Yesterday, Ryann and I went to school and came home, ate some lunch (noodles with the nata sauce) and then headed over to the ISA office after a little siesta to turn in our RealComm phones that we had while in Spain. We met up with our friend Amber and went up and chatted with Iker for a while. Then we got some Smooy, of course:), and headed down to a florist shop to buy a potted flower for Carmen to show our appreciation for all that she has done for us while we have been here. We picked out a really pretty flower and headed home to give it to Carmen. She was so happy when we walked in the door and ran up and hugged and kissed us both. She immediately went into her living room and put it on one of the main tables in place of a fake potted flower. She was so excited. We were really happy we could do something to show her how much we have appreciated her.
After that, we came home and studied and finished packing most of our stuff up. We were really worried about whether taking the A2 test (the class we were actually in) or the B1 test (which was a level higher). We decided just to take the A2 test, so didn't study much and went to bed so we could get a good nights sleep in before our exam.
This morning we woke up, got ready and headed off to school. I took some pictures of our last walk to school and our last day at school. Once we got to school, our first two hours of class were a review with Alvaro. This morning while we were eating breakfast, I made Alvaro and peanut butter and jelly sandwich so he could try it before we left. He was so excited I made him one and really like the taste of it. Anyways, we began to review, and Alvaro convinced us to take the B1 test, because he controlled 3/5 of our final grades and he knew we would pass what he was grading us on. So, we trusted his judgement and decided to take the higher exam. The grammar was pretty intense, but we got through it. The writing and the lecture exams were really easy. I feel so relieved that the exams are over.. now I just have to wait for my grades! Other than the test, school was good today and we had an overall really nice last day. All of our teachers were sad to see us go and gave us all dos besos and told Ryann and I over and over again multiple times thank you for paying attention and etc.
Alvaro and his PB&J Sandwich
Paqui, our grammar professor
Esther, our listening professor
After school we went to the ISA office to say goodbye to Iker because he was leaving around 4 this afternoon to go to Madrid and pick up a new group of students. He was really nice and told us to come back multiple times. We have really appreciated all that the ISA staff has done for us. They are all really fun.
We came home and of course Carmen had made us Albondigas (YES!). She said she made it especially for our last dinner there. She also bought us really nice sandwich bread to make a bocadillo for the bus ride. She told us she had to do some running this afternoon to stores but that she would be back in time to walk us to the Cathedral to say goodbye. I think she is really sad that we are leaving. We are going to miss her a lot.
We just finished up packing most of our stuff and are just going to relax and then shower shortly before we leave to keep as fresh as possible. Then pack up everything and head down to the cathedral for our lovely 32 hour trip home. We leave here at 8pm (Spain time) and head to Madrid. We should reach the Madrid Airport at around 3am and our flight doesn't leave Madrid until 12:30pm. That means after a 7 hour bus ride we are stuck in the airport waiting for 9 hours. Not fun. But after that our trip should go by quickly. A flight from Madrid to Paris (2hrs) an hour layover, our long flight from Paris to Quebec (7hrs) an hour layover, and then our flight from Quebec to DETROIT! We should arrive home at 9pm (Michigan time) and 3am (Spain time) which means a total of 24 hours solely in an airport or on a plane. Even though it sucks, every second will be worth it to get home.
"And remember...Don't let your arms get tired!"- Hook
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