First school day, first tour, first day of reality, first
day I feel totally rejuvenated…we woke up again this morning to a humid air…my
eyes popped open and the first thing I did was walk to my window and look out
to the ocean (I cannot get tired of that)…I then ate my macadamia nut activia
(they have so many flavors here I’ll be trying new ones all the time) and added
the sliced up mango I had prepared last night…then I got dressed and relaxed
with my book on the back patio watching dark clouds roll by and waiting for the
rest of the group to finish up before we head out on our tour of Alicante and
our first day of school (technically speaking although we aren’t really in the
classroom as of yet)…
We met up with the group and took a slight tour of the city
just getting a gist of where we are and some hot spot places that we can check
out the night life and food that’s been recommended. Next, we took to the school which can be
accessed many ways: by tram, by inside streets, or along the coast…of course my
style of choice is along the coast because how many times in Az do you get to
walk by the ocean on your morning walk?! After going to the school and getting
a brief run down of how things work here and how the trips we take to Granada and
Barcelona work we left the Universidad and went to a phone charging place where
you can add minutes to your phone in order to make calls and send text…we then
passed some shopping areas and saw a great central market that we can shop at
until 2pm when it closes for fruit, veggies, spices, and other local
ingredients…we dinned at an Italian based restaurant that serves enough food
portions to feed an African family...ergo I have leftovers J…I
opted on choosing my pasta and sauce although the choices weren’t narrowed
enough so I’ll have to make that a routine stop for food (hahahaha)…anyways, I
chose a linguine-like noodle with froi gras and mushroom cream sauce (SUPER
YUM!)….then I hurried back (alone…yes, mom I walked by myself J)
to the apartment to grab my computer and go to the café for internet…I asked
the mom who works the shop for a coffee and internet password which I got and
then sat down to have a date with my mom J
She got a full skype session that included a view I have
from the café which is the beach of course and we chit chatted about what I’ve
been doing and how I was and the little things here and there…it was nice to
finally see a face opposed to just a voice in my ear…after a while of talking
(after which I realized next time I’ll bring my earphones so not everyone can
hear my conversation…not like I even know if they can understand me or my hand
gestures hahah)…I walked back along the coast to our apartment and read some of
the books we need for class and waited for Ivy and Sam to return back from the
beach (which I have been informed is most definitely topless)…
…While waiting, Cynthia our host for school came by and gave
us a short lesson on how to wash clothes and since Ivy is the first to wash
clothes we now know it literally takes all day for them to wash hahahah…when
Ivy and Sam came back we headed to the supermarket ready to shop…we had a
mishap though and had to take turns because something different happened since
the last time we went to the supermarcado on Sunday since they wouldn’t allow
me to take my suitcase in to carry my groceries back…BOOO!
Of course, since we had to split up so that one person was
outside at all times with the suitcase we forgot practically everything we
needed to have gotten…isn’t that how it always works…I guess my theory of
walking up and down the isles really doesn’t work hahaha…after our little trip
we made dinner (a bowl of cherrios, milk, and a chocolate rice cake), took a
quick clean up shower, and finished reading the rest of my book for Thursday (I
know such an over achiever…I must be my mother’s daughter)
Now the sun has sent, the wind has cooled, and I’ve gotten
ready to snuggle in my bed before having to wake up earlier…I plan to wake up
and get to the school early to post blogs and chat with everyone before classes
start…we get 2 free hours of wifi a day and I plan to take full advantage of
FREE (now I must be my FATHER’S daughter hahaha)…
The wind will be blowing in my hair tomorrow as I walk along
the coast to school…Only day two and it feels like I’ve been here for
longer…we’ve implemented a new rule in our apartment…Spanish only so that we
can become better at holding conversations…I guess our conversations will be
pretty short then hahahahahha…so long and Hasta Luego!
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