what an adventure it has been already... we arrived into barcelona and it was gorgeous!! BCN is right on the mediterranean, and it was a perfectly clear sunny morning when we arrived, and the water was a GORGEOUS, calm teal blue color. so much beauty i could hardly take it in.
we had to like RUN to catch our connecting flight to pamplona... customs was so easy..they stamped our passport before we even got our bags, and then after we got our bags we just walked through the gates. there wasnt even anyone there to check through our bags. but then we got all screwed up and could NOT find where to re check our bags and by the end of it all we were jogging through the streets outside the airport to get to our terminal. but we made it on time!!
so in the pamplona airport, i had to go to the bathroom right when we landed. i walked in , and there was a class of like 10 spanish kids camille´s age running around the bathroom, trying to reach the faucets. it was the CUTEST thing i have ever seen. cuz then they try to talk to you and its spanish jibberish kid talk and i could not understand and just smiled and picked up one of the little boys and helped him wash his hands...PRECIOUS
we got to our hotel and senora dyer was gone and so we dropped off our bags, walked around a bit, and then paid 20 FREAKIN DOLLARS for lunch. they wouldnt let us split a meal, and it was a 3 course meal!! and we already had our drinks (water, of course) and couldnt leave. so i was out 20 bucks, and not even really that hungry. THEN grace was mixing oil and vinegar on what she thought was a plate for bread dipping sauce, 5 minutes into eating our bread and dipping it in this plate, i had the realization that we were dipping our break from an ashtray! just not used to seeing ashtrays in a restaurant...we laughed so hard! what a memory! then we asked for a to go box, and the waitress thought we were crazy. unheard of hear. we got a plastic cup with plastic wrap for a lid.then we just could not figure out about a tip. SO I ASKED. in retrospect, how embarrassing. i looked at this woman and told her that we were americans and didnt know if it was customary to tip. and she looked at me like i was crazy and was like SURE you tip! if you want....stupid me
its just all so crazy already! culture shock..
running out of time on the comp. will write more later. excuse the typos their keyboards are different
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ohhh whitney! so glad to hear you made it safely! Mom and I were thinking about you yesterday and she wants me to tell you that she loves you and is praying for you ;)
I can't wait to hear more of your adventures! I am so excited for you--I know the Lord is going to show you and teach you so much!
i love you,
em
I echo Emily's statement of the Lord showing you and teaching you so much this summer! I have no doubt and don't know how I'll wait that long to hear everything!
I loved your story of the kids in the bathroom. So cute. And so like you to jump in, grab a child, and help them.
I love you, miss you, and can't believe you're in Spain right now....so bizarre....
Melodi
And by the way, it says, "John Mark" at the top of my comment, because he stole my user name. ha!
Melodi
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