So, yesterday I decided to introduce my host family to the wonders of Chicken Rice. And it was, I have to tell you, a complete success. They ate thirds! We haven't ever actually had a meal all together, so it was kind of cool. We watched Operación Triunfo and laughed and ate and it was pretty wonderful. After baking cookies on Wednesday and Chicken ( Read more... )

Well, registration is done. I didn't get all the classes I wanted (minus one, and I'm in a different section of the other). But as of now (and I don't actually think this is subject to change, for once in my life ( Read more... )

Well, if you couldn't tell by the title, today was my first venture into having somebody not-Nancy cut my hair. And, just in case this wasn't traumatic enough, I had to do it in Spanish. Now, my Spanish is pretty good. I'm not fluent, but I can hold long conversations and write papers and speak in class, so I figure I'm finally allowed to say "I ( Read more... )

So, Mal was reading Amitav's latest book (and yes, since he's a friend of Mal's family, I have started referring to him using only his first name...what an awkward habit!) and looked at me with a really sad face and said, "He's killing them off!" Now, I haven't read it yet (The Hungry Tide in case you were wondering), and I'm supposed to read this ( Read more... )

I think I´m pretty much in love with Barcelona (and Spain in general). It´s amazing here. I´m so relaxed, which is way more than I can usually do in a new place. Mal and I have been wandering and just enjoying learning the city our own way. We saw the Dali and Picasso museums, but other than that we´ve wandered, saw Sagrada Familia, and wandered ( Read more... )

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So, a bunch of you might know (and if you didn't, you do now) that in my program here in Spain there is a girl that I went to elementary school with. We were in the same class in 5th grade (maybe 4th, too, I can't remember) and had some classes together and the same group of friends in 6th grade ( Read more... )

Hahaha, I love how we're trying to be like big universities now....

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Well, I've always been one to follow good advice (or at least part of it), so I'm letting you all in on a bit of wisdom that has come my way, and what I'm doing about it ( Read more... )

So, I managed to catch a cold and get myself good and sick. This is, of course, nothing new. And, as my dear friends (because clearly no creepy 16 year olds are reading this and stealing my entries again......right????), you all know that when I get sick, I end up in bed for days ( Read more... )