GEURRA DE NOVIAS

After the most boring 3 hour class ever, we headed back to our apartment. Our Madre had made us paella for lunch. I was so excited, there was even shrimp in the paella! After siesta I went to look at a gym to join with a girl named Ashley. The university has a gym, but I would not really call it a gym. Its more of closet with weights in it and it smells like death. Also it’s all the way across the river, not a very convenient location to my apartment, which is in the center of the city. The gym we looked at actually looked like a gym in the US. There was all the machines and cardio equipment. There was even a Jacuzzi in the women’s locker room! It was 42 Euros a month. Which is not bad, but we are going to check out another gym today. After looking at the gym, I went to a movie with some other chicas. We went to the theater at the train station. It was really nice stadium seating, comfortable chairs, you could even buy popcorn there!! We went to the Guerra de Novias, which is the Bride Wars in english. There was no English to be found in this movie. Kate Hudson and Ann Hathaway voices were both dubbed over, which made for an interesting viewing. Just the way they talked made the movie seem so out of place. I kinda understand what they were saying, but the plot was not that difficult to follow so I could get what was going on. The ending a little weird though, I think everyone missed the fact that she got together with the brother in the end. No se, but now I want to see the English version so I can make sure I understood everything. After the movie our Madre made us dinner. I don’t think Spanish understand what a salad is. She made a salad of carrots, corn, and tomatoes. I think she forgot the lettuce. Following dinner I went to a new café with internet access. Its is an Asian tea house, but the owners are really nice and gave me free chocolate. A couple of the other girls have been going here for internet access. Getting online is such a high. You don’t realize how much time you spend online until you can’t any more. I get so happy when I just see what going on facebook. Some people actually have internet access in their houses, but we live with old people so I don’t think they really understand. Anyways this tea house is so much quieter than the other café. Tonight I am going to go to one of the cafes at the train station to get online. I can’t wait I need a good fix!!!