PORTUGAL!

My FINAL trip of the semester has already come and gone!! It was quite the adventure. Five of us decided to rent a car and drive to Portimao, Portugal for the weekend. Driving was quite the experience, but we made it all in one piece and nobody got any tickets (unlike others who tried before us). We rented out an apartment that was VERY close to the beach and we had a kitchen so we could cook!! It was a much needed, relaxing weekend. The only stressful part of the trip was the birds on our terrace. There were these crazy sea gulls that had a nest on our terrace. Every time we went out on it, they would start squawking and try to attack us. So much for eating dinner and watching the sunset lol. It was kind of yucky out the first day, so we didn't get to go to the beach for long, and we tried the pool, but it was still too cold. So, we just ate ourselves silly and watched movies. (There was an english channel YES!) The next day was even worse than the second, :( so we did what any 20 year old adults would do....we built a fort in the living room. hahahaha We waited out the storm eating french toast and hanging out in our fort. On Sunday, it was actually sunny, so we got to go to the beach! None of us forgot our mothers on mother's day, so I think God threw us a bone. ha It was SO beautiful! The water was more clear on the first day (before the storm ruined it), but it was still amazing. We spent the day laying out and wandering the beach. When it finally got warm enough, we swam in the waves. I think this was the first time I have actually swam in the ocean without being scared out of my mind. I got owned by the waves on the way in, but it was a blast! Also, I got sunburned AGIAIN! I just can't wait to hear what my senora has to say about it this time haha We got to lay on the beach in portugal, play like little kids again, and eat like kings. I say it was a very successful weekend! BUT now this means only 10 days until I have to come home :( I am not ready yet! I am going to soak in every moment I have left here!