Parador de Tordesillas Valladolid

... be more eager to shove ailing parents into nursing homes or other forms of care. There is more attention to the familiar connection in Spain than in the US. It’s a matter of duty here, rather than convenience.

I think all of these elements really work together to form a culture that protects families. It’s interesting, because in the US the political right has created a movement that they call “family values”. This ...

... the attic that will be isolated better; collect, carry and pick up isolation materials, windows and more building materials and furniture from an old huge building in town that will be demolished soon; cooking, cleaning and preparing breakfast.... :D Lots of fun! I even repaired my bike completely and my brakes are now working better than they ever did (we are prepared for the next snowy mountain!)

... instead of a couch which is a plus. Though either way, it would be better than a stinky hostel. She really wants to go lap swimming when I get here and I am SO excited about that. I'm sure I'm super out of shape but I don't care. I haven't swam since I got here and I'm dying to. Otherwise, I plan to spend at least one day doing some hardcore touring...but just playing the rest by ear I guess. Yay for not having to buy a ...

... snow flake on the ground and the sun was coming out. As we looked behind us we noticed that it was just one isolated dark cloud hailing down on the town.

Happily after that we drove into the sunshine and had a nice warm night at the campsite knowing that tomorrow we would be in Porto with the Ocean in front of us. What can get you down when you’re literally driving into the sunset!

... cultural setting, and survive and adapt just fine for 4 months. That may not be a Gandhi-esque world saving feat, but it's a substantial personal milestone.
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One test tomorrow (something to do for a change!). Our Spanish-style Thanksgiving celebration with the professors on Thursday. Then another free weekend with a possible day trip to Toledo with a couple other students.

Life is beautiful <3

... locker was also complicated, so I needed help with that from the secuirity guard. By the time it actually came to finding the books I needed, I was kind of distraught. I asked them where the short stories section was (because we have to do a compare and contrast essay for literature), and the librarian, likely thinking that I had the mental capacity of a 8 year old at that point, showed me to the childrens books. It took another few minutes to explain that ...

... aeropuertuarios, terminaramos subiendo en un avión Boeing 777-400 de KLM Asia, en los asientos 4 y 5 respectivamente... 4 y 5? eso es al principio del avión... si amigos, bussiness class con destino Shanghai, y uno de los 10 sueños de mi vida se acaba de hacer realidad, volar en primera clase y encima durante 9 horas. Tiempo que fue más que suficiente para disfrutar del asiento cama reclinable 180º, con masaje incorporado, televisión personal, videojuegos, menu de primera y ...

... from the statues and stage. All the food kiosks are still up as well...including one named "American Dream". The sell nothing American..aside from beer.

We went shopping at El Courte Ingles...which is a store containing pretty much everything. It has two basement levels and 7 floors. In the basement is a grocery store..which we walked around for amusement. The seafood section was the most interesting. They had whole fish just laying ...

... floor). I shut off the dryer and heard Spanish being spoken with an American accent. Odd. So I peeked out the window and saw Madison with her family, chatting away. They were taking a tour of the city. I was going to say something but then I thought better of it. I just watched from behind the door. She was happy, animated and adjusting very very well to her family stay. If I have any more sightings...I´ll jump on the computer. Hooray for sleep!

... are very good. All cafe´s are espresso so they wake you up quite nicely. I forgot to tell you yesterday, if anyone is on Atkin´s don´t come to Spain, they serve mass amounts of bread with every meal. It is quite good and the cheese is awesome. On Sunday, we took a tour of the city and they had this big festivo in Plaza Mayor, which is a large plaza in the center of the city. The festivo was really neat it had a ...