Family, Friends, and Lots of Fun!

I’m lucky enough to be enjoying a 2 week Easter break. I’m currently in the middle of the holiday after spending the last week back home in Somerset. I envisaged myself relaxing a lot and being pampered, but it didn’t quite turn out like that and it was actually a very busy time, however I loved every minute of it. Some of my university friends came to visit which meant that I got to celebrate my birthday for a second time with both my friends from Somerset and Southampton. I also got to be a tour guide for Somerset and the surrounding areas which definitely made me appreciate where I live. One of the funniest moments of the weekend was getting a phone call from a lost Allana who tried to describe where she was by saying, “there’s a field on my left and a field on my right… I’ve now just gone through a village that looks like it was built 400 years ago, and I feel like I should be in a tractor”. It turns out she was only about 2 minutes away from my house. Bless those city dwellers.

I had the best weekend, and my family were absolutely amazing, and very accommodating given the circumstances. After all the festivities I was finally allowed to open all my presents. While I appreciated everything I received, the sentimental presents were the ones that made the biggest impact, and I definitely didn’t think my brother would be the one to make me cry with his gift of 21 cards filled with his 21 favourite memories of us. He is a sweetie after all!

I was well and truly spoilt, and it was a very welcome break from my daily routine in Bilbao. However, it’s now Easter weekend and instead of eating so much chocolate that I’m almost sick, as is the usual tradition, I’m spending the weekend back in Spain because I’ve got 6000 words to write for my year abroad project which, despite having had all year to do it, has now become a bit of an issue with 1 month left before the deadline. I’ve set myself a personal 3 day deadline to write 2000 more words because on Wednesday I’m jetting off again, but this time to the warmer climes of Mallorca. I, therefore, have 3 very boring days to come… Happy Easter!