Three weekends ago, I went to the beach with Nelson, Alejandra, Netta, Mallory, Jenny and Chelsea. We walked all over the peninsula of the magdalena. Check out this aerial view of the peninsula. I would've taken a similar one, but taking my helicopter through customs is always such a hassle.
I brought grapes, cheese and a frisbee and Jenny brought the crackers. Nelson and Alejandra brought "palas"- a game like ping pong, but without a table. Along with seeing the Palacio Real, a huge mansion on the peninsula, we also went to a maritime zoo. Here's a picture from our little camping spot on the beach:
Two weekends ago, Jessica Sloan (OU) and Katie Daehler (Ohio), both teaching in the same program, came to visit! I took them around the peninsula, and we also took a boat tour of the bay! It's wonderful to see this city from so many angles; if you can't tell, it's a really goregous town. Moreover, that weekend was the Festival for Nuestra Senor de Pilar, the patron saint of Spain. In honor, all of the buildings were flying the Spanish flag.
I love the bay!!!
After the bay tour, the three of us has a delicious lunch on the beach. I ordered the "cocido montañés", a typical Cantabrian stew that includes beans, chorizo (sausage), morcilla (blood sausage! ew!), and tocino (bacon). The rest of the regional dishes are mostly fish. One of my favorite dishes is rabas: fried calamari!
The next day the three of us went to Bilbao. We spent the whole day wandering around the city, debating America's international policies, and admiring the Guggenheim.
"We claim this land for OU!!!"
Bilbao's beautiful Plaza de Federico Moyúa!
Last weekend I went to Liencres, a small beach town right outside of Santander. Can you see the surfers at the bottom of the picture? I can't believe they were surfing, the water is so cold!
Anyways, I love hearing from all of you, even if I don't always have time to respond! Rest assured that I'm "aprovechando la vida espanola" (enjoying spanish life) and missing you all very much! Please keep the e-mails (and facebook messages) coming!
Now welcome to a new portion of the blog: shout-outs!
Eric: Everything I do here would be 1000x if I could do it with you. I love you. ew, gross! e-PDA!
Mom: Thanks for the apple pie recipe! I'm going to make it on Friday for my spanish friend Patri's birthday! She's so excited to try it for the first time!
Dad: I've been thinking, I'd really like to go hunting with you next summer. Not that I'd like to kill anything, but it would be fun to hike around.
Aunt Toody: Your e-mails make me so happy, even if they are attached to incorrigible fowards that denegrade OU.
Laurie Martin: Holy canoli! You're engaged! I'm sooo happy for you!! Jefry's one lucky dude.
Andrea Leitch: Don't even think about graduating and not coming to visit me.
Stefanie Schuler: Ditto.
Love to you all!!!
Your globe-trotter,
Madeline
1 comment:
you would make a perfect travel writer.
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