Hi everyone,
so I´m going to make sure I post every week but the day might vary depending on what´s going on - means I can´t be late too if I don´t have a specific writing day haha!
Well this week´s been reasonably busy with exploring and classes and working of course.
On Friday it was so hot most of the locals were suffering from the heat - meanwhile I was loving and spent a good amount of time after work in the morning chilling out and reading by the pool - it´s a hard life I know!
In the evening I went out to a Pintxos (similar to Tapas) night organised by the language school I go to. Couldn´t help but laugh when I got on the metro and ended up talking to a lass from Edinburgh who would be starting classes at the school the following week - what are the odds?? It was definitely an interesting night - there were almost 30 people present and I only knew 2 people, neither of whom could actually stay for the activity. After almost an hour we got a bit of food although since they didn´t expect so many people- well I think I´ll grab a quick snack before heading out to the one tonight! We sat and ate and drank for a while getting to know the other students and after a while everyone decided to move onto somewhere different. Myself and a girl I´d been talking to got swept up in the group but when we arrived and got drinks in a new place the rest of the group decided not to stay due to lack of atmosphere. Instead of rushing we stuck around and told them we´d catch up. Instead we had a good laugh and talked about things back in the UK (she was the only other person from the UK) and once we´d finished I had to get back since it takes me 40 minutes to get home on the metro and she left to find the others in the hope of convincing some of them to abandon kareoke and check out an indie-rock night in a different bar.
Saturday got off to a bit of a slow start with Marie and Jose tired from a long week at work but one of their friends arrived mid-morning and the four of us plus Isa sent off on a walk to the next town. We´d planned on arriving in the town and having something t eat and drink their before heading back, however we got a little lost on the way. Having been assured that they knew the way we took the cut through the forest and ended doing an extra 2km and got savaged by brambles and nettles in the process. By the time we got to the other side it was decided that we would just carry on with the circuit and head back home via the clifftop path. Isa slept in the buggy for that whole section while the rest of us admired the view and talked travel. We covered 16km in the end.
By the time we got back to the house we´d all earned a drink and we spent the afternoon sipping martini´s and eating shellfish by the pool - I´m concerned this is sounding a little like bragging but you guys are reading this to find out what I´m up to so I´m not going to lie.
I spent the evening enjoying my seista reading/napping before a small dinner and bed.
No one really did anything on Sunday except chill out and enjoy the free day. I did consider going exploring for a bit but the weather wasn´t looking great so I stayed in.
It was back to work the following day following the usual routine followed by Spanish in the afternoon. After class I went and had a nosey about a new part of Bilbao and found an awesome street full of shops selling everything from band T-s and baggy hippy trousers to incense and Indian wall hangings. I ended up buying a new pair of baggy patterned trousers and a little printed skirt with elephants on it for a grand total of €6!! Pretty hapy with that!
After about an hour I decided to head back and got the metro back to the village and read through some of next years coursework before dinner.
Nothing particulary intresting to say about Tuesday - I had planned on spending the whole afternoon doing coursework but I ended up sleeping through half the afternoon so didn´t get a lot done.
On wednesday it was back to class except I was the only student there (normally there are three of us). It was pretty great really cause we got loads of work done and I managed a decent amount of conversational Spanish too which we don´t always get to work on.
On Thursday we had a bit of a blip when we couldn´t get the electrical cover off the pool so Isa couldn´t have her swimming she was seriously unimpressed by that one and spent a fair amount of time letting us know it. There was also a pretty long tantrum after I stopped her painted her dress by taking away the paintbrush - apparently she wasn´t happy with my decision and after a fair bit of scratching (followed by a 'you shouldn´t scratch´ talk) she decided not to talk to me for most of the rest of the day.
And finally today: well it´s been pretty unevenful really - the usual work in the morning, and Isa was whisked off to a birthday party around 2pm so I´ve had the afternoon to myself. I did thihnk about going to the beach but the gate for the house is one of those electronic ones and since I didn´t have a key and no one else was in I´ve been kind of stuck here. Least I got a good bit more studying done.
But now I´m off to grab a bit off food before getting sorted to go out to this pintxos night - see if I know anyone this time!
Ciao!!
so I´m going to make sure I post every week but the day might vary depending on what´s going on - means I can´t be late too if I don´t have a specific writing day haha!
Well this week´s been reasonably busy with exploring and classes and working of course.
On Friday it was so hot most of the locals were suffering from the heat - meanwhile I was loving and spent a good amount of time after work in the morning chilling out and reading by the pool - it´s a hard life I know!
In the evening I went out to a Pintxos (similar to Tapas) night organised by the language school I go to. Couldn´t help but laugh when I got on the metro and ended up talking to a lass from Edinburgh who would be starting classes at the school the following week - what are the odds?? It was definitely an interesting night - there were almost 30 people present and I only knew 2 people, neither of whom could actually stay for the activity. After almost an hour we got a bit of food although since they didn´t expect so many people- well I think I´ll grab a quick snack before heading out to the one tonight! We sat and ate and drank for a while getting to know the other students and after a while everyone decided to move onto somewhere different. Myself and a girl I´d been talking to got swept up in the group but when we arrived and got drinks in a new place the rest of the group decided not to stay due to lack of atmosphere. Instead of rushing we stuck around and told them we´d catch up. Instead we had a good laugh and talked about things back in the UK (she was the only other person from the UK) and once we´d finished I had to get back since it takes me 40 minutes to get home on the metro and she left to find the others in the hope of convincing some of them to abandon kareoke and check out an indie-rock night in a different bar.
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| Good view from saturday´s hike |
Saturday got off to a bit of a slow start with Marie and Jose tired from a long week at work but one of their friends arrived mid-morning and the four of us plus Isa sent off on a walk to the next town. We´d planned on arriving in the town and having something t eat and drink their before heading back, however we got a little lost on the way. Having been assured that they knew the way we took the cut through the forest and ended doing an extra 2km and got savaged by brambles and nettles in the process. By the time we got to the other side it was decided that we would just carry on with the circuit and head back home via the clifftop path. Isa slept in the buggy for that whole section while the rest of us admired the view and talked travel. We covered 16km in the end.
By the time we got back to the house we´d all earned a drink and we spent the afternoon sipping martini´s and eating shellfish by the pool - I´m concerned this is sounding a little like bragging but you guys are reading this to find out what I´m up to so I´m not going to lie.
I spent the evening enjoying my seista reading/napping before a small dinner and bed.
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| Little adventurer |
No one really did anything on Sunday except chill out and enjoy the free day. I did consider going exploring for a bit but the weather wasn´t looking great so I stayed in.
It was back to work the following day following the usual routine followed by Spanish in the afternoon. After class I went and had a nosey about a new part of Bilbao and found an awesome street full of shops selling everything from band T-s and baggy hippy trousers to incense and Indian wall hangings. I ended up buying a new pair of baggy patterned trousers and a little printed skirt with elephants on it for a grand total of €6!! Pretty hapy with that!
After about an hour I decided to head back and got the metro back to the village and read through some of next years coursework before dinner.
Nothing particulary intresting to say about Tuesday - I had planned on spending the whole afternoon doing coursework but I ended up sleeping through half the afternoon so didn´t get a lot done.
On wednesday it was back to class except I was the only student there (normally there are three of us). It was pretty great really cause we got loads of work done and I managed a decent amount of conversational Spanish too which we don´t always get to work on.
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| wandering after class on Wednesday |
On Thursday we had a bit of a blip when we couldn´t get the electrical cover off the pool so Isa couldn´t have her swimming she was seriously unimpressed by that one and spent a fair amount of time letting us know it. There was also a pretty long tantrum after I stopped her painted her dress by taking away the paintbrush - apparently she wasn´t happy with my decision and after a fair bit of scratching (followed by a 'you shouldn´t scratch´ talk) she decided not to talk to me for most of the rest of the day.
And finally today: well it´s been pretty unevenful really - the usual work in the morning, and Isa was whisked off to a birthday party around 2pm so I´ve had the afternoon to myself. I did thihnk about going to the beach but the gate for the house is one of those electronic ones and since I didn´t have a key and no one else was in I´ve been kind of stuck here. Least I got a good bit more studying done.
But now I´m off to grab a bit off food before getting sorted to go out to this pintxos night - see if I know anyone this time!
Ciao!!
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