Las Medulas is a system of Roman gold mines from the first century. They are one of the highlights of our valley. For more information about them, see here. Or, for more pictures of our valley, see here.
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Category Archives: Around the World
El Explorador
“…el éxito del viaje esta en ‘descubrir lo pequeño, hablar con el paisano que aparece en el camino y a quien la mayor parte de la gente no da ni los buenos días…salir a perder el tiempo; ese ha de ser el espíritu del explorador.'”
Miguel “Yuma” García, El Bierzo: Leyendas, Pueblos, y Paisajes
Eating
Paella is one of the most famous Spanish dishes. The mixture of rice, chicken, pork, and seafood is slow cooked and tough to beat. Our friend and language tutor, Karine, prepared it for us and my parents. We had a great time eating and talking about how we eat – manners, customs, and faux pas.
Movie Night
Last week we hosted an English Movie Night for our conversational English group. We had to go with a classic, so out came Princess Bride!
Never trust a Moroccan camel
As our week of meetings was winding down, a group from the team decided to take the ferry across the Straight to visit Morocco. It would be our first time in Africa. I will keep the story short, only including snippets from my journal, photos, and a video of Crystal and Tanzen falling off a camel, but believe me, there is much to be said.
Almost having the boat leave without you sounds romantic, but it is actually rather stressful.
Normally those who have freedoms don’t have to constantly remind people about them.
When bargaining, you aren’t even near a starting price until you are at half.
I like to call this little beauty the “Hearse-ulance”. If the medic doesn’t get you in time, it functions for the immediate funeral.
I never thought that I would have to hear, “Daddy, why did I fall off a camel?”
We survived Morocco. Barely.
https://vimeo.com/186266295
A little bit of Britain
Between Spain and Morocco there is a big rock. And that big rock has an interesting story!
While in southern Spain for our BMM meetings we took a day trip to Gibraltar. Here are some pictures of our time.
An important phone call
Eating the customary McDonalds Fries. They tasted the same.
Walking across the only airport runway/highway in the world
With Brexit, this will look differently!
BMM Team Spain
The border guard wanted to talk with Crystal about Field of Dreams when he saw she was from Iowa. He waved everyone else past so he could talk about the movie!
Field Meetings
We purchased our car on Friday night and decided to break it in by driving around Spain. Sunday we took off and drove 8.5 hours to the southern coast of Spain. We had never been to the southern coast of Spain, and were very impressed with its beauty!
Team Spain from BMM met this year down in Manilva for our yearly meetings. All the members were able to be part (even our field administrator and his wife), even though some had to leave early due to a death in the family. We were able to discuss this past year, future plans, individual blessings and struggles. It was very helpful.
It was great for us to be with our team and to enjoy time together! It was especially great for Tanzen who could play in the pool with her friends!
Hike
We took a day hike from Ponferrada with friends to a reservoir above the city. It was probably about 9 miles round trip.
Our group
In the picture below you can see hill that contains an ancient sacrificial altar – supposedly human sacrifices (on the left) and a monastery (across the reservoir on the right).
Someone needed a rest
Hiking back to Ponferrada
Overlooking our city
Runnin’ Away
