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Comment by janieflorida on August 2, 2012 at 7:32pm

Stephen bought a spanish cell phone and the calls are cheap and yes get WiFi

and you can skpe.

Comment by Wanda (HN Rota, Spain) on August 2, 2012 at 5:58pm

wlbradford: Glad to hear you had a great time in Spain, we are planning on going next year if possible. We will meet our Sailor in Germany at my mom's house for Christmas this year and we are all looking forward to that.

Juggirl80: According to my son and people he talked to, Rota must be on of the best places to be stationed at. An yes, if your daughter has wifi in her dorm you can skype. My son just has a cell phone he got in Spain and I can call him on that anytime, we also communicate via facebook a lot, you can do the video chat on there as well. Your daughter will be just fine over there, it's a small base and everyone must be pretty relaxed and nice. Good luck!!!

Comment by Jugggirl80 on August 2, 2012 at 4:41pm

Hi everyone! I haven't been on NFM since my sailor completed Boot. She is now going to SPAIN now that she's completed 2 CSchools in San Antonio. I'm freaking out. I'm trying hard to keep my composure and am trying to be very positive. I've just secured a global phone on loan thru Verizon so that she can use it over there for a couple of weeks until she gets a phone over there. I'm very relieved to read the posts and to know that it's a great place to be. If she gets wi-fii over there right away, we should be able to commuicate thru face-time or Skype right? Any comments or advise would be much appreciated!

Comment by janieflorida on July 30, 2012 at 7:08am

Did you stay in Rota or Cadiz?  We are definetly going but not until 2013.  I miss my sailor.

Comment by wlbradford (Rota Spain) on July 29, 2012 at 5:09pm

Hi Wanda. It was more fun than should be legally allowed!! The people were friendly, the food was fabulous and the beaches were amazing!!! I was also told that families almost never visit their sailors abroad, so it was a real treat that we were there. I recommend going, if at all possible.

Comment by Wanda (HN Rota, Spain) on July 29, 2012 at 3:47pm

Wdbradford - how was your visit in Spain?

Comment by wlbradford (Rota Spain) on July 24, 2012 at 4:42pm

He'll get in the swing of things really fast. Most of them do. Rota is a really fun place for the young sailors. Lots to do. My daughter has been over there since February and absolutely loves it!

Comment by janieflorida on July 24, 2012 at 4:03pm

Stephen has been in Rota now for 7 weeks.  He expects to re start college within a month.  I think he is adapting to living abroad, he says definetly not the USA.

The pictures he sent are beautiful, full of history and culture.

Comment by wlbradford (Rota Spain) on May 2, 2012 at 3:58pm

We're going to TRY and visit the base...I'm not sure what the rules are on that, so that's why I say we're going to try. From everything I've seen on the internet, and from what my daughter says, it is very beautiful. And the time of year we're going, there will be lots of people so it should be a really fun trip!

Comment by janieflorida on May 2, 2012 at 3:47pm

I've done some searching as well and it does seem like Madrid is the best bet. Are you going to visit the base??  The southern spanish coast is supposed to be beautiful

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