As you saw in the previous blog, Asturias is a very mountainous region in Spain. I finally found enough time this week to sit down and throw together a quick video for you guys (amidst my 80 hours of career training)! I must say, I really appreciate the slow pace of mountain life. When I got back to Dallas, I was caught up in a whirlwind of new bills, appointments, and acclimating myself to changes that were made at work. Plus, I had to rehabilitate my first degree ankle sprain. Ankle sprains are what happen when you consume too many adult beverages before going to watch a soccer game. Okay, enough rambling.

So, when I was in Spain, I got the golden opportunity to watch Real Madrid play a game at the Santiago Bernabeu. The “Real” in Real Madrid is Spanish for “Royal.” I always enjoyed watching soccer (aka fútbol), especially come World Cup. But nothing can match being in the stadium when one of the most famous soccer teams in the world scores a GOL!!!!! How about SIX goals? Luckily, this game was against Betis, a pretty low ranked team on the division list, so we witnessed a “royal” smack down. LOL, get it? Royal? Real!

We also got to see Atlético de Madrid play Valladolíd. It was cold and rainy but the fans didn’t care. They were standing on chairs, beating on drums, singing and chanting throughout the entire 90 minutes of game time. One dude on the field even got punched in the face! There are normally a lot of injuries in soccer, but they are hardly ever forceful or aggressive, so this was pretty surprising. Although, I did see them talking noise to each other earlier in the game. Maybe he said something about his momma…

Virtually yours,
Pyra