Some kind of wonderful

I was annoyed when I went to bed last night knowing that I had to get up at the same time would if I were going to school for the excursion today. Little did I know it was going to be one of the most incredible experiences of my life. Now, my knees hurt from climbing up a castle, my head hurts from hitting it on the castle twice (Spaniards really weren’t very tall at the time the castle was built, so their entry ways are a bit lower to the ground than most, and lucky for me I was at eye level with the top of the door), but at least no concussion (haha), and I cut my finger on one of the stones in the castle. ALL that aside, it was beyond incredible. We drove an hour and a half or less to Segovia which is northwest (I think) from Madrid. We visited Aqueduct, the Cathedral, Isabel and Ferdinands Castle and other historical landmarks in Segovia. The beauty that radiated out of this city town was remarkable. Every angle was breath taking. There were little shops throughout and we got to shop a little bit! Beautiful handmade trinkets and such. We went into a pastry shop and I got a chocolate croissant—a rather large one too. I became addicted to these things when I was in Turks and Caicos but this one blew those out of the water! Emily tried Puche, which she let me sample. Puche is a dessert they are known for.. I have no words to describe how it tasted because it was so unique and interesting but definitely worth getting!

We got home and our sweet madre had dinner on the table for us! She made this pasta like thing... which she compared to Chinese food. She was right and it was SO tasty. We also had a delicious salad which was full of tomatoes, which I eat now by the way. We also, may have gone to get ice cream (again) after dinner. Tonight I had chocolate and strawberry--so good!

Last week was such a long week…by Friday I felt like I had been here for a month. Not that it hasn’t been what I expected necessarily just a difficult adjustment at times which is normal. Today is what made everything seem worth it. It’s seeing such a beautiful creation up close and personal that puts things pack into perspective. Priceless.