Sunday, February 10, 2013

Quick update

We don't have any breaks in February to take a trip so we have decided to take the month to explore Madrid a little more. We want to try to find a good tapas bar near us so we don't have to go so far as to the mercado where Ben likes to go.

School is going well for both of us. Ben is getting more involved in his classes and he has even taught a few classes all by himself. The students love him! In one class they are doing a unit on time so Ben brought in some old soda bottles and showed them how to make a water clock. They went crazy! School is going well for me too. Nothing new to report. I am still enjoying being in my school choir. We are singing a song in English this term and I was asked to help record a media file for people to listen to and use to practice. It was a lot of fun! We are starting a French song soon in which I have a solo. It will be a little more challenging because although French looks a little similar to Spanish the pronunciation is no where near the same. Fortunately one of the other staff in the choir studied French and he is going to help me with the pronunciation. I believe the concert will be sometime in April.

While Ben was researching things to do in Madrid the other day he found a chapel very close to us that houses Goya's tomb. Goya is a famous artist and a lot of his work is in the Prado, a huge museum in Madrid. We only have one room left until we have seen the whole thing!

Life continues to be an adventure but we are loving it!


The chapel where Goya is buried. He also painted the ceiling here. 




We would really like to find where this gondola ride starts!


1 comment:

  1. What a neat idea with the water clocks!
    Kristin that is sooo cool about your French solo! I wanna hear your recording in English and I would wanna hear your solo in the recital!
    Glad all is still going well for you two.
    Figure out that gondola ride y tener una cita romantica con Ben!

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