Hey All!!
So, this weekend I went to another city in Andalucia called Ronda. It was so fun and pretty... check out the pics on facebook they are great! My roommate Abbey was in the states for a few days because she was in her best friends wedding, and my other roommates went to Granada with some friends so I thought it was a perfect weekend to get away for a little bit and visit my friend Mel. My friend Megan and I took a bus there (it took 3 hours which was kind of a pain) and stayed with her Friday and Saturday.
Ronda is a little mountain town. It has about 30,000 people and it is very touristy. They have a lot of Roman and Arabic ruins around the town along with GORGEOUS views of the Sierra Nevada mountain range- truly a really beautiful city! The drive there and some of the views really reminded me of Colorado. Ronda has a nursing school so there are a good amount of Spanish nursing students in the town, some of which I was able to meet- they were all so nice and fun! I definitely want to go back to visit. During the day, we mainly just went sightseeing- we saw the ruins and hiked around to look at all of the beautiful views. On Friday, Mel set up and intercambio (like an exchange sort of) with some Spanish girls, so we met up with them to Speak English and Spanish. The girls also took us on a little unofficial tour of Ronda which was great! That night, we had some tapas at a local tapas bar and it was really really good!! Really traditional Spanish tapas... we at standing up in the little tiny bar, which is how REAL tapas is done! It is so weird here... people aren't really aware of personal space. Everyone was just crowded in this little bar and no one really seemed to care or become annoyed. Definitely something you wouldn't see in the US.
After tapas we went to another bar, and then we met up with Mel's roommates at a discoteca. You had to be 16 to get in to the discoteca.... and I was carded!! Yes, they actually thought I might be 15 years old. Not exactly a confidence booster!! Haha. The night ended up being very fun though and we made it home at and early (according to Spanish standards) 2:30 am. They next day consisted of more hiking around seeing Ronda and then we went out for tapas and dancing that night again! I wasn't carded this time and we got home at a very respectable 6am!! Today mainly consisted of sleeping, eating, and riding the bus home back to good ol' Cádiz.
I will start my 3rd week of teaching tomorrow. I should also find out sometime this week if I get that other teaching job so I will keep everyone updated on that! All in all, things are going really well here! I miss each of you and I really hope everyone is doing well at home! Keep checking the blog for more updates....
Besos,
Jade
I showed Josh your new pics on FB. We agreed that your roommates are really pretty and so is Ronda. Also, its a compliment to get carded cause in a few years once you are my age you'll be so grizzled looking no one would think to card you. Then you'll be sad just like I am now. :(
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Also I keep trying to convince Gramps that he needs to let me set him up w/Skype and he is resisting. I'll try again to explain to him how this whole internet thing works.
I can't believe how much you've traveled in the short amount of time you've been there! So proud of you and love hearing about your adventures. Keep me posted about the job! love you
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrific side trip. It sounds like you had a fabulous time. We all wish we would get carded! As a matter of fact I was in Boulder and went in a bar and they asked for my i.d. They told me I could not come in because I was too old! So proud that you got the other job. It sounds great and you sound and look great. Always fun reading your Blog. Love you, Dad
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