Some new firsts for Tay here in España…. first time going to Santiago de Compostela, the destination for various pilgrimages that start in Portugal, Spain and France. I'm hoping to be able to do one of them by the end of my stay here in Spain….but they take quite a while to do, so we'll see. (On the right is a map with the various paths that lead to the same destination in Santiago de Compostela)
Another first, touched the ocean for the first time….there's a little beach right by my apartment where you can go and dip your feet in, the waters not warm, but it's definitely warmer than the Puget Sound. I'm excited to swim in it…but I might have to wait until next year when spring comes. However, even now in October you still see people in their bathing suits and speedos taking a dip in the ocean, brrr! Manolo says that there's always people that swim in the ocean, whether it's August or December! Buncha crazies….. :) but I get it, I love the ocean too…I just prefer being dry.
Cleaned the apartment today for the first time too! Wooohoooo…. but it feels nice to have a totally clean place, the kitchen's sparkling, the bathroom too. This is the first time in a long time that I don't know what to do with myself and all my free time! Marco and Ettore go to school, have reading and exams that they have to do/study for… Will is ambitious and takes care of all his things he has to do, as well as is putting up flyers for English lessons…and I sleep in… haha. Don't worry though, I get my things done, but if I don't have any pressing matters to take care of… well, I roll over and curl up for another hour or too. My bed is very good at convincing me to stay and snuggle….however it lacks a stuffed animal, I haven't been able to find a Spanish Bear to replace William Bear for the moment, either too big or not snuggly enough. But no fret, I'll find one soon!
Also did laundry for the first time here... yeah I know I've been here a while, but I've got a enough grundies to last me at least 2 weeks, so it's really not that bad. But I love seeing all the laundry hanging, especially where we're at, we've got a flat on the bottom level, so everyone's socks and clothespins fall onto our terrace, but if you look up on nice days you can see a sea of clothing hanging above your head. The worst is that you never know when it's going to rain, and if you leave it out, it's a gamble.... at least half of our laundry terrace is covered.
Another awesome first…went to my first Spanish Gay Bar!!!! Woooooohoooo!!! Antia and I (one of my new Spanish friends) danced and sang to Aqua's Barbie Girl and Lady Gaga, needless to say it was awesome and fabulous…but Marco and Ettore were with us, and while Antia and I danced, our other friend Mercedes was protecting the boys from the gyrating pelvises of the other dudes in the Bar… haha, next time it'll just be the girls, and maybe I can pick up a new besty! (Miss you TONY!!!!!!!!!! Wish you could come play with us!!)
Well, since I have all this free time, I'm going to search out some art stores and hopefully find some decent and cheapish supplies so I can paint! I always feel so inspired to paint or draw here, since I have this gorgeous view out of my window, and not to mention all the funky doors and windows in the tiny alleys that I want to paint, but I got nuthin to draw or paint with, bah!
More great news, Ettore is half French, so I have a buddy to practice my French with! We watched a French film last night, I can't remember what it's called, but it was fantastic!!! Et alors je vex practiquer plus! (And now I want to practice more!) But it's wonderful to have someone to talk with because I've already forgotten a ton of French….once we have internet too it'll be great for both Spanish and French, I hate not being able to look up words I can't remember or don't know…..but SOON my friends, SOON WE WILL HAVE INTERNET!!! But seriously, it's disgusting how much we all want and "need" it, we've decided our generation's slave to the internet. But oh well, ain't nothing we can do bout that.
Let's see, the roomies and I went to check out some nature a little while back with Manolo (my director from the elementary school). It was fun to check out the a different side of Galicia. Here we are at the top of the path! Well, that's it for now...happy trails!!
Sounds like you're having lots of fun! Unlike the Spanish, Koreans rarely swim and never wear bathing suits. The foreigners are the only ones in bathing suits. Koreans usually just get in to their knees but if they do decide to be brave, they swim in their clothes!
ReplyDeleteHaha I am! Well here, they sometimes wear bathing suits, and sometimes they let those boobies hang freely (and they do indeed hang....quite far).
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