Portugal!!!!

Wow, it´s been a week! And a busy one at that. Which is normal. :) Flamenco on Monday, worship and small group on Wednesday, and service project (working with the homeless) Thursday. The weekend, though, was amaaaaazing! Friday afternoon, some friends and I left for Lagos, Portugal! We went with a local organization who planned the trip. After arriving in Lagos Friday night, we dressed up and went to dinner with the 75 other group members (most from the U.S., a few from Europe), then had a welcome party. Saturday we slept in some, ate an amazing breakfast at our hotel, then took a sailboat cruise to see some of the caves off the coast. It was so fun, and we got to swim in the beautiful ocean! The water was so clear, yet cool...I had never experienced anything like it! After the cruise we went to the beach for a bit, then headed back to the hotel, got ready for dinner, and went out. We wanted to try authentic Portugese dishes, so I ordered swordfish. It was actually really good! I also tasted the best steak of my life. Sunday we went to a beautiful "virgin beach," without any buildings or developments. It was so beautiful. We swam in the ocean, relaxed on the beach, and took in the beauty. That night we went out for dinner at a cute Italian restaurant owned by a man from Italy. Sunday we slept in, then walked around the teeny city of Lagos. It is so cute, like I stepped into a story book! There were no big buildings, only tiny cobblestone streets, with old, colorful buildings. We left at about 4:00 to take a bus back to Spain. The bus ride was fun too though, because we got to watch American movies and TV shows. The weekend was amazing, but this week is HARD! We only have 2 days of classes, then a 2 day school trip to Toledo for my art history class. I have lots of homework and studying though, classes are really hard. I also have a 50 minute class presentation to write. So...I´ll be back on Saturday night from Toledo/ Madrid, and I¨ll have more to write then! :) Pictures will be on facebook soon.