Segovia

Yesterday the IES program set off on charter buses to one of the most beautiful places I have ever been! Segovia is such a quaint, beautiful, small town that is home to sites such as the castle of Alcazar which inspired the castle from Sleeping Beauty, the church of Vera Cruz, and the Roman aqueducts. Don't worry, there are 3 ZTAs on the trip from 3 different schools and we got a lovely picture throwing up the crown in front of our castle for Themis magazine haha.

After we visited the sites the group went to lunch at this beautiful and yummy restaurant Torrecaballeros. They served us at least 6 different courses consisting of bread, roasted red peppers in olive oil, a potato, egg, and olive oil casserole, fried ham and cheese balls, and salad and chicken. I was safe and chose the chicken but a boy at my table ordered the pig. There was legitimately a hoof sticking off of his plate as he cut into the pig! I really enjoyed sitting at a table with a bunch of different people from my program and meeting all kinds of different people. It is really nice how I am forced to meet people that I would have never met in any other situation because a lot of them are really great!

After we got back from Segovia (I don't remember the bus ride because it was during my siesta for the day or naptime) my apartment got ready to go to tapas and then to a club. I still have not figured out the hours for eating here as we were walking around trying to find food at 11 and NOTHING was open. The other night we were walking around at 9 and NOTHING was open. Sooo when exactly is dinner time here? We finally found an Irish pub (again) and ordered an appetizer of chicken wings with fries and vegetables and made that dinner. I didn't complain much since it was pretty americanized food. At around 1 we finally got to Club Joy and were let in free and ahead of the line since we were girls and one of our roommates has made friends with the owner. I think it is pretty safe to say that I have NEVER experienced something like Club Joy. It is what I imagined a discotec being but never thought I would actually be in one. The dance floor was packed and there was a stage with entertainment dancers (maybe a little trashy looking) and those who were considered V.I.P. There was second level too that circled the dance floor and there were literally people EVERYWHERE! The music was your typical Kanye West american rap which surprised me and made me miss my friends a lot! I was so overwhelmed that I got a taxi back to my apartment at 4:30 and went straight to bed! Some of my roommates didn't even get in until 6:00, so once again I am the lame, small-school girl who does not know how to party.

I am beginning to book trips to see people and look into flight costs for all the places I want to go and am getting so excited about picking a place off of the map and being able to go! What a great opportunity! (thank you Mom and Dad) I booked a trip to Barcelona today to see Molly, Mimi, Sarah, and Grace Perry for Mimi's 21st and I could not be more excited! It will be so nice to be with a little part of home! Anyways we are getting ready to meet up with people from our program for tapas that our program is giving us for free so I am beyond excited that I finally get a real dinner meal!