Xmas In Xedré

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My christmas was spent here.... in paradise. Click on the photo to see more.......
The photos speak for me, it was great to meet everyones family, and to see a small village (45 houses) with such a tight knit community.

I enjoyed.....
>> drinking cider champagne
<< telling jokes until 3am with 3 generations of people
>> taking long walks
<< breathing pure air
>> eating lots of chocolate and sweeties and biscuits
<< eating FRESH pig, cow, and trout
>> making people happy

Felices fiestas
Me

El mejor de los viajes es el próximo

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A new day has begun, and today I sent out all my Christmas greetings, so if you didn´t recieve them, email me, or maybe this will be enough for you.

My 2 weeks holidays have begun, classes are over. Writing 96 reports in Spanish was a drag, but its all over - of the 76 exams I dished out, 55 passed, so it wasn´t too bad. On the last day yesterday we all sang christmas carols which was sore on the ears, but really fun.

I have a new laptop, partly thanks to the generosity of someone in particular (thankyou). I love my laptop. Its really pretty. Next on my list is a camera like my brothers, a Cannon 400D that takes photos like this, this and this. Nice work.

I am going to spend christmas in a small village in Asturias called Xedré (Gedrez in Spanish), where I have been told its snowing!!! My first white christmas!!! I´m really really excited. We´re leaving tonight and the christmas eve dinner is going to be a blast.

Merry Christmas!
Feliz Navidad!
Zorionak!

Be safe
Janine ::::: Nina ::::: Kiwi Guapa

Medievil Market Magic

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Well its been a great long weekend, going out quite a bit, but also relaxing a whole lot all the same. This time last year I went to Santo Domingo de la Calzada with Markel Beth and Cameronbut we missed the medieval market, though this time with Mari Yani and Sonia (a friend, Susi´s flatmate, Susi´s sister), it was more planned, and it was fantastic.... a delight for each sense...
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Sight: the medievil village in medievil attire, completely decked out
Sounds: the clomping of hooves from the horses performing
Taste: cinnamon liquor
Touch: the squish of the jostling crowd and the silkyness of animal pelts
Smell: the aroma of herbs and spices
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I hope you are enjoying my new and improved blogsite
Lots of love
ME

Local Travelling

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Well as you can see from my new photos, I haven´t exactly been travelling much, only locally around Getxo and Bilbao. The photo you see here is a joint photo that I did with my mobile, the port/beach area where I live, 15 minutes from my house. If you click on the photo you´ll get a new set of photos.

My kids have thier exams on Monday and Tuesday, all 85 of them. And then I have to mark them and do thier reports. Not to mention my extra classes on Saturdays (which are much less stressfull because as you can see, we play a lot of games). Then Christmas here at home with Susi and Yani, and 2 weeks paid holidays! Yihoo.

The weather is deteriorating, heaps and heaps of wind. I thought my bike was going to be blown off the balcony!! This weekend its a long weekend, so I´m enjoying lazing around, saving up energy for the nights..........

Had the blood tests and xrays (hips knees and ankles), and according to the traumatologist, everything is fine. In short, he doesn´t know. So i´m being bundled off to rehabilitation, but its going to be crap again. At least I have noticed vast improvement since i stopped going to the physio, weird that. I start the rehab in January, but i have low hopes for it. Oh well.

I have to pay 1900€/$3600nz in backrent and bills. Great. Yipee. My paychecks gone!! After December i´ll be able to save properly tho. Looking forward to that. I may even get a laptop. We´ll see!!

Ok. Lots of hugs and kissesssssssssssss
Janine/Nina/Kiwi/Miss Ruys/Pitufina/Guapa
xxooxx