Guernica

Mi recomendación para un lugar en el país vasco es Guernica. Guernica es una cuidad con mucha historia y importancia. Guernica es el centro de la vida política en el País Vasco. Parlamento está en Guernica y es el lugar de encuentro hacer muchos decisiones políticos para muchos siglos. El lugar más importante in Guernica es Gernikako Arbola, el árbol adonde personas encuentro. También es un símbolo de derechos tradicionales.  Guernica es más famoso para el bombardero en el 26 de Abril de 1937 por los Nazis.  Está bombardero afecten muchas personas en todo el mundo. Pablo Picasso pintó "Guernica" en recuerda de los eventos. Guernica es una ciudad llena con tradiciones, cultura y belleza. Creo que es sucede una visita.

Primeros Semanas en Bilbao

Primeros Semanas

   En dos palabras Bilbao es hermosa y a la mismo tiempo difícil. Mientras la ciudad, la ría y la cultura son interesante y cautivador tengo dificultad para adaptarme. El estilo de vida es mucho más despacio de lo que es normal para mi. No es malo, solamente diferente.
    Por ejemplo, los supermercados son muy pequeños aquí. También no tienen mucha comida que espero y es parte de mi dieta normal. Además, ellos no tienen una gran selección. Hay muchas diferencias en los restaurantes también. Sé que las tiendas están cerradas por la siesta pero no sé por que los restaurantes están cerrando tampoco. Además, es normal cenar a las ocho y media o más tarde. Sin embargo, el aspecto más desafiante de lo vida en Bilbao el la comida. Yo soy una vegetariana y mucha comida contiene carne o pescado y usa especias diferentes.
    Sin embargo, me encantan mis compañeros. Uno es de Francia y la otra es de India. Nos divertimos mucho juntos y siempre nos ayudamos el uno del otro con nuestro español. También, viajamos siempre juntos y encontramos muchas personas nuevas. Teniendo compañeros buenos hace más fácil vivir en otro lugar y estoy muy agradecido a ellos.

Una noticia sobre el País Vasco en EEUU

Leía un articulo sobre 2 cantantes en el websitio www.euskalkazeta.com.

2 cantantes, Erramun Martikorena y Mikel Markez, interpretaron juntos sus musica en muchos ciudades en California el mes pasado para 2 semanas.

Martikoreno nació en el país vasco en Francia en un puebla Baigorri. Canta canaciones tradicional del País Vasco. Él es un pastor también.

Markez es une cantante más moderno, desde un ciudad Errenteria. Él empieza a cantar cuando 15 años. Su musica es poesia y musica juntos.

Interpretaron en fiestas vascos y también discotecas vasco en California.

No sé que nos tenemos discotecas y fiestas vascos en los EEUU.  Creo que es bueno a mirar que nos tenemos muchas culturas diferente y es permitió a celebrar su cultura respectiva en publico. También invitan otros a unirse, otros tiene la oportunidad a participar en la cultura de otros.

I Wonder if it is Worth it...

After taking 3 tests this week I have decided that sometimes studying doesn't help. I feel like that questions that I knew on the test I knew before I studied and the questions that I did not know were nowhere in the material that I used to study with. Perhaps I have a slight advantage seeing as how I have a partially photographic memory, nonetheless, I feel as though hours of the time that I spent studying could have been put to better more productive use. However, studying does serve one important task. It makes me feel as though I am more prepared than if I had not studied, whether this is true or not is still up for debate. I at least feel this way about my classes that are theoretical in nature rather than fact driven.

CAUTIONARY TALE ABOUT LATE NIGHT READING!

PREFACE: This week I have had 3 huge tests and a Spanish paper due. This means that my sleep time has been almost non-existent.
         Last night at around 3 a.m. while writing a Spanish paper I decided to kill time that I didn't have to read proposal stories, because after all who doesn't love them? I was reading this adorable story of his this woman's boyfriend proposed to her in one of the cutest ways that I have ever heard of. After her proposal story came to an abrupt end she wrote that her fiance was killed in action in Iraq before they had a chance to get married. To this I cried, I cried so hard in fact that I had to call someone so that I could stop. For a while there I think he thought that something was terribly wrong, and I mean terribly wrong. I proceeded to cry for about the next 45 minutes over this 2 paragraph story. Lets just say that late-night reading is risky business!

LETS REVIEW:

• Risk factors for what I will call late night hysterical reading episodes are as follows:
• Lack of Sleep
• Reading at a late hour
• Reading while alone
• When you are over-worked or over-stressed
• Reading things like proposal stories, wedding stories, anything that has to do with military men and their families, Haiti ect... 

A Bachelor Confession...

There is a chance that I may be a tad obsessed with The Bachelor this season. I almost feel like I am seeking out people to talk to about the weeks past and speculating about the upcoming week. My best girlfriend informed me that she loved The Bachelor this past week, i proceeded to get high and squeaky. Not the least of her concern was the fact that I wasn't breathing, I was just way to excited for essential body functions. I have even started saying a new word that I have never used before to describe my excitement and enthusiasm for The Bachelor, WICKED!!! While I understand that this is not a new word it is a word that i have never used before when describing, it somehow makes me feel like the little boy on the tricycle in The Incredibles. "That was totally WICKED!" However, there are many reasons why The Bachelor is not a waste of my time. I will justify my obsession now:

• It helps me relax after a long day of class, practice and studying.
• At business meetings I bond with some of the other ladies over, you guessed it, The Bachelor.
• My obsession has allowed me to form a WICKED special bond with some ladies I did not know very well pre-bachelor. 
• I get to share my love with my best gal pal
• Which leads to weekly Bachelor parties, where we make nachos and get WICKED excited when Jake gives Tenley a rose!!
• A WORD OF CAUTION: To much of this WICKED excitement may lead to a nacho mess on the floor, which your dog may eat. While he may enjoy jalapenos at the time, he wont later :(
• It makes me ridiculously happy, which makes me smile. 
• Studies have shown that smiling is good for your health.

Valentine's Day Photos

Reilley and I on the Beach...

 

Reilley and I Dancing...

The Beach...

 

Reilley and I cuddling under some blankets...

Panoramic of the beach...