Another day in the car exploring the island.  I’m sticking to the green, wild north side today, I learned my lesson yesterday.  My first destination of the morning was the picturesque mountain village of Masca, located at the furthest west point of all those green squiggles.  It’s set in an incredibly steep gorge, and was … Continue reading Tenerife Part 3

Day One of my two day driving tour of Tenerife.  There was a little kiosk right outside my hotel so I rented a little Fiat Panda and set off up into the mountains!  I couldn’t see Teide from my hotel room so I wasn’t sure what the conditions would be like on top but as … Continue reading Tenerife Part 2

I was quite excited to see my first glimpse of Mt. Teilde, the volcano at the center of the island, and all the lush banana plantations, that I was snapping pictures right out of the airport bus window!The last destination on my 6 week trip to Spain/Portugal: Tenerife, Canary Islands.  I must admit that I … Continue reading Tenerife Part 1

My four weeks of Spanish language studies are over! Here’s another picture of my fellow students along with our long-suffering morning professor, Pablo.  I’ve definitely learned a lot in the last month but still have a lot of vocabulary and tenses to learn before I can actually carry on a conversation but I’ve enjoyed it … Continue reading Class Is Dismissed!