A week ago today I received a lovely surprise from the Bilingual Department and Alfonso II when they brought out a birthday cake for me during our weekly meeting and sang Feliz Cumpleanos. Epic.
They also bought be a pendrive... its a running joke that I always rock up to classes with my laptop and thne it never works with whatever technology they have in the classroom. Although funnily enough, the next day I went to class with the pendrive, and it wouldn't work either. Talk about the irony.
Then on Thursday evening the Sweeney Wells's arrived from Madrid at half past ten (note to the Hotel Iiiiiibis, as according to my disgruntled taxi driver, that's how to say it!) and I met them at the hotel and then got on with the very important task of showing my parents just how many different types of alcohol I know how to order in Spanish!
Friday morning was my birthday and I stayed at the hotel with the family. I was given my presents, the awesome new camera (including matching purple case!) a "Keep Calm and DFTBA" t-shirt from Rachael, which I might have got a little bit too excited about and lots of cards from the family back home. They also gave me a Harry Potter from page to screen book which I think must have been most of their luggage allowance. And what did I do? I told them to take it home and put it in the freezer (Friends Reference) because really I'm still in denial that Harry Potter has finished and that book might just kill me.
Then it was time to take my case (full of presents and other goodies from back home) to the flat and show them around Oviedo. We started with the classic Spanish lunchtime event - Menu del Dia, and I took advantage of my new camera.
I love this picture.
Lots more happened but I have to go to the Gym now, so I'll finish the weekend later!
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