It has been an absolutely beaufitul last week in Spain with weather in the mid 70s and the sun shining ☺
On Thursday night we went to zircus for our last time and danced to all our faves from spain! During the day I went shopping and enjoyed the weather. On Friday I taught for the last time . The kids were super fun and we took a picture with them!
During the rest of the day I had to do lots of homework, but took a break to get tapas and sangria with katee and erinn!
Saturday was amazing!! We drove about an hour out to a river called Duratón. There is a very old church in ruins on top of these cliffs and we walked out to it. The river is very far below where you walk because you are on top of the cliff. We tried forever to get down to the water and were soo close to making it! It was really fun climbing all around.
We had a picnic on the side of the cliff and enjoyed the sun and the weather with our bocadillos. I was really excited because marta made me a peanut butter sandwhich! After the river we drove a little further to a place with caves. You had to enter into a building, walk down a bunch of stairs and then go through a door to get to the cave! It was really cool and interesting and brought me back to my elementary school days learning about stalgtights and stalagmites.! The cutest little girl was on our tour and would ask questions at every stop we made.
I cannot believe how much we have seen and done around Segovia, which is such a small town that many people have never even heard of. I hope I can find some hidden wonders on my travels ☺
When we got back that night we had to go and get our last churros at the stand (all the lasts ☹ ) fresh from the fryer thingy!!
Saturday night the whole group went to the duct and we had an award ceremony! I received “best dressed” (probably because I packed and bought the most clothes out of everyone haha) and my other prize was most likely to be sleeping with a stuffed animal. (everyone happened to meet Sammie (my dog) and Sandy (my hippo pillow pet) on our excursions. But I am not bringing them to Europe with me, which is a very big step…we will see how it goes.
After the duct we went to La Luna and we all got mojitos and enjoyed each others company. After that we went to All the People to dance on our last Saturday night!
Sunday was another very eventful day. Marta, the boys and I took a bus tour around Segovia. It was super fun and I saw things that I didn’t even know Segovia had….like this beaufitul walking path I failed to discover. Marta said she will take me there when I come back. After the bus tour the whole family, along with Anna and Carmiña went to a pueblo named Pedraza. Marta and Jorge told me it’s the most beaufitul pueblo of Segovia. It has one door to enter and exit through. Everything in the pueblo is made from stones and is all very old and gorgeous. It also is up on a cliff/hill and has views that look out over everything. The restaurants in Pedraza are only open on Saturdays and Sundays and you have to make reservations and tell them what you are eating in advance. Marta and Jorge really wanted me to have cuchinillo (suckling pig- the famous dish of Segovia) before I left, so we went there specifically for that! I also had sheep. I liked the cuchinillo a lot, but not particularly the sheep. After the main course we got 3 different deserts to share, ponche segoviana (which is the famous segovian dessert) it was amazing. Then we had flan and strawberry cheesecake. It was very fun to spend the day with all of them!
On Monday we had our going away dinner with all the mothers, teachers and students. The dinner started at 7:30 and all of the mothers were freaking out because it was way to early to eat a dinner! We were just excited we would get home in time to watch El Barco.
When I got home from the dinner Jorge and Marta had some presents sitting out for me. I got a Spanish cook book!!! So now I can hopefully recreate some of these dishes I keep raving about in order to share. I also got a purple bracelet with a charm that is representative o Segovia.
The rest of the week was very stressful with tests, papers, packing and saying goodbye. My last full day was very emotional, I think for a number of reasons (stress, grades, tests, saying bye….) The littlest things would set me off and my eyes would start to water (thanks mom for this fun trait haha☺ ) On my last night, mis padres made me a big dinner with a bunch of my favorites that we ate in the dining room! (big deal!) we had two salads from bon apetit, tuna and red peppers, noodle soup and for dessert……a carton of strawberry cheescake ben and jerrys!! They have gotten to know me very well haha. Later that night the group (who was left) went out with each other one last time to say goodbye. We played night games in the Plaza Mayor and it was a lot of fun!
Today (Thursday) I woke up early to go for a run in order to enjoy the environment and the beautiful city one last time. I packed all day and had to catch the bus at about 2. Dani made me lunch early and we sat and chatted for a while. Marta came home with the kids right as I was leaving. Didi and Coque both latched on to a leg and wouldn’t let me go!! Then, as I was walking away to the bus stop, Dani, didi and coque popped their heads out on the balcony to scream goodbye a million times down the street. It was so so sweet. Marta walked me to the bus, which was very nice since I am now traveling with more than I had planned. She and dani sent me with sooo much food. Dani made me a picnic with some bocadillos and marta bought me tortilla that you pop in the oven, tuna, cheese, sausage, ham and colacao (hot chocolate) to share with people! She wants me to show them that I can now “cook” or make things haha.
My day of traveling has been very stressful. I found some Spanish women who were going to the bus stop so I basically just followed them the whole way and they really helped me. I got two pairs of sunglasses stolen along the way, but I need a new pair anyways. Those people are so sneaky.
I also had no idea what I was doing in the airport and everything was taking forever! But now I am sitting safely on the plane and when I get off the Wolfe’s will be there to greet me!! Although I was very sad to leave Segovia and my family, I am so extremely excited for the adventures ahead of me.
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