NUMBAAHHH TWOOO
And of course, number 3.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Mi Casa
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Pais Vasco
Bilbao might be the place that I want to end up for the rest of my life. I realize that I say that about every place I get back from, but it was perfect! It had the french architecture that I LOVED in paris but people speak spanish!!!!!Its a perfect combination! I really do love everywhere we've been though, I don't have anything bad to say about any of the places we've traveled to this semester.
So the first day we got there it was pretty rainy, but it was ok. It made everything look so much greener, the amount of green here was incredible. I miss green. My impression of the city of Bilbao was immediately one of excitement. I was pumped to be on another vacation, but i was pumped to check out the Basque country. The next day we took a bus to the town of Guernica, the place that Picasso's painting was based off of. You would never know that during the civil war it was basically demolished in some parts. Its beautiful. I don't know how anyone could think to bombard such a place. It was even more beautiful with the sunny day, it was perfect. From there were drove to a tiny tiny town named Oma and climbed a mountain to find the Painted Forest. Which, was pretty cool. Theres just this section really hidden on the mountain where over 500 trees have different paintings on them. And it depends on how you view the tree too, like at what angle you look at the painting, because it could line up with other paintings on other trees to make other pitures. Like people running, or eyes, it was really really cool. After we climbed down we ate and the visited another little fishing town and then headed back to Bilbao.
The next day we went to the Guggenheim Museum...wierdest museum i've ever been to. It was cool, there was this one thing that was a HUGE hull of a ship that they dredged out of the ocean, and then broke porcelain plates all around it and in it, probably my favorite, there was also an exhibit by the same artist that made a lot of cool works with gun powder!! Very interesting. I'll remember what they all looked like perfectly, they were all just really different and awesome.
Next day we went to San Sebastien, absolutely breath taking! We climbed another mountain and could see most of the city. Then we had some free time to walk around and eat some lunch, then we all got back together to climb another mountain, but at the top there was a surprise little amusement park complete with bumper cars, flume, and haunted house. We had a really good time just chillin on the top of a mountain. It was a good way to just sort of end a great day. After that we got some pinchos and went back to Bilbao. It was nice to be able to just chill out and get on a bus to just go back and crash. It was sad the next day though, it was our last day on our last excursion.
We got back to Granada last night around 11:45ish, not too late, but then I got up for class this morning at 7:30am...boo!!
Now the next time I get on a plane is to go home in 19 days...it'll be my last time flying out of Spain for a while...I'm gonna miss it.
So the first day we got there it was pretty rainy, but it was ok. It made everything look so much greener, the amount of green here was incredible. I miss green. My impression of the city of Bilbao was immediately one of excitement. I was pumped to be on another vacation, but i was pumped to check out the Basque country. The next day we took a bus to the town of Guernica, the place that Picasso's painting was based off of. You would never know that during the civil war it was basically demolished in some parts. Its beautiful. I don't know how anyone could think to bombard such a place. It was even more beautiful with the sunny day, it was perfect. From there were drove to a tiny tiny town named Oma and climbed a mountain to find the Painted Forest. Which, was pretty cool. Theres just this section really hidden on the mountain where over 500 trees have different paintings on them. And it depends on how you view the tree too, like at what angle you look at the painting, because it could line up with other paintings on other trees to make other pitures. Like people running, or eyes, it was really really cool. After we climbed down we ate and the visited another little fishing town and then headed back to Bilbao.
The next day we went to the Guggenheim Museum...wierdest museum i've ever been to. It was cool, there was this one thing that was a HUGE hull of a ship that they dredged out of the ocean, and then broke porcelain plates all around it and in it, probably my favorite, there was also an exhibit by the same artist that made a lot of cool works with gun powder!! Very interesting. I'll remember what they all looked like perfectly, they were all just really different and awesome.
Next day we went to San Sebastien, absolutely breath taking! We climbed another mountain and could see most of the city. Then we had some free time to walk around and eat some lunch, then we all got back together to climb another mountain, but at the top there was a surprise little amusement park complete with bumper cars, flume, and haunted house. We had a really good time just chillin on the top of a mountain. It was a good way to just sort of end a great day. After that we got some pinchos and went back to Bilbao. It was nice to be able to just chill out and get on a bus to just go back and crash. It was sad the next day though, it was our last day on our last excursion.
We got back to Granada last night around 11:45ish, not too late, but then I got up for class this morning at 7:30am...boo!!
Now the next time I get on a plane is to go home in 19 days...it'll be my last time flying out of Spain for a while...I'm gonna miss it.
Monday, April 27, 2009
I don't like it
Ugh finals, why do you exist??
I don't think I have ever been more stressed about finals. Usually I have the following at my disposal : movies, good food, a family member to complain/ cry to, oh yea..and a semester's worth of going to class. Here I have the following: spanish pirated copied movies, food i mildly accept, no family, and only 1/3 of the classes that i should've gone to.
Today I will be retaking my grammar test because the first one I only achieved a 55%. Now, I wish I could just take the 55 and run, but of course, with this being our ONLY GRADE FOR THE SEMESTER 90% of everything comes from this 55%...so...I will be retaking this monster of a test again today. Last night I broke down into one of the worst anxiety attacks I've had since high school. I felt horrible for Molly because she felt my unexplainable mood, and..I finally had to look at her and say "i can't actually talk about grammar or anything that has to do with this test right now or i'm going to puke all over you" her laughter made me feel better about myself, but I was being rather serious. I studied from the time that I got this test back on friday until now. If I don't pass this class not only will my GPA go WAY down, but I'll have to make up a 600 level class in spanish and probably not finish my cinema minor. UGHH!!!!!!!!
In other news, my host mom told me the other day that there isn't friendship between men and women, only love. Only different levels of love. Really? It blows my mind when I try to think of it. I can't explain it, but I think she's right.
To Do list:
1. take said gramm test
2. finish geog presentation and present tomorrow
3. start bull fighting paper/presentation
4. read
I don't think I have ever been more stressed about finals. Usually I have the following at my disposal : movies, good food, a family member to complain/ cry to, oh yea..and a semester's worth of going to class. Here I have the following: spanish pirated copied movies, food i mildly accept, no family, and only 1/3 of the classes that i should've gone to.
Today I will be retaking my grammar test because the first one I only achieved a 55%. Now, I wish I could just take the 55 and run, but of course, with this being our ONLY GRADE FOR THE SEMESTER 90% of everything comes from this 55%...so...I will be retaking this monster of a test again today. Last night I broke down into one of the worst anxiety attacks I've had since high school. I felt horrible for Molly because she felt my unexplainable mood, and..I finally had to look at her and say "i can't actually talk about grammar or anything that has to do with this test right now or i'm going to puke all over you" her laughter made me feel better about myself, but I was being rather serious. I studied from the time that I got this test back on friday until now. If I don't pass this class not only will my GPA go WAY down, but I'll have to make up a 600 level class in spanish and probably not finish my cinema minor. UGHH!!!!!!!!
In other news, my host mom told me the other day that there isn't friendship between men and women, only love. Only different levels of love. Really? It blows my mind when I try to think of it. I can't explain it, but I think she's right.
To Do list:
1. take said gramm test
2. finish geog presentation and present tomorrow
3. start bull fighting paper/presentation
4. read
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Procrastination has many names
I'm the worst at doing work or getting work done. I get so determined and go pretty great for a while, but then...I just end up tooling around! I can't stop myself! Ok, case and point. Right now I should be finishing this art project that is due next week, that way I can do other projects that are also do in the upcoming weeks. I am ALMOST DONE this stupid power point (which I don't even have to present), but of course, I cannot complete it knowing that I have a week to pass it in. Terrible. I was hoping that my insane anxiety would kick in and say, "Allyson, you do not want to wait until the last minute, you know what you get like under pressure!" But, as luck would have it, my anxiety has been surprisingly at bay throughout this whole trip (Ry, you'd be proud). Paranoia at an all time low. Caring, unfortunately, is also at an all time low. UGHH. ok. i need to kick it up and do this. I can do it!
haha...all i can think of is that stupid song from Dumbo, and i hate Dumbo
"casey jr.'s comin' down the track, casey jr.'s back, comin' down the tracks!" i think it goes on to the "i can do i can do it..." part
shout out to courty- the power of lurve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
haha...all i can think of is that stupid song from Dumbo, and i hate Dumbo
"casey jr.'s comin' down the track, casey jr.'s back, comin' down the tracks!" i think it goes on to the "i can do i can do it..." part
shout out to courty- the power of lurve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Half of the time we're going, but we don't know where..
SPRING BREAK has come and gone, which also means that my birthday has come and gone! This is a quick run down of events, nothing too detailed, but just a little somethin'!
1. Traveled to Paris on Friday, apr 3, holiest of all holy days.
2. Turned 21 whilst underneath the Eiffel Tower.
3. Had a 7euro Corona that night at a bar Megan knew courtesy of Brett and then a birthday Blow Job shot thanks to Megan,lol! That was my night, I really just wanted to sleep because I hadn't in like 36hours.
4. Woke up and went to the Arc de Triumph and Champs- Elysees and then walked to the Concorde and back
5. Woke up and went to the Louvre and Musee D'Orsay for GRATIS because it was the first sunday of the month and all museums in Paris are freeskis..absolutely amazing
6. Walked around some more, and then took a nap in the park
7. Went back to the Eiffel Tower to go up!
8. Was basically 5years old in the Eiffel Tower, I've never seen anything more beautiful in my life!I can't even describe it!!! Bretch pretended to propose to me, it was perfect,lol!
9. Notre Dame the next day and then the gigantic cemetary with Jim Morrison's grave and Oscar Wilde, also Sarah Bernhardt and Chopin!!(i was interviewed by a german independent radio station asking me why i loved jim morrison...i said music never dies,HAHAHAHA)
10. ROME!
11. Met with Aubrey and Mike Smith after a little roman shopping
12. Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps and Colesseum=my favorite parts of Rome
13. Vatican City was cool, but not as cool as I thought it would be....I wished Court and Anthony were with me to make fun of churchy things
14. Thoroughly started missing my sister after Aubrey and I hung out so much
15. Met 2 Italian boys named Francesco (who had my birthday) and Simone, they were in the army...they walked us home and invited us to a drink the next day
16. sort of stood up by the italian boys, but not really because they left their numbers and an apology at the front desk of the hostel!!!hahaaahahhaahaa
17. met with Megan's friend and roommate Katie and her friends that she was traveling with and went back to the colesseum!!
18. Took a plane back to Madrid and then a 5 hour bus back to Granada
Best spring break EVER, manos abajo! I loved everything about how the countries were so different! The next language I learn will be french, but then italian definitely! I miss my sistah!
1. Traveled to Paris on Friday, apr 3, holiest of all holy days.
2. Turned 21 whilst underneath the Eiffel Tower.
3. Had a 7euro Corona that night at a bar Megan knew courtesy of Brett and then a birthday Blow Job shot thanks to Megan,lol! That was my night, I really just wanted to sleep because I hadn't in like 36hours.
4. Woke up and went to the Arc de Triumph and Champs- Elysees and then walked to the Concorde and back
5. Woke up and went to the Louvre and Musee D'Orsay for GRATIS because it was the first sunday of the month and all museums in Paris are freeskis..absolutely amazing
6. Walked around some more, and then took a nap in the park
7. Went back to the Eiffel Tower to go up!
8. Was basically 5years old in the Eiffel Tower, I've never seen anything more beautiful in my life!I can't even describe it!!! Bretch pretended to propose to me, it was perfect,lol!
9. Notre Dame the next day and then the gigantic cemetary with Jim Morrison's grave and Oscar Wilde, also Sarah Bernhardt and Chopin!!(i was interviewed by a german independent radio station asking me why i loved jim morrison...i said music never dies,HAHAHAHA)
10. ROME!
11. Met with Aubrey and Mike Smith after a little roman shopping
12. Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps and Colesseum=my favorite parts of Rome
13. Vatican City was cool, but not as cool as I thought it would be....I wished Court and Anthony were with me to make fun of churchy things
14. Thoroughly started missing my sister after Aubrey and I hung out so much
15. Met 2 Italian boys named Francesco (who had my birthday) and Simone, they were in the army...they walked us home and invited us to a drink the next day
16. sort of stood up by the italian boys, but not really because they left their numbers and an apology at the front desk of the hostel!!!hahaaahahhaahaa
17. met with Megan's friend and roommate Katie and her friends that she was traveling with and went back to the colesseum!!
18. Took a plane back to Madrid and then a 5 hour bus back to Granada
Best spring break EVER, manos abajo! I loved everything about how the countries were so different! The next language I learn will be french, but then italian definitely! I miss my sistah!
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