On Sunday, my host family had a barbecue for me and another student teacher and their host family! We went to Oriol's family house in the mountains and I had an amazing time! We walked around the woods and through the valley next to their home and it made me feel like I was back in Kentucky again! The lunch they made was absolutely amazing as well. It was actually not a lunch, it was a feast, and it was amazing. After we ate it was great to sit down and just spend time with Oriol's parents and his 94 year old grandmother who was so sweet! I was sad to leave, but I got to see them again this past weekend for Oriol's birthday!
It was an eventful week last week and it went by very fast. On Wednesday we went to see Casa Batillo, which is a house built by Gaudi. It was one of the most beautiful houses I have ever been in. On Thursday, my host family and two other host families and their student teachers shared a Thanksgiving meal. It was amazing to see how much they cared to make us feel like we were home on Thanksgiving, and it made me feel much better about being away from home on such an important day. And to top it all off, there was a huge shopping event going on all night on Thanksgiving night!! That really made me feel like I was home with my family! We went shopping, but came home early because we needed to get rest before the next day. We would be flying out on Friday evening for Paris!!!!!
We left Friday night for Paris and got to our hotel around 12. It was very late and we were exhausted, so we decided to go to sleep. The next day was a jam packed, but fun day! We went to Notre Dame that morning, and it was one of the most beautiful churches I have ever been inside in my life! We got to see the lock bridge and I put a lock on the bridge! After the lock bridge we went to the Eiffel Tower. When I first saw it my mouth dropped. I could not believe how tall it actually was! We decided to skip the lines and walk up the 669 stairs to the second floor, which was one of the scariest things I have ever done in my life! When we got to the top though it was well worth it! The view was absolutely amazing and I could see the entire city of Paris! We headed to the Arc de Triumph after the Eiffel Tower and started to shop down Champs Elysees. The Christmas decorations were up all throughout Paris and it was so pretty!
The next morning we got up super early and headed to the Lourve. I did not realize how humongous it was until we got there! The pyramid was amazing and I was so excited to finally see some of the works of art I have only seen in school, like the Mona Lisa! When we finally got it I was in shock at the vast amount of artworks within the building. I could have spent a week in the museum and not seen everything. We tried to find where everything we wanted to see was and made our way back to the hotel after taking many pictures! I have to say I had a great weekend in Paris and I cannot wait to see what great adventures Rome will hold next weekend!!
Until Next Time,
Ms. Sarah
It was an eventful week last week and it went by very fast. On Wednesday we went to see Casa Batillo, which is a house built by Gaudi. It was one of the most beautiful houses I have ever been in. On Thursday, my host family and two other host families and their student teachers shared a Thanksgiving meal. It was amazing to see how much they cared to make us feel like we were home on Thanksgiving, and it made me feel much better about being away from home on such an important day. And to top it all off, there was a huge shopping event going on all night on Thanksgiving night!! That really made me feel like I was home with my family! We went shopping, but came home early because we needed to get rest before the next day. We would be flying out on Friday evening for Paris!!!!!
We left Friday night for Paris and got to our hotel around 12. It was very late and we were exhausted, so we decided to go to sleep. The next day was a jam packed, but fun day! We went to Notre Dame that morning, and it was one of the most beautiful churches I have ever been inside in my life! We got to see the lock bridge and I put a lock on the bridge! After the lock bridge we went to the Eiffel Tower. When I first saw it my mouth dropped. I could not believe how tall it actually was! We decided to skip the lines and walk up the 669 stairs to the second floor, which was one of the scariest things I have ever done in my life! When we got to the top though it was well worth it! The view was absolutely amazing and I could see the entire city of Paris! We headed to the Arc de Triumph after the Eiffel Tower and started to shop down Champs Elysees. The Christmas decorations were up all throughout Paris and it was so pretty!
The next morning we got up super early and headed to the Lourve. I did not realize how humongous it was until we got there! The pyramid was amazing and I was so excited to finally see some of the works of art I have only seen in school, like the Mona Lisa! When we finally got it I was in shock at the vast amount of artworks within the building. I could have spent a week in the museum and not seen everything. We tried to find where everything we wanted to see was and made our way back to the hotel after taking many pictures! I have to say I had a great weekend in Paris and I cannot wait to see what great adventures Rome will hold next weekend!!
Ms. Sarah
Hey, Ms. Sarah! This is Mrs. Watkins's homeroom in math class. We hope you are having a wonderful time in Spain and traveling. We are all very jealous of your adventures. We miss you and hope you had a great Thanksgiving (although, we know they do not celebrate Thanksgiving). We are supposed to get some ice and snow on Friday. Who knows if we will have school on Friday...maybe it will be a SNOW DAY!
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