¡Hola! We are about halfway through the semester? Where did the time go? Michael Dennis and I are enjoying our life here in Oviedo. We have conversation partners that Rollins set us up with. Our conversation partners are twins and they are pretty crazy. We enjoy spending the time because they are a social duo, we have been able to meet loads of other students who are from all parts of Spain. We have been pretty based here in Oviedo since the end of January with us only traveling to local tourist destinations. We have been really getting to know our area which is good. When I studied abroad in Rome it was a bit different and I did not feel as connected with the people and area as much as I do here. We traveled to a couple of places in our ‘estado’ of Asturias. Our program director took us to a town called Ribadesella. In this town we went and saw prehistoric art in caves as well as walk around the quaint coastal town. It is home to the current Queen of Spain, and apparently is a hot destination for people from the south to travel to in the summer. I was supposed to take over the Rollins Snapchat on that day, but then somehow my phone stopped working. I am still trying to get it fixed so hopefully I can take over another day soon. Michael and I are soon going to have our spring break during easter week. We will take off the week before and miss some classes but the plus is that we get to travel to a couple more places. We are going to be traveling to Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo. I have only traveled to Oslo before when I was with my roommate. But, the other three cities I have yet to have gone to. This will be a good and fun experience for us. Until next time!
Patrick Rhinehart