HOLA FRIENDS!
IT HAS BEEN RAINING EVERYDAY SINCE WE HAVE BEEN IN SANTANDER. SOMETIMES SO HARD IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A FLEET OF HELICOPTERS ABOVE. BUT TODAY ABOUT 3:OO GABRIELLA AND I HAVE DECIDED TO WALK TO THE BEACH AND RISK THE ODDS OF THE GLIMPSE OF SUN PEERING THROUGH THE GREY SKYS. WHEN WE ARRIVED THERE WAS NOBODY BUT A FEW OLD MEN SLEEPING IN THE SAND LIKE THEY HAD BEEN THERE FOR A WEEK. BUT BY 5:00 THE SUN WAS OUT, WE WERE STRIPPED DOWN TO ALMOST NOTHING (WEEL OF COURSE THIS WAS NOT A NUDE BEACH SO WE HAD OUR SUITS ON) BUT ANYHOW WE BROUGHT SOME TUNA SANDWICHES, THAT WE STASHED WITH OUR MAD MONEY IN CASE OF DISASTER, (inside joke) AND ENJOYED THE REST OF THE DAY. WE DISCOVERED WE HAD ENOUGH EUROS TO GET SOME OF THE BEST ICE CREAM IN SPAIN AND CATCH THE BUS BACK TO THE MARINA WHERE WE KNEW HOW TO FIND OUR WAY BACK HOME. WE HAVE FOUND THAT THE PEOPLE OF SANTANDER ARE EXTREMELY FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL. REALLY, WE ARE BEGINNING TO HAVE A FANTASTIC TIME. ALTHOUGH ITS BEEN QUITE CHALLENGING FOR GABRIELLA AND HER FATHER I THINK THAT WE ALL HAVE SOMETHING TO LEARN FROM THIS EXPERIENCE. AND ALL IN ALL, AS I ALWAYS SAY, ITS ALL A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE AND WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR OWN LIVES. I CAN SAY THAT IF THERE IS ONE THING I HAVE LEARNED IS THAT WE SHOULDNT EVER STOP CHASING OUR DREAMS BUT BE PREPARED THAT GOD HAS THE RIGHT TO ALTER REALITY AND ACCEPTING THOSE CHALLENGES AND FACING THEM IS WHAT MAKES US STRONGER PEOPLE AND ALSO THE ONES WHO ENJOY LIFE MORE BECAUSE WE APPRECIATE JUST WHAT WE HAVE. IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TOUCH OR SEE OR DRIVE, BUT SOMETHING THAT IS SO VALUABLE THAT YOU CANT EVEN SELL IT ON EBAY. NOW THAT IS A DREAM COME TRUE!!! I HOPE MANY OF YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE...
LOVE, SHANA
PS. WE WILL POST PICTURES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...STAY TUNED. BESOS!
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