Llanera, Spain- Once a horror, now a dream.

When you first type in the town Llanera, Spain, google maps takes you to a one road town with small, slightly abandoned looking homes scattered about the green countryside. It reminded me of the irish towns i drove through with my family acouple years ago. Llanera is 40 minutes away from the nearest town, and seems almost cut off from the rest of Spain. My immediate reaction was, "Why would they place me there? All the other students are living in BEAUTIFUL towns and i get placed in the middle of nowhere?" I had a breakdown. I wasn't even sure this family had a working shower or internet.

My dad saved the day as he typed in the area code, 33690, along with llanera and the province asturias and found quite a different picture. 30 minutes south east of the original deserted town was a small town of 100 people just 10 minutes outside the big city Oviedo. I'm not sure my exact address yet so i looked into the town of Oviedo. It is absolutely gorgeous. It is the Spanish town that I originally dreamed of (although not on the water). Here are some of the pictures I found through google: