so. i had a fantastic guest blogger yesterday.
today, you're not so lucky!
today, you're not so lucky!
but today, i'm talking about yesterday.
we went to the beach. the glorious playa. the weather was perfect. the sun was shining, and there was the most perfect sea breeze. oh, aren't we lucky?!
anyway. we enjoyed the beach. we enjoyed the water. it seemed a little chilly, but i think that was the perfect sea breeze and not the water temperature. nonetheless, we were able to play in the water... at the very end of september! while hangin' out on our beach, we met some americans who are studying abroad in alicante. maybe we're not forever friends, but i'm definitely interested in hangin' with some weird valerie types on our quest for real friends (perhaps spanish friends)... just in case you didn't catch the link, i totally stole "weird valerie" from my sis-in-law whose blog is ridiculously entertaining all the time.
the beach was rockin', but we had plans for dinner... that's right. we had plans for dinner. okay, i'll out myself: paul's co-worker's last day was on friday, and all of his co-workers took pity on us and invited us out. oh, holy moly. are you kidding me?! a night out with only native spanish speakers -- none of whom speaks english?! well, it turned out to not be that bad. i spoke some ridiculously broken spanish, but 3 people were ridiculously nice and pretended to understand me while telling me that -- no, my spanish is good. i called these individuals liars (in spanish), and we all laughed. oh!!! itotallyalmostforgot! i ate spanish food and liked most of it! for those of you who don't know -- i'm not typically a lover of spanish cuisine, but we had tapas, and i did very well... thAnk you!
i was the life of the party... okay, i'm totally lying, but i had a good time... and i am forever indebted to those who were nice enough to continue speaking to me despite the most umms and wrong verb conjugations ever.
language update: words i learned while with the spanish peeps: cresca = mohawk, máquina coser = sewing machine
9 comments:
Oh my goodness! I HAVE a maquina coser! What are the odds of that?? I truly loved this post. I am so glad you are out meetin' and greetin' and collecting some WV's. Keep these stories coming. Oh yes, and the pictures too.
I am moving there. Gotta go pack, Ginny the Mom
Angy call me and tell me how to change my name!
Awww sister! I'm so proud of you! Meeting WVs AND going to an all speaking Spanish dinner! Good speaking skills or not... YOU DID IT! :D And lived to tell the tale!
See, now that wasn't so bad! And soon enough those ummms will come to actually mean something!! :)
Although I must add, I am quite impressed that you ate and like authentic spanish food!! that's also some awesomeness there! Make sure you've finding all the good places so that you can take me!!! :D
And again... YAY for the beach AND the picture! And again... yes, I'm super jealous! But so freakin' stoked and happy for you guys!!! Make sure you enjoy it mucho for all of us, stateside, drooling over your pictures and tales :P
Wubba wu. And Paulster too. ;)
Look! I'm a poet and I didn't know it hahahahah
OH! And in the picture... it almost looks as if that umbrella behind you, is your pony sprout lol. good work :P
I continue to be amazed by how brave you guys are...on your earlier stays in Spain and on this one...I don't think I could have done it, even when I was younger and even if I had taken some Spanish in high school and college. Almost as proud of Stef as the Tapas eater as Stef the all-Spanish conversationalist. Got the first hand report of the beach trip from Paul by phone...lucky me...lucky you guys. Great post.
Steph, I am so proud of you! Keep it up! Sounds like you and Paul are living the dream.... wish we could join you!
PS - you are a much better blogger than me.... I am SO SLOW at posting!!
beach, dinner and friends.
what else do you need?
Stef!! I saw your blog on myspace and I came to see it. You guys seem to be having so much fun. How did you end up there? Anyway, we have a blog too if you want to stop in. :) www.leslieandjosh.blogspot.com
I'll keep reading because your blog is fun, is that okay?? ;)
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