The 10 Commandments of Spain

Hola!

Yesterday in class, I had a weird idea (what else is new). So, here's a list of a few of the important lessons I've learned here... the 10 Commandments of Spain!

1. Thou shalt stuff thyself at every meal lest thy madre feel personally insulted.

2. Thou shalt not every, for any reason, make eye contact with a male. Ever.

3. If thou desirest that it be a road to drive on, driveth on it, regardless of its usual status as a plaza, walkway, or sidewalk.

4. If thou desirest to walk on it, walketh, regardless of the presence of "no walk" signs or cars speeding towardst thou. Thou shalt preferably bringest thy small children with thou as thou crosseth a busy road at inappropriate and/or illegal times.

5. Thou shalt not assume that anything is included in the price...excepting the tax!

6. Thou shalt eat thy weight in bread on a daily basis.

7. Thou shalt not wear flip-flops, for they are weird.

8. Thou shalt not wear shorts, lest thou weareth leggings beneath aforementioned short. Woe unto the man who wears both flip-flops and legging-less shorts simultaneously. It would be better for that man if he were never born.

9. Thou shalt bring thy umbrella everywhere, lest God send the floods to spite thee.

10. Thou shalt eat, drink, touch, see, hear, and explore every inch of beautiful Espana!!! :)

So now you know! Anyways, today was a pretty good day. I went to La Misa at another beautiful church called San Pablo...and finally got some pictures! Classes went well, and during siesta I did some research in my guidebook about Barcelona since we leave at 8:30 am on Thursday! Me emociono muchisimo (I am so excited) for this trip! We will be seeing tons of Gaudi's work, as well as a museum that houses more than 2,500 of Picasso's paintings and sculptures! Somehow, this is the "biggest collection of his work in Spain," implying that it's not the biggest in the world. How much art did this guy do??? GEEZ! Jaja. The guidebook also mentioned that Barcelona specializes in absinthe... What do you guys think, should I try it? They also have a slightly less dangerous drink called cava which is a sparkling wine and apparently muy delicioso (very delicious). When we get back, Salamanca is hosting an international arts festival called FACYL that involves lots of free live music, circuses, hot air balloon rides...and a ton more! Que chevere (How cool)!

Today has been a great day! I got a delicious artichoke heart tapa at a bar, then toured El Museo de Salamanca and La Universidad Pontificia by myself before class...which ended up being cancelled, so I went with some girls down by the river to sun and relajar (relax). My roommate and I discovered a website where we can stream American shows (I miss Modern Family and Glee sooo much!), and tonight we are going to a party at the high school where we help the students learn English complete with live music and fuegos artificiales (fireworks)! The museum this morning, by the way, was absolutely amazing- there were dozens of Renaissance paintings, and then some stellaes and statues from 1500 BC!

Besitos!

Caitrin