Yesterday we visited three little towns en La Sierra de Francia, located about 1.5 hours north west of Salamanca. This mountain range is in Spain and so named because in the year 1,080 many French came to settle there. The architecture was interesting and the people were friendly...
And of course, last night was the BIG GAME!!!! Spain vs. Italy and Spain won the European Cup. Once again we watched the game in the Plaza Mayor and the crowds went wild!!! Spaniards are walking around very happy today!
Hasta la próxima vez...
Nancy
Monday, July 2, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Thursday, June 28th
Saludos a todos...
Last night was a great experience and so I decided to write. Spain played Portugal and won in overtime in the European Cup. Most of us from the Master's program decided to go to the Plaza Mayor in the middle of Salmanca to watch the game. If you have visited Madrid, picture La Plaza Mayor de Madrid, cut it in half and you have La Plaza Mayor de Salmanca. It looks exactly the same only smaller. There were TV screens throughout the Plaza. The patriotism, and enthusiasm for "fútbol" was contagious. We had fun watching the game.... In fact, most of the group was featured on the front page of the newspaper, "El País." ( not me, darn!)
Sunday night they are going to show the finals in La Plaza on an enormous screen...Spain vs. yet to be determined. I decided that if I get all my studying done, I can go. I'll keep you posted...
Off to study parts of the Spanish Constituion of 1978...oh my.
Hope all is well in NC,
Regards,
Nancy
Last night was a great experience and so I decided to write. Spain played Portugal and won in overtime in the European Cup. Most of us from the Master's program decided to go to the Plaza Mayor in the middle of Salmanca to watch the game. If you have visited Madrid, picture La Plaza Mayor de Madrid, cut it in half and you have La Plaza Mayor de Salmanca. It looks exactly the same only smaller. There were TV screens throughout the Plaza. The patriotism, and enthusiasm for "fútbol" was contagious. We had fun watching the game.... In fact, most of the group was featured on the front page of the newspaper, "El País." ( not me, darn!)
Sunday night they are going to show the finals in La Plaza on an enormous screen...Spain vs. yet to be determined. I decided that if I get all my studying done, I can go. I'll keep you posted...
Off to study parts of the Spanish Constituion of 1978...oh my.
Hope all is well in NC,
Regards,
Nancy
Monday, June 25, 2012
June 25th 2012
Saludos a todos...
Well...I'm back! I arrived yesterday in Salmanca but to Spain on Saturday. Ryan and I said good bye to each other Saturday morning in the airport in Dublin after a great week touring the castles of Ireland together.
Ryan is getting ready to become a New Yorker/ Merchant Mariner and I am getting ready to study Spanish again.
Sunday morning a bunch of us ( from the program last year) went for a walk in Madrid through El Parque Retiro....it was terrific. Then we boarded the bus to Salamanca which arrived here in the afternoon.
We began classes today and I have to admit, it felt great to be back in the classroom learning. I am really interested in 5 of my 6 classes. I think that they are all going to be challenging as well as very interesting. Vamos a ver...
I shall keep you updated on my progress and thanks for following!
Regards,
Nancy
Well...I'm back! I arrived yesterday in Salmanca but to Spain on Saturday. Ryan and I said good bye to each other Saturday morning in the airport in Dublin after a great week touring the castles of Ireland together.
Ryan is getting ready to become a New Yorker/ Merchant Mariner and I am getting ready to study Spanish again.
Sunday morning a bunch of us ( from the program last year) went for a walk in Madrid through El Parque Retiro....it was terrific. Then we boarded the bus to Salamanca which arrived here in the afternoon.
We began classes today and I have to admit, it felt great to be back in the classroom learning. I am really interested in 5 of my 6 classes. I think that they are all going to be challenging as well as very interesting. Vamos a ver...
I shall keep you updated on my progress and thanks for following!
Regards,
Nancy
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Salamanca, Saturday June 24th
Saludos a todos...
This Blog will resume 6/25/2012
Hasta luego...
Nancy
This Blog will resume 6/25/2012
Hasta luego...
Nancy
Monday, August 1, 2011
El 31 de julio...estoy en casa....
Saludos...
I'm home! This blog will officially rest until 7/25/12 when it will start up again as I am going back again next summer. Sorry about not posting the pictures but exams were looming and I didn't have time to post them!
Stop by room 200 if you would like to see my pictures when school starts...
Hasta la vista.....
I'm home! This blog will officially rest until 7/25/12 when it will start up again as I am going back again next summer. Sorry about not posting the pictures but exams were looming and I didn't have time to post them!
Stop by room 200 if you would like to see my pictures when school starts...
Hasta la vista.....
Monday, July 25, 2011
July 25th
Saludos a todos,
We have a three day weekend so yesterday a few of us went to Portugal to go to the beach! It must have been seventy degrees with forty degree water...it was cold! I have some terrific pictures of the seaside town with its beautiful, tile covered facades....if I can figure out how to post the pictures I shall.
Back to Salamanca very late last night. It took four hours to get to Aviero Beach in Portugal and of course four hours to return. Back to my studies as our exams begin tomorrow. I feel pretty good about them as I study every day ....
I can not believe that I shall be home Saturday night...I can not wait!!! For all of you who have followed this blog, I thank you and as soon as I can get someone to help me post my pictures I shall. The pictures will be of Toledo, Avila and Portugal....
Take care for now and HASTA PRONTO.....
Nancy
We have a three day weekend so yesterday a few of us went to Portugal to go to the beach! It must have been seventy degrees with forty degree water...it was cold! I have some terrific pictures of the seaside town with its beautiful, tile covered facades....if I can figure out how to post the pictures I shall.
Back to Salamanca very late last night. It took four hours to get to Aviero Beach in Portugal and of course four hours to return. Back to my studies as our exams begin tomorrow. I feel pretty good about them as I study every day ....
I can not believe that I shall be home Saturday night...I can not wait!!! For all of you who have followed this blog, I thank you and as soon as I can get someone to help me post my pictures I shall. The pictures will be of Toledo, Avila and Portugal....
Take care for now and HASTA PRONTO.....
Nancy
Friday, July 15, 2011
July 15th
Saludos a todos....
In my profile there is a picture of me standing in front of a Roman bridge built in 100 BC. Salamanca was part of the Roman trade route originating in Sevilla ending in Galicia.
The rest of the pictures are of the Cathedral of Salamanca, Segovia, Zamora, and Coca. The picture of the 4 ladies is (right to left): Blanca (from Spain), Pelage (from Cameroon), Gabby (from Peru) and your´s truly...
These are the ladies with whom I do everything.
The Cathedral of Salamanca has a very interesting story. Orignally it was built in 1200 in the Romanesque style. My classroom is right across the courtyard from it. My classroom building was also built a long while ago in the early 1400´s. Back to the Cathedral....in the early 1400´s ¨they¨decided to build a bigger and better Cathedral. Guess what? They actually attached the newer building to the original one! There is an archway that you can walk through to go from the old to the new.
We´ve seen terrific things thus far and I have to say that I am very impressed with this program, and the academic level as well. We just took midterms this week and I am happy to report that I did great!
I am learning so much inside the classroom as well as outside the classroom ...It is a terrific program and would be perfect if my family were here with me!
I hope that you are all well...I shall be home two weeks from tomorrow and I am looking forward to my return.
Blessings!
Nancy
In my profile there is a picture of me standing in front of a Roman bridge built in 100 BC. Salamanca was part of the Roman trade route originating in Sevilla ending in Galicia.
The rest of the pictures are of the Cathedral of Salamanca, Segovia, Zamora, and Coca. The picture of the 4 ladies is (right to left): Blanca (from Spain), Pelage (from Cameroon), Gabby (from Peru) and your´s truly...
These are the ladies with whom I do everything.
The Cathedral of Salamanca has a very interesting story. Orignally it was built in 1200 in the Romanesque style. My classroom is right across the courtyard from it. My classroom building was also built a long while ago in the early 1400´s. Back to the Cathedral....in the early 1400´s ¨they¨decided to build a bigger and better Cathedral. Guess what? They actually attached the newer building to the original one! There is an archway that you can walk through to go from the old to the new.
We´ve seen terrific things thus far and I have to say that I am very impressed with this program, and the academic level as well. We just took midterms this week and I am happy to report that I did great!
I am learning so much inside the classroom as well as outside the classroom ...It is a terrific program and would be perfect if my family were here with me!
I hope that you are all well...I shall be home two weeks from tomorrow and I am looking forward to my return.
Blessings!
Nancy
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