So as y'all know I'm here on scholarship, which means I have to do some learning at some point. That's totally cool with me, because I have really cool teachers (including this one guy who reminds me of SOME actor that I can't put my finger...might have to put it out to you to help me figure it out) and these are things I want to learn.
Today was Day 2. Day 1 involved a whole lot of getting-to-know-you stuff, which was fun. There are 20 of us, and it seems that there are a lot of different backgrounds. There's another Ohio State grad, a 72-year-old historian from Texas (whose wife, apparently, is the "daughter of Franco", as he told us in class), a lady from Puerto Rico, a teacher from Haiti who teaches prisoners in Philly, just to give a taste of some of them. Last night, we also got a taste of Bilbao's Old Town on a walking tour.
On the subject of walking, I'm not at all a runner, but this town could at the very least make me a jogger. I went out on Sunday and kept getting myself "lost" in new parts of the city, and I went out again today, despite the gloomy weather, and discovered still new stuff. (If I promised you a post card, it will go int the mail tomorrow or Wednesday--I found the POST OFFICE today!) And of course, as per my usual, I found the sketch part of town! Cross this city off my list! ;) Also, there are lots of hills, and tons of stairs. Walk walk walk, stairs, stairs, stairs, sweat, sweat, sweat. That whole sweating thing is more important here because ALL of their water is seemingly mineralized--including sodium. Ooooh, joy.
Now I take the stairs everywhere, but my personal favorite challenge is the 167-staircase on the Calatrava bridge. Walking it, it took about 2.5 minutes. I didn't do it today because it was too slick from the rain (but have no fear, that's what tomorrow is for!)
Washed my laundry by hand, my bathroom looks like Victoria's Secret exploded. Cotton may be the fabric of our lives, but the other stuff dries a lot faster!
Well, off to dinner, and then off to Pamplona tomorrow! Ondo ibili! (Basque for "take care!")
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