Alycia came to visit!

Hello all,

My how time flies when you are having fun! I can NOT beleive it is May already! Time flew especially fast the past two weeks because Alycia came to vist! We went out in Sevilla some, then we went to the feria in El Puerto so that Alycia could experience probably the most typical Spanish thing that there is, with the flamenca dresses, the tapas, el rebujito, dancing sevillanas and general revelry por todas partes.

Then had to come back to work, and I brought her in to meet my little gypsy darlings. Haha and she survived, although after 20 minutes we were literally running out the gate to catch the train back to Sevilla.

On Friday we caught a bus to Lagos, Portugal! It was BEAUTIFUL!!! The most gorgous beaches have ever seen. It was a wonderfully relaxing weekend. We went to the beach traquilamente, went to delicious dining establishments, we partook of the culture via the local pubs. Actually, there is nothing to be found of actual Portugese people or culture in the bars or restaurants n Lagos, since they are all filled with European tourist, mostly British, with the occasional aussie surfer thrown in. Even most of the people that work there are not locals. But we still enjoyed ourselves very much, none the less. We actaully ran into some other teachers from Sevilla there, without even planning on it, thus showing that Lagos is quite the place to be.

All in all, Alycia said that her trip was perfect because she got to do the authentic Spanish thing, but also got to go to an entirely new country. I'm good, what can I say.

As always, pictures are much better at explaining than words : http://picasaweb.google.com/mclauerman/ALYCIA

Hope all is well at home!
I will be back in SIX WEEKS! Get your party shoes on!!!
Besos,
Mary Claire