tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53876945820436077622024-03-13T12:02:41.830-07:00VillaWallaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger362125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387694582043607762.post-76726645001629486512019-07-13T19:02:00.000-07:002019-07-13T19:02:29.224-07:00July 13 - MiamiThursday was our last full day in The Villages, we spent the morning repacking and making a run to the UPS shipping center to send a box with the camping gear from last year's trip (which we had stored in The Villages) back home. Since we drove across but are going home without a car, not everything will fit in our suitcases.<br />
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We also made a trip to the Goodwill store to donate the things that didn't make the shipping/packing cut but which were not quite ready for the trash.<br />
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Then a nice lunch at Cane Garden and a trip out to Leesburg for a quick checkin with the doctor for Tom. <br />
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For dinner, we headed over to Roger and Donna's house and had a fabulous salmon dinner. Their dog Molly played with Sassy while we all enjoyed our food.<br />
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Since I still needed a few steps, I walked the few miles home while Albert, Mom, and Tom headed home in the car.<br />
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Friday, we did a few quick things around the house and then headed down to Indiantown to meet up with Marilyn and Lew for lunch. We enjoyed our short visit and then continued our trip to Miami.<br />
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We met up with Rachel and some of her friends at a bar/restaurant on campus. Albert had a couple of beers with them and dinner - but I was still stuffed from the lunch with Marilyn and Lew - so I stole a couple of fries and had a Diet Coke but mostly just visited and watched the dogs playing in the waves below.<br />
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After dinner, we headed up to our hotel. I worked out in the hotel gym while Albert headed over to the grocery store to pick up a couple of things. <br />
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Today we spent most of the day with Rachel. She went early to pick up a variety of donuts at her favorite donut shop. We taste tested a couple - DELICIOUS!<br />
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Then we took a nice walk with the dog, Penny, that she is dog sitting. <br />
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Then we went back to the house and watched a little tennis before heading out to her house to pick up a few things and went out to lunch. Next we stopped off at Anthony's house to meet Olive. <br />
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After a short visit, we headed over to the Miami Zoo. Rachel had never been, and, of course, neither had we. It is a nice zoo. We spent a few hours checking out the animals - sadly, it closed at 7, so Rachel will have to go back another time to see the "Australia" animals.<br />
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After the zoo, Albert and Rachel had some nitro ice cream, we stopped back at Rachel's house to get her snorkel gear for tomorrow, we dropped Rachel off at her dog sitting house, and we are back in our hotel for the night. <br />
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Tomorrow, the plan is to snorkel off the beach on one of the keys.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387694582043607762.post-37084402199730171792019-07-10T18:09:00.001-07:002019-07-13T18:29:55.271-07:00July 10 - The VillagesThis morning, we spent a couple of hours at the pool. Thanks to a generous dose of sunscreen, the two hours in the water did not result in a lobster-like body.<br />
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After pool time, we did a little grocery shopping and then I did a little reading and laundry inside while avoiding a huge rainstorm.<br />
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Then, it was time to get a haircut. While I do appreciate the ease of throwing my hair into a ponytail or bun with very little effort - it had become scraggly and a trim was definitely in order. After some consideration, I decided that I would go for a little more than a trim. So, I am now living the shorter hair life.<br />
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After my haircut, we headed out for dinner at a Mexican restaurant nearby. I managed to skip the Margaritas tonight.</div>
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Then, it was another night at one of the town centers for Mom, Tom, and I and again, I walked home while they rode on the golf cart. Another lovely night in the Villages.</div>
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Tom and Sassy were waiting up when I arrived.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387694582043607762.post-51036713277176561102019-07-09T19:09:00.001-07:002019-07-09T19:09:47.034-07:00July 9 - Travel DaysYesterday morning, we bid a teary farewell to Kathy. Ric had left earlier in the morning to beat traffic before a long work day that would end in Washington DC. <br />
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We spent the day driving from Virginia Beach to Atlanta. We didn't have any travel troubles, but it was a LONG day in the car. We arrived a little while before Scott and Shelly made it home from work, so I took the opportunity to take a nice walk in the park down the street from their house.<br />
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They live in a great neighborhood that is right near midtown but hidden among lots of trees.</div>
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Once they arrived from work, we had a snack of cheese and crackers and ham and olives (very Spanish) while we visited. Then it was time for dinner in a Mexican restaurant close to their house. We have really missed Mexican food and thoroughly enjoyed it.</div>
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After dinner, we headed back to the park for a walk - this time with their new dog - Bean.</div>
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This morning, we woke up early, played with Bean said goodbye to our hosts and hit the road again.</div>
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Today's drive took us from Atlanta to The Villages in Florida where my mom lives. She was making dinner when we arrived (yum Corn on the Cob). After dinner, Albert headed over to the gym while Tom and my mom and I rode over to one of the town squares to listen to some live music.</div>
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After the concert, Mom and Tom headed home in the golf cart, and I took a nice walk.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387694582043607762.post-76490617116258641632019-07-07T19:41:00.000-07:002019-07-07T19:41:50.714-07:00July 7 - Sunday RaindayThis morning, Albert and I took a walk down to the Walgreens to pick up a few things. We have been trying to buy as little as possible since we still have two plane trips before we get back to Walla Walla and our suitcases are pretty much maxed out, but some things (like toothpaste) just can't wait.<br />
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We made it home just in time to settle in to watch the final game of the Women's World Cup (soccer). Kathy had boiled some shrimp and made cocktail sauce and she had put out some cheese and crackers. Along with the leftovers from last night, we had LOTS of food. And, the US women won 2-0!!!!<br />
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This afternoon, I took another (longer) walk.... down to the beach, along the sidewalk art show, around to lots of the statues of the Norwegian Lady, Seashells, King Neptune ....</div>
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I headed in a little earlier than I planned making my walk a little shy of 5 miles because the clouds were looking very dark. I made it home just as the first drops were falling. </div>
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We went out for dinner and then headed home for an evening in. With the rain continuing to fall, we skipped ice cream tonight. Instead we just hung out for a nice evening at home. We said goodbye to Ric before he headed off to bed, he will likely be gone before we get up in the morning. Our plan is to leave at around 7:30 with the hope of arriving in Atlanta in time for dinner.</div>
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After our afternoon on the beach, we headed in and had an amazing dinner that Kathy and Ric made. Mmmm flank steak, couscous, and asparagus. I ate way too much. But, when it came time for after dinner margaritas, I made room.</div>
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Although we hit a lot of volume. We had a relatively uneventful drive down.<br />
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After visiting a bit, we walked along the beach. There are lots of new art installations. I like the different "LOVE" paintings - this one was done by a local high school student.<br />
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We went with Ric and Kathy and met my Dad and brother for a really nice dinner. It was nice to catch up and hear all about the classes that my Dad has been teaching at a local community college.<br />
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We met up with Megan and Meredith for lunch while Kris was working at a local pool. After lunch, Albert and I headed over to check in to our hotel and do a quick gym visit. Afterward, we headed over to visit - it had started to rain and thunder so Kris had gotten off early with the closure of the pool.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387694582043607762.post-56981218072322000282019-07-03T18:11:00.002-07:002019-07-04T04:26:47.002-07:00July 3 - Bears, Booze, and BrotherYesterday we enjoyed our last full day in the mountains with Betty. We did a lot of walking and reading, but we also "enjoyed" a visit from a couple of bears.<br />
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Later we taste tested some of the "wine" that pop made nearly 15 years ago. Most of it was now more like vinegar - but one of the whites still resembled wine.</div>
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And one last walk down the road.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387694582043607762.post-30747192433951385122019-07-01T18:42:00.001-07:002019-07-01T18:42:30.412-07:00July 1 - The DifferenceOn July 1st last year, Albert and the girls and I were enjoying our last day together before Albert and I headed off to Madrid. We went to a museum, went out to lunch, and the girls dropped us off at the airport for an overnight flight. It was a very busy day.<br />
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July 1st this year, Albert and I are hanging out with Betty. We did go out to lunch but otherwise, mostly we just hung around and relaxed. I did a good deal of walking, lots of dear out and about. Luckily tonight there was no bear (they came around the house last night while Albert and I were out on our walk - Betty called on the cell phone to warn us to be careful as we came back up the road - luckily we missed them.)<br />
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Tomorrow is our last full day here in the mountains. We are looking forward to another peaceful day.</div>
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We made a stop in Lisbon, Portugal.... famous for their sardines. I like this sardine tin chair.</div>
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Next stop Newark. The plane ride was long but uneventful - the lines in immigration and customs in Newark were AWFUL. Then another line to get our car and finally only 16 hours after leaving our apartment in Sevilla, we were on the road to our hotel. An hour and a half later we were checked in and heading out for a quick dinner. Then glorious sleep. While we were travelling, my teacher sent this photo of my seat in the classroom. After near perfect attendance for a year, it was weird not to be in class.</div>
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Saturday morning, we made our way up to Betty's house in the mountains where we will be until Wednesday morning. A very peaceful transition back in to US life. Saturday night we hit the sack early and today we did lots of walking and animal watching and probably too much eating and even a little Spanish practice and tried to check off some small jobs on Betty's list. Tomorrow and Tuesday, hopefully more of the same.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387694582043607762.post-23683905291316098622019-06-26T16:51:00.001-07:002019-06-26T16:54:34.619-07:00June 26 - Making a List and Checking it TwiceWith only a couple of days left, Albert and I have been checking things off the list of things to do before we leave - and not the fun list like "travel to Barcelona" but the boring list like "clean the oven".<br />
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I am also checking off things on the list of foods left in the kitchen. This morning, I finished off the chocolate, the vanilla extract, and the corn syrup by making fudge and caramel corn. This evening, I made the dough for snickerdoodles that will chill overnight. When I bake them tomorrow - that will be my last cooking here in Spain. We still have things to make sandwiches, yogurt parfaits, fruit, crackers, and eggs. That should get us through two meals tomorrow and breakfast on Friday - so one restaurant tomorrow .... no more grocery shopping.<br />
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Today, I met a friend who is taking a break from classes. I am trying to catch up with as many people as I can in the city before I leave. We met for a light taco lunch.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387694582043607762.post-22063861955156267382019-06-25T13:37:00.000-07:002019-06-25T13:37:18.664-07:00June 25 - Last Day of IntercambioToday in class, during the break - I showed my "slide show" video of photos of students and teachers from school, school functions, and intercambio to the teachers. It was just under 10 minutes long with a few slides at the end with a message of thanks from me to them. Turns out I didn't make any grammatical errors (YAY!!!!). Lots of laughing and remembering and a few tears. As soon as it ended, they watched it again - more laughing and remembering and more tears. <br />
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After class, I stopped off at the store and then made my way over to my last intercambio. I brought snacks (peanut butter bars with chocolate topping - using up that peanut butter, the rest of the chocolate chip cookies from yesterday, and the last of the margaritas) - nothing left but crumbs.<br />
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I showed the video to my regular partner and the teachers since they appear a number of times in the video - more laughing and remembering and more tears - good grief. There are a number of people that I only see on Tuesday nights at intercambio so tonight was really goodbye for them. </div>
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But the real draw are the views from the top.<br />
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The two student class today was pretty relaxed. I am trying to use up all of the ingredients in my kitchen - so today, I brought chocolate chip cookies.</div>
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We also had a really nice dinner with our landlords at their house. So many great seafood dishes!!!! I brought a few chocolate chip cookies - not much, but at least we weren't empty handed.</div>
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We drove the couple of hours to Olvera, a small city that is right at the intersection of Sevilla, Cadiz, and Malaga provinces. There is a bike/pedestrian path that was developed from a converted rail line. Interesting fact, although the rail line was built early in the last century - its completion was stalled by the Spanish civil war and was never finished - so although the route is a converted rail line, no train ever used the line. We picked up mountain bikes at the start of the trail and rode for about 22 km and then turned around and came back. We made quite a few stops each way (vulture information center, picnic at the turn-around, lots of drink breaks in the many tunnels along the route). We were on the trail for a little under 6 hours.<br />
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When we returned to Olvera, we took the opportunity to walk around the town for a while. It is a lovely little town which was particularly interesting today because there were lots of people out decorating and building alters for their Corpus Christi procession that was scheduled to happen tonight. We just looked around and enjoyed the great views before heading back to the car and heading home.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387694582043607762.post-81076779472235681362019-06-22T14:18:00.000-07:002019-06-22T14:18:08.135-07:00June 22 - Another round of Corpus Christi?Even though the city of Sevilla celebrated Corpus Christi on Thursday and Triana is a neighborhood in Sevilla, Triana will be having their own Corpus Christi procession and celebration tomorrow. Many Triana residents do not think of themselves as Sevillanos so they often have separate celebrations. Also, most of Spain (all but three cities) had a normal day on Thursday and celebrate Corpus Christi tomorrow. With all that said, we will miss it. We have a bike excursion planned for tomorrow - we leave with a guide in his car with bikes in the morning, ride down to a trail, ride bikes for some hours, and come back in the car arriving in the evening. <br />
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Luckily preparations started today, so when I went out for my walk, I saw some guys starting to build an alter a couple of blocks from our house. On my way back they were still building and according to Albert, it wasn't finished when he went out for his walk hours later. So.... unless we get our early in the morning and go check it out - this might be all we see of the Triana Corpus Christi.<br />
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Today also marked another round of goodbyes - this time not because other students are leaving but because in less than a week, I am. This is the first day of my last week - with each day signaling another "goodbye" with this city that I have loved so much this year. <br />
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Lots of people downtown, but nothing like Semana Santa. Then home to prepare for tonight's picnic. We had LOTS of food. Luckily there are events over the next few days where we can continue to share some of the stuff that I made. <br />
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Long after the sun had gone and the nearby amusement park lit off their nightly fireworks, we continued chatting around the table by the light of a cell phone in paper bag (very romantic, no?). <br />
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Starting tomorrow, the goodbyes begin in earnest - there is a professor who will be on vacation for next week and a student who only comes on Fridays..... these people have been so important in my day to day life this year it is hard to imagine that I may never see most of them again. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387694582043607762.post-78266725225110414862019-06-19T15:59:00.000-07:002019-06-19T15:59:52.518-07:00June 19 - Pizza and ArtThis morning Albert and I did laundry and went to the grocery store. As we try to finish up leftovers, the shopping is getting a little lighter for us, BUT since I am cooking for the picnic tomorrow, we still bought about the same amount.<br />
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Last night, I signed Albert and I up for a bike excursion for Sunday - I am looking forward to it, hopefully it is not too much - haven't done many hours in one day on a bike in a long time.<br />
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Today during the break from class, I dashed across town to buy a few specialty items for tomorrow's picnic cooking and managed to get back by the end of break. Of course I was a sweaty mess, but luckily with only two students in class, nobody has to sit too close.<br />
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After class, Albert and I headed out and finally bought our piece of art for the house. Now it is all safely wrapped for travel!<br />
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After our successful purchase, we walked across to a pizza restaurant that we like that I haven't been to since early in the fall. We are trying to catch a few of our favorites before heading out next week. <br />
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After dinner we walked through the downtown area to check out the "pre-Corpus Christi" activities - lots of decorations, altars waiting for statues, bands, and more decorations. The cathedral was also open for people to check out tomorrow's pasos. Albert walked through but since I still had my backpack full of school stuff and groceries from my quick trip during the break and our art purchase. I stayed outside and waited.<br />
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I went through and pulled out some things that we am not going to bring back with us - a few things for the school, a few others for whomever claims them on the street, and a few things for the trash. Then, I packed away many of the things into a suitcase that we will not need in our last two weeks to make sure we would have room for everything - looks like it is going to be fine.<br />
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At school, I talked to a couple of other students and a couple of teachers - I think we have settled on a picnic in the far away park on Thursday evening. Speaking of Thursday, the city is putting on the finishing touches for the events on Thursday.<br />
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After class, I made what is probably my last trip out to the Sevilla Costco. I wanted to get a couple of things for us and a a couple of things for the party on Thursday. It was about 10:15 when I headed back over the bridge toward home - lots of folks were gathered on the bridge enjoying the full moon.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5387694582043607762.post-87516517202507956652019-06-16T13:00:00.001-07:002019-06-16T13:00:34.444-07:00June 16 - Happy Father's DayWe spent a quiet day today. We did some laundry this morning and I baked chocolate chip cookies - the oven is still a bit of a mystery, but with a little experience now, I am able to at least succeed with a basic cookie recipe pretty much every time.<br />
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This afternoon, I walked along the river and checked out a couple of parks - I am trying to put together a picnic for one evening before we go - not sure if it is going to come together or not - things are much harder without a car.<br />
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I checked out a park that is nice and pretty close to here, but no tables or bathrooms....<br />
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to a park with much better facilities but that is much further away.</div>
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I also looked around at things to do in the city for our last couple of weeks - not sure how scheduled we want to be...so I didn't actually buy any tickets for concerts or activities for next weekend. Of course I have school up until the last day, so I will have plenty to do, just want to make sure we make the most of these last two weeks!</div>
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We spent the day eating (lots of fun seafood tapas), checking out the city, enjoying a walk along the boardwalk, and even checking out the end of a wedding (really we were just waiting for them to get out of the way so we could go inside the church).</div>
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It is hard to believe that a year ago today, we were in Rocky Mountain National Park working our way across the country to start our year in Spain. I wonder where we will be one year from now? </div>
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Sadly, then new student in my class decided today to move down a level to fill in some holes in her grammar. So, I was back to being alone in class.<br />
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After class, I walked over to meat the family at a restaurant that Albert and I like. The food is good and the service is great and you can make reservations. Of course it doesn't open until 8:30 (we are in Spain after all). So, I took a bit of a winding route to get there. On my way, I got to see one of the processions heading back from Rocio.<br />
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After class, I came home and finished up dinner. Knowing that the group would be able to see Africa today but not actually go - I decided to try to bring Africa to them. I used some of the spices that I bought in Morocco when Albert and I went to spice some vegetable couscous and Tangine chicken. It is not a spice palette that I like very much, but Albert does and so do the Gruchots. <br />
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