Weekend Festivities!

This weekend I stayed in Spain and I am so happy I did! It was such a nice and relaxing weekend to be here. We went to a beach and layed out in the sand and it was very peaceful! The beach was a little different from American beaches but I won't say why. But I got a nice little tan and it was so pretty! After that we came home and went to La Rambla which I the city center and bought sovineers and went out to eat. It is sad that it is my last weekend here but also exciting! 

One week!

Today marks one week until I come home! It is almost here! I am excited to get back! I do love it here though and it is going to be weird leaving. Today was such a great day. I taught about half of the time teaching the students about butterflies (life cycle and anatomy). I also have all the names now of both classes! I had the first class already but I haven't been with the second class that much so it was hard to learn them That is exciting for me because I always try to get their names! Stayed in today to just relax and do some laundry so I don't have any exciting pictures to show. 

Futbol. The only word needed for this title.

Today was such a great day! School was a lot lf fun and I was able to teach with the students a lot. I also was able to go to the Futbol field here! Words cannot describe the beauty of this place. I may not be a soccer player or even a sports player at that but when you are in Camp Nou and see all the trophies, pictures, videos, jerseys, memorabilia, and the field you can't help but feel the passion of this sport. I felt so excited to be in there because it was such a big deal and it was one of the coolest things ever. I am glad I was able to experience something that is so passionate in this city. Here are a few pictures! 

Decorating is no joke here!

Today myself along with the other student teachers helped decorate the bulletin boards in a hallway for Roald Dahl book week. My teacher was in charge of it and he is brilliant! He is so creative and it is exciting to know he gets to be the art teacher next year. I wanted to share the work we did! 

It was a lot of work but it is all worth it! It makes decorating doors in America look so much easier! 

Classrooms in Barcelona!

This is what my classroom looks like in Baecelona! Panoramic style! It is so neat because most of the walls in the classroom are cork! So you can put paper up to decorate the classroom! It isn't like in America where it is all cinder blocks! 

Paris has been a journey!

All I can say is, Paris is very confusing to me and I have never walked so much in my life! Being abroad really gets you in shape because you walk everywhere. 

For the long weekend we had in Paris we got a bus pass for two days where it takes you to all the places in Paris. We have literally seen everything there is to see, including the sites, a rally, and a rollerblade-a-thon (or so we think it was),  and been everywhere there is to be by the metros, the buses, the taxis, a bike cart ride. I can't explain to you the adventures we have had here. We were able to see the Eiffle Tower and walk up to the second floor, 600 stairs later and it was beautiful. It really was a dream come true! 

Paris is such a busy place and the cars here are crazy! They drive everywhere and I think they may not have traffic laws haha 

Oh the Adventures

Haven't posted in a couple days! But I am in Paris this week for a long weekend!  We arrived yesterday finally and ended up paying 200 euros for the can ride from the airport to our hotel! We were not prepared for that, for sure taking public transportation on the way back! But we made it and used a map all day to walk around and it was so pretty! It rained off and on but it was so nice still! We went to Notre Dame and it was so beautiful inside! It is amazing to see the architecture of these buildings! Tomorrow we are going to get a bus tour of Paris and I am so excited! 

Being abroad is one of the and probably the best things I have ever decided to do in my life. I never really understood the world outside of the US. In America when asked about traveling we talk about the different states we travel to throughout our own country. Abroad when you talk about traveling they talk about other countries and places around the world they visit. The horizon is so much broader! It is amazing to experience. I do miss America though, being able to just know where I am and exactly what I was doing is nice! 

Notre Dame