El Camino

This Saturday I am leaving Salamanca and heading to Madrid. On the road again! Although Salamanca is enchanting, I miss the life of a traveler. There's something intoxicating about seeing awe-inspiring sites and meeting fascinating people each day.

First stop - Madrid!

Cuadros de Salamanca...Finalmente!

I couldn't capture it in a picture, but the reliefs of the carvings appear to be reaching out of the walls on most of the ancient buildings in Salamanca. I stop and stare in amazement every time.



I love creative graffiti as long as it stays on modern buildings and away from the history. This array of colorful tagging was just on that borderline...



Salamanca es bonita. Punto.



Lindsey attempting to be artsy?



Convento de Las Ursula

Muesli, Espanol, & KIPP

Muesli: It's crunchy and healthy, and Carrefour carries so many varieties. Death by muesli sounds fine by me!

Espanol: Me gusta espanol. Manuela es una profesora excepcional y cada dia sentio que mi espanol esta mejor y mejor. Espero quedar en Salamanca para cuatro mas meses. Voy a ver vosotros en junio!

KIPP: Applying to KIPP schools as a middle school teacher. Started by two TFA alumni in 1994, this organization of charter schools offers an excellent education to students in typically underperforming districts. Check them out here: www.kipp.org
Austin or Newark? Crossing my fingers...

Salamanca

Buenos dias! Estoy en Salamanca. La ciudad es antiqua y bonita! Me gusta mucho!
So far this ancient town, dropped in the midst of a modern world, has exceeded even my high expectations. Aside from walking the streets of Praha, my walk around Salamanca today at 3PM, while the city paused for lunch, was the closest I've come to time travel. And of course, I adore Spanish "gastronomy": cafe solo, tapas, y sangria. Estupendo!