Excursion

Well we had our field trip yesterday to the Pyrenees Mountains outside of Zaragoza. It was about a three hour bus ride with the French exchange students and some of our classmates. For about an hour, the roads were just wide enough for our bus, and we were only feet from careening in a rushing river shown in the picture above. Note: the blurry part in the corner = our bus. The trip was so much fun and I even enjoyed the long bus ride listening to music and talking to India. 


We got out of the bus at the top of a mountain where the view was amazing of snowy mountains and little villages below. There was a stone monastery called San Juan de la Peña built into an enormous cliff. We got a tour of the frigid church and unfortunately had guides who only spoke Spanish and French! But it was lots of fun and so cool!


Even though the church was the only site we saw, the trip took a full 12 hours and we got home at 8:00! I got an extra  hour of sleep though because Rosa Marie, our English teacher, has been sick all week and we had her class first period! It was so nice to sleep in! At school today, Silvia had a Social Studies test on Goya, the famous painter. She studied all night and all morning so she is glad that it's over. 


During recreo time, we went outside (it is a beautiful day!) and talked on the blacktop. It is such a fun time of day because everyone is required to go outside and get some fresh air. For almuerzo (snack) I bring a bocadillo everyday. I have learned to LOVE the food here, and every day I eat two pieces of toast with jam, a bocadillo (sandwich) with ham or chocolate for snack, a sandwich with cheese and ham for lunch, crackers, and a wide variety of starch and meat for dinner, There is almost a different meal every night! 


During lunch time, Silvia and I get to walk home because we live so close to school. India and Claudia eat the school lunches because they have a longer walk. Today we had macaroni with ground beef and it was delicious! Every day we heat up our food and watch Hombres and Mujeres, a game show with lots of drama, Ruleta de la Suerte (Wheel of Fortune), and Los Simpsons (easy enough to translate on your own.) I love watching tv here because it takes so much more focus to understand it! During Wheel of Fortune, Silvia and I guess the puzzles before the contestants do, it's our favorite game. 


We decided not to leave for Barcelona until tomorrow morning, so tonight we are going to back to Gran Casa, the shopping mall to wander around. I can't wait to meet Silvia's dad and see Barcelona! I hope my last weekend in Spain will be as fabulous as the ones before!


Besicos