Day 9
I woke up at the usual time and left for school. Marta and I are always the first ones there and we wait on the patio of the school with two of her friends that walk in with us. Others start to come in soon after. When Anna came she had random tan colored stains on her white shorts, so her and I went to the bathroom to clean it off. Because of this, all the computers were taken already by the time we got down to the room. I eventually got one for a few minutes and then we left by bus to Llanes. It took about an hour to get there but it was worth it. Llanes is a beautiful small town by the sea where we spent time shopping and taking so many pictures. It was so green and mountainous, with colorful house surrounded by flowers, and the sea right next to it all made it such a relaxing and gorgeous place to visit. The coastline was rocky and in one area there were giant cubes carved in the stone and painted all different colors and designs, just adding to the beauty of it all. As we made our way back by bus, we stopped at two other little villages along the coast. Our second stop was so fun because we had an hour to explore and we all spent it on the beach. Instead of exploring the village and shops, we explored for seashells! We found so many seashells and sea glass, we wrote in the sand, we played with a crab, and we rolled up our pants to wade in the water. The weather was finally so nice and warm! The last stop we made was just to walk around a quiet town and we didn´t spend too much time. When we arrived in Oviedo, it was raining once again and everyone was exhausted from such a fun day. Unfortunately, instead of taking my usual nap, I had to go with my horrible pounding headache to the mall, along with Kendra and Cova. Kendra and I went into several stores and tried on ridiculous pants. We were hungry and my headache wasn´t going away, so we went into the grocery store and bought a loaf of fresh warm bread for 60 cents. We downed the entire thing before we left! I returned home with Marta to a pasta dinner, chicken nuggets, and chocolate milk. The only way for my day to have gotten better was if I hadn´t had such a huge headache and been so tired going to the mall. It was the best day of my trip so far and I will never forget it!
Day 10
I woke up today at 10am so confused. It was pitch black in my room, my watch said it was 5, and I had to go to the bathroom so bad! I realized my watch was on the wrong mode and it was actually 10am, so I opened the steel blinds and the sunshine beamed in and practically blinded me. I got changed and finally decided to leave the room because they still hadn´t come to wake me like they said they would. After getting all ready for the day, Marta finally woke up. I ate breakfast and went on the computer. We then left to go to a town that I still don´t know the name of. Marta´s cousins Jorge and David live there and we saw them briefly. We then walked around the outdoor market, where crafters set up every Saturday. It was so great to look at all the handmade items and typical Asturian food. A woman made thread from wool, people walked around playing the bagpipes, a man was making horse shoes, kids were getting donkey rides, and a man was carving a picture on a bull horn. We bought some warm churros for me to try and they were delicious! We then went into a small cafe and had drinks before we left. We drove back into Oviedo and went to a restaurant for lunch. I passed on the shellfish soup appetizer but I did try fabada, a soup with sausage and white beans typical of Asturias. As we finished up our fabada, Beccah and Daniel walked in with his family. We said hello and talked for a minute. For my main course I had a steak fillet, followed by ice cream for dessert. I was so full by the time we left, I thought I would burst. When we got home, I fell asleep on Marta´s bed again while writing Steph a letter. I just woke up and decided to catch up on this blog and email. I will probably have a small dinner because I´m still full and we´re spending the evening here because it´s raining out. Marta´s parents left to Gijón because her mother has a dinner with coworkers. I´m a little glad we get to make our own dinner so I won´t be overfed and fattened up even more!
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