Hola otra vez! Today was a b.e.a.uuuuuutiful day in Cáceres! Hacía mucho sol y había poco viento :)
It's 2:45 am so I'm going to be brief but I want to tell you a little about the city I am living in:
After a late breakfast of café con leche and muffins, our mamá Teresa, my roommate, and I went to El Parque del Principe, which wasn't at all far from our apartment. It was so lovely- wooded paths surrounding a gorgeous waterway with fountains that we walked along called a paseo. It was the perfect way to spend an afternoon. There are so many hotels everywhere! Si quieres visitarme, hazlo!
In the evening, Hannah and I joined some of our lovely compañeros (truly, everyone on this trip is so wonderful) in the Plaza Mayor and La Ciudad Antiguo de Cáceres - the ancient city of Cáceres. Cáceres has two very distinct parts- the modern part and the old part. We live in the new part, and hadn't seen the beautiful medieval parts before. What a magical place! We couldn't believe our eyes as we walked through tight, winding cobblestone streets swarming with people into this fairy tale place. Stone churches and arches abound with little shops lining the plaza. It was like a dream.
After dinner (a very American grilled ham-and-cheese sandwich, salad, and potato chips, followed by a fruit that doesn't exist in the US that is impossible to describe, but very good), around 11, we went back to the Plaza to meet up with a bunch of our classmates. From there, we headed to a bar to watch the fútbol game and fiestar como los españoles! It was great fun and I enjoyed spending the time with my new friends.
We're going to church in the morning, so I'd best be getting to bed! But first, praises to God for:
-a beautiful, sunny, warm day
-a sweet, flexible host family
-my fun and cariñosos new ISU friends
-the ability to talk face to face with some girls at ISU via the modern technology of Skype!
-for safety
-for a comfy bed to come home to
-and for the magical opportunity to live in such a marvelous place as this :)
Hablamos pronto!
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