Just another day in Spain

Well, well, well, let's see, yesterday was another pretty average day. I woke up, went to class, came home, ate lunch, siesta-ed for about 25 minutes (we'll get to that later), went to some museum, got some cerveza y tapas, and then went home and did all the homework I had, ate a little pizza for dinner, studied some more and went to bed. Bowling the other night was excellent, I bowled quite well, if I do say so myself. I won, so I guess that's something. The bowling alley in Ubeda was closed (it's open different hours on different days) so we went to Linares, a nearby (but not so nearby) town. The bowling alley there (it's a much bigger town) also had a movie theater, a Burger King, an arcade, a pizza restaurant and a play thing (think: McDonald's play area x5). Apparently I wear a size 38 or 39 in the shoes here. So just add 30 to your US size if you were wondering what size shoe you wear in Spain. Who knew?

So today was the first day I had a real siesta all week. Monday we had to go pottery it up, Tuesday I went with Dani to his school, then yesterday we had to go to a museum. Excuse me professor, but siesta is a big part of the culture. There's a reason everything is closed and we're the only people in the street. We went to this archeological museum. Which would have been cool if I liked looking at clay pots and cement ruins that you can't even tell what they were. And also, maybe if I was well rested it would have been better. I'll admit it, I was a little grumpy while we were there. Okay, enough ranting about sleep.

Today has been a pretty good day. I woke up, went to class, came home, ate lunch, SIESTAed for a solid two hours then went to the Academy, where my mom works, to talk English with some students. They are SO precious. They were all like 13-14 years old and were in awe of our American-ness. They had a million questions. We were talking about something and I said "My friend Justin...something or other" and they were like "JUSTIN?! YOU KNOW JUSTIN BIEBER?!" Apparently, there is only one Justin in America. My padre asked "Do you like Spanish man?" (men). To which my reply was just a simple "Yes, they are nice." and he said "shot the sheriff". I don't know if that was in appropriate context or no, but way to watch some American movies. My parents work at the Academy and were showing Amanda and I off to everyone. At one point she introduced us as "mis chicas" meaning "my girls"...they're so proud to be able to introduce us to people they know! Absolutely adorable.

The internet at my house has been down yesterday and today so now I am sitting at my friend Amanda's house and me, her and her sister are all sitting on our computers. My padre says "I try to mend the wi-fi." (note: it's not wi-fi, it's wee-fee). My brother has been in Malaga since yesterday morning and it's been kind of lonely at home without him. He went there for a job interview and has a test for it tomorrow. Then he will come home...after I leave for Malaga for the weekend. Ironic, I know. I'm excited to go to Malaga, it's got some beautiful beaches and our whole class is going, minus Amanda, who has to go to Casa Rural with her family for the weekend like she told them she would. How sad.

So my real dad got my fligt back to the United States changed. I'm going to London to see my friend Kate after I am done in Spain, but I booked my ticket as round trip so I would have to go back to Madrid to fly home. Now I get to come home from London. Yay for not having to navigate a foreign airport in Spanish!! Getting back to Spain from London is now one less stress that I have to worry about. I do, however, need to figure out how to get to London from Madrid. aka purchase a train ticket. Then I have to figure out where I'm staying. I think Kate is going to be living in a dorm so I'm thinking I'm not going to be able to stay there. I will probably get a hotel, just because I will have ALL my things and I don't trust staying with other people in a hostel.

That's it for now I suppose, I'm just hanging out with Amanda and Marta and then we may go run in el parque and later we are going to see a movie with her whole family and getting pizza. I think they want to try and make us feel more American. Ha! Adios!