Really? Three weeks already? Wow wow wow. It doesn't feel like it has gone that fast but yet it'll be three weeks this Sunday since I arrived. I have mixed emotions. I miss my man, mom and friends but I don't want to leave either. I feel so comfortable and at home here that it will be weird to leave. I think it will feel like I am leaving home like it did when I left the States. But I guess all things must come to an end. Well..not an end, just a break. I'll be back for sure.
Tonight should be interesting. Myself, Carmen (whom I live with), her friend Pequita and my new friend Juliana (from Brazil) are all getting together for tapas, vino and live Jazz music. I am the only one whose language is English first. Juliana speaks and understands quite a bit but still not enough to where I don't have to talk slower or describe things. Carmen and Pequita, well I'd say between the two of them maybe they speak 10 words of English. What a wonderful way to learn to communicate and for both Juliana (she's a student at another school) and I to practice our Spanish. We aren't going out until 21:00 and the music starts at 22:30. If you're gonna hang out in Spain you've got to get used to going out late & staying out late but still getting up early for work. I think that's why they still practice 'Siesta' here. I can't do that nap thing in the middle of the day. So I will just forge through. I have to be up at 6:30 tomorrow to prepare and catch the bus by 9:00 to Portugal. I am so excited about this trip. One of my very very favorite drinks is Port and to drink REAL Port in Portugal is a dream come true.
Oh..I tried to shop for a new skirt or blouse today. Now that was funny. A size 'L' in Spain is the same as a 'S' in the States. These are some petite people. I see many big girls but most are small. The next size up is an 'XL' which is still like 'M' so as you may have guessed, I didn't buy a thing. Maybe after the next 3 weeks of exercise I can finally fit in their 'XL'. I am gonna try. Besides being a 'big' girl here I am also 'muy alto'. If I had a dime for every time I hear 'tu muy alto' I'd be rico rico. Shit, I should just stand on a corner with a sign '1 Euro for photo with grande alta chica'. Ya think?
Not much more I can think of to say right now. So I think I'll pour me some more Vino (pronounced: beeno here) Rosado and enjoy. Yes there is a 'B' and a 'V' in the alphabet over here but you soon find out there is no difference in the sound. Both are pronounced as a 'B'. When you ask in class, as many of us do "Por que V?". Profesores just shrug their shoudlers and laugh.
Paz y Amor
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