I am really slacking this semester in the blog department!!!! Let me recap my weekend. It was a "typical Spanish" weekend. This phrase is somewhat of a joke between my co-workers and I. I'm not even sure how it started. I think it has something to do with the fact that we have weekly "English lunches", so we needed a Spanish counterpart.
Anyways, Friday after work, I went with some co-workers to a cafe and we relaxed after a long week at work. Several of my friends were going on a field trip with a group of kids from school. The group is called, "Amigos de Jesus" (Friends of Jesus.) They invited me to come along. We took the kids to a museum in the northern suburbs of the city. The metro ride in itself took at least thirty minutes, one way. Imagine sixty kids in a confined space. Scary. But I had a good time. After we made it back to school, a few of us went and hung out for awhile.
Sunday, was a "typical Spanish" day. I had tons of fun, but I was so tired! We met at El Rastro (the Sunday, outdoor market) and walked around. We then walked to La Latina and went to a cafe. This was followed by walking to Plaza Mayor, where we eat calamari sandwiches. We then went to Retiro Park and enjoyed the sun. Finally, we ended the day in Goya and watched the Real Madrid game. I really felt Spanish this day! It was really nice to walk around town - we went to places I had never explored before. I really love my co-workers. We're all around the same age and I have lots of fun with them. We also started planning future excursions, like a ski trip and spending a weekend in a casa rural (out in the countryside). On Saturday, we are meeting at someone's flat and we are going to cook "typical Spanish" food and eat. I'm really happy to have found a group of Spaniards to hang out with, plus it's really nice that we are all the same age. I feel so old sometimes, especially at the university!
It didn't hurt either that the weather this weekend was gorgeous. Even today, it was in the sixties! Tomorrow, I MAY go to a football game. The Spanish national team is playing the Colombian national team and another co-worker may be going. I'm really excited about that if I get to go!!!!
Ahh, how I love the "typical Spanish" life....
Anyways, Friday after work, I went with some co-workers to a cafe and we relaxed after a long week at work. Several of my friends were going on a field trip with a group of kids from school. The group is called, "Amigos de Jesus" (Friends of Jesus.) They invited me to come along. We took the kids to a museum in the northern suburbs of the city. The metro ride in itself took at least thirty minutes, one way. Imagine sixty kids in a confined space. Scary. But I had a good time. After we made it back to school, a few of us went and hung out for awhile.
Sunday, was a "typical Spanish" day. I had tons of fun, but I was so tired! We met at El Rastro (the Sunday, outdoor market) and walked around. We then walked to La Latina and went to a cafe. This was followed by walking to Plaza Mayor, where we eat calamari sandwiches. We then went to Retiro Park and enjoyed the sun. Finally, we ended the day in Goya and watched the Real Madrid game. I really felt Spanish this day! It was really nice to walk around town - we went to places I had never explored before. I really love my co-workers. We're all around the same age and I have lots of fun with them. We also started planning future excursions, like a ski trip and spending a weekend in a casa rural (out in the countryside). On Saturday, we are meeting at someone's flat and we are going to cook "typical Spanish" food and eat. I'm really happy to have found a group of Spaniards to hang out with, plus it's really nice that we are all the same age. I feel so old sometimes, especially at the university!
It didn't hurt either that the weather this weekend was gorgeous. Even today, it was in the sixties! Tomorrow, I MAY go to a football game. The Spanish national team is playing the Colombian national team and another co-worker may be going. I'm really excited about that if I get to go!!!!
Ahh, how I love the "typical Spanish" life....
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