Tropicana Torremolinos

... was extremely stupid of me to think that I would. When I told my family that I was going to Spain the first thing that they asked me is "do you know Spanish?" I responded "I know enough to get by". Well, I know enough to barely get by. At this point if I meet a Spaniard I hope to God that they know English and then once we start speaking English I am able to have a conversation. When I meet somebody that only speaks Spanish I am basically ...

... friends home! This former artist´s club is located in a 17th century townhouse in the heart of the old town and it literally boosts with history! Back in the 19th century it was the summer residence of "Eugenia de Montijo" (Empress and wife of Napoleon III) and "Ferdinand de Lesseps" (architect of the Suez Canal)! The absolutely perfect renovation and divine interior of this landmark townhouse make you fall back in time ...

... 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.

... is the only English class I am going to be involved in. I am also going to be in some math classes, science, and I don´t even know what else. Still have no idea what I´m actually supposed to be doing there besides introducing myself and having the kids introduce themselves.

Well, I´m going to get ready to go to the beach! Hopefully by the end of this week I will have all of my school stuff straightened up!

xoxo,
Jules

... on my front, purse draped over that and wheeling my other very large and heavy suitcase behind me. I walked through a couple parking lots and down a ramp to the train station where I realized I could go right to Álora without having to do much at all! I bought my ticket to Ŕlora right there which was only 2.65€. Right then I sort of knew I was going to be living in Málaga, but I somehow convinced myself I should still bring all of my things to Álora just in ...

... Our giant bus didn´t help matters either and the situation devolved into one giant mass of gridlocked honking. And some of you Spaniards have some really whimpy car horns!! Get you a real horn, something substantial that isn´t like the bells on an ice cream truck.

The bus driver would lay on the horn for 30 seconds at a time and twelve rows back I could hear all sorts of Spanish cursing flying out of his mouth. I ...

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Pühapäev kulges seal oma aeglases ja tšillivas tempos, kus kellelgi polnud kiiret (tegelikult hispaanlastel vist polegi kunagi kiire), inimesed istusid kohvikus, jalutasid rannas vői lugesid pargis raamatut. Selline mőnus puhkepäevane äraolemine.

Huvitav oli see, et Marbellasse nii sisse- kui väljasőites tuli tasuda kiirteemaks: sisse 6€, välja 4€ :)

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 ...

... more than 20 Euros for a night's sleep. There, in the 12 bed dormlike room with only two other girls and with a random guy snoring loudly in the top bunk five feet above me, I was getting what I'd paid for. But by 6:30 am Sunday, I was up - out of there - and beneath Madrid, speeding through the Metro on my way to the airport. Justin's flight was scheduled to get in at 7:45 ... and I was praying it wasn't early.

... went, "Welcome to Tijuana. We have tequila and sexo and marijuana." The other took me awhile to figure out, but it was a cover en Espanol of The Clash's "Police On My Back." I asked what the name of the band was and she told me XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, and they're from Grenada. After that I visited the Cathedral, which was quite nice and had not one giant set of organ pipes but two so they mirrored each other, and the Capilla Real, where you can see the crypts of dead ...