Visitors, Carnival, and Cooking

Sooo.... I have an exam tomorrow, but I think a blog post is more important, no?

My spanish class had an intercambio (exchange) this week with an english class this week. Met the nicest spaniards that finally weren't twelve years old. Let me explain...I just exagerrated. The last intercambio we had My friend Laurel and I were with these two guys, I was convinced they were 17 even though that wouldn't really make sense, since they were in college. Laurel stood up for them, give them a few extra years, but lo and behold, I was right. They were 18 yrs old, incredibly shy and had bad english. They were baad people, it was just a very boring and unproductive intercambio ... which is annoying since you have to stay at the Uni till 8:30 for them. This one was different, they cycled through partners more, a was put with another girl, but not from my spanish class and we ended up switching from a guy, to a guy, to a girl. All incredibly nice and actually corrected our Spanish, it was the american I was with that was horrible. God, I really almost pulled out her thin hair. Okay, IM SORRY, I had to vent.  Let's see...

I took a glorious walk in the park today after reading forever in the cafe next door (where i got free flan today, huzzzahhh!). It was beautiful out. The weather is still a bit chilly at times with the wind, but the days themselves are always gorgeous. I would compare it maybe to early April for us, you need a jacket but you reallly wish you didn't. We i go for my walks through the park I walk on every single path atleast twice and then find i nice sunny spot to lay down near some hippies playing music, its great. Different from when Imw orking out in the park, I choose not spot were people will stare at me doing my sit-ups, its like excercising is a faux pau (spelling?) here. Whatevvahhhh. 

I went to Carnival yesterday in Sitges--its a town about forty minutes away, wicked cute, very greek looking on the ocean. It is the place the must have the most cross dressers. Almsot every guy, of all orientations, was dressed as woman. The floats in the parade were verrrry cool. Lots of sparkles everywhere, I love sparkles, Im sure many of you can attest to that :).

My friend Laurel ( the super-funnest-cutest-nicest-Im-glad-I-met girl) and I went as flowers, Or maybe more spring. VERY BRIGHT AND SPARKLY. We wore opposite outfits found incredibly cheaply since its the end the the rebajas (sales) I work purple tight and a yellow dress. And did hot pink make-up and drew flowers on my face. Then we put glitter everywhere, pretty much in a fairy way. Literally, put the glitter in our hands and just blew it at each other. This was after she took a nice nap while I showered and we had a romantic little dinner with bocadillos (sandwiches) and sangria I had made. Sitges was super crowded, we were very good about our buddy system. Everyone was in crazy costumes. There were a surprising amount of 'where's waldo's'-I am not even sure how to write that.  The beach was gorgeous, the streets were cute, but very crowded and there was dancing everywhere. We got home around five and didnt spend a dime the whole time! minus transportation. Pictures will follow as soon as Laurel uploads them.

Also, in case anyone was wondering, the only way to go to mass is in amedieval cathedral. I went to Catedral de la Santa Eulalia. The music is beautiful, they did speak in catalan for the most part (as in not Spanish) and they use real ash, not the manufactured ash that they have in the US. Well, I mean i guess ash is ash, but this was better. So cool, I felt like a lord or lady sitting in mass on a Sunday afternoon with the king and queen.

Ive been doing really well in the kitchen...or 'kitchen' since it is two hotplates and a sink if you've seen the pictures. I have discovered the magic of eggs. I make the most amazing omelletes! I AM NOT LYING. I mean they aren't perfectly packaged an folded, but they are perfectly delicious. Usually I like spinach and mushrooms and cheese if I have it (just their equivalent of cheap american low fat cheese). But I was in all my glory on Monday. I treated myself to salmon, which is unusual I stick to a lot of pasta and tomatoes and bread. So i made mushrooms, garlic and spinach. I made the spinach then took it out of the pan and put the mushrooms in for a bit then the salmon on top because I didnt want it to stick or burn. You have to be pretty resourceful when you have only one pan and hotplates. It was the most delicious thing I have eaten. I have also perfected potatoes, in many forms...mashed and basically homefries i think you'd say. Ugh, so good. This newfound improvisational cooking talent is very convenient BECAUSE JEN IS COMING, WAHHOOOOOOOO!!!!!! And my Mommy is coming the following week and then my bestest friend is coming the next week. A MONTH OF LOOOOOVE. I am so happpppy and excited, and not just because they will be bringing allergy medication and peanut butter.

Oh, and apparently yellow finger nail polish is very unusual here, because my nails have been getting a lot of attention.

BESOS Y AMOR