Railroad Night...May 31

You guys...I am so upset...screw it all. *rolls eyes* [Let me apologize in advance for all of the profanity that shall proceed.]

So, I hear my host mom and my roommate talking about me. I get up to put water int he fridge, because let's face it: I'm nosey. They stop me and completely freaking railroad me! My madre has THE NERVE to tell me that I need to try to talk to them more. Hold up. Let's do a little background.

My entire first week here I tried to talk to those ungrateful hoes and they WOULD NOT TALK TO ME FOR SHIT. They spoke too fast and it was hard for me to understand them. When I tried to speak to them they would give up because I couldn't respond as quickly as my roommate.

THEREFORE, if that hoe wanted me to talk to them she would have made the effort when I made the effort. And the nerve of that bitch who shares a room with me. How dare she tell them what I said to my friend on the phone in fucking private. I told my friend that I didn't like talking with the family because I didn't feel comfortable. I didn't feel comfortable because they never even made an effort to speak with me. I also told them how I missed the food back home. Food here isn't the same. It's cooked differently here. Different spices. Different versions of the food. Not the same by a long shot. I really just want a good philly cheesesteak. Anyways, these hoes bombarded me in the kitchen and would not let me leave for an hour. Mind you, it's 1am. I wanted to curse them both out. I was seriously so pissed that I almost cried. Like, how dare you tell me that I need to talk more. It's a two way street bitch. Get your shit together. I will not be speaking to either of these hoes for the next few hours while I calm down. Did I say hours? I meant day. They can suck it. I'm going to go to sleep now. I have things to do tomorrow.

Later,

-K

This week! May 26-30

Classes are going by grudgingly slow. =/ I hate being in the same classroom for 3 hours. So...what has transpired this week?

This week was the week that we had our long weekend. We initially planned to go to Barcelona this weekend, but due to poor planning and high prices my roommate and I are staying here in Cadiz. There's a big group going to Portugal, and apparently our "friends" are going to Morocco. They didn't invite us though. Didn't even say a word. It's all good though. Me and her have a pretty good weekend planned out. We're gonna beach it up!

In other news, I had to go to court on Monday to testify for my roommate. That judge lady was a complete and total bitch. I did not like her at all. Anyway, it was definitely an experience considering i'm in a foreign country and all. It was cool to get a look into their legal system. I'm glad it's over though. I don't want to have to deal with this legal stuff anymore. I just want to distance myself from everything bad and try to have fun.

Okay, I have to go to the beach now. I will post more later! I'm trying to not be an introvert and enjoy living in a beach town.

Later,

-K

May 24-25: Sevilla and Gypsy Cordoba

First off, before anything else..SEVILLA IS HOT AF! Secondly, I hate Cordoba and it's gypsy bitches.

Sevilla.

We went to Sevilla this weekend. We toured the cathedral and climbed the tall ass tower there. It was a lot of walking. I had to use my inhaler a lot. The combination of heat and all that walking was killing me. Sevilla is basically a big ass city. I can't really call it pretty because it's so urbanized. There's not really much beauty except for in the architecture of the buildings. The cathedral was beautiful and very amazing. It has a lot of history behind everything in there. It had a tomb with a part of Christopher Columbus's body. It was pretty and tiring all at the same time.

After touring the Cathedral we had free time to walk around. One of the girls from the group and I found a place to go eat at. It was a little restaurant owned by this Indian man. he was really creepy. He kept smiling and staring at me. He called me "guapa", which means pretty. He thought I was really pretty. He gave me a discount on my food because he thought I was pretty. I'm not complaining about the discount, but he was still creepy and his food was nasty. I will never ever go back there if I ever visit Sevilla again.

After free time we had dinner with the Sevilla group. Dinner was not the best. They didn't have anything that I actually ate. So I was just nibbling at the tapas. The biggest thing that happened was when one of the girls that I was sitting with fainted. It scared the crap out of me. I almost lost my composure. That on top of everything else that has been going on here was so much. It all seemed like so much to deal with at the time. I started feeling like this trip that was supposed to be such a wonderful experience was really just a disaster. I couldn't deal. I had to work hard to keep myself from crying. First something bad happened with my roommate, then her. I just felt like the bad things were coming after us in a line after that moment. It was a very trying day. I got through it though. I pulled myself together and calmed down. I went back to our hotel room and got a good night's sleep. That really helped. I also had a glass of wine. Thank goodness.

Cordoba.

Today we went to Cordoba. Let me just say that Cordoba is beautiful, but I will NEVER go back. (Okay maybe i'm overexaggerating, but i'm still mad about what happened there). Cordoba has this really huge tourist attraction where you view one of the royal palaces and the mosque. It's surrounded by a river and it has plenty of fountains inside. It is very beautiful, BUT it also has an endless string of con artists. And guess who got conned. Me and two girls were walking from the bathroom to meet back up with the group and we got stopped by these gypsies. They stopped us and forced rosemary into our hands. I was fighting this one lady so that she wouldn't touch me. Literally fighting her. Anyway, she forces rosemary into my hands and then commences to "read" my palms and "tell me my future". At the end this bitch wants money so I give her a euro. She then says no and says it costs more because she did both hands. I gave her two euros. She still said no. Mind you the other two girls had gave their gypsies money and left me. Alone. I was surrounded by gypsies who kept asking for more and more money and would not let me leave. I got conned out of 20 euros. I was and still am pissed about it. Like, how dare the girls leave me nad not help me. I wouldn't do that to them, but now I know. These girls are all about self. Never, will I make the mistake of trying to help them. (Okay I probably will because it's in my nature to help people, but still). They are assholes and I am so pissed with them. I was pissed off the entire time. And that gypsy bitch can suck it. They all are going to burn in hell for their shit. Anyways, I was pissed off the entire time until my roommate and I shared a jar of Sangria. After that I was feeling pretty good and calm. I slept a good bit of the way back home to Cadiz.

Now i'm here doing nothing, just watching movies and tv shows on this website I found. I also found out how to get Netflix here. Scorreee! Okay, I gotta go. Gonna shower, eat, then go to sleep. I have class in the morning.

Later,

-K

Last Night...This Morning...Whew..

We went out last night. It was fun. We were all having fun, but I got tired. It was already 3am and we had been out since 11pm. The clubs here do not close until 6am. I wanted to leave. I asked my roommate i she wanted to go, but she wanted to stay. We had run into Hottie #1 earlier that night, so he was with us. He said he would walk me home. I asked my friend again if she wanted to come with us. She said no. I asked if she would be okay if I left her. She said yes. I didn't leave her alone though. I left her with the other two girls who went out with us, and Hottie #1 walked me home.

And by walked me home, I mean he turned a 15 min walk into an hour walk because he kept stopping trying to get me to have sex with him. I guess he thought I was drunk. I didn't drink anything. Little bastard. I wouldn't have sex with him if he were the last man on Earth. I used to think he was all sweet and innocent, but now I know the truth. He's just another dog looking for a temporary place to lay. Well, not with me. Not in this lifetime, not in the next lifetime. When we finally got back to the house I swiftly went into my room and have been avoiding him since.

But, this morning when I woke up something was wrong with my roommate. Something happened to her last night. I'm not going to say exactly what, but it was pretty bad. This trip is beginning to really be something. I wasn't expecting horny host brothers and problems with going out. I already can't wait to get back home.

Later,

-K

May 18-21: Life as an Americana

On Sundays EVERYTHING is closed. Better not die on a Saturday night going into Sunday nor Sunday itself, because you will just be dead until Monday. Sunday was not a very interesting day. I literally just slept all day. Of course that was after we did our scavenger hunt. The scavenger hunt was fun in it's own way. It was really hot here and we just tried our best to get around the city to find these random places and things. I really wanted to win, but we didn't. While I am very competitive, the girls I was with were only worried about taking pictures. It was very frustrating. Not to mention we lost one of the girls. Stupid child went into a Haitian Art store. We walked for 15 min without this idiot before we realized we left her ass. It really ticked me off. It also ticked me off that they didn't even want to try to find things on the list. They just wanted to take pictures. I don't like people like that. In the end, we came in second place.

Monday.

On Monday we had orientation at the University where we would be taking our classes. It is really close to where I live. Also, the professors are pretty nice. I will have class form 10:45 to 12:15 and 12:30 to 2:00. I was kind of excited and kind of dreading classes at the same time. After orientation we had some optional activity and tapas. I wasn't feeling well because of the time change and me having to adjust my medicine. I was feeling pretty awful. I still do. It will take some time for me to adjust my sleep schedule and medicine.

Tuesday.

Tuesday we had our first day of classes. It went pretty well. I really like both my professors. The culture class is my favorite. I like the way the guy teaches. He's pretty chill, and he knows a lot about Spain's history and culture. I find Spain's culture pretty interesting. I really like to learn about the culture and history. It's great.

That night though, my roomie and I went and hung out with Hottie #1. (We have given the sons nicknames in order that we met them Hottie #1 is the youngest. He is my age. Hottie #2 is the middle child I think. I think the daughter is the oldest.) Anyways, we went and hung out with Hottie #1. It was fun. His friends are nice. Also, Hottie #1 has a crush on me. It's kind of funny. He's cute,but i'm not looking for an international fling. Not my style.

Wednesday.

Today we went to class for the first time.. Not much really happened though. Nothing interesting. I went shopping. I bought a bunch of stuff. The clothes here are cute as ever! I love it, but I try not to spend much money. Well, that's all I have for now. Will try to post again later!

Later,

-K

May 16-17: Sleep, Travels, and Bit..I mean Beaches =)

So I slept all day yesterday..bleehhh, but I did go out last night! It was fun! Although, the girls I went with wanted to stay out all freaking night. I don't stay out all night. Especially when we have to be up early af the next day. All they wanted to do was drink, dance, and talk to the creepy guys there. The place got really hot and they had a smoke machine. I almost had an asthma attack. I had to leave. I stood outside by myself for a while. They came to check on me like once. I know now not to go out with them and get sick. They are only worried about self. The girl that's my roommate likes to party. We may have a problem if we go out in Cadiz. I refuse to stay out all night. That's childish. Anyways, onward with the day.

Right now, we are on the bus to Cadiz. It's an 8 hour bus ride. I have just been watching the scenery as we trudge along. Spain is quite beautiful. Madrid is a big city, but when you travel all you see is countryside. I think I like that about Spain. While they still have a few big cities, the countryside is still preserved and more beautiful than ever. Spain is truly amazing. I think I am going to try to nap for a while. So, I will finish when we get to our destination.

[later.]

So, I am now in my new home for the next six weeks. My host parents are pretty nice. But, let's start from where I left off.

When I woke up we were finally near water, and let me tell you that the water here is absolutely beautiful. It is blue. It's so pretty. I am so in love with this part of the coast of Spain. We had to come across a really long bridge to enter into Cadiz. Cadiz is broken up into two parts apparently: Old Cadiz and New Cadiz. We will be staying in Old Cadiz. New Cadiz is pretty Americanized. There are there beaches in Cadiz: Playa Caleta (Old Cadiz), Playa Santa Maria and Playa Victoria (New Cadiz). My roommate and I live right next to Playa Caleta. It is B E A U T I F U L. The water is warm and blue. It's the beach that has water from the Mediterranean Ocean. Okay, I'm still getting ahead of myself.

When we arrived here, we were at some bus stop. Outside the bus stop were all these people. Nerves quickly set in for everyone. We all got our stuff and waited to be told which set of parents were ours. My roommate and I got this really pretty lady and her husband. They are really nice. They started talking to us as soon as we got put together. They speak really fast, but I will catch on after being with them for a few weeks. They drove us to their house. Houses in Spain are weird. They are like apartment buildings with houses in each one. They don't have houses like Americans do. Everything is packed together. IT's like they are trying to keep space open just in case something else need to be built. We had to carry our luggage up to their house, and let me tell you: the steps were HUGE. It was a struggle getting our heavy as luggage up those stairs. Our room is tiny. We share a really tiny room, but it's okay. We can manage. Our madre has two sons who live with her and they are HOT. Goodness, we totally lucked out with our family lol. She also has a daughter who doesn't live with her. Her daughter has a daughter, so she has a granddaughter as well.

As soon as we got here, she cooked us dinner. Of course, she cooked something that I do not eat. So I just kind of played at it, then I went to sleep. She thought I was homesick because I went straight to bed, but I was just tired. I had taken some allergy medicine and it made me sleepy. She gave me a stuffed mickey mouse because she thought I was homesick.(LOL). She's such a nice lady. So, yeah...i'm about to sleep.

Later,

-K

May 15- Madriddd! (Again with my group)

You guys! Madrid is B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!!! I can't believe I am in Spain right now! It's amazeballs! Today, I took pictures and saw a different part of Madrid with my group. They arrived this morning. They are all a pretty good group of people. Everyone is nice. We walked around with Aitor. Our program head person. Aitor is pretty funny. He bought us all breakfast this morning. I had a croissant which was amazing. I wish we had croissants like that back home. I also had some kind of water. It was good too. They don't have SmartWater, but they have a pretty good selection of waters. The banks here in Madrid don't exchange currency. (Bummer) I forgot to mention that yesterday. I had to take money out of the atm, but it was really cheap. My bank gives me a good rate. So, i'm good. We stayed out for like two hours today touring Madrid, and going inside the royal palace! It was great. I really enjoyed it. I think tonight some of the other students are going out. I am just going to stay in my room and sleep.

Speaking of rooms. Now I am in a bigger room with two girls from my group. I have adopted one of them. She is really cool. I know that if nothing else I will at least have one friend. I found out who my roommate is for when we arrive in Cadiz. I haven't met her yet, but she seems really fun! =) Everyone in the group likes her. Well, i'm really exhausted. I'm pretty sure it's jet lag, but I am about to go to sleep.

Later,

K