Soo this week has been pretty crazy - hopefully it's the end of the horrible weather! It rained most of the weekend, hailed some Monday night & was just awful! BUT Monday luckily it wasn't raining long enough for me to find the gym - which was a task within itself - and get a membership. It was a pretty confusing process, like everything seems to be here. But I got to workout Monday morning before class & this morning. This gym is kind of interesting - there's machines with weights in the middle - like where you pull on the bar or whatever, not any free weights. Then around the outside of the room are the bikes on one wall (about 20 facing the outside window), 5 rowing machines & 5 stair-steppers on another wall facing a mirror, then 4 ellipticals on another wall facing the middle of the room. Mostly all I've seen is old people. And I talked to my host mom this morning & I guess she has a membership there too and swims & does yoga, haha.
But Monday night we had our basque folkdance class which was very interesting. We learned 3 dances (one for kids) and I know I'm not that coordinated or graceful or anything but some people were just awful. It really wasn't difficult, kind of humorous. Not as fun as I was hoping but maybe it'll get better.
Yesterday it was finally pretty nice! I walked home after class and stopped in a plaza to read and drink some coffee. It's about a 45min - 1 hour walk from school to my apartment but it was nice - and most of it is along the beach. I like this place alot better when it isn't raining! Also yesterday I had my first exam (eeeh)! So I studied alot for that.
Today I got to get up and go work out and I walked there in the sun and walked back in the sun!! Sunshine is starting to seem like a much bigger deal than it used to be - we all get really excited when its nice outside. There's no way anyone is going to want to be in afternoon class in a couple months or so when it's warmer! But today I got to ride my bike to school - about a 20-30min. ride so that was fun. The people here are so...inconsiderate? No one will move out of their way or do anything for people on their bikes. There is a bike path but there's construction so it makes things difficult. So I get stuck pretty much walking on my bike behind people that won't move. And I've almost hit quite a few people. I cannot understand this cause if I hit them it'd hurt them alot more than it'd hurt me!
ANYWAYS...we just finished with class for the day & I'm just getting in some internet time before heading home. I think Kelly, Maria, Tiffany & I are going to go out for pinxtos or ice cream or something tonight so that should be fun. And tomorrow after our morning class we're going to France (Biarritz - cute little fishing town with a chocolate museum)! The roundtrip bus ride is only 12 euros and then we'll pay for meals and a hostel. Then we'll return Saturday evening sometime. And I'm planning on going to church with Maria & Kelly on Sunday - they found this cute evangelical church in Gros with really nice people - alot of whom are from Latin America. So we'll go to church & eat with them so it should be good. Hopefully it won't be another stormy weekend, that would just dampen my spirits.
More later.
Love, Jill
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it's always interesting to see how other countries work out. i feel like most aren't as into it as americans. i got 2 texas-style "ice days" the past two days. crappy weather is only fun when you get to spend it all inside by the fire. sounds like you have a fun weekend ahead of you! hopefully we can skype sometime soon! i miss you lots sister!!
ReplyDeleteThat is just how I feel about Florida when it is cold or rainy in the cooler season -- just doesn't seem like the same place and no fun usually. Hopefully you will have a lot of sunny days ahead. We are going into another cool spell after being upper 70s this week and light rain all day today. I am having the super bowl party on Sunday with ten people and we have a chart and each put 5 dollars in and see how the number are at the end of each quarter, etc. Makes it more interesting when you really don't give two hoots about either team. Be careful on the bicycle. It is amazing about different culturesww and their ways -- there was so much trash on the side of the roads near the towns in Africa and the guide never heard of groups that volunteered to keep roadsides clean -- as well as people just not throwing things out. Love Grandma
ReplyDeleteSend the rain to Reilly...she keeps whining it is sunny and she wants to wear her rainboots...sounds like a great experience! becky
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you got a bike too. I got a new bike today for my birthday. It's pink and black and bigger than my old one. I might ride it at your house sometime up and down the big hills. What is folkdancing? Maybe you can teach me. Do your mom and dad folkdance. I may get to spend the night with them. I wish you were there. I'll tell the boys you said hi.
ReplyDeleteLove Amanda