This Sunday (yesterday) was our first full day off since we arrived almost 2 weeks ago...so I think its fair to say it was well deserved! And we went to...the STOCK SHOW!!!! May I just say WOW. I have never seen anything like it. From the huge room that was like a cattle beauty parlor (I don't think barbers usually cut PEOPLES hair with such close attention) to cowboys everywhere to the most random booths you can imagine...it was all there. We just spent a couple hours there in the morning, which was perfect.
Today was spent in non-stop training sessions. Literally. We got about 5 minutes to grab our lunches so we could eat them during the presentation. It was a LONG day. But we got some very interesting info! Maybe not most importantly, but most interesting for purposes of my blog, I found out where I will be going in Europe! I will be in our last European city, which is in Switzerland, about 30 miles from Zurich. This is very exciting because I have never been to Switzerland!
But I'm getting ahead of myself. Day after tomorrow its off to Florida! I will be going with Carlos, from Sacramento, and we will be setting up Lakeland, Florida. Both of us are new, so this will be a great learning experience. Luckily, we have a very long set-up (6 and a half weeks), so that will be a big help. Our host families are all set-up, and they already seem SUPER helpful, its amazing, so that is also fabulous.
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El domingo (ayer) fue nuestro primer día libre desde que hemos llegado. Hemos ido al...."STOCK SHOW" (feria de ganado). Ufff...nunca he visto nada parecido! Desde la salón llena de vacas que parecía una peluquería para ganado a los vaqueros por todas partes hasta los puestos más extraños que puedes imaginar...había de todo! Pasamos la mañana allí y fue como estar en otro mundo.
Hoy tuvimos clases y presentaciones SIN PARAR. Literalmente. Tuvimos 5 minutos para coger la comida para poder comerlo mientras seguimos hablando. Que día largo. Aunque hemos hablado de muchas cosas interesantes y importantes, creo que lo más interesante para poner aquí es que ya sé donde estaré en europa...después de florida iré a suiza! Estaré en una pequeña ciudad que está a unas 30 millas de Zurich. Que ilusión, nunca que estado en suiza!
Pero antes que nada, pasado mañana (miercoles) voy a florida! Que nervios! Voy con otro chico se llama Carlos, es de Sacramento, y estaremos en Lakeland, Florida. Los dos somos nuevos, vamos a aprender muchisimo! Nuestro anfitriona ya parece que nos va a ayudar muchísimo, y esto es genial. Otra cosa buena es que estaremos alli 6 semanas y media, que nos viene super bien siendo nuevos porque asi tenemos mucho tiempo para hacer todo.
Hola Andrea!!!
ReplyDeleteMe da mucha alegría ver lo ilusionada que estás en tu nueva etapa.
Desde aquí te leemos y seguimos. Mucho ánimo, seguro que lo vas a hacer estupendamente.
Besos, Ana.
Hi Andrea -
ReplyDeleteI have been following your posts, and love to travel vicariously through you :). I finally signed up for an account so that I can comment too. Still picturing you in Florida. We go over to G & G's house to watch the famous Jake Locker in a game today. Take care, from your favorite Aunt :)