Spain - week 2 , festival of Kings

Clearly there isnt going to be so many words about SB in Spain as her Spanish hosts are not internet savvy types so I'm not going to get any photo updates or words from them, so relying on the odd photo that SB or SPD might post up, and words in our 30 mins phone call!
SB and family were v excited about the festival of kings. This is another christmas with present giving and socialisation and laughter. We had packed a lot of English gifts for all the family members we could think of, and some general foods for those that we might not as a 'family gift' . We also got a jolly 'xmas' theme t-shirt for SPD's dad. Apparently he liked it a lot! SB got some gifts in return that she was v happy with, and also they have a lucky dip type thing for all the cousins, leaving her with a vibrating banana!!
the procession was excellent, and SB put a few photos of that up for us to see.


On the Friday, following a bit of a kerfuffle with getting all the documentation required for the Spanish school, she started there. So there is a first day at school photo! Life should settle down a bit now, as there have been lots of late nights and late starts.

Spain Week 1 - welcome to Spain!

SO come the week after Christmas, having had a lovely Xmas with us, SB and DH had to get up at a very ungodly hour to go to spain by plane. she had a set of new luggage for an xmas present to set her up nicely. all of the flight and travel went v straightforwardsly. there was a little bit of a crisis over picking up the hire car, but it was all sorted out, and the drove to burgos, where she will be stating during the exchange. We had thought we might just do a one way hosting. However, having met SPD and her mother, SB thought that it would work out, and was very excited and happy to be going.

when they got there, they went straight out for a meal with SPD and mum, and then wandered around the city a little bit, viewing the sights and getting a feel for where SB will be staying.


SB hasnt lived in a city since she was 4, and we are pretty rural. So will be quite different living in an appartment quite different! the evening was spent chilling in the appartment. The enxt day they went to a museum of evolution with SPD's dad, and with quite a bit on humans. i would have loved it! DH and SB did, and DH was quite tickled by seeing SPD mooched in museums as much with her parents!

so finally DH hugged SB goodbye and made his way home. Good Luck and have a lovely time in Spain SB.