notes on europe.

20/12
-there really truly is an entire country that speaks spanish! i understand none of them--especially the ones who talk to me.
-i saw 12 dogs in madrid.
-lots of old ladies have pink hair.
-i saw a kid with sparkly purple hair.
-i like little spanish children an awful lot.
-bathrooms here are weird.
-the outsides of trash cans say "gracias".
-i don't like dirt.
22/12
-i walked a path oft trod by bulls. and, i went in the bullring. bully.
-the random selection of really old-school english music played on spanish radio makes me laugh.
-european toilets are fun to flush.
-european light switches are fun too.
-eric's apartment is like a labrynth.
-the spanish roommates are fun. kinda hot. and, they kissed me.
-spanish christmas candy is yucky.
-european cars really are all teeny tiny like on television.
-i quite enjoy the architecture & brick walks on the old sections of madrid & pamplona.
-pepperoni tastes like bacon here.
-i've seen 27 spanish dogs, but no cats so far.
-i broke a nail.
-i carried some european bread home last night, and it was fun. i named it gus. then, we ate it.
- i went to a spanish supermarket, and it was fun.
-eric got me a present of a stuffed bear in greece. i like him. i like the bear too. i named it lewis.
-within 48 hours, i rode in a car, a plane, a train, a bus, a metro, and an escalator.
23/12
-i watched "about a boy" en español. i heart hugh grant, even when dubbed.
-i went inside an old city fortress. it was cool. and muddy.
-the lack of dryers in spain is a bit absurd.
-i love europe.
25/12
-everyone wears fishnets when they dress up here. tacky.
-i really like spanish groceries.
-mullets are cool here, even on girls.
-i figured out how to cook a whole chicken all by myself...after eric pulled the feathers off for me, that is.
-turkeys are sold with whole heads. i really wanted one.
-i like living with eric and being able to do little things for him all the time.
-i love the aforementioned boy more i ever thought was possible.
-pretend drawn christmas trees are almost as good as the real thing. not really.
-snow here is weird. muy slippery.
-if you're ever an old lady in spain, you have to buy a fur coat to be cool.
-spanish television pretty much sucks.
-the bbc, on the other hand, rocks.
-i still like wine a zillion times better than beer for numerous reasons--even the spanish kinds.
-we went to church on christmas eve. it was catholic y en español. gossip after the service: "did everyone see that protestant american girl who was totally lost for the entire hour?!"
-maybe i'll eat a candy cane now.
-merry christmas.
26/12
-a sign in the airport says that a plane is retrasado. i laughed.
-i have a european plague. maybe it's the black death.
-i'm going to london with eric. i love london. i love eric. =)
-my birthday is soon.
-i'm sitting on a bench made out of an old airplane wing.
27/12
-the first thing that a brit said to me was "cheerio!"
-i love london.
-it's fun to ride on the left side of the rode.
-i hate ice in my soda. england never puts ice in soda. great.
-everyone here speaks with a fabulous british accent. yay.
-the tower bridge is greater than great. i stepped on the crack.
-a british hobbit took my picture today. and eric.
-i read a newspaper in dead man's hole.
29/12
-i love the tower of london.
-i stood where anne boulin died. i don't think that's how her name is spelled. oh well.
-"mind the gap."
-my birthday is tomorrow.
-i got some postcards.
-i had my picture taken with a cool guard bear.
-i saw all of the crown jewels. jealous.
-the ravens may bite. i sort of want to pet one.
-the london pizza hut is way nicer and has lots of better foods than the ones at home.
-snaps for buckingham palace.
30/12
-birthday jubilee for me in london!!
-i went in westminster abbey with 2,000 dead people.
7/1
-rome: creepest metro ever, really great food, ancient ruins galore.
-i saw the pope.
-things to do: learn italian.
8/1
-spanish tomato sauce is really just some tomato soup.
-italian food is indescribably excellent in italy.
-european drivers are nuts--all of them.
-i don't really wanna go home. classes suck. and, i don't like bethany without eric. i do want my room though.
-i saw 4 spanish lesbians today.
-i am being "let be".
-i might move to europe soon.
-spaniards are a bit rude.
-i went to mcdonalds, and i ate a "mcpollo". seriously.
-spanish is a little grungy.
-my boyfriend is nuts. i love him more than anything.
10/1
-there are stacks of bricks on the roof of eric's school.
-some british boys are speaking spanish.
-i want to paint my nails.
-miguel says "eh" after every sentence.
-i'm bored.
-snuggle.
-the "eh" thing is annoying now.
-eric's roommate asked if we have bambis at home. he meant deer. i laughed.
-miguel is wearing the same pants he wore yesterday.
-i really want a ham salad sandwich.
-i'm just about to start taking these class notes.
-a boy in eric's class is from helsinki. i'm pretty sure that he's dau's big brother.
-miguel said "eh" 88 times in one class period; i counted.
-orange soda here is much better than at home. i'll miss it.
-going back to school on monday ought to be interesting.
-la piscina naranja. i don't know.
-eric had better come home fast.

* this past month has been the absolute best time of my entire life. i got to travel europe, and i got to do it with the one person who means more to me than anything else on earth--it couldn't have been any better! we were never apart for any longer than a half an hour, and that was only one single time; i miss him more than anything right now, and these next two weeks had better fly! it is good to be home, but i'm eagerly awaiting my next european holiday. i went from never flying on a plane in my life to taking 9 different flights in one month; i think i'm a pro now. my passport has lots of stamps, i've seen more than i'd imagined, and we have tons of photos to treasure. i can't wait for eric to get home--we'll finally get to go to school together, and we're going to have so much fun! i love you, boyfriend. *muah!*