 | Goodbye Sevilla !!
2007-09-09, Seville, Spain. By: cbr600f | | Well, I have many great memories of Seville and was sad to say goodbye, I will try to record my memories now for my future ruminations - please bear with me because this is more for my recollection so... |
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 | Spain Baby!
2007-08-15, Alcala de Henares, Spain. By: mmwhits | | So the first few weeks have gone by so fast. There are so many things going on all the time, new people, new surroundings, getting use to host families and making friends with people in the study abr... |
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| Only present tense allowed
2007-09-05, Seville, Spain. By: cbr600f | | First bad day at school today - I felt like I've been in a coma for a week and missed a week of leading up to past and future tenses. Miguel (our teacher) really stepped up a gear and I felt completel... |
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 | Sierpes for the benefit of my parents
2007-09-04, Seville, Spain. By: cbr600f | | This little story isn't really anything - just a tag for some photos of Seville for my parents. They spent a term here in the 60's and I think they'll find things have changed !
Love to you both mu... |
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| Cerveza and Salsa !!
2007-09-03, Seville, Spain. By: cbr600f | | Yes, I know, a lot seems to be based around the old cerveza here in Seville, but I'm a student for one more week so why not ??!
It's been quite a packed few days, our class has changed a bit with m... |
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 | Sun, sea, sand .... and cerveza !
2007-08-29, Seville, Spain. By: cbr600f | | Putting the disappointment of the Jerez trip behind us we once again headed out to the beach yesterday - this time to Maracalanas (or something like that anyway ... I really must start taking more not... |
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 | Hadrian would have been proud
2007-08-28, Seville, Spain. By: cbr600f | | On Tuesday, after school (classes finish at 1pm so we have the rest of the day free) Dermot and I took a bus out to Santaponce to see the roman ruins of Italica. It's the place where Hadrian (him of w... |
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| Sun, sea, sand and sherry ... in theory
2007-08-25, Jerez, Spain. By: cbr600f | | On Saturday most of us signed up for a trip to Jerez, home of Sherry, followed by a trip to the beach near Cadiz.
The coach trip took about 45 mins to Jerez and when we arrived clouds started to lo... |
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 | Puerta update
2007-08-29, Seville, Spain. By: cbr600f | | Unfortunately Antonio Puerta died yesterday afternoon - he was only 22 and I understand he was Sevilla born and bred - a very subdued city at the moment. |
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| A hell of a lot crammed into 90 minutes
2007-08-26, Seville, Spain. By: cbr600f | | Dermot and I went to see Sevilla v Getafe last night, an evening kick off at 10pm - they like their late starts over here !
The stadium is very open, no roof, and we were sat 4 rows from the top, a... |
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 | England v Germany
2007-08-22, Seville, Spain. By: cbr600f | | Where better to watch a football match between England and Germany than in an Irish bar, in Spain, with Germans ??? Hmmmm .... Luckily it was only a friendly. Strangely though out of the 4 of them, tw... |
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 | Final Countdown
2007-08-22, Valencia, Spain. By: brooksyo | | Hey Everyone,
I'm in the final countdown of days until I get home. I'm kinda excited to leave. I'm growing more and more tired of everyone on this trip. There are four strong personalities that ... |
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 | Back to School
2007-08-20, Seville, Spain. By: cbr600f | | Well, arrived in Seville yesterday (Sunday). The train from Almeria to Seville took about 5 hours (I donīt normally "do" public transport but that was the old me !!). As train journeys go it was quite... |
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| IS it possible to over heat?
2007-08-20, Madrid, Spain. By: chloedunn | | Hola from Madrid,
Sowe headed to Seville on my birthday (the 18th) and it was a fun time on the train. Once we arrived and got off the train we were hit with a heat that was unrelenting (sp?) and ... |
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 | Canīt belive we found each other?
2007-08-17, Madrid, Spain. By: chloedunn | | Hola all, well my time in SA ended and I was not ready to leave, who knew I would feel that way? Not me thatīs for sure. It was truely such an amazing experience and the other volunteers as well as lo... |
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 | Barcelona Daytripper
2007-07-19, Barcelona, Spain. By: tjtunes | | My head was in a bad place because I had last night off work and in my wisdom I had decided to drink until morning, then rise a couple of hours later to explore the vast city of Barcelona.
My music... |
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| First Entry
2007-08-15, Alcala de Henares, Spain. By: mmwhits | | Spain here I come! I invite all who want to learn from a beginner in Spanish to come on the journey with me to Spain. I am so excited yet nervous, but I am ready to see what is in front of me. I hop... |
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 | Ibiza...island Paradise
2007-08-12, Ibiza, Spain. By: brooksyo | | Hello Everyone,
I just came back from the little island of Ibiza in the Mediterrenean Sea. Gorgeous island that is known just as much for its parties as it is for its beautiful beaches. I have ne... |
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 | Bloody Hondaīs - so reliable !!!
2007-08-12, Almeria, Spain. By: cbr600f | | Still down here in the South of Spain - Although my last entry showed me incorrect on the map, hopefully this will update to a more realistic location.
Yesterday I headed out down the coast towards... |
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| 6 days in Spain
2007-08-12, Huercal Overa, Spain. By: cbr600f | | Iīve been in Spain for 6 days now - the heat is very oppressive which has resulted in me doing very little apart from sleeping, sunbathing, swimming in my parents pool and reading. I have to admit, sl... |
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| It is Summer isnīt it ?!
2007-08-06, Aranda de Duero, Spain. By: cbr600f | | Woke early at about 8am on the ferry (well, itīs early for me) - Had a funny conversation with a women in the British Gas call centre, at last it was Monday so I could phone my final meter readings th... |
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| Recap of this weekend
2007-08-06, Valencia, Spain. By: brooksyo | | I had a peaceful weekend here in Valencia by myself. On Friday, I decided to go to the beach in Valencia to soak up some rays. Then later that night with nothing to do, I decided to go out to a club... |
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