Goals

With classes starting and my sleep schedule truly getting out of control, I thought it would be nice to have a written account of my goals for the year. This way when my laziness attacks again, you can pester me! So without further ado, I present to you Roshan's 3 goals for Spain 2010:

1. Learn Spanish - Although this goal may seem easy since I'm in a place where everyone only speaks Spanish, it's actually harder than it seems. Firstly, because it's easy to stand there, nod your head occasionally, and say si or no. Secondly, because if I truly need to say something in Spanish, I can usually get by with awkward hand motions/facial expressions and the word "shmeh." For example: "please pass the water" has turned into me flipping my glass over and saying "shmeh?" All in all everyone here either thinks I'm very shy or have a strange disorder that causes me to twitch and say shmeh a lot.

2. Learn how to have fun - I have a theory that Americans don't actually know how to have fun. The first night in Spain I walked out of the hotel at midnight and the streets were filled with people sitting around drinking, eating, and just generally having a good time. Absolutely no one was texting on their cell phones (which I promise you I would have done). Everyone was actually talking to each other and having a good time. So although I thought I was a pretty fun person (fun not funny? Arya?) there's still a lot I can learn from Spaniards. (Aka.. maybe it's time to make friends with the locals...)

3. Learn how to walk in high heels - Yup. Welcome to Spain, where women wear heels while walking their dogs on cobblestone streets. Welcome to my life, where I trip and nearly fall to my death three times a night while wearing FLIP FLOPS while out in Spain. I kid you not: this may be my most dangerous and unreachable goal for the year.

So with that I leave you with a picture of me and my only Spanish friend playing "throw the ball at my head and I'll see if I can head it back to you."