Spoiled

Earlier this evening, while skyping with Lindsay, she asked me what a typical day for me was like. I had difficulty thinking of a response and the more I thought about it, the more I realized that there hasn't been a  typical day for me here.  Each one is different.  Sure, you could say that there is a pattern to my day: Wake up, tea and cereal, class, lunch/ tapas, walking around, sightseeing, then resting before dinner.  However, every day I see something new, do something new, eat something new. I guess that's sort of the appeal of study abroad, right? Vale.


Entonces...está día fue muy bien porque comí mucho! Translation: I ate a ton and loved it. First, Maddie and I took a stroll from the IES Center into Barceloneta to a little place called "Bo de B". The build up for this place was appropriate because my sandwich was fantastico! It was one of those meals where you're sad when it's over. 

Pollo con queso y tomates, lechuga y aceitunas

Not only did I get to enjoy this savory sammie, but I was prepared a three course meal tonight para la cena.  Si, es verdad. Mercedes had a few of her girlfriends coming over and invited Anjali and I to join them for dinner. We accepted and God am I happy we did! First, we had spinach and zucchini soup mixed with some peanut sauce and a salad with balsamic vinaigrette dressing.  For the main course there was risotto and mushrooms topped with asparagus.  And for dessert, there was chocolate mousse with caramel and graham cracker crust. I'm spoiled, so what? Dinner was really fun because we were with four spanish-speaking women who we could practice our spanish with.  I understood a lot of what they were saying and could communicate fairly well (still improving).  Although, I did get lost in the conversation at times because of the rapid pace of speaking.  You think American women speak loudly and quickly? Spanish women are worse. 


T.G.I.F.
Mads