Sunday, May 30, 2010

39 days to go and a lot to do!

I haven't made a post in a long time because of Ibiza, mom's visit to spain and final school work. Next week is the final week of school. I have a presentation either on Monday or Tuesday for political systems and another presentation for graphic design on Thursday. The week after that I present my photojournalism project on Tuesday and give my oral exam for literature. It's very strange to think that time has flown by so quickly and it's already almost time for school to end and summer to begin (even though the temperature here makes it feel like summer everyday).

Ibiza
The second week of May, the ERASMUS (exchange program in Europe) organized a trip to the island of Ibiza for all exchange students studying in Spain, which ended up being +2,000 crazy students. Ibiza was a BEAUTIFUL island and it was a needed week-long vacation. They set us up in hotel rooms with kitchens, a pool and 5 minutes away from the beach. In Ibiza, they literally had a party organized every night at the clubs that hadn't even opened for the season. The first one was at a bar on the beach and that was probably my favorite one, just because I had never been to such a beachy event. The next one was a school party, where we all had to dress up as school kids. The one after that was a water party, where the club literally had a pool in the middle and at 4:30am, they started spraying water all over the place. The final party was a foam party. Let's just say one foam party in a lifetime is enough for me. My sandals still foam whenever it rains outside.
Although there were a lot of parties, Ibiza was simply beautiful for the beaches. The water was crystal clear and a little bit chilly, but very refreshing.

Mom's visit
The week after Ibiza, my mom came to visit me in Murcia. I ran from class to pick her up at the bus station and spotted her walking toward my apartment. It was such a good reunion! We went for a walk right away to show her my city and later that night booked a hostel to go to Granada for the weekend. The next Friday morning, we left for Granada. Overall, Granada has probably been my favorite city in Spain, even though I haven't visited very many. It was old and very hippy like. There was a little area that I referred to as "Little Morocco" because it was just like it and you felt like you weren't in Spain. The Alhambra was gorgeous and so was all the history. I wish we would've had more time in Granada, but Friday and Saturday were definitely not wasted and our poor legs were about to die. When we got back on Saturday night, we ordered a pizza for the traditional pizza and a movie Saturday. The next day, I took her for a walk around a quiet Sunday Murcia. Monday night we went to tapas with a small group of friends I've made here who also had some visitors from the States. Earlier that day, I had took her to a beach and it was absolutely perfect. On Tuesday, she went to Valencia to meet an old college friend and on Wednesday, we went to a bodega to get a wine tour. It was so interesting to see the process and to learn how to taste wine. On Thursday, I had her come with me to the campus outside of the city and then we came back to make homemade soup. At midnight, she took the bus to Madrid and that was the end of a very fun mother-daughter week. It was nice to be able to share Murcia with someone from back home, even if it was for a short amount of time.

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