My week with Caitlin came and went faster than I expected, but it was wonderful to have a familiar face around the house for a few days nonetheless.Monday was a pretty lazy day for everyone. We were all still exhausted from our weekend and wanted to get caught up on sleep. Caitlin made it through our first family lunch with the Carmen's without too much awkward moments and we spent the rest of the day lounging around the house and spending time together.I had cla...

After taking all modes of transportation possible, we are home from our weekend in Barcelona!Friday morning I got up at 5:00 in order to be ready in time for my 6:00 bus out of Caceres. My mom took me to the bus station and as I waited for my bus to arrive, I noticed a tall man with another woman next to him speaking English to each other. This is quite the rarity in Caceres so I knew that they must have been Americans who happened to be visiting Caceres. When th...

Home from our first weekend excursion to both Granada and Cordoba, Spain! Friday morning, our group of ISU studnets hopped on the bus for our 8 hour trip to Granada. Thankfully our bus wasnt completely full, so we were able to spread out and relax on our trip to Granada. We pulled into town around 3:30 and were dropped off at our hotel for the night. We stayed at a really nice hotel in the center of town, close to one of the main cathedrals in town. After gett...

Hello hello! I cant believe that it is already wednesday! Another busy school week here in Caceres, and as the week comes to a close we are all getting excited for our first excursion to Granada and Cordoba this weekend. Monday was a pretty typical day. Classes in the morning and catching up on some emails and homework in the afternoon. Ginny and I took it pretty easy that night and spent some time trying to plan for future trips. We are slowly running out of w...

Another weekend in Caceres: I am having a hard time keeping track of all the things we have been doing this past weekend, but heres a good wrap up of the past few days. Thursday night, a group of 6 of us, decided to treat ourselves to nice a dinner out on the town. We found a place called Big House that is apparently the best chinese/thia food in Caceres. We walked over to the restaurant at about 7:00 to eat, and walked into the part of the building that we tho...