Las Palmeras Fuengirola

... this small outdoor gear store that I have seen on my way to and from school and ask them if there are any trails around Malaga; however, I cannot count on if they speak English and I don't know any of the words that have to do with outdoor activities (ie: trail, hiking, streams, steep, trail head, ect) and I don't want to rely on gestures to communicate. This is important stuff that I really need to know, but in other places I need to be ...

"Yes" it is possible to to experience a different Marbella.....
Normally one does not associate "authentic Spain" when coming to
Marbella or the Costa del Sol in general! The picture we all have of this part of the world, is big
concrete buildings from Malaga right to Gibraltar! Big hotels, big resorts, Golf Courses and obviously lots of sun! Not to forget the bling bling factor!
When looking for the "Real ...

... t think I will quite be able to until I take a trip to a different country so I have something to compare it to. But first, like I said, I really want to get to know Andalusia and to orient myself. I wish I would have written more entries while I was traveling before ISA started, like while I was in Madrid and Torrevieja, but at least this is a start.

... ve heard it is like that everywhere. It is very different, but I´m not too worried about it. Hopefully I can be a positive energy in the classroom :)
Another thing I observed were cross-cultural problems with the curriculum. They have an English book that was made in Britain or something. With the exercise that I was talking about above more than a few kids were unable to point to the picture of the activity when said in Spanish. For example, when ...

... asked the hostel owners if I could get a discount since I’ll be staying for a week and they agreed to a very small one. I’ll still be paying about 150€ total to stay the week here, which is A LOT for me…

Tomorrow I’ve made appointments to check out some more apartments in Málaga so that I have more options.

Yesterday was all rainy so I took that opportunity to catch up on sleep and read. I am reading ¨Under the Banner of Heaven ...

... opened the front door and men from the bus just aimed right for the Mercedes along with about 10 other motorists. I stepped outside because I didn´t want to miss whatever vigilante justice was about to be exacted, and this looked like it was going to be some good action. Picture about 20 people bumrushing a brand new Mercedes and rocking it back and forth. Now as fun as this looked, I restrained myself from participating ...

Kurikuulsasse gängsterite linna jőudsime Málagast väga ruttu, kuna sinna oli sőita vaid 20 km. Kiirtee kulges suhteliselt mägiselt ja kaugelt vőis juba silmata igasugu huvitavaid villasid mäe otsas, täiesti uhkes üksinduses. Tundsime neile kergelt kaasa, et kőik elutoimingud tuleb teha autoga, aga ilmselt see ongi neile ainus eluviis 8-)

Marbella vanalinn jättis meile kőigile ...

My first day in Spain was a blur, seeing as we got our wake-up call at 2:30 in the morning so we could catch or 8:00 flight from London Gatwick to Málaga. My friend Mirella and I sat on the top front row of the double-decker bus that was the ride for us 55 students to the airport. We literally felt transported to the night bus from Harry Potter - it was dark and rainy as we careened around corners through the narrow streets of the city ...

Fuengirola is a place like Marbella - touristy but still cool to visit. We took the train again from Malaga - it only took us little bit more than 45 min - nice. We went around the place - saw the city center - we went to a shop to buy newspapers and a Twix - it was the owners B-Day so we sang for him and he gave us some wine - it was really funny and he was such a nice person - so warm-hearted and open! Moving on to direction playa we saw lots of cool and ...

... me on quite the goosechase. For about a hour I wandered in and out and up and down the uneven cobblestone streets. There seemed to be no rhyme or reason to any of it and none of the maps I had were doing me any good. After asking several people, I stopped at a stone wall and watch the last of the sun light up the sky in shades of deep oranges and pinks. The Alhambra took up the whole left side of my vision and couldn't help but marvel at its grandness. I decided that I had ...