Sydney's Monday Playlist:
1.You and I- Wilco & Feist
2. The Underdog- Spoon
3. Why Do You Let Me Stay Here- She &Him
4. Silver Lining- Rilo Kiley
5. You Are The Best Thing- Ray LaMontagne
6. 5 Years Time- Noah and the Whale
7. L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N- Noah and the Whale
8. Lost In My Mind- The Heart and the Head
9. Up Up Up- Givers
10. Rock & Roll- Eric Hutchinson
11. Hang On- Dr. Dog
12. At the Bottom of Everything- Bright Eyes
13. Ain't No Reason- Brett Dennen
Enjoy this playlist. It will make you happy.
Now, to talk about my week. To begin, on Thursday, the kids did not have school. I was slightly upset with this because this meant that I would not 9-5 off to be carefree, to explore, to relax. But, that's beside the point. What I'm getting at here is that they didn't have school because of some special Basque holiday, no, no. They didn't have school because their teachers were on strike. Ah, yes, classic. Well done Spain. To be honest, I wasn't very surprised that the teachers just refused to teach kids that day. So, I ended up taking the kids to this optical illusion exhibit that they have going on right now in Vitoria. It seemed really interesting and like something I would be really into. The problem is everything is written in Oskera or Spanish. On top of that, the kids don't know how to read. It was kind of a helpless situation.
Maybe the coolest part of my week was that I got to experience the Medieval faire that they have here. Allow me to add: the only Medieval faire I have ever been to is the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire in Gainesville. Gainesville, Florida. A place that has absolutely no Medieval ties whatsoever. So, when I heard the faire was going to happen in Vitoria, I kind of just rolled my eyes about it. Like, big deal. Okay, wrong. It WAS a big deal and it was one of the neatest things I have seen since I've been in Spain. Vitoria, first of all, is a city that was established in Medieval times. So, the old city is nothing but old buildings filled with history and beauty. Within the old quarters of the city is where the festival takes place. There are vendors selling food, drinks, crafts, jewelry and so forth. Flags are streamed throughout the old city. The delicious homemade foods and drinks permeate the air as you walk through. And, of course, everyone is dressed up. It honestly felt like I was living in Medieval times. They even had people acting like the crazy people of the town, chained up with black teeth and flesh wounds (oh, it's merely a flesh wound!). They were such good actors they even made Paulina cry. We actually had to leave after that because she was so freaked out. They also had these gigantic, trained falcons and one owl, that were flying around. I wish everyone could have been here, as dorky as it sounds.
On Saturday night, I went out. I WENT OUT!! It was my first time going out in Vitoria and I had so much fun. But, I suffered the consequences the next day, make no mistake. Allow me to elaborate. There is a very strict schedule to follow if you want to cooperate with Spanish time:
9:00 P.M.- Go to a friends house and drink a little. In my case, I went to my friends house and enjoyed a couple glasses of wine as we got ready to go out.
11:00 P.M.- Go get dinner-- take forever to eat. Also have a beer.
12:30-2:00 A.M.- Go to the bars.
3:00-4:00 A.M.- Leave the bars (because they close) and go to the clubs.
5:00-7:00 A.M- Club.
7:00 A.M.- You have two options at this point. You can either A: Go home and finally sleep or B: Go to the "after-club" and continue to drink. I'm not sure why anyone would ever choose option B. It sounds awful and all I imagine are just people who are zombies and act as if they are lobotomized.
Anyway, I was "responsible" and only stayed out until 6:00 A.M. I opted out of the "after-club" portion. Partying is a tough way of life, man. But it was so much fun. I dressed up and everything. I even wore wedges! I'm still not sure if it was a great decision on my behalf, however. I'm already a tall girl, and with the wedges on, I was like some Amazonian woman/beast. In addition, the Spanish guys are so much shorter to me as it is. So when I was walking around on Saturday, I could basically see over everyone's heads. It was a laugh.
Au pair friends! Sophie and Melanie
Update about my Spanish class: We have a new student! And guess where he is from? (Drum roll) PAKISTAN!! Today, we learned the verb ser, which I already knew. But we had to go around the classroom, AGAIN, saying "Soy de..., Soy..." So when it became my turn I of course had to say "Soy de Estados Unidos. Soy americana." As soon as I said that, the new student said "QUE?! Es americana?!" And not in a very excited and loving tone either. He just stared at me from across the room for probably 2 minutes without looking away. Needless to say, I walked really, really fast out of class today. So much so that I got calf cramps.
Lastly, I talked to my mom last night for TWO HOURS. Man, oh man, I miss that woman. She's about to buy her plane ticket here! I am so incredibly excited for her to come visit. We started planning what we are going to do. Apparently, we can stay in a castle if we felt so inclined. But really, this is about to be the BEST mother-daughter trip ever and I can't wait for her to finally get here!
I suppose it is now time for me to go and enjoy my two hour nap.
Happy Monday!
XX
Your curfew is midnight! :)
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