I have mixed feelings about my time almost being over. I’m not ready to leave, I love my host family, I love the laid-back culture, the food, the streets, everything. But I’m starting to feel very far away from Ohio and the people I love there, plus this whole meat-eating business is getting hard for me! I’m ready to be a vegetarian again :)
This weekend our BG program went on its last weekend trip, to Cantabria, a northern community of Spain, with both beautiful beaches and beautiful mountains. We stayed in this ADORABLE (but slightly creepy), ancient hotel in a tiny tiny pueblo! We walked around the city in about 10 minutes, that’s how small this place is! It smelled like the country and had excellent food, such as cheese, meat, honey, and farm-grown products like that! The typical food is very hardy, with lots of beans, sausage, etc., and a lot of food is produced in the region we were staying.
The first day we went to Comillas, another small town in Cantabria, located on the beach, where lots of celebs go for vacation! I can see why, it was gorgeous! We all played around on the beach (the water was freezing but the weather was great!) and then we walked around and saw some great architecture in the town…
Town we stayed in :) 
Beach at Comillas
Later we went to Santander, the capital of Cantabria, and ate a delicious lunch, played on another beach, and got a little tour of the city. As far as our trips go, this one was much more relaxing and we were blessed with gorgeous sunny weather the whole time!
Then we finished up at the caves of Altamira, which have some of the oldest recorded human art! I learned about it in art history, and never knew I’d actually end up at Altamira! Unfortunately, 10 or 15 years ago they stopped letting people into the caves (obviously, people being in the caves was hurting the cave paintings) but we went to a replication and it was very fun to see them!!
This weekend I’m heading to Italy! :) expect some great pictures soon!
Un besito, Ann
