tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25794512153040227872024-02-07T03:34:16.438-08:00Traveling Girl with a Suitcase HeartHere you'll find details of my travels throughout Spain and Europe which are funded by the barely sustainable income of an English language teacher. Enjoy!Stephanie Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883247187902681706noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579451215304022787.post-81315621979409142962012-06-14T13:32:00.000-07:002012-06-14T13:32:27.205-07:00Red cars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For the past two years I've joked about wanting a red card. Well, it's not really a joke. I do want a red car one day. Nothing snazzy. A point A to point B car is fine by me. So far during my time living in Spain, I've found a couple that I want!</div>
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Also, can you see that my bangs have finally grown out! air punch!</div>Stephanie Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883247187902681706noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579451215304022787.post-65914124944689977182012-06-09T15:40:00.003-07:002012-06-09T15:40:54.369-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
Okay. Thinking about changing my blogging name to "The Lazy Blogger". Cause I am. Here are some quick updates to my life happenings:</div>
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Last day of school! With my 6th graders.</div>
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Friends came to visit me from the U.S.!
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Date night with asymmetrical dress. and boyfriend. :)</div>
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Meet Don Quixote's Giants.</div>
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And that's about it! Moving back to America (99.9% sure) in 3 weeks so I'm trying to soak up my last little bit of Spain for a while! :)</div>Stephanie Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883247187902681706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579451215304022787.post-26374460983073777202012-05-14T02:49:00.000-07:002012-05-14T02:49:56.597-07:00Here Comes the SunSummer finally arrived to central Spain a few days ago! It came in the most extreme of ways. The highest temperature I have seen for months has been 50 degrees F. (up until last week!) And simply put one day it went from that to 90+ degrees. And there's been no looking back. I'm a very happy girl. Jorge has noticed the change in me so much that he finally fully understands that for me to be me I have to be surrounded by warm weather.<br />
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I do think I'm the only person in Spain enjoying this abrupt change in temperature. All the Spaniards are crying and whining and running for the shade. Which is hilarious because if they were in Southern Georgia I know they'd be dead for sure because unlike being in the shade in Spain, the shade in Georgia doesn't help the heat one bit.<br />
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Patio at Jorge's Uncle's house where we ate Sunday lunch.</div>
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I'm more than a little sad that you're so cold, windy and rainy. And why are you dropping hail on my head almost every day? Are you confused? Because you're supposed to bring tons of flowers and warm weather and singing birds. I'd like some sunny and warm weather so I can wear my sundresses (because it's the middle of April you know). I was really happy in the picture below when you came for a visit. But that was a month ago and now I'm ready for you to move in with me for real. At least until July.<br />
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Stephanie<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;">Also, I'm headed to Paris tomorrow to meet up with good friend Heather Buskard! Here's a link to her very French blog: <a href="http://heatherbuskard.blogspot.com.es/" target="_blank">http://heatherbuskard.blogspot.com.es/</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br />
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</div>Stephanie Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883247187902681706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579451215304022787.post-55208026193210997892012-04-05T15:06:00.000-07:002012-04-05T15:06:56.386-07:00France<div style="text-align: center;">One day I will live on the coast. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Stephanie Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883247187902681706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579451215304022787.post-32826552714762556642012-04-01T08:10:00.000-07:002012-04-01T08:10:16.805-07:00Matchmaking... just a little.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have a beautiful niece, <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Anna Lynn</span></b>, who will turn 1 on May 22. This photo is of her and her daddy (my brother of 23 years). Also, the photo credit goes to <i>Amber Foster Photography. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Anyway...I have found the cutest Spanish boyfriend for her! (hypothetical of course. I don't want everyone to get all excited). His name is <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Alonso</span></b> and he will be 2 years old this summer. I teach his older brother and sister English.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Who knows? Maybe they can meet up one day!</div>Stephanie Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883247187902681706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579451215304022787.post-65323649081282557232012-03-30T11:52:00.001-07:002012-03-30T11:54:31.218-07:00Asians and Asymmetric Feelings<div style="text-align: center;">One of my favorite things about living in Toledo is ALL the Asians that flock to tour the old city. They come in troves with their petite bodies, over-sized sunhats, and smiling faces. The first thing that always catches my attention about this group of people is that Asian girls have got mad fashion skills. Like, I don't know how they pull of what they wear because it's always a weird combo of things, but they always look so darn cute. I know I'm overstating things a bit, but if I were to have to define 'cute' in Webster's dictionary I would paste a picture of a typical Asian girl walking the streets of Toledo. I'm that serious. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">But now I enjoy this group of people for more reasons than fashion. Jorge and I have noticed that the Asians that venture to Toledo are funny to watch and interact with. They walk around snapping pictures of everything with a big dreamy smile on their face. And their movements are quick and exaggerated as if they're acting in a silent comedy film. I personally like being near them when they're walking around in their tourist groups because I LOVE when they ask me to take their pictures. They throw up the peace signs (is that what it means to them?) and do a bent knees/slightly squatted pose...as if they're not already short enough. And usually they fall in love with me a little bit too and we take a picture together. GOSH, can I just put all of them in my pocket to keep me happy forever? Like Polly Pocket style?<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">On a different note, the fact that Toledo's cathedral is asymmetrical bugs me. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Why is bugs me I haven't quite figured out. Heck, I own and wear asymmetrical dresses all the time. </div><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I just wish the short tower was a tall tower, that's all. Someone told me that the reason why the two towers are different is because during the course of the 200 years that it took to build the cathedral, tower fashion changed. So tall went out and short came in. Or at least that's how I translate the story. I should probably be using words like Gothic and Barroc. But I'm not, sorry!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't be fooled, the grass isn't real. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(And dogs still use it as a bathroom...)</div>Stephanie Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883247187902681706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579451215304022787.post-37904794610886789902012-03-22T13:42:00.000-07:002012-03-22T13:42:57.349-07:00Segovia and Spring Snow<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Saw some beautiful places in Spain this past weekend. Also, our hotel was next to a pastry shop so we made a promise that every time we walked by we would buy a sweet. I think we ended up eating a total of 12+ different pastries in the span of 3 days. And I'm not even guilty about it and my pants aren't any tighter because we walked A LOT. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lacasamudejar.com/" target="_blank">http://www.lacasamudejar.com/</a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Playground at the school I teach at.</div>Stephanie Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883247187902681706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579451215304022787.post-42288923678543641732012-03-15T06:12:00.000-07:002012-03-15T06:12:38.954-07:00A Trip to Welcome Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">My first year in Spain, I did a lot of traveling. Like every other weekend. I had lots of good experiences but also I spent lots of money. This is my second year in Spain (7 months and counting) and I have only traveled twice. What can I say? Life catches up to us all...even when you live in an exciting foreign country with beautiful places to go to that are right next door. </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">But finally Jorge and I have decided to go 'right next door' to visit some must-sees. This weekend we're going to Segovia and Avila. Here are some Google pics of what we'll be seeing. My pics will, of course, come later. And by later I mean in a few months because I'm a lazy blogger. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Segovia Cathedral at night.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Water aqueduct in Segovia that's centuries old.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">City wall in Avila</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Jorge and I are going to this beautiful city in northern Spain for our Spring break. (which happens to be the first week of April and the highs will be in the 50s but I'll take it)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A picture says a thousand words.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We're slowing planning our itinerary. I know we're going to this Spa:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.la-perla.net/ingles/laperla_fotos.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666;">http://www.la-perla.net/ingles/laperla_fotos.htm</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You can click on "Health and Beauty" at the top and read the list of all the relaxing choices we have to choose from.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And I want to buy beautiful sundresses to wear but I'll still be in my sweaters and boots!</span></div>Stephanie Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883247187902681706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579451215304022787.post-84580290400859251902012-02-16T10:32:00.001-08:002012-04-14T07:13:32.271-07:00My Kids<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In addition to teaching at the primary school during the day, I give private English lessons in the evenings. The age range varies from 3 to 40. It's an odd life schedule because I teach from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the school, come home, have lunch, and a little relax time, then I have to get ready all over again and go out and teach for another 4 hours. Ooooo how I dislike this very Spanish schedule. But it helps when I adore the people I teach. Here are some of my very favorite students.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is Carolina and Rodrigo. We made Valentine's butterfly necklaces. :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div>Stephanie Danahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16883247187902681706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579451215304022787.post-10082061957386973432012-02-15T12:56:00.001-08:002012-04-14T07:18:45.259-07:00Valentine's Day<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So in Spain Valentine's Day is no big deal/doesn't exist. Now as much as I dislike how America brings to life a holiday 3-4 months before it happens. (bringing out Valentine's gifts/decor immediately after Christmas is over for example) it's sad that none of the stores here have any Valentine's Day items. That's right. No cute teddy bears. No big heart balloons. Some stores are catching on, but it's pathetic! Anyway that didn't stop Jorge and I from having a special day. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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