weekend in NERJA!!

WOW. what a weekend we just had. Myself along with five other girls had the adventure of a life time.side note- Aubrea, Tiffany, Hanna, Dalia, and Natalie are the girls and are seriously amazing. we have already bonded so much and we are all extremely excited about how our friendships have strengthened in such a short amount of time. I can't wait for the next few months and for the next few years together in slo town. However, this weekend-Nerja we lucked out. Natalie actually has family down there and they were the nicest people ever. Pat was from Ireland and her husband Ian was from Scotland and were hysterical. They rented us two apartments in their building to stay in that looked out to the ocean, had a huge pool, our own beds, and a balcony-can you say perfection??? We were greeted by them picking us up from the airport in a bus taxi and telling us their life story. After unpacking at about 1am we sat around the table and were given pizzas along with various types of fish. AMAZING. then next day ian hooked us up with a paddle boat....out in the Mediterranan ocean....it gets better-it was a pink flamingo!!! haha. so yes we swam in the mediterranean and it was like a dream. We were also there during one of their biggest festivals so we saw so many girls dressed like flamenco dancers, they had a huge carnival going on and we went on a rollercoaster that let us look over the city. We also went to a flee market and lots of cool cafes and restaurants along with the balcon, which is one of the coolest views ever. I am hoping to get some pictures from the girls soon becuase my camera died. we were able to see the family tree of natalies entire life which was very cool because we realized not many friends get to experience that kind of thing. We said our goodbyes and took the lunches Ian made for us for the ride( they had hospitality i have never seen). The crazy part was that this was the first time they and Natalie had ever met so it was a very very cool thing to be part of.

anyways, we are now back in valladolid, after having to switch taxi vans and turning around and going from one train to the next-but it was so fun! our group of girls is so easy to travel with :) I think that hits the main points. I am now off to do some homework and get ready for the week. back to three huge meals a day, class class class and yet still being the most amazing thing i could ever ask for. Hope all is well.