I have't written for a while, a lot is happening even sometimes too much. Recently my in-laws were here and we organised an excursion to Garganta Verde - green throat. I knew that my mother in law is afraid of deep water, but I didn't know that she's not a fan of altitude. Instead of making her happy I made her shivering. In...
Feria, you love it or hate it. Why do I say this? When you participate you wait the whole year for it, but when you have to get up early and go to work you want it to finish as fast as possible. Here it lasted one week. We went with Chris to see children having fun. When I see all these facial...
I love mountains especially the high mountains covered with snow, that is why we go to Sierra Nevada so much, because we can ski, snowboard, walk and ride a bike. Is not it amazing? Additionally in summer, there is a great race, Sierra Nevada Limite. This year Chris was unlucky and had a puncture during the downhill, his tube exploded because of the...
When I woke up I had a sore throat so instead of eating cereals I started with lentils with huge amount of raw garlic, chilly and olive oil ;) After one our I had a small bowl of cereals, so I was afraid that this mixture would kill my stomach :P The race started slowly, as almost all cyclotourist races. In about 2...
Today I have officially finished my Spanish course at EOI (Official school of languages). Three very intensive months with classes 4 or 5 times a week full of history, culture and of course grammar. At the very end of the semester, Fernando, my teacher had an accident and the classes were cancelled. Because of this, Chris had to do even more. He was...
This weekend Los Peluqueros club organised a cycling race to a mountain where we usually "train" on. We wanted to participate this year. In the morning we run strava on our mobiles, but Chris had some problems. Something happened and the application could not find GPS. We stopped, fixed it and continued the warm up. During the climb I suffered terribly, but I kept...
After a very long and intense day in Toledo we arrived late to Cuenca. My father was so tired, that he just wanted to sleep. So I went with my mother to see the procession. The streets were full of people waiting. When I saw a boy with his father, I could not stop staring at them. The feelings on his face were...
Recently I was very busy, trying to prepare an exam from Spanish. On Sunday, to relax my brain a bit and to use other parts of the body, we went to Alfarnate, to take part in a race and see how strong we were. (fot. Pepe Montalbán - after the fall) Due to the health problems I have been struggling with, I could...
Almost in every country Children´s Day is celebrated in different dates, for example in Poland we do it today. Children receive gifts and eat a lot of sweets, but the most important part is that this day normally last the whole year in a bit different, not so visible, manner. Having children, loving them, taking care of them is a daily job, but...
Today in Poland people celebrate Mother´s Day, because of this occasion I´d like to wish all the women, not only mothers, joy, love, good health, patience and even more if you do have children. Little heart shaped cookies stuffed with custard cream with rum or coffee flavour with strawberries and mint on top, to make your day better. ...
This week I managed to prepare my first homemade humus. Instead of using tahini, that I didn't have at home, I added ground sesame. During the gastronomy contest in EOI I was given brief information about the ingredients. I need to ask about a proper recipe because my humus tasted differently than the one made by a Syrian. Do you think having a...
On Holy Tuesday my parents and I were visiting Toledo. During that night when we were passing the streets of the old town we heard the music that normally accompanies processions. We changed direction following the voice until we found one. The nazarenos - fraternity members - were going through the narrow streets holding a paso that was almost filling them. The spectators...
Yesterday, like every year in Churriana, cyclists were competing in the Saint Isidore's race. There was no category for women so I was a photographer. Laps were very difficult, ramps, downhill and sharp turns, so there was no time to rest. Cycling is much more than competing, it is also encouraging and supporting the participants :) If you are interested you will find...
Teaching - what exactly does this word mean? In my opinion it is much more than explaining the rules, reading books, doing exercises, it is opening our brains to the world. Each person has his story and when you listen to it you can understand more about cultural differences and problems they usually cause. Yesterday the Spanish Department of EOI Malaga organised a...
