Time to update this...

Yeah, I have been a bad blogger lately. I guess I should update you all on what has been going on.

These past couple of weeks have been crazy, fun, busy, stressful, and memorable. This post is mostly going to focus on two weekends ago, February 11 and 12.

In my program we had three Brazilian students: Matheus, Daniel and Izaura. Well, last Wednesday, Feb. 15, was Matheus and Daniel's last day in Santiago. To celebrate their last weekend here in Galicia, we decided to rent a car and explore Galicia. On Saturday we started our journey by heading to Lugo. Lugo is a very cool town. The old part of the town is surrounded by a very well preserved Roman Wall. It is quite incredible to see. You can walk along the top of the wall and get some wonderful views of Lugo. A number of people run along the path on top of the wall.

After Lugo we went into the countryside and visited some castros, the remains of a very old settlements in Galicia. The Galician countryside is beautiful. Very green and mountainous. I love being out in the country. I love Santiago but its nice to be away from all the business once in a while. After the castros we went to A Coruna. We went to the Torre de Heracles and spent time by the sea. We returned to Santiago that night so we could rest for the journey on Sunday.


We went to Ourense on Sunday. It was a nice city, but I prefer Santiago and A Coruna over it. Then we went back into the countryside and visited a very old monastery. It was up in the mountain and was absolutely beautiful. I can't describe it words but I can show it in pictures.


It was a fantastic weekend. So many memories were made and we laughed even more. It was sad to see the Brazilians leave. They were two very cool guys. Very friendly, kind, and funny. The group won't be the same without them. The night before they left we all went to dinner. It was a nice goodbye.

This past week has been Carnaval. It's pretty much like Halloween. People get dressed up in costumes and party, but it isn't just for a day, it last a week. We went out one night in costumes and it was a lot of fun.

This past weekend February 19-21, I went to Sevilla. That is a whole other story that I will post about later this week. All I can tell you is that everything went wrong. I am fine and I did enjoy the city, but now I could write a book on what not to do while travelling.