Today was our final Monday here. It’s getting pretty sad. I just keep thinking about how in a week I’ll just be laying on my couch with nothing to do. 🙁
We are no longer doing any work in the hospital for my class, but today we went on a visit to a school with disabilities. There are also some adults that have been deemed not productive who live there all the time. At first, it was kind of sad because it wasn’t a very pretty place and I felt a little bad for them. But after spending a few hours there, all the people seem very happy. Two of the older people even claim to be novios, or boyfriend and girlfriend. It was cute. At the end, we had to say a little statement about what we thought of the place and after my statement, my teacher told me that I don’t talk a lot but when I do, I’m one of the best speakers and I have a great accent! 🙂
After going to the school and eating lunch at the university, we went to Playa Arrabassada, which is only a few minutes away by walking from our house here in Tarragona. It’s the nicest beach in my opinion and all the students who don’t live near it come to it. I spent about two hours on the beach … gotta get my tan on for when I come back to the US (boo).
Today’s activity, well it happened at night, was going to a place to make paella. Paella is a traditional dish from Valencia that includes rice, vegetables, chicken, and seafood. It was cool how all of us chipped in within our groups to make the paella. Our group had some good discussions, too, which was good because we were placed with people that we normally don’t hang around much. The paella was tasty, thank god, because that was our dinner for the night. I ate the gambas, which are just giant shrimp, and chicken, but I definitely avoided that calamari.
I just got back a few minutes ago from that. It’s been a pretty chill day. The family I’m with still hasn’t eaten their dinner, but I will still probably sit down with them because I love talking with them and just hearing them talk. Hopefully we won’t be talking about our departure at all!
