Dear Family and Friends,
Its been a long time since I last graced this hallowed blog. So for that I'm sorry. However, you do have one thing to be thankful for, this post won't be near as long as the previous one. YAY. Also I did snap a picture of me and the family, which you can see right about here...
I look like a giant in that photo, and its not just tricky camera work. I really am alot bigger then my spanish family. My moms name is Mari, great cook, and my dad's is, Jose. On that couch right there is usually where Jose sit and talk after lunch or dinner. He is insanely pro Spain, so we usually talk about how good Spanish art, science, food, and wine is. I am quietly becoming more patriotic to Spain then I am to America. Shhhhh, don't tell my political science professors
Speaking on that note, I am currently writing an article for chimes that will be appearing in the upcoming issue, 2/15/08. It will be called Vale la Pena (worth the pain) and have a similar theme as I mentioned above. But i am not going to say anymore, you will need to read it, you can find the current issue online here http://clubs.calvin.edu/chimes/ and just search for my article by either my name or the name of the article
I am going to talk about the last two weekends here, but as I promised you a short post, I won't go into much depth.Please comment if you want to hear more
Last weekend there was quite the party in Spain. Its called carnaval, and that really translates to "farewell to meat." As Spain is traditionally a Catholic country, they practice lent just as many people do in the states. Carnaval is the day before lent, where everyone indulges in sweets, alcohol, and whatever else before the 40 days of lent. So in a sense, it is exactly the same as Mardis Gras and fat tuesday. Our group, rented a bus and went to a neighboring town to celebrate with 30,000 other spaniards. It was a night of shoulder to shoulder dancing, loud loud music, and excesses (as I am sure you can imagine). To give you a better picture of how crazy it was, I am going to provide you with two things. First, we left at 630 in the morning and the party was still raging. Second, here is a friend of mine and "your humble narrator" in our costumes.
This most recent weekend, a group of decided to climb a mountain that towers over denia. We met at 11, which was pretty hard for some of us, including me as we went to bed only 5 hours before that. We estimated that we walked nearly 13-14 miles to the very top of the mountain (2300ft). It was very rocky and steep, unlike any other mountain I have climbed before. I cut my hand trying to take a shortcut as you can see here.
Its a beautiful view from up there, take a peek, it was cloudy up there, as you will be able to see
Thats really about it for now, I hope everything is going well for everyone on the other side of the pond
So long, Tommy Heyboer
8 comments:
Dear Tommy, I enjoyed reading your blog. You sound like you are having lots of fun, and I will not try to influence you about your chimes article. Are you sure that your hand does not need a stitch our two. It looks a bit nasty. LOVE YOUR MOM
Its fine now, my hand that is, thanks for reading though, and look for the article in chimes
Nice costume.
Nice friend.
ha, and only a friend she is, dont you all be getting any ideas
Great article Tommy, I have noticed over the past year that you are an amazing writer. I enjoy reading about your insight, and of course having our many debates in probably the healthiest of ways. Keep on enjoying
the experience and I continue to look forward to each new post.
PS. i am still waiting for the video of your dancing in the DISCOTECA
Dear Tommy, The view from that mountaintop was breathtaking and, I can only imagine, a wondrous, worthwhile adventure for you. I'm glad you are enjoying a variety of experiences during your stay and hope that they are too numerous to count by the time you depart. The Chimes article was poignant and I appreciate your deep observations - you are quite the writer! Looking forward to picking your brain this summer at the cottage, with love, Auntie Amy
I met this kid that reminds me of you here in rochester. His name is Rob Carr but my 2d design teacher calls him roberto so i call him that too. He is tommy in new york, i love him. I love you.
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