These past three months have been filled with incredible experiences. Weekend trips to a village on the Spanish/Portuguese border, weekends spent exploring the city/region with friends, time spent at school and giving private lessons have kept me busy, so here are some of the highlights.

One of the highlights of these past few months has been watching the Spain/Germany soccer match at Balaidos stadium in November.

                                                      Running into friends at half time :)

                                 Fiesta de castañas y setas en el sur de Galicia.

                                                                Grilling Chestnuts

                                                                  Lago de Sanabria

Exploring Parque de Castrelos in Vigo

                                                    Thanksgiving dinner (esta de carallo)

   "It's very traditional for Americans to throw broccoli in people's mouths on Thanksgiving" -James

                                                                 Yay for Breakfast.

Random poems in bottle caps  from strangers.

(Castañas) Grilled Chesnuts - aka my favorite food. 

 Churrasco (ribs) Cooked over a fire and enjoyed with friends and typical liquors of the region.

                                                          Chaves, Portugal (bagpipes)

 I crossed this river in Chaves, Portugal, and almost fell into the water because the rocks were unstable. I obviously haven't changed.

 Castle in Portugal

                          Hiking the Ruta del Contrabando either in South of Galicia or Portugal