Como ya habreis podido comprobar en los ultimos posts, tras terminar examenes la vida en Marquette es bien distinta,, hasta el tiempo ha cambiado y hemos pasado de gelidas tardes al cobijo de una manta a torridos atardeceres haciendo barbacoas en el lago. Si, Wisconsin cambia de tiempo tan inesperadamente que al dia siguiente de la torrida tarde puedes sacar el jersey de nuevo y te falta el abrigo que ya has metido en la maleta...
Esta ultima semana, denominada "Seniors week" por ser la semana previa a la graduacion de aquellos estudiantes de ultimo anyo que pueden decir por fin adios a sus dias de estudiante, ha estado cargada de actividades, fiesta y locura. Tras las celebraciones que ya os contamos y nuestra visita a Madison, la semana ha estado llena de emociones agridulces ya que ha habido muchas despedidas pero tambien actividades y reencuentros que han hecho de estos ultimos dias en la cuidad una inolvidable experiencia.
Tras las fiestas, el partido de baseball y Madison he aqui un pequenyo resumen de nuestros ultimos dias por la uni:
- Visitamos la Brewery Miller (comunmente denominable como fabrica de cerveza) con degustacion de cervezas gratuitas incluida y terminamos el dia comiendo un delicioso helado en Copps.
- El miercoles nos reencontramos con Emily, fuimos a comer las tres junto con Hannah y Jen, las "SanSe Chicas", a California Pizza Kitchen. Para cerrar el dia unas cervezas por los bares de water street.
- Para disfrutar el soleado dia que tuvimos el jueves fuimos al lago a hacer una barbacoa en companyia de los GVers que aun quedabamos en Milwaukee,, barbacoa que tras ciertos imprevistos salio de 10.
- El viernes, los estudiantes internacionales disfrutamos de nuestro propio acto de graduacion como cierre de un semestre lleno de vivencias en Marquette. Tambien tuvimos que decir adios a nuestra pequenya Maggie :(
En cuanto al fin de semana,, tendreis que esperar al siguiente post. Prometemos no tardar en colgarlo....... pocas horas os separan de saber todos los detalles!!
Xoxo!
PD. la falta de acentos y "enyes" debido a escribir desde un ordenador americano sucks! sorry :S
After the crazy weekend we had after finals, it was time to relax so we planned a visit to the state of Wisconsin's capital: Madison.
There we went with little Maggie, taking a bus to the city while drinking a coffee and eating some delicious donuts we bought on our way to the station...
It took us almost 2 hours to get there due to the stops the bus had to make, but it was worth it as our destination was a really nice and cozy little city full of life. We drop off at the Wisconsin University Campus where some friends were picking us up to have lunch at "Mediterranean Cafe", a small ethnic restaurant where we had a delicious arab dish. Afterwards, Lauren (better known as the girl that could climb a vertical wall) and her friend Crissie showed us around, going up the main boulevard to the Capitol Building.
We ended our little walk back in campus, where we seated on a terrace next to the lake eating some ice-cream made in the university itself. We kept on walking through the lake-side, enjoying the sunny weather and the amazing sights.
We ended the day at Lauren's new apartment and drove back to GV (home... but not for much longer) tired but grateful of the wonderful day we just had.
Thank you girls for making yesterday's day such an incredible day!!
Ayer celebramos Cinco de Mayo, una fecha realmente importante en la historia de México: la Batalla de Puebla.
La noche se resume en burritos de Qdoba, coronas, margaritas y una fiesta con nuestros queridos vasco-boricuas que les presentamos en el siguiente vídeo...
It's been a while since you don't have news of our adventures here in the USA, don't you think is time?
After St. Louis we were soooo into our studies (hahaha) that we didn't have time to update the blog... but then Easter Break arrived. We have had a great time at Nata's house, she and her family invited us to enjoy the traditions of this vacation as if we were at home so that's what this post is about,, our unforgettable time in Homewood.
We arrived to Homewood, a small town in the outskirts of Chicago, the 21st of april. Nata showed us her neighborhood before having dinner with her family. Afterwards, we enjoyed a Vikings High-School Girl Soccer Game where her sister, Suzanne, plays. It was such a fun experience as well as freezing (we spent all the game covering ourselves with some blankets). Vikings won by a punch of points, but the best of the night came when a boy jumped to the field and asked one of the girls to go to Prom with him. Meanwhile his friends were in the terraces supporting him by showing PROM written in their chests. AWWW SO CUTE!!! (and so American... hahah). We ended the day in the basement, watching "The King's Speech".
Next day Chicago was waiting for us. We had the chance to understand why they call it "Windy City", there was such a bad weather... it was raining cats and dogs :( Our boots were flooded, the umbrellas broke... Anyway, the fog around the skyscrapers created a magical scene of the city that we will never forget. We spent the day shopping (as walking in the streets was mission impossible) and took the train back early cause the rest of the family was waiting for the Spanish Chefs and the Spanish Tortillas we were about to cook for them.
After that we spent the night painting the typical Easter Eggs with little Carter and Evelyn. Eggs that the Easter Bunny (Paddles) was supposed to hide all over the house during Saturday night so that everyone went find them next morning and get their Easter Basket full of candy.
As we didn't have time to do all our shopping (yes, we love shopping), we went back to Chicago downtown on Sunday too, where we enjoyed a beautiful sunny day. We had lunch in the 95th floor of John Hanckok tower and took a water taxi through the Chicago River to the Navy Pier. We also visited the beach and other nice areas in the city. Once back at Homewood Nata and Adam prepared a bonfire where we had the chance to eat marshmallows with m&m's. Just a perfect ending of the day!
Easter day started with Nata and her sister looking for various dozens of eggs all over the house... their basket was waiting!! We went to the church and then hang out before having easter dinner with all the siblings (they are such a big family: Nata's mum and dad, 8 siblings with their partners, 6 grandchildren...). It was more like a banquette full of delicious food and nice company. After finding eggs with the children we took the car and come back to Milwaukee, singing all the way and saying bye to a wonderfull holiday.
Thank you a lot for everything Nat! We will always remember our days with your family!! Thanks to all of them!! You are just AMAZING!
Here we're once more to let you all know about our amazing mini-road trip to ST.LOUIS during the first weekend of April!
The first thing we need to say is............. THANK YOU EMILY!! Thank you for inviting us, we had an amazing weekend and you are simply the best!
We arrived to Glen Carbon (Illinois) on friday night and Emily introduced us to Fast Eddie's, the most authentic American bar we've ever been, where there was live music, a bachelorette party (a giant penis included) and the "best" shrimps we had ever tried.....¬¬
The weather was really nice the entire weekend so the next morning we had breakfast in the porch while watching Bentley (Emily's dog) playing in the garden. Afterwards, we went to St.Louis (Missouri) to visit the Anheuser-Busch company. The factory offers a free tour where you can see how the beer process is made, learn about the company's history, drink free Budweiser and see the horses they have in the stables.
Later, we went to see the famous Gateway Arch near the Missouri river, we ate some hot dogs and continued drinking beers to get ready for the baseball game!The Cardinals lost against San Diego Padres but we were so excited and happy eating nachos and listening Emily's explanations about the game that we didn't really care.
At night, we went back to Glen Carbon, we saw "The Proposal" while resting, ate Bobby's ice-cream and we warmed ourselves up by the fire. We've never ever seen SUCH a HUGE fire, right Emily???!!! We can swear that your father is not precisely a pyromaniac...........hahahaha!
We spent the Sunday morning discovering different spots around, visiting Edwardsville, being amazed with the impressive houses there are in that area, ordering the food from the car in Sonic where waitres come in roller skates and taking pictures in the convertible!This last is sooooo Marta and Mariel!
In conclusion, the weekend is going to be hard to forget. We are so glad that we had the chance to get closer to the authentic American country life-style that since then we cannot stop listening country music.... hahaha!
We end the post with this video!Specially dedicated to Emily!Thanks again!
Tras desgastar la suela de nuestras botas recorriendo todos y cada uno de los encantos de la gran manzana no podíamos ir a ningún otro sitio más que al paraíso: Miami Beach.
Decir adiós a New York City cuesta lo suyo, pero la cara de la gente al vernos aparecer en el aeropuerto de Miami con bufanda, botas y el plumas NO TIENE PRECIO. Y es que el llevar poco equipaje viajando desde la tierra del yeti tiene sus inconvenientes, claro que el "handicap" duró lo que tardamos en llegar al hotel, disfrazarnos de verano y a disfrutar de la noche!!
Tras cenar en el paseo marítimo y gozar del ambiente recorriendo las calles de la ciudad y descubriendo sitios mágicos como "Española Way" tocaba ir a descansar, ya que llevábamos una larga y agotadora jornada a nuestras espaldas. Al día siguiente debidamente equipadas (es increíble lo bien que sienta salir nada más que con el bikini + vestido + chancletas... sin tener que ponernos las botas!!) pusimos rumbo a la playa, no sin antes pasar a comprar nuestros pareos y la no menos importante crema solar.
Relax, sol y mar para refrescarnos, indescriptible la sensación de sentir la arena y las olas rompiendo a nuestros pies. Primer día en Miami Beach de diez, pero no hay buen día sin buena noche que lo preceda así que después de la duchita y la cena, vestido de noche, sandalias y a romper la pista de "Mansion", un club impresionante no solo por su decoración sino por las innumerables salas y la buena música.
Disfrutamos como nunca bailando hasta las 5 de la mañana, volviéndonos locas y alucinando con los pivones que se mueven por esa zona de Estados Unidos... habíamos olvidado qué era eso!! y no era más que el comienzo.
El viernes fuimos en un tour por la zona antigüa de Miami donde pasamos por la "Pequeña Habana", lugar en el cual se instalaron los primeros Cubanos que llegaron a la ciudad y que hicieron suyo, ambientándolo como si estuvieran en su propia isla. Terminamos la ruta en el embarcadero del distrito financiero donde un barco nos llevó por las islas donde las estrellas tienen sus impresionantes mansiones. Gran parte del encanto del trayecto fue el curioso comportamiento de nuestros "compañeros de viaje" los cuales se pasaron todo el trayecto a bordo cambiándose de silla al compás de la música, como si de un juego de niños se tratara.
Pequeña Habana
Dominó Club en Pequeña Habana
Venice Pool
Shakira's house @star island
En nuestro crucero particular
Para liberar tensiones terminamos la noche en Mango's, un club de música latina en vivo donde además de mover las caderas pudimos disfrutar de espectáculos como este:
...la próxima vez que pasemos por ahí, salimos voluntarias!!
Otra noche más de no mirar el reloj, terminamos llegando a la habitación con exactamente una hora para dormir y levantarnos para coger el autobús que nos llevaría a pasar el día en Key West. Claro que tras una noche como la que tuvimos levantarse a la hora es francamente difícil. Lo normal en estos casos habría sido poner un par de alarmas para no correr el riesgo de dormirnos, pero como para nosotras ni todas las alarmas del mundo habrían sido suficientes recurrimos al plan B: la recepcionista. Tras tocar nuestra puerta y no obtener respuesta, entró a la habitación para decirnos "cariñosamente" que un autobús lleno de turistas nos estaba esperando. Marta, yo y nuestras respectivas resacas saltamos de la cama, nos embutimos en el bikini, vestido, pareo (y suerte que nos acordamos de coger el bolso) y para cuando volvimos a ser conscientes ya estábamos pisando tierra firme en Cayo Hueso (nombre hispano para denominar Key West), el trozo de tierra más al sur de Estados Unidos, a medio camino entre Miami y Cuba.
El sábado, nuestro último día en Miami, no podíamos hacer más que pasarlo en la playa, disfrutando de nuestro último día de sol y terminando con un buen baño en las aguas cristalinas de South Beach. Para clausurar nuestro paso por la vida nocturna "Mayamense": ducha, vestido de noche y a "Lux". Bailar, bailar y bailar más para volver a las 3.30 a.m. a recoger las maletas e ir directas al aeropuerto.
Último Chapuzón
Last Beach Day
Lux
Fin de nuestro Spring Break con un balance más que positivo, but you know that this is like Vegas: What happens in Miami, stays in Miami...
