Abba Fonseca Salamanca

... Katherine and Chris had awoken and showered, we met up with Jess and Lorin (two other girls from Wake who are studying in Madrid with us) who had just arrived and we had a very American lunch of Dominos. It was strange for me to see so many American fast food places (McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, Dominos and more) in a small town like Salamanca, but it just goes to show, we're never too far from home.<br> The five of us spent the afternoon exploring the sites of ...

... I went out and dropped 50 euros on a nice, warm jacket (peacoat) for later. I'm still thinking I'm going to need something to put over my clothes during October. I want to find...errr...it's called a vestido larga here. I don't know the english word but it looks like this: http://media.kohls.com.edgesuite.net/is /image/kohls/495552_Bordeaux?wid=230 ...

... places. My memory fails me. The night mostly consisted of me getting free drinks from everyone I talked to...which seemed odd since 21 isn't that important overseas.<br><br>Friday morning we had one class at 11. It was a little rough. Luckily it was only an hour. After a nap, I took a walk and checked out the university of Valladolid. The campus is absolutely gorgeous. There are some really old, ornate churches with incredible ...

Salamanca go in the morning for some siteseeing on salamanca. Hang out in square. See Church. Look for frog. Lunch on the steps. Naps and pool for the afternoon. Sue stays with kids and Ev, Julie and Tom Listen to music on the square drinking beers. 13.50 for 4 beers, coffee, and drink. Not in Switzerland any more.<br><br>           <br>

Almost a week visiting Andre in Salamanca!<br><br>It´s even hotter here than it was in Malaga- of course with the oceanbreeze lacking!<br>So I spend most of the days at the public pool wich has a great view of the cathedral... enjoying reading a lot!!!<br>Of course I also went sightseeing- although I already know Salamancas sights - having been here for the 3rd time. But still I am always fascinated by the old builidings, the university, the library, the ...

... Saturday, but I gave in and got a hamburger, fries, and a Fanta at McDonald´s. As much as I hate to admit it, the wonderful combination of the three along with the free sundae that my friend Alon gave me made me so happy to be American. Spanish food is good, but greasy fries will always make me patriotic. After lunch we all took a collective siesta before heading out for a walk culminating in dinner at a Chinese restaurant near our hotel. We wanted to just stay in ...

... dann aufgeklärt wurde hrrrr...motz....naja jetzt habe ich auch endlich was gefunden, was mein** Professorin zu Hause auch für einen Landeskundeschein taugen sollte...ist das nicht schön? Also komme ich doch nach und nach auf alle noch ausstehenden Kurse und Scheine und w**de die dann hoffentlich auch bald bestehen... In Kunstgeschichte machen wir sogar ne richtige Exkursion und w**den uns Westgotische Kirchen ansehen, oh wie schön...youtube sei dank ...

My arrival in Salamanca was much different from those of Madrid and Toledo. I still had the excitement, but overpowering the excitement were nerves. My hands and legs were shaking with angst on the entire bus ride to Salamanca. As soon as we arrived, we each met our host family--the Spanish-only speaking family that my roommate and I would be living with for two weeks. Next, we went to their home--a third story flat about a 5 minute car ride from the plaza mayor. Their ...

So, meeting people here in Salamanca can be difficult at times. There aren't as many structured activities like in the States, such as clubs or sports, which are good resources for meeting peers and such. However, we do have a thing that has started, since the students returned for the next semester, called Intercambios. It is where people wanting to learn English team up with people wanting ...

Last night during dinner, Teresa was watching a bull fight on TV. I told myself before I got here that I wouldn´t go to a bull fight. Before we got to Salamanca, Dr. Torrico told us he would be taking us to one and that if we didn´t want to go, we didn´t have to but he strongly encouraged it. My feelings are pretty clear on the subject: it´s a cruel and humilating death. I couldn´t sit, or for that matter PAY, to support something like that. However, I wasn´t exactly expecting it ...