Vale Vale :)

My my my how quickly things change here. Today was my first day of classes and I'd say it was a success because I definitely met some nice people so I'm really happy about that. The funny thing is that I've seriously only been meeting girls so far, what's up with that?? It might be because I am just more comfortable talking to girls in the beginning because I don't know anything or anyone and I don't know, somehow guys seem less approachable to me right now. But I'll get there, I'm not worried.

Well I've only gone to two classes so far and it's funny because tomorrow is the second day and they've already cancelled school for Carnival!! So funny. I guess it's similar to Halloween because people dress in costumes and basically just party in the streets all night. It will be in Oviedo this weekend so I can't wait to see how it is, I don't have a costume but we'll see what happens. The lifestyle here is so laid back, it's so lo que pasa. Valeeeee. Es lo que dicen aqui en veza de okay, dicen vale. So I really need to stop saying okay since nobody says it here. It's harder than I thought to stop. My Spanish is only mas o menos right now compared to the Spaniards but I signed up for an intensive course with most of the Erasmus kids (the European exchange students) and we'll start Wednesday I think. It's a two hour class every night for a month, but it was only 25EU which is so cheap. I think it will help a lot. I just want to be totally fluent right now, por favor!! Pero no es posible, tengo que trabajar para lo que quiero.

This weekend was so spontaneous and great. I took a bus to Gijon which is half an hour away and met up with these Danish girls I met at school on Friday. They are awesome and so nice, I really like them. Finally went out for the first time Sat night and it was great because their apartment is literally right by the beach so we walked right by it while bar happing, it's so gorgeous there. I'm jealous they're right by it! I would love to live with them and the offer was/is still open but it's just too inconvenient since campus is at least a 30 min bus ride away. But I was just impressed by the fact that I just called them, left my house and found the bus station somehow, and then took a bus all by myself without any problems as if I had done it a million times. I'm strangely at ease here for the most part, even though I pretty much get lost everyday. But I just take it as an opportunity to explore, because what else can I do? Every now and then I'll ask for directions but more often than not, I find myself wandering and checking out all the different shops around here, I mean if I have some free time why not explore?

After staying at the Danish girls' apartment I realized how much better they have it, seriously. And it's about half of what I have to pay, plus all student flats come fully furnished and they are NICE. I'm amazed, why the hell am I paying twice the price to live with a lady when I could live with students and actually have people to hang out with for much less? I think it would be a LOT more interesting to live with international students. The biggest dilemma is I met a very sweet American girl today who offered me a great room near campus but she lives with another American and I really want to speak Spanish at home... and I'm sure I would just speak English with them all the time. I really did not come here to speak English, I just want to become fluent in Spanish and the best way is to live with other Spanish speakers. Ugh it's such a shame. But I have tons of #s I could call to go see their available rooms.... sigh.....