You don´t know beaches until you´ve been to the Mediterranean. I´m serious. In Spain, the sea is incredibly calm and that perfect cool-but-not-tropical temperature. The Sierra Nevadas surround you from every direction (in fact, the drive through them to get to the beach is reason enough for going). There´s no trash anywere, or obnoxious people under the umbrella next to you. Just 40 feet out, people kayack and ride peddle-operated rafts. All the babies speak in Spanish.
I speant most of the day by myself on the beach reading. María Pepa stayed at the apartment replacing the pipes to the stove, watching a guy fix the railing on the veranda, and cleaning every inch. (She´s very handy. She´s also a hysterical driver...and by hysterical, I mean horrifying. It´s a small miracle we made it back alive.) I only went in the water twice and could have stayed in all day if I wasn´t trying to keep a close eye on the backpack with all my worldly belonging back on shore. At the end of the day, I was dark enough to maybe pass as a Spaniard (if you ignore the freckles, blue eyes, and incredibly burnt back...).
María is still feeding me incredibly too much food. Also, my comprehension is still poor. Last night she told me something about "mesa" (which is table) at 8:30, so I thought that´s when we were eating. As it turns out, she was actually saying "misa" (which is mass) and I was seriously in my pajamas when we were supposed to leave... I´ve decided that it´s the accent I´m having a hard time with, plus the fact that she speaks really fast and under her breath half the time. But I´ll catch up soon I´m sure.
*Scoop and Labradoodie Corner*
Every other person here has a white toy poodle. Yesterday I saw two meet on the street and greet each other in Spanish - very cute.
Well, classes start tomorrow! Wish me luck!
Abrazos
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Que Bueno!! How do poodles greet each other in Spanish anyway? Keep writing Lizzy - I see people standing in line to have "Liz's Spanish Extravaganza" signed by the author!!!!!!!!!!Love, Mommy
Liz!!!
Im sooo glad that you spent the day at the beach! I am very jealous of your hot tan! (dont worry ill catch up!)
It sounds amazing i cant wait to see pics!
xoxox
kait
hey liz! it sounds like you are having a blast! i want to go to the medditerranian sea! we miss you here. volleyball just had our first loss, and we really need your cheers! if you cheer loud enough maybe i will be able to hear you from spain... anyways, i am enjoying the posts, so keep them coming! love ya!
colleyball
That sounds amazing liz....im glad ur having an awsome time...and u must be in heaven since the babies are speaking in spanish...very cute!! we all miss u bunches and are thinking of u...the beach sounds awsome....and kaityln is wrong....i dont think anyone will catch up to her....anywho keep us updated...ur doing a great job...u have some fun adventures from what ive read :-p
-Matt
I wish I could have been with you on the beach to see you interacting with the little Spanish babies.
I can't wait to see your sexy tan when you return. Maybe you'll finally give Mike some competition for darkest tan.
Good luck with classes!
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