10 hour Layover in London

This is from my flight over... completely forgot about it. Just found it. I may or may not have been but definitely was delirious..

I Keep Meaning to put this up!!!

THIS IS MY ABUELITA! circa 50 years ago, when she was a model... but still. bangin.

Things happened this week.

Life in Spain is super slow and laidback... but that is certainly NOT how I would describe my time here. Siestas? Many. But time to sit... very little. And I mean this in the best way possible. I love being busy, but I have been really really busy. I normally tell really long stories.. so I'm going to try to bullet point the things that happened this week in order to avoid a 9-page blog and your loss of interest. Here goes:

1) Went on a day trip to Cadiz and did all my homework at the beach.. there really isn't a better place to study spanish grammar than in the oldest city in all of Europe, with your toes in the sand and the sun on.. well you should seeeeee the back of my legs. A pale shade of fire-engine red, if there is such a thing. See picture below (of Cadiz, not my sunburn)

I went with the company I work for, We Love Spain. Isn't that a great name? It really just encompasses everything my bosses (the incredible duo David and Lizzie) stand for. Loving Spain... oh and living the dream. Their job is to spend time with people who are on vacation, looking to have the best time of their life in Spain and neighboring countries (Portugal, Morocco) and THEY get to give that to them. Is that not incredible? Even if you don't think that is incredible you will be jealous of the picture of me doing my homework in October on the beach.

2) Volunteered with 3 other people to paint a señora's house who is too old to do.. well anything. My friend Luke took these pictures of the warpaint he gave me that I thought I washed off entirely.. but ended up looking .. well....gross.. in the blacklights when I went to work later that night. All in all it felt really good to help this cute old woman.. even though I couldn't understand anything she was saying (thick accents, those old spaniards)

3) Went to a club called Aqua, with a pool in the middle and got a VIP bed with my co-workers and my favorite Lithuanian girls. There I heard and figured out the song that I'm going to sing at White Sensations III in front of over 1000 people. ahhh wish me luck. It's house music, ha so we'll see (something along the lines of "When Love Takes Over"-Kelly Rowland) I'm sure a video will go up when it happens. Here is David, Vicky (Lithuania) and I.

4) Got an opportunity to interview with the GICHD!!!!! Oh you don't know what that is? Weird? Alright this might sound very weird to some of you and others of you who know me really well will be saying "you would" outloud, but this is an ideal co-op for me. For those of you who care (Kevin Phelan & Grandpa) read this next run-on summary sentence. The rest of my friends who would probably fall asleep reading this (Liz & Eileen) skip to the series of 3 smiley faces. GO. The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) is an intergovernmental organization based in Geneva, Switzerland that provides operational assistence, creates and disseminates knowledge, improves quality management and standards and supports instruments of international law, all aimed at increasing the performance and professionalism of mine action. :) :) :). Anddddd I'll have opportunities to travel with the company and would be paid in franks.. sweet. It's a very competitive interview though and I'm doing mine over the phone, so wish me luck.

5) Last but certainly not least and most hilarious I literally just had a full conversation with my host parents about prostitution and whether its a choice or if some girls like it. Of course I said that no one elects to prostitute and it's a sad situation for all women, even those that make millions of dollars/euro doing it...but, simultaneously, it was the funniest conversation I've ever had in spanish. I kept laughing at the most inappropriate times.. obviously its a serious issue but imagine this... my host parents (72 y 75 años) arguing and pointing fingers while making crude gestures and yelling "6 f***s a night with and old guy with a beard?? c*nt!"

You would have laughed too.

Aqui está mi familia preciosa! (Here is my precious family!)

Portugal for the weekend! Blog ya lata

"Today" marks the day that I am not horrible at spanish!

Let today mark the day that I am on a new level of spanish. I no longer suck. And by today I mean two days ago, because I've been busy being good at spanish....no time to blog.

I know that I'm better for 3 reasons:

**1st Because my abuelito told me so. :) His actual words (in spanish): "Today your spanish isn't so bad. It's actually much much better." Much better than horrible abuelito??? Muchos gracias!

**2nd A spanish woman asked ME for directions and I didn't freak out. I think she actually might've gotten where she wanted to go. Wait.. is left izquierda or derecha? Oh well.

**3rd, and most importantly... I understood the exact words of the creepy guy that always cat calls at me on my way home from class! Normally I hear "ayy dios mio guapaaa"(OMG sexy) and I start zoning out at that. Today... he was really creative. He said, "demasiado guapaaa. Es peligrosaaaa!" Which means something like, "You're too hot it's dangerous."

Sweet... I'm not sure that getting better at spanish has made every aspect of spain prettier, but atleast I knew what my Construction of the EU teacher was saying yesterday. It was something about european countries and them constructing a union I think.

PIX TO SUMMARIZE THE WEEK:

Being ridiculous with my sister by the river<3

AnneMarie turned 20! Gave her free drinks all night naturally.

My boss, Davíd. The most hilarious, ridiculous person I've ever met.

(notice the kicks he lets me rock in the backround? Best job.)

Me and the other bartender americana, Sara my love. Also from LI, small world.

Las Corridas de Toros (These pictures are Luke's because I didn't go. I'm not super into watching people brutally murder animals, but this pic is cool)