We don't go to the library...

The Library comes to us!

Communities with less than 3,000 people are served by library buses here. This one is pretty cool. Inside, they have the picture of a very old library bus from Minnesota back in 1918.

From Barruera to Durro

This weekend we took a hike to a nearby village: Durro. The weather was perfect, but it was a long hike uphill. Our friend Aleix came with us, and he was a great guide!

Don't we look tired?

Festa de la Castanyada

Halloween is still a new thing here. The traditional way of celebrating this time of the year revolves around roasting chestnuts the eve of All Saints Day. At school, my class (Blau's, 5th and 6th grade combined) dressed up and brought roasted chestnuts to the kindergarden kids. They were thrilled. Can you guess where am I? And yes, 5th and 6th grade combined is only 6 of us. It's a small school...

Watch a slideshow here.

Kids for Obama Abroad...

The Obama campaign has two volunteers in la Vall de Boí! Blau and Duna have been busy drawing Obama 08 signs.


After dinner, it was time to plaster Barruera with them. It was cold, but fun!

Happy Halloween!

We've been ghosted twice! Thanks to the Taylor family and to an anonymous ghoster (we have a couple of suspects...). It has been the highlight of the week.

Snow is here!

It snowed today!

First snow!

Last week, there was snow in the mountains nearby. Today we could see how it snowed up in the mountains, while it rained at the foot of the valley, where we are.