Planes, Music, Buses, and Mountains









We made it! After a long day of waiting, flying, driving, exhaustion, and more waiting, we finally arrived to beautiful Oviedo.

If you were following our flight status through Delta, you’ll know that our flight from JFK to MAD was delayed almost 2 hours due to a maintenance issue with the aircraft. It’s safe to say that our tooshes were feeling the strain after that long flight!

We arrived in Madrid around 10 AM Spain time. After the plane’s lovely air conditioned cabin, Madrid felt HOT HOT HOT! It was close to 80°F! Luckily, Herminio, our bus driver, was waiting for us and we were on our way in no time.

The drive from Madrid to Oviedo took roughly 6 hours with two pit stops on the way. The students had their first “bocadillo” experience (Spanish food for the win!) and, if they weren’t passed out sleeping, enjoyed the changes in countryside from hot and brown, to vibrant and green. I’ll let the pictures below speak for themselves.

The host families were jumping for joy and from excitement and the sight of our bus. The students were just as excited and nervous to meet them. They were received warmly and then headed to their new homes for the summer.

We bonded, we chatted, and we started our new adventures J










We all had to relieve ourselves after that long flight!
Waiting in the Madrid sun before heading North









The landscape on our way up to Oviedo after having driven for two hours north.
The landscape as we got closer to crossing the mountains into Asturias









After passing this tunnel, we passed into Asturias!


Mining towns on our way to Oviedo

 


We finally arrived in Oviedo!




Comments

  1. Eli's momJune 11, 2017 at 2:14 PM

    Marveloso! Thanks for the update and the photos. Looks so beautiful there.

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  2. Tom T.June 16, 2017 at 12:39 PM

    Gracias por estas fotos tan bonitas y toda la información tan interesante. Favor de saludarle a mi estudiante, Alex Key. Espero que todo les vaya bien a todos y anticipo con gusto su próximo blog.

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