So my laptop doesn't work. Great. I used Catalína's yesterday but I can't do that forever. It just won't connect to the Internet! Her laptop and my iPod work great, but my ordenador is just not seeing the wireless! Any suggestions?
Recap of today: Catalína and I slept until 1:30pm when our host mom knocked on the door saying "Buenos días, buenos días! Pues....buenos tardes." We asked what time it was and were so surprised! Good ol' jet lag. We showered and got dressed, just in time for lunch -- yummy green beans with ham and egg in them and literally THE best fish sticks I have ever eaten! Seriously, what are those things that I buy back home, if not fish sticks?? After lunch, we met up with the whole group in La Plaza for our orientation. I was expecting something more class-related, but we walked by the AlcaLingua building (which our little group found yesterday) and then took a tour of the main building and its three patios. Apparently, Alcalá is the very first university laid out like a city. Or maybe she said it was the first city built for a university. Something like that :) The chapel-like building at the very end had a super gorgeous ceiling painted blue, red, and gold with a crazy carved pattern. I'm so dumb though! I haven't had my camera with me for anything these last 2 days! Luckily, Catalína's been taking pictures and it's already in my purse for tomorrow. After the tour, I pulled out some Euro and headed to the heladería (ice cream shop) for the second time in 2 days :) when we were there yesterday, Catalína told the scooper they were going to be great friends because she was planning to go there every day. I thought he'd love the joke and be all for seeing such a pretty girl cada día, but he straight up told her not to or she'd turn into 'Gordita' (complete with pot-belly motion). Oh boy, gotta love these Spaniards. But don't worry, I only got a scoop of limón and one of frambuesa (raspberry) sorbet. Eating my helado in La Plaza in the afternoon sun watching all the passersby - the children playing ball, the viejos taking their paseos, the teens hanging out - this is the life. To wrap up the day, we had FHE with the local YSA group and the kid who's leaving on his mission in 3 days taught us a few Latin dances. Good times! Unfortunately, I have class tomorrow at 9 in the morning. BUT Luisa is going to make us breakfast, so all is good in the world :) So here I sit, in bed, listening to Catalína gasp at the book she's reading on her nook, hoping I can find somebody to make my computer work tomorrow, reveling in the thought that I'm in Spain! Yeah, no big deal. Except it's a huge deal. Just sayin'. TTFN
Recap of today: Catalína and I slept until 1:30pm when our host mom knocked on the door saying "Buenos días, buenos días! Pues....buenos tardes." We asked what time it was and were so surprised! Good ol' jet lag. We showered and got dressed, just in time for lunch -- yummy green beans with ham and egg in them and literally THE best fish sticks I have ever eaten! Seriously, what are those things that I buy back home, if not fish sticks?? After lunch, we met up with the whole group in La Plaza for our orientation. I was expecting something more class-related, but we walked by the AlcaLingua building (which our little group found yesterday) and then took a tour of the main building and its three patios. Apparently, Alcalá is the very first university laid out like a city. Or maybe she said it was the first city built for a university. Something like that :) The chapel-like building at the very end had a super gorgeous ceiling painted blue, red, and gold with a crazy carved pattern. I'm so dumb though! I haven't had my camera with me for anything these last 2 days! Luckily, Catalína's been taking pictures and it's already in my purse for tomorrow. After the tour, I pulled out some Euro and headed to the heladería (ice cream shop) for the second time in 2 days :) when we were there yesterday, Catalína told the scooper they were going to be great friends because she was planning to go there every day. I thought he'd love the joke and be all for seeing such a pretty girl cada día, but he straight up told her not to or she'd turn into 'Gordita' (complete with pot-belly motion). Oh boy, gotta love these Spaniards. But don't worry, I only got a scoop of limón and one of frambuesa (raspberry) sorbet. Eating my helado in La Plaza in the afternoon sun watching all the passersby - the children playing ball, the viejos taking their paseos, the teens hanging out - this is the life. To wrap up the day, we had FHE with the local YSA group and the kid who's leaving on his mission in 3 days taught us a few Latin dances. Good times! Unfortunately, I have class tomorrow at 9 in the morning. BUT Luisa is going to make us breakfast, so all is good in the world :) So here I sit, in bed, listening to Catalína gasp at the book she's reading on her nook, hoping I can find somebody to make my computer work tomorrow, reveling in the thought that I'm in Spain! Yeah, no big deal. Except it's a huge deal. Just sayin'. TTFN
