The Random Blog

One thing I love about Bilbao is that you see random people on the street. It is so cool. I ran into the same two women from church on two consecutive Sunday's in the same exact place! It is hard to believe that 300,000 people live in this city!

Fin de Chicas! My friends Carla and Brianna.

I went to a retreat about 30 minutes outside of Bilbao last weekend with girls from church. We had a blast, the weather was perfect, and I built stronger relationships with so many cool people. We also spoke lots of Spanish and studied lots of bible! I think there will be another retreat in May, which I am really looking forward to!

I almost got run over by the tranvia the other day... just walking along listening to my ipod and HONK! I did not know trains could honk! It sounded like a car but whew wee made my heart jump and my life flashed before my eyes! That's my new thing...Walking with the ipod. It is great because I love to multitask. Didn't realize it could be so dangerous!

Living with a family has definitely been worth it. Every. Penny. I learned the REAL Macarena with the kids last week. They know most of the words and motions. Uxue likes Beyonce. I am teaching her the words to "Single Ladies" and now I need to learn the dance so I can teach her that, too. Is it bad for a 5 year old to sing and dance to Beyonce?

 "Árbol de Guernica"

This past weekend I went on a day trip to Mundaca, a beautiful town right on the coast about an hour Northeast of Bilbao. We took the bus for 2 euros and on the way there, we stopped in Guernica to see a 30o year old tree! It is very important to the Basque people so we just had to do it. We walked around the little pueblo of Guernica then continued on our journey to bask (or basque) in the sun! (You do not have to laugh at my puns, I just could not resist!) It was a little more brisk than we were expecting on the beach, but still very enjoyable.

Yesterday, I sat in a park and ate Subway while some protesters marched by. Not sure what it was for, but I could Google it. I am going to be an expert on Spanish politics when I get back. Ask me anything. Also, I had been craving Subway since..oh..the beginning of January. About half way through my chicken teriyaki sub, I thought to myself "Holy cow, I live right next to a beautiful park, exquisite gardens, and ancient buildings! I want to live here for longer than just 2 more months!" Seriously.

When I came home last night and the kids were here and very hyper. They took more pictures on my computer, listened to Shane and Shane, and somehow managed to change the time on my desktop. Then, Chus's daughter, Idoña, and I started talking about music and she brought me about 18 cd's to put on my computer! Yay!