Past couple of weeks in Segovia (Oct 28th)

The past couple of weeks in Segovia have been about focusing on homework, class, and my co-op hours. I have also had some fun too. Last weekend (Oct 22-23) was a lot of fun. It started out with churros and chocolate at a cafe on Saturday morning with 4 other girls. We just sat and ate and talked for a couple of hours and it was a lot of fun. We then went shopping and I of course added to my closet some more. That afternoon Bria and I did our Modern Literature homework and then I went shopping again with her to help her replace some of the clothes that she had stolen. Saturday night a group of us went to try and find the San Frutos fiestas that were supposed to be going on. We never did find them but we did stumble across what I would call a "county fair" right in Segovia! I was so excited!!! Britt and I saw one ride that looked fun so we decided to just do it without seeing what it actually did. It cost us three euros each to do it but was worth every euro because really how often are you going to get to go to a fair in Spain! We sat in the ride and freaked out a little when they went to strap us in because they put the bars over our heads like when you go on a rollercoster upside down in the US. We were like "shoot maybe we should have watched this first what if it goes upside down or something else strange", but it didn't all it did was go in circles forwards and backwards while bouncing us up and down at different speeds. It was so much fun!!! They even had good dancing music to go with it! After enjoying the fair we went out dancing and met up with Bria and her host mom and her co-op boss. They were so much fun to hang out with and they made us stick to speaking in Spanish so that was really good for us!

On Sunday there was no church so I slept in and worked on some hw in the morning. On Sunday afternoon I went to the Segovia city soccer team's game and that was fun but it wasn't as fun as a game of American Football would have been. The guys were really cute though so that kept my attention a little bit longer but by the second half I was a little bored but I bought sunflower seeds to keep busy. I felt like I should have been at a baseball game with my sunflower seeds. What was really cool about the game was how much some people got into it cheering and singing, the atmosphere was  really fun. After the game we were freezing so we went again and had hot chocolate and churros. It is becoming an addiction!

On Monday we had classes in the morning and then we watched Harry Potter 1 at the center since it was a rainy day. On Monday night was the big San Frutos festival. Many people go out into the Plaza Mayor where you can eat a traditional garlic soup(which was gross by the way), listen to live music, and watch the statue of San Frutos turn the page. San Frutos is the patron saint of Segovia. The legend is that once a year he will perform a miraculous act and turn a page in this really big book to the next year and that shows that Segovia will continue to grow and stay strong. Well we went to see this "big" event and of course the legend is not true. I could see the paper clip attached to clear string to turn the page, but the atmosphere was the experience. A group played music up to the page turn and when that happened it went dead silent, but once it turned everyone was cheering and dancing along to the music. What an experience to have! It felt like New Year's Eve in Time Square lol After eating soup and listening to the music we headed down bar street for a little while to experience the atmosphere some more and then headed home.

On Tuesday there was no class but a few of us decided to go to the Cathedral where a big mass was to take place for San Frutos. We stayed there for about 45 minutes of all the singing of the choirs and stuff and then left to go have churros and chocolate again! That afternoon was an afternoon of homework at the cafe. My group and Hannah's group (housemate from Chicago) filled the second floor of the Colonial cafe where we always go. On Wednesday I went to Pitufos in the morning and worked on homework in the afternoon. Pitufos is more fun  every time I go because I get more and more comfortable there and the kids are great. Yesterday I worked at the elementary school which I absolutely LOVE! We teach them math, science, and English but all the classes are in English and it is so much fun to work with them. Yesterday night was probably the first Thursday I have not gone out since coming here but it was cold and no one really felt like leaving their warm houses again. I am also getting sick again so I wanted to sleep so I don't get sicker. Today I have packed for Barcelona and worked on homework, because this afternoon the art and civ class is going to the Cathedral for a tour which will be fun. Tomorrow at 6 am our bus leaves for Barcelona!!!! It is a 7 hour drive but we are going to be staying in a hotel right on the main street that is full of shops and restaurants. Plus at the end of that street is the beach which I hope to go to since it will be getting to 70 a couple of days!!!! My next post will be after my adventures in Barcelona! I am so blessed to be here! Thank you for all the prayers! I hope you all are doing well!!! God Bless!

Love,
Jennifer