......................DAY 12........................

The day started off like any other typical school day-- struggling to wake myself up and actually be on time. I decided to wear a dress today for the first time here because it was supposed to be nice out and we were going to the beach. I specifically told myself last night as I fell asleep "Do not forget my camera. Do not forget my camera", because it was charging. Guess what? I forgot my camera...must be good ol´Mary Carrier´s genes. Thank you mother!! Luckily I remembered right as we were getting in the car so it didn´t make us late at all. When we left the school as a group, we walked to the train station and departed to Gijón by train. It was a nice change from the bus and didn´t take long to get there. Gijón is the largest city in Asturias and it´s right along the northern coast. Once we arrived, we first went into the aquarium. It was so fun because I always love looking at all the different types of sea creatures! Next we walked around for a bit and had 40 minutes to shop. There weren´t really any tourist shops, so instead we went into a clothing store and spent the entire time there. We can also thank Mary for this one-- I had to go to the bathroom so bad right as we were supposed to meet up, so Anna and I ran to the bathroom while everyone else waited...hehehe. We walked around for a bit more and at around 12:30 the teachers let us wander and meet back at 3. Grace, Kayla, Bri, Anna, Alisa, and I stayed as a group and went shopping a bit longer, had some ice cream, and then hit the beach! We met up with most of the others at the beach and took pictures, ate lunch (a banana, kiwi, some bizcocho, and some chicken sandwich), made pyramids, and played in the water, while people walking by would stop and watch us. I guess you could say we were entertaining :) After returning at 3, we walked around Gijón a little longer and then left on the train back to Oviedo. Grace and I had fun people watching on the ride back. Back in Oviedo, I walked around practically the entire city sweatshirt hunting with Marta and her friend Virginia. There is a sweatshirt I really want and we couldn´t find it anywhere! We finally found it in one store but they didn´t have my size. I guess I´m outta luck... My legs were exhausted and Virginia´s mom gave Marta and I a ride home at around 7. For dinner I had a type of macaroni casserole: pasta, mayonnaise, tuna, olives, and boiled eggs were the ingredients that I was aware of. Let´s just say it´s not my fave! I also had part of a steak fillet and bread of course. Well, as you can see it´s been a long day and I didn´t get my usual daily nap! I won´t have trouble falling asleep tonight.