I lounged around for a while, showered, and then Daedre came over and we watched some TV and had attempt #2 at making tortilla de patatas. It was, as they say in Spanish, "un gran fracasa," (a major failure) though it was edible which made it better than attempt #1. We have decided to enlist the help of our Swedish friend Jonna who is a tortilla de patata expert in our next attempt to master this Spanish delacy. After dinner we watched "The Hangover," and then I went to sleep.
Saturday I slept in again and then spend most of the day catching up on some American TV shows and reading some more. I also had a great skype date with Clint, my friend who is studying abroad in Tokyo, Japan. Guess what?! While I was talking to him there was an earthquake in Tokyo! At first I thought he was shaking his webcam and then he was like...there's an earthquake happening right now. I was a little freaked out but he assured me it was only a tiny one. I am glad I don't live somewhere where earthquakes are so frequent they don't even freak you out anymore!
After siesta Daedre came over and we went to a cute little kebap place for dinner. Kebaps are a traditional Turkish food leftover from the moorish empire. They're like burritos but with roasted meat, and generally Greek ingredients including delicious Greek yogurt. Yum! This place was really great because they offer a discount to students of the university. Yay for cheap, delicious, and filling dinners.
After dinner we came back to my place and Erin, Megan, and Erin's two new Italian roomates came over for a little party before we went out to the bars. Erin's new roomates, Valentina and Monda, are really nice and they seemed like they were happy to meet us. We had a lot of fun just hanging out for a while and then we headed out to a bar. On the way we met up with a Spanish friend of mine, Anibal, and he and his friends took us to a couple bars that are more frequented by the locals. I loved seeing this new part of the city! I also had a lot of fun. At one of the bars we spent about an hour dancing and singing along to some American oldies-everyone knew the words, even the Italians and the Spaniards! It was awesome. Daedre slept over so that we could continue the fun today.
This morning we slept in, woke up, ate breakfast, cleaned up a little, and headed to mass at the cathedral. I really love the cathedral here in Murcia because it is the most colorful one I have seen. It is very open, has lots of natural light, and beautiful stained glass windows everywhere. I love how the stained glass windows are more colorful most. They have bright colors including pink, purple, and teal--colors I don't usually see in stained glass. The decoration in the cathedral is also very colorful. It is a nice difference from the usual silver and gold I've seen in other cathedrals. It was a beautiful, sunny day so we decided to sit on the plaza of the cathedral after mass and drink some coffee. Its amazing how wonderful the sun can feel when you haven't seen it for a while.
After an hour or so we decided to run home and eat lunch and then go to the park to sit outside and do homework. I stopped at the bakery on the way home and got a freash baguette- right out of the oven- and made a delicious sandwich for lunch. The afternoon was spent enjoying the beautiful weather and reading. I finished the book I was reading this weekend, so now I have to look for another one. I made spaghetti for dinner for myself, along with some more of my baguette, and now I'm going to watch a movie before I head to bed early. What a wonderful weekend!
Being here has definitely taught me to relax and do what I want to do. I thought having so much free time was going to drive me crazy but I'm really loving it. I have time to go for walks, read, and sit outside for hours enjoying the sun. What a life!
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