Summer Happenings

Again, it's been a while since we've posted, but we're just not very interesting people. However, now things are changing since it's summertime. Right now, I (Sarah) am in Guernsey (one of the Channel Islands off the coast of France) teaching in a summer camp. So far, it's been good, except that Jon couldn't come with me. So, he's in Spain and has just started a two week intensive Spanish course. I have posted some new pictures to our flickr, and we'll have more video on YouTube soon (I hope).

The island is beautiful and still has an old-timey feel to it. Like Lugo, there are still lots of streets in town where cars are prohibited, and it seems that everybody knows everybody. For example, I'm staying with a family here, and their daughter-in-law's mother used to date my boss (who lives in Lugo now). Also, most people have lived here all their lives, and so have all of their relatives. I guess being on an island tends to keep you in the same spot. However, although they're cut off from everything, travel to England and France is very cheap and doesn't take much time, but since everything has to be shipped in, the cost of living is higher than other parts of England. Other interesting points are that it is neither part of the UK, nor the EU, so my cell phone doesn't work on the same network here, and they use pounds, but have their own "guernsey notes" which can't be used outside the island.

Anyway, that's enough for now, I guess. I'll post more curious facts as I come across them in the next few weeks.