Corey said he would be the first to post, but not on my watch. I just got back from our first real night out and I must say it was really fun, considering muchos de los espanoles todavia tienen finales, and that people are still trying to get accustomed to being here/not going out yet. Tonight we were mainly with other Emory kids, plus two girls from Germany, and we went to two different bars which both seemed like really great places (very different- the first was more of a Spanish hang out bar and the second was more of a party bar). We all spoke Spanish pretty much the entire night and, at the end of the night, when we went to Leonardo´s, I found myself thinking completely in Spanish and not even being able to think of the words in English. It´s pretty awesome being completely immersed in another language and having it be the only form of communication between a lot of the people here... and not being able to remember my own language is pretty great too!
As we were going and Evelyn, Michael, Corey, and I decided that there was no way we were going home without some comida, one of the German girls said ¨porque siempre tienen hambre los americanos a este tiempo de la noche?¨. I guess it´s true... what are we to do without Steak and Shake!? But we were clearly the stereotypical Americans, which I guess was ok because everyone really seemed to love us and were endeared by our broken and faulty Spanish (we got some free botteas de agua at Leonoardo´s. Try doing that by speaking perfect Spanish). Leonardo´s is a delicious fast food place we found tonight where the guys who work there are tan amables and we will definitely be going back.
Pues, it´s 4 am and we have clase from 9 am to 2:15 tomorrow (and Fridays are our easy days...) BUTTT, tomorrow is a big day because, after talking to some super sketchy Spanish girls at the bar tonight, I decided I am getting my nose pierced tomorrow before our lovely tour de Zachary (they tried to convince me to get my lip and/or temple pierced but Corey was the voice of reason) and Brandon, Jackie, and Corey will be there to A) buy me a few drinks beforehand and B) hold my hand through the horror.
A little aside, since I haven´t really said anything about mi senora, I just wanted to say that she is great and although she speaks really fast and uses words I have never heard of, she has been so understanding and generous with the whole luggage situation, she makes great food, and we have even been able to joke around with each other a little bit... but a lot of the times I nod and say ¨si¨ and es sufficiente. I also have a Japanese student who lives with me who doesn´t speak a word of English and barely speaks Spanish, so the communication is pretty difficult but we definitely try. Tonight we sat at the table for about 40 minutes having what I am pretty sure were two completely different conversations. It got pretty awkward at some points... but it´s all part of the experience. My senora is leaving tomorrow and left me in charge of doing a bunch of things and to be honest I have no idea what I´m supposed to do. So that should/will be fun. Also, as far as my classes, I am taking three a traves courses internacionales and two at the Emory center, and I really love all of them and especially all of my teachers. The people here are just SO much cooler than the people in America overall (I realize I don´t really have a legitimate reason to say that, but it is just my perception so far... maybe I´m still just enchanted with this place, who knows). Anyways, I decided I´m not taking the PEI course, which is a direct enrollment into classes with Spanish students, but I´m ok with it because that gives me a month of traveling to do whatever I want after classes end before I have to be home. So, voy a dormir, y hablaremos pronto. Adios!
Amanda
P.S. Today Karen turned to me during class and said ¨I just want to see what his abs look like, that´s all. Just a little peek¨. I´m not the only one dreaming of Enrique...
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