Today i went to the mall and to get there I went through the park an discovered swans and peacocks... It was quite the discovery lol!!!
Today is so beautiful! So I went to the park to study with a friend. The people are nice but the best part is their pets. The dogs r perfectly behaved and are super adorable!!! They jump into the fountains and get wet and dogs arent on leashes but they dont run off and they stay with their owners. Its so nice!!! Today walking back from I had a happy thought about the Spanish culture. It was after class and everybody was outside in the park with their children, friends, bfs/gfs, or family and the weather was beautiful and the children were playing together in the grass and on the pathway and it was so carefree. It was absolutely beautiful and I can't describe how it felt but it wasn't anything I've ever really seen in the United States. I think here people like to go out and to hang out and relax instead of going to their home or friends homes. It's so nice to see everyone out and about and just enjoy life and this gorgeous city.
So today was the start of classes for the semester! It's exciting to finally have a schedule to go on. I had one class this morning and I have two more this afternoon. So that's not fun but my schedule as a hole is quite nice, just Mondays are long and tiresome but that's okay! Before class this morning I went to peruse the bookstore and found a planner for the year and it's completely and totally awesome! It has a hedgehog on it! Also after class I came home for lunch and my host mom made home made croquettes! They are delicious and I'm going to eventually learn how to make them. Moving on, this first week has been great and I'm looking forward to the rest of the semester!
It is raining for the first time this semester in Bilbao! For those of you who have read my last blog or know that I was in Alicante you know that it never rained there. So this is kind of a big deal lol. I'm so excited that it is raining! It will make everything look greener and hopefully it will cool off outside too.
Went to Getxo with a friend today. We hung out by the port and just chilled and enjoyed how beautiful everything is. By the time I got back it was dark and the city of Bilbao was all lit up on the water! Today we spent the day in the Guggenheim Museum which is right across the river from the university. The museum is amazing and the art work inside is awesome. The first floor was cool because it was art through videos and film. The pain beautiful too but the videos were brillant!!! First full day in Bilbao and it included a long day of orientation and a long tour around the city. Orientation was informative yet boring and the tour was good. The tour was really long, almost too long, but the city is absolutely beautiful!!!! Couldnt complain about seeing the Guggenheim up close and walking along the river. Tomorrow more orientation things and going to two towns just to the north. Should be fun! Its been 17 hours since I left my hometown and I am finally in Bilbao Spain! It's so beautiful here. We drove past the Guggenheim Museum on the way to the home from the airport and it was undescribable. The size alone was incredible then add the amazing architecture and glinting of sun off the titanium and it was jaw dropping. Can't wait to go there this week or next. Here's to a great semester!!! |