March 18, 2010

Today was a very busy, yet amazing day! My classes all went well today. After class we had pork with green beans, carrots, and potatoes. We really don't get many green vegetables, so it was nice to finally get them. At 3:30 I had prayer group at Parque de Los Principes. It was a gorgeous day, so we sat outside in the grass. We are doing Life Stories in our group right now, and each week someone shares their life story. It was my friend Rachel's turn that week. I love getting to know people better through that. We stayed until about 5, and then I quickly ran back to my apartment, and then walked to the bridge where I met my cousin Katie and Uncle Larry. He was here for a visit! We hung out for the afternoon. We walked over to Plaza de Espana, but it's under construction right now. Then we went to Parque de Maria Luisa. We rented out the 4 seater bikes, and rode around for about 30 minutes. That park is so beautiful! I want to just keep going back! At 8 I went to the Giralda of the Cathedral to meet up with 2 professors that are from Trinity, but they were out in Spain for the week. They wanted to take out the students from Trinity. We went to 2 tapa restaurants with them. Tapas are like appetizers where the portion is much smaller so people get them as snacks or you can get multiple of them for a meal. I got different types of chicken at both of them because I miss eating chicken so much! We do get it on occasion, but not that much. We were able to get drinks too, so I got some sangria, and then they ordered us some delicious desserts to end it. It was really fun to talk with them. I have already had one of them for a class, and I will be having the other for at least 2 classes this upcoming year, so it was nice to get to know him. We stayed out with them until about 11:15 pm, and then I went back and got ready for bed since we are going to Ronda tomorrow with school!