Today was one of those days that reminded me that i'm where i'm supposed to be. amanda, taylor, astrid, and i decided to take
a day trip to San Sebastian, a city located on the northern coast of spain. it is very popular in the summer and an international film festival is held there every year (Brad Pitt was there this year!). it is only an hour away and buses leave Bilbao every hour, so it was not difficult to get there. it was on the bus ride, of all places, that i had my moment of realization. i fell even more in love with the countryside and the little pueblos that surround the city. the mountains are beautiful and lush and i absolutely love the houses dotting their hillsides. i just want to be tucked away in one overlooking everything. it made realize that there are so many places i want to see and still so much i want to do!
once we arrived in san sebastian we made our way toward the aquarium. parts of san sebastian remind me of paris in a way. the architecture is beautiful and the apartments are so cute. the beach and harbor are gorgeous as well. the aquarium was a lot fun. at first i was starting to doubt its coolness because an entire floor was just displays - no animals! but then we finally found the fishies!!! it wasnt a huge aquarium so we took our time at each exhibit. i got to pet a star-fish and a sea cucumber!
we also saw the craziest thing ive seen in quite some time. im going to try and explain it to the best of my abilities. it was a tank of tiny sharks. at first i just thought it was sharks but then we realized it was tank that displayed the breeding habits of this particular shark. so the shark lays an egg. from that egg develops a hard corn-husk like sac that anchors to coral or algae so it wont get carried away by the current. inside the sac is everything the shark needs to develop. it takes about 9 months! 
as it gets closer to being born the sac becomes more translucent and you can actually see the baby shark inside moving around. You are also able to see the nourishment sac and how its connected to it! it really was incredible. a few of the sacs looked like they were almost ready for the shark to be born. the babies were moving around quite a bit and it looked like they might break out! the pictures arent the best but you can kind of see what im talking about! Lunch was AMAZING compared to the dorm food! we ate at a restaurant called la vaca. I got a delicious sandwhich with grilled chicken and bbq sauce (the real kind) and onion rings. afterwards we got gelato! the town was pretty quite because it was siesta time. we walked around the deserted streets and made our way back to the bus stop to catch a bus back to bilbao. it was a great day.
I love how when you least expect it you are given those moments that remind you how truly blessed you are. I am so thankful for this experience and i love how life reminds me of that in the little things!
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