new friends Chris and Marcos took us out to some pretty local feeling bars and then to the place where Clinton said it was “The most beautiful sunrise in the world” but it was only midnight haha so we didn’t witness that. On the way home though we got utterly lost! It was the Arabic influenced neighborhood with really windy streets. Thank goodness for the boys and their map annnnnd Marcos is from Argentina so directions would have been easy if the locals hadn’t given us a million different routes to go. But still it was a long walk and we didn’t get back until 2 hours later.
We shopped on Sunday and then made our treck back to Toledo. Katie got heat exhaustion later followed by motion sickness. I felt so bad for her. But once we were through the mountains she was feeling a lot better.
Well that was my weekend in a nutshell.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Weekend in Madrid
I survived my trip to Madrid! It was a lot of fun and a lot of stress! With the school group we toured the Palacia Real de Madrid which was a great palace! I took a lot of pictures that I'll post on a site this week for you two to access.We also did a bus tour around the city and ate lunch at the Museo de Jamon (museum of ham which seems to be a popular chain around here but yet we at chicken???)
Then we split off. We saw the Prado art museum which was completely breath taking. All of the artists I have studied for years upon years had their original work there. I saw a lot of Valasquez y Miro y Dali y more.
Did some shopping but really didn't get much. I don't really want to waste money on clothing although I did purchase a pair of shoes and a sun dress (it was only 9 euros and yellow!). Of course we just "HAVE TO MAKE A STOP AT H&M" so we went and outside the building was a mob protesting the dangerous conditions of the streets for construction workers. Apparently a man was killed at the corner and they wanted action. We of course freak out (my friend Katie and I) and we're like 'oh my gosh! that orientation at the Fundacion is testing us!' because they had told us to stay away from protests and political anything. So that was interesting.
Finding our hotel was an another experience in itself. We thought we knew where we were going and we weren't far off. BUT when you have a group of like 12 girls walking around,directions become a little blurred. We were told there was a street that would take us there. Well the street was apparently where all of the Madrid prostitutes stand on the street...across from the police station. Katie and I were immediately on speed walk.
At night we had a really nice Italian dinner on the Plaza Mayor and we went to a fun discoteca for a little bit but then called it an early night (according to Spanairds...it was like 2). Other girls stayed out until 4 or 6!!! I don't know how they can do that!
Today we saw another museum that had THE ORIGINAL 'Guernica' de Pablo Picasso!!! Talk about pretty much dying happy right then and there! We were all in awe! The rest of the day was just kinda wandering around some shopping by the other girls and then we took the AVE back to Toledo. That is a great deal and easy for suitcases! Half hour...8.6 euros (not great but ok price) and then we marched up the hill instead of taking a bus (which is also really easy or there are taxis too which would be pretty cheap I would assume).
I was so glad to get back at the end of the day though. We had our ups and downs but boy it was tiring and the sun was getting to us. So we had a relaxing night after dinner at the Fundacion. We went and got helado (ice cream) and watched people on the Plaza Zocodover. There are fireworks outside my window right now 'cuz a suburb is having a little fiesta tonight.
I hope you guys had a good Friday and Saturday cuz I sure did!!
Then we split off. We saw the Prado art museum which was completely breath taking. All of the artists I have studied for years upon years had their original work there. I saw a lot of Valasquez y Miro y Dali y more.
Did some shopping but really didn't get much. I don't really want to waste money on clothing although I did purchase a pair of shoes and a sun dress (it was only 9 euros and yellow!). Of course we just "HAVE TO MAKE A STOP AT H&M" so we went and outside the building was a mob protesting the dangerous conditions of the streets for construction workers. Apparently a man was killed at the corner and they wanted action. We of course freak out (my friend Katie and I) and we're like 'oh my gosh! that orientation at the Fundacion is testing us!' because they had told us to stay away from protests and political anything. So that was interesting.
Finding our hotel was an another experience in itself. We thought we knew where we were going and we weren't far off. BUT when you have a group of like 12 girls walking around,directions become a little blurred. We were told there was a street that would take us there. Well the street was apparently where all of the Madrid prostitutes stand on the street...across from the police station. Katie and I were immediately on speed walk.
At night we had a really nice Italian dinner on the Plaza Mayor and we went to a fun discoteca for a little bit but then called it an early night (according to Spanairds...it was like 2). Other girls stayed out until 4 or 6!!! I don't know how they can do that!
Today we saw another museum that had THE ORIGINAL 'Guernica' de Pablo Picasso!!! Talk about pretty much dying happy right then and there! We were all in awe! The rest of the day was just kinda wandering around some shopping by the other girls and then we took the AVE back to Toledo. That is a great deal and easy for suitcases! Half hour...8.6 euros (not great but ok price) and then we marched up the hill instead of taking a bus (which is also really easy or there are taxis too which would be pretty cheap I would assume).
I was so glad to get back at the end of the day though. We had our ups and downs but boy it was tiring and the sun was getting to us. So we had a relaxing night after dinner at the Fundacion. We went and got helado (ice cream) and watched people on the Plaza Zocodover. There are fireworks outside my window right now 'cuz a suburb is having a little fiesta tonight.
I hope you guys had a good Friday and Saturday cuz I sure did!!
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