Found an apartment with 3 suuuuuper nice spanish girls... 19, 20 and 21 (almost 22) they seem so nice SO can't complain. The two older ones study Art History and the younger one studies Chemical Engineering. I couldn't be happier....they're spanish and friendly.
Well, now for a week and a half of vacation....BEAAAACH!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
NOT enjoying Spain at the moment
Forewarning: This is a pity-post :)
So, searching for apartments is fairly awful wherever you are and in Spain it is just as bad. I've seen about 8 or 9 apartments, 3 of which I would be willing to live in but really only 1 I reallllly WANT to live in.
That 1, would be with 3 other roommates (2 spanish and probably the 3rd as well).... So I have to wait and see what they say about me living there. So that would be 4 girls, 2 bathrooms (1 full one) and I would probably end up with a small room (but it has a window.....keep reading to understand importance of a window). Also near a metro stop, overall a nice neighborhood.
The other apartment I am considering is with 5 girls (1 french, 1 spanish, 2 german) and has only 1 bathroom. Yes, 1 full bathroom for 5 girls....my thoughts exactly. And, the bedroom... a bunk bed with desk underneath, decent closet space but NO WINDOW. Right, no window? How do you live like that without a window?! It would encourage staying out of my room and not being a hermit. Has a nice common room and a big window out there. Also all the furnishings are Ikea...woooo woooo.
So it now comes down to waiting to hear from the spanish chiiiicas.... hope it works out...otherwise....windowless life here I coooome!
Until the next post....
So, searching for apartments is fairly awful wherever you are and in Spain it is just as bad. I've seen about 8 or 9 apartments, 3 of which I would be willing to live in but really only 1 I reallllly WANT to live in.
That 1, would be with 3 other roommates (2 spanish and probably the 3rd as well).... So I have to wait and see what they say about me living there. So that would be 4 girls, 2 bathrooms (1 full one) and I would probably end up with a small room (but it has a window.....keep reading to understand importance of a window). Also near a metro stop, overall a nice neighborhood.
The other apartment I am considering is with 5 girls (1 french, 1 spanish, 2 german) and has only 1 bathroom. Yes, 1 full bathroom for 5 girls....my thoughts exactly. And, the bedroom... a bunk bed with desk underneath, decent closet space but NO WINDOW. Right, no window? How do you live like that without a window?! It would encourage staying out of my room and not being a hermit. Has a nice common room and a big window out there. Also all the furnishings are Ikea...woooo woooo.
So it now comes down to waiting to hear from the spanish chiiiicas.... hope it works out...otherwise....windowless life here I coooome!
Until the next post....
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Haircut day.
I have a perpetual fear of getting my hair cut because no one understands that, no I don't want a "new do." Rather, I want a trim and maybe some fun short stuff going on up front but NO bangs.... today I am going to give Fusion Salon a try.
Other than that STILL packing and all that fun for VLC.
Oh and talk about what to wear and not to wear when traveling...
YES to Leighton Meester's outfit
NO to Lady Gaga's...
2 days till take off!!!!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
España in.....3 days!
Hola a todos! Hello to everyone...
SO once again I am heading off to the Iberian Peninsula to try my hand at teaching English, fiestas and shopping and culture in perhaps my favorite place in the world. To be honest, I am pretty sad not to be going back to Extremadura, but have to embrace the new adventure in Valencia...big city life here I come.
As I am packing I can't help but google lists on what to pack even though I am well aware that I should just bring two empty bags to be filled on arrival with whatever goods I find....like these boots from ZARA. Well, back to packing....
Saturday, September 4, 2010
feels like fall...
Yesterday I was at the Tot Lot Beach...90 ish and sunny and in 5 mins, dropped maybe 15 degrees and the rain clouds blew in!
Woke up this morning to sun, a bit of a breeze and that fresh fall air. Makes me a bit sad to be leaving in 2 weeks why my favorite season is just about to start...
Friday, September 3, 2010
It's been a while...
In 15 days I will once again be returning to Spain...I had a great end of the year in Mérida an amazing June and July traveling all along the coast and have even had some fun at home for the past month. In hopes of really doing a good job with this blog, I'll be blogging from here on out ... everyday is the goal!