Remember Me?

Umm... hi! It's been a while. On the plus side, I have a fantastic excuse! On the down side, It's actually a terrible excuse. But here it goes: my computer died. It was a tragedy of epic proportions, obviously, because I needed my computer to talk to the rest of the world, but also because I use my computer as a way of heating up my toes before I sleep. Needless to say, my toes and my facebook life suffered greatly for 10 days. Thankfully, the apple store saved me and fixed my computer for freesies.

Which brings us to the other 4328409 days I didn't update this. We're just going to pretend it didn't happen. Here's a bullet point list of everything that happened. (You didn't miss much.)

-I held a human skull during my archeology class. Human heads are actually tiny.

-My host mommy made us all halloween costumes. I had a scary red cape.


-I hung out with a big group of REAL LIVE Spanish girls. Turns out under all the awesome hair and make-up. They're exactly the same as American girls. AKA: the conversation revolved around school, grades, and boys.

-I wore my heels for five hours straight!! Standing the whole time!! I thought I was going to die. Will someone PLEASE let me in on the secret? I thought the secret was a strong mojito and a cute guy to make you forget the pain. But after 2 hours, even Jake Gyllenhaal wouldn't be able to distract me from my aching feet.

-Zoila and I grew entirely too close. Somehow I turned into her favorite and now spend hours of my day playing with a 3 year old. It got to the point where I was wiping her butt after she pooed and she was falling asleep in my lap but still refusing to leave when her mom tried to take her. A strange mixture of adorable and frightening. Regardless, she taught me a lot of Spanish. Mostly Sponge Bob characters, but I'll take what I can get.



-Our family took us to La Rambla, a small town en el campo where they have a house, to celebrate Saint Rafael day. I got to pick olives and chill with farm animals. I also got to eat a huge pot of paella. It was a good day.





-I fell in love with my host mom's daughter's family. (The fam that lives upstairs.) Meri and Nikolas are the cutest couple ever. Whenever I see them the high shrills of I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOOOOOVEEEEE get stuck in my head. Zoila and I clearly have a bond that will never be broken- poo wiping is quite the bonding experience. Nesta is the coolest kid ever (named after the great Bob Marley's middle name.) I may or may not (let's be honest, I probably wont) dedicate a whole post to my love for this family.

-I got a tad homesick and started consuming food like it was my mom's love. My host mom was understandably frightened when I finished an entire meal in five minutes. I told her I was bulking up for the winter. Plus side: She now feeds me more. :)

-Visited the Alhambra in Granada. 'Twas pretty.


-Visited Seville. Also pretty.


-Actually told a joke in Spanish. The host family was impressed. Mostly used hand motions and noises, but a joke is a joke. Clearly, my Spanish has improved.

-Went to Morocco.

Essentially, fun was had; friends were made; food was consumed. The usual.