Hey everyone! Lots to update you on this time but not so many cultural things, just about me :)
So since Fallas, I've been pretty busy with school. Spain is all about some presentations. It's awful..But I'm almost done and it's really gone by fast! I have one week left (2 presentations, 2 papers, and then of course exams). I'm not sure exactly what I'm going to do while I'm here without school to keep me occupied but I imagine it won't be so bad since I live by the beach, there's a castle with a beautiful view, and a culture I am still learning about. But we have booked a few flights to places in the past week including, Madrid, London and Dublin! I'm very excited for all of these but when we found out it wasn't TOO expensive to go to Ireland, I almost cried from pure joy. I never thought I'd get the chance to visit Ireland. (I even watched P.S. I Love You recently to get myself in the mood and admire the beautiful green grass) I've been told there's a Guinness Factory and a plethora of bars filled with Irish men with strong accents. Aka heaven on Earth. I hope everyone is very jealous of me because I may never get this opportunity again!
And I know he'll probably read this because he scans the page for his name every time I update my blog, but my new boyfriend, Koen took me on quite possibly the cheesiest yet nicest date I've ever been on. Once you go European, you'll never go back. First he "picked me up" from my apartment which consists of walking to my door and calling me to come down haha. But then we walked over to the castle around sunset and went about halfway up where it was quiet yet there was still a beautiful view of the city. This is the most hilarious part personally. He packed a bottle of red wine and bought two wine glasses but forgot to bring a bottle opener! HAHA so naturally, going back to my roots and being the drinker I am, I suggested to open it with keys (sitting at the castle without wine is just not the same). Then he surprised me with a pack of strawberries (the alternative was Brie--my favorite cheese--so either would have been fine!) and the dutch version of conversation hearts which is also a hoot. After we finished our wine, we walked down to the beach with some beer and chips (nomnomnom). Overall, as he predicted, it was a blast. :)
There's not much else going on besides the fact that I'm enjoying the warmer weather and being able to go to the beach when I'm done with class. Minus the fact that ladies (typically older women) go topless and make me feel really uncomfortable (especially when they get massages by the vietnamese ladies walking around selling them). Culture....
PS--One more thing I just remembered, during the trip to the castle, Koen and I encountered a CAT ON A LEASH!!! HAHAHA, Never have I ever seen a cat on a leash. And I'm talkin a huge cat. The lady came over because her cat was walking our way and all she said was...Yes, he's a siberian. AHhh yes, okay I was actually curious what kind of cat that was (on a leash) hahaha. Almost as hilarious as the leash we had for our pet guinea pig, Rocky years ago.
