day eleven: mugs and a monastery.

today brought even more adventures. krisanna and i, along with three other teachers (including my cooperating teacher), headed out to go exploring. we spent the day driving around the countryside with stops in a few different places. one stop brought us to an amazing little dish outlet. rows and rows of porcelain dishes made in Portugal... let's just say i bought a few souvenirs today! ;) our next stop brought us to a monastery that was built from the 14th century to the 16th century. i've never really been a history fan, but if we had taken field trips to these places... i woulda loved it! we then stopped at a home store outlet. i LOVED that too... no two things go together as well as sightseeing and shopping... which leads me to my next point... 

i'm awful at staying awake in the car. awful. i tried to stay awake today, but i crashed. good thing i wasn't driving! ;) after we got back, Krisanna and i fixed dinner, washed clothes, washed dishes and... organized the fridge. :) 

the night was concluded with a skype date with my wonderful boyfriend, now... off to bed...

tomorrow brings a church service i'll actually understand and then some more... sightseeing and shopping! :)