Where to start? The past couple weeks have gone really well. I went on a trip with the mountain club from school, joined a volleyball team, and completely bombed a chemistry test (actually I think the highest score was 3.25 and I know about 5 other students out of 30 students got a 0 like me). Actually, something kinda strange has been happening, I've been seeing people that look like people I know back home...so please say hi next time I see you!
Last weekend I went on an overnight trip to a place called La Pedriza (Pile of Rocks) with the mountain club. Friday night we stayed in a refuge built in 1916. The next morning we hiked about 10 miles up and around this mountain. The mountains are made out of giant masses of rocks. It was a little wet and the rocks were kinda slippery. One of the leaders was worried because I only had tennis shoes but I was one of the two people (out of ~25) who didn't slip and fall. My biology teacher went on the trip and I got to know him better. He's really funny and nice and is know giving me rides to school two times a week.
And yes, it's true, Ariel Wai has come out of his five year retirement and has re-entered the world of competitive volleyball. Actually I'm the worst player on the team, but it's fun and the guys are nice. The coach is letting me go to her other teams practices so I can catch up to the other players.
Today I went to the famous Prado museum. It has some of the most famous paintings in the world: "Las Meninas" by Velasquez, and works by Goya, Rembrandt, Rubens, and others. Some of the paintings are incredible! There were a few by one artist that looked like photographs! I was surprised at the size of the paintings; some of them were as big as 10x30ft! However a few of the paintings were actually really really creepy. There was one of a fancy Medieval dinner with a head being served on a platter, ughhhh!
On the way to the museum we passed a group of people preparing to film a portion of a really famous Spanish soap opera. From what I could understand it's like a Spanish version of Ugly Betty, but I actually don't really know too much about Ugly Betty.
Anyway, overall everything is going well. I miss you all, but I'm making friends and feeling more at home here.
If you want to see some of the pictures I've taken you can click on the link at the bottom of the page
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Hey!
That sounds like so much fun. I think it is funny because in Spanish right now we are learning about Velasques and Goya.=] So, I saw your brother today at districts and he did really well especially since he is hurt! I don't know if anyone has told you but the cv girls water polo team played today in districts! We won two against south albany and sweethome. We lost to west albany though. We have a playoff game next saturday and if we win we get to go to state! I miss you!!!
Ariel,
All these phases you are going through remind me of when I was there... starting to think is spanish, thinking you see people from home...I'm really glad you are enjoying your experience.
I used to live right next to Parque de Oeste and I would run through it all the time and up around to the Universidad. If you haven't been to the Univ. you should check it out. There are some real cool outdoor exercise spots, like by the soccer field there is an outdoor rock climbing wall.
Cuidate amigo, Dios te bendiga
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