Hiking with the group in Navarra :)
I think I have have my class schedule figured out! :) After three weeks, I should hope so. I am going to take five classes, including one in English and one Spanish language class. The rest are general courses taught in Spanish (Wine, Genetics, and Sociology of Communication) The classes here are generally two hour blocks twice a week.. that’s a normal class. My Economics class is three times a week for about two hours, but it is also worth more credits. So five classes is a lot, but the stress level should be much lower because the students here don’t seem nearly as stressed about classes. Also, there is much less homework! :) So I think it will be manageable. Maria and I figure it also gives us a little more cushion in case we don’t pass a class.. but I’m sure that won’t happen :) haha. Anyway, it was a long week.. but a good one! On Thursday, we got internet!!!!!! Yay! Finally. Although, it’s still not great. It is limited so we can’t really skype or upload/download anything on our internet because it uses up too much space. However, it is still nice being able to surf and chat. Anything is better than nothing! On Friday (highlight of the day) we found the spin cycle on the washing machine!! I never though I would be so happy to have the spin cycle. But, it means the difference between having to wring out sopping wet clothes and the clothes coming out just a little wet.. so it’s a huge deal! Friday evening we went to a local concert for a spanish band. It was really fun! But it was very packed. So the B.O. was ROUGH. Let me explain this by first explaining a little about Pamplona. Pamplona lies in northern Spain in the Navarra region. This region is part of the Basque Country, which a like an entirely separate lifestyle here in Spain. The Basque people are so extreme that they want this region to be it’s own country. Because of this difference, northern Spain is much different than southern. The Basque people even speak an entirely different language called Euskara and they are insistent on calling this the Basque region and NOT Spain. It’s so weird. Well, european people in general are much different than Americans in terms of hygiene. Most Europeans do not shower everyday and do not wear deodorant. This means that B.O. is veryyy common here. The Basque people are EVEN WORSE. And almost all of them have dreads or mullets.. crazy! It’s just interesting to see the drastic difference between different types of people in the same area. So, needless to say, the smell at this concert was NOT fabulous. We did not stay the whole time, as Candy, Maria and I had to get up really early Saturday to go hiking. 7am came VERY EARLY the next morning. :) We left for northern Navarra; very close to the area we were in last weekend. The hike consisted of 6.5 miles (10K) of trekking through the gorgeous Pyrenees Mountains. It was a little rough, I’m not gonna lie. :) There was a lot of up and down and lots of pricker bushes too! But all in all, it was a great time and totally worth it for the great exercise and the people we met. And we crossed into France again! We were beat afterwards though! We came home and Candy slept and Maria and Megan and I just relaxed at home for the rest of the night. :) Today, we slept in and went over our traveling expenses! We are all soooo excited to travel and see Europe! Classes again for the week and then we are off to Madrid next weekend for the carnival!! YAY! :D
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