April 28, 2012

Saturday was definitely a special day! It was the day we got ready for our trip on Monday.  It was raining again, It’s supposed to rain every day for a week.  Gross.  And In León supposedly it’s going to be like 40 degrees (F).  Soooo… I have some preparations to make because I tried to bring as few clothes as I possibly could.  We woke up to the cloudy misty morning in our tiny little room around 11 and decided to get ready for the day around 12:30.  :) Spain is great because everyone sleeps in here.  They’re all really good at partying so we don’t look bad walking in at midnight or sleeping in til 11.  Raquel left tonight at 11:15 for the night.  Guaranteed she won’t be back anytime soon.  Ha Anyways.  Katie and I walked around our neighborhood looking for anything we needed so we went back to that dollar store and found her some nail polish remover.  And guess who was there waiting for us! That old man that walked me home the first day I got here.  So we chatted with him for a bit, but we acted as if we were in a rush… and It’s not just me! That man is a mumbler! Katie also had issues understanding him.  Ha I love having her around! She’s so good at communicating! Both of us together makes 1 really good Spaniard woman.

So we walked out of there and headed to a Churrería, but it was closed for Siesta time.  So we went up the road to a pandaería and got ourselves an apple pie looking muffin and then a chocolate sprinkled looking muffin/cupcake.  We saved them for when we got home.  We ate the apple one first, it was a lemon cupcake basically and dried apple on top.  The chocolate one was like a chocolate mousse, we saved that one for after almuerzo.  We started Finding Nemo again in Spanish and almost finished.  Then it was time for Lunch.  We went down to a hearty meal of soup with boiled eggs and crab meat in it, fried pork, pan, and then an orange for dessert.  Super great.  Then we went to the mall to buy rain jackets for the week long trip and maybe some pants.  We planned on meeting up with Jordan and Noelle but never found them.  So we wandered the entire mall looking for a coat for me and Katie.  I found one finally at a store called New Yorker… typical that I would buy a coat that is from an American store.  My taste hasn’t changed that dramatically.  So then we decided to walk to the Carrefour which is basically a Spanish Walmart.  We bought me some champú and conditioner and looked for a jacket… nothing! After that we were heading home and ran into the girls!! Miraculous how small this city is! ha So we all went to McDonald’s to go use the internet and find out if anyone was doing anything.  We realized that everyone was already at the movie theater hanging out at the other mall, so we planned our own rainy day activities.  We went and got Tapas… These ones were AWESOME! There were BBQ wings, a baguette type of meal, and then fried meat with potatoes and cheese.  Super Delish.  So After that we pulled out Phase 10 and played cards in the bar… that is until we got kicked out.  Ha oops.  So we moved to McDonald’s again trying to see if anyone was in our vicinity.  So we played a few more hands of phase 10 until a security guard came in and told us we’re not allowed to play cards in restaurants.  Stupid.  We went to an heladería and got ice cream and after that headed home for some dinner. Apparently all we do here is eat… and walk… It’s great.  It’s a perfect life! :)

For dinner we had fried meat with cheese, a delicious salad, and a potato and noodle salad prepared by Raquel.  There was a side of shrimp as well.  With their heads and legs and everything still on them! They couldn’t believe that we have all our shrimp come without the head.  So funny.  Then we watched Letters To Juliet because it was on TV.  We all watched it in the “Salón” and then headed up to bed.  Time flies here.  I never realize how late it really is until I check my watch.  It’s crazy!! But that’s a very good sign in my opinion. 

From the best panaderia man alive! He loves us.  He gives us an extra roll whenever we stop by.  Benefits of being misfits in a country!