My Favorite Things

(In the Plaza Mayor on one of the first nights)

What are some of my favorite things about being here in Spain?

- walking home from school in the beautiful sun
- the metro (so comprehensive and muy facil)
- ¡patatas bravas!
- staying up late, but compensating with a nap
- having wifi
- vale (OK - pronounced "va - lay" ) it's what everyone says all the time
- there are sooooo many restaurants and shoe stores
- hanging out with IES people
- Zara
- living in a real city
- no mosquitos ...ever
- the fountain and plaza by my house
- getting mail from the US (thanks for the crossswords mom !)
- reading novels/magazines/newspapers in spanish
- futbol
- my room and bed here
- sitting outside at restaurants
- wandering around alone, getting lost, and then finding something cool or better yet - actually recognizing where I am
- churros
- Rafa Nadal .....seriously
- Baked Lays Ruffles potato chips were just introduced here and they are my favorite snack...sooo happy
- pretending to myself that i look like a native
- having very easy classes (i am going to die in the spring)
- the weather is beautiful 90% of the time
- dressing up to go out
- going out
- walking around

What don't I like so much?

- breakfast or not really having one
- missing out on the election
- not being able to wear comfy shoes all the time
- the metro stations are hot...really hot
- the milk
- walking from the metro station to school at 8:30 am every day
- screwing up easy words/phrases just because i'm not thinking
- being in HUGe groups of americans talking loudly in english


What do I miss?
- por supuesto (of course) mi familia 
- and our amazingly comfortable couch (furniture is just not as comfortable here)
- my friends
- Tufts! I didn't think I would, but I do :(
- I suppose american TV

- CHEERIOS
- my other clothes
- seeing the leaves change in the shire
- certain foods (i don't want to go into it haha there are too many)

(Nina, me, Cammye, Alex, Aleksis, Meredith on......a bench)