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
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