Hey there!!

Once again long time no see!! This school year (2020) I have gone back to school, but with masks and tons and tons of safety regulations. School's been good, I mean nothing new to report. Sorry 'bout that. Life is the exact same.

(I lost track of the days!!)

I'm back! Sorry to not have written back in a loooooooooong time. I was busy with online school. Did I mention that? We do have online meetings instead of classes. I have 4 every day. (except weekends) Also Monday is my last day!!! I'm so pumped!!!

Day 49:

What a looong time spent in quarantine! It was expanded twice more, and on Sunday the 26, we finally got to go out by families! (more or less) The maximum amount is 3 children, and 1 adult. Since then, I go out once or twice every day. (once if school day, and twice if weekend) I ride my scooter with my siblings, and I really enjoy it! Especially the breeze! Hahaha! School is ok, and I even got to do a cool project in biology, where I collect leaves, dry them, and gather information on them. This is called an herbarium. What fun! Don't you think? I got my notes in, I did ok (even in Spanish, which is called language here. So that's basically all. Stay tuned to check out the next post about life in Spain, and the Covid-19!

Day 27:

          Today, my parents told me that the quarantine was expanded 2 weeks! Also, my whole family is debating whether to return to the U.S. or stay here. There are many factors such as the house, the virus, the prices... I never thought I'd say this, but I'm actually getting a little bored because my brother doesn't want to play with me, he does dot to dots and reads books that I have already read (in English of course!). My little sister and I spend a lot of time doing the "Jeggo Jump" (a name we came up with but I don't know why) where you jump into this tent that is on its side and piled inside with blankets. My parents make us sunbathe on the floor that has rays from the windows (not the ideal sunbath but it is ok). Finally, I take out the recycling regularly, (every one or two days) and that's it!

Day 20:

          Sorry I haven't written back in a while. I was kind of busy. Also, I did the unthinkable. I called my friend that I met in Poland at a summer camp. Her name is Helena. I also had a virtual birthday party for a classmate today. Her names is Leyre. And we all dressed up (I was a bee) and we drank a toast to her. We also made a sentence for her (in Spanish)

          It means "Dear Leyre, on this special day, we wish you feel closer to us than ever, congratulations, champion, we are at home but we are with you"

Day 9:

Today, I video chat with 2 friends of mine in the US and made a blog called . https://earthunitedaroundtheworld3.blogspot.com/. It's about the Coronavirus, if you're interested, so be sure to check it out and check back every week on Wednesdays for updates on the virus in 3 parts of the world: Spain, Georgia and Iowa. My mother also gave me lettering pens, and I am shockingly good at it! And, I made a poster (in Spanish) that said Everything will be ok, and sent it to my class and teacher.

Day 7: Quarantine Pizza

          Yesterday, my mom and I made pizza dough by following this Italian chef live on Instagram! Since the dough had to sit at least 24 hours, we made the pizzas today. They turned out quite bad though because the dough was integral and I wasn't sure the recipe was followed correctly. The thing was that we made 4 big pizzas, but they weren't that good. Here are some photos (my family and I reused pizza boxes from a restaurant called Telepizza)

Day 4:

          I don't know if you know, but today is father's day in Spain! My family and I really celebrated it by giving my dad gifts and making him a carrot cake. But the carrot cake came out wrong. After baking it, the cake was all flat, so I had to cut it into 4 parts and stack them. Then I had to put the frosting in between the 4 layers and I covered it in sprinkles. I think this was the worst father's day cake ever, but my dad said it actually tasted really good, though I'm not so convinced.

Day 2:

          Today I made a DELICIOUS banana bread with chocolate chips, and I made it on http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2012/0 . Be sure to try out this recipe, which requires few ingredients and is SUPER easy to make. It takes little time to make and bakes in an hour! Its chocolate-banana flavor is over the top and its moist texture will have you craving more!

Day 1:

          Today this club next to my school called Villanua organised a live video of how to draw a wolf at 7:00 PM. I started out well, but had to restart 2 times because I got frustrated and was unhappy with my work. Later, they had a gym session at 8:00 PM which was EXHAUSTING. On top of that, my mom made me do kickboxing for 40 minutes (Which I kind of enjoyed, even though it was fatigued me) 

          An anonymous person posted that at 8:00 PM everyone had to go out to their balcony and clap and cheer for the doctors and everyone helping in the Coronavirus situation. As you can guess, people did that! Some people even flickered their lights, so the result looked somewhat of a thunderstorm. I honestly thought it was sooooo cool.

Coronavirus Quarantine

          Have you ever worried that the Coronavirus might shut down schools and work? Well in Spain that's coming true. Rumors say that the Coronavirus started in China, where people eat wild animals. One person got sick, and then since it is so contagious, the whole population was infected. Some time later, sick people carried the virus to the rest of the world, and we now have the Coronavirus pandemic. Back in Spain, the government has decided a quarantine "until further notice." This is the reason that all the markets are packed with people. Also, a strange thing is happening. WHY IS EVERYONE BUYING SO MUCH TOILET PAPER??? Why not stock up on more useful items? I don't know. But shockingly in my house I have 3 packs of toilet paper!

          Below are pictures of my family's quarantine supply

          Two weeks ago I went to Toulouse, France on holiday, and had to leave EARLY due to Coronavirus, but we stopped in Torreciudad which is a Cathedral that is next to a beautiful turquoise lake in the mountains. Also, my trip to Ireland for the 1 of April was CANCELLED!!!

Toulouse, France

Torreciudad

Torreciudad lake

About Me:

          I have American family that has come from Atlanta, Georgia to Spain for a year. Our family includes: Maciej (dad), Diana (mom), Mila (daughter), Lukas (son) and Olivia (little daughter). We speak 3 languages: English, Polish, and Spanish, which is why we are visiting various countries in Europe, so follow us in our adventures!