Jeez.

I could probably write a small novel about what has happened so far. I'll try to shorten it to a modest length.

Best things about Spain so far:
-Piercings
-Women with Piercings
-Pinchos
-A spanish version of Dale
-"Vale"
-Cañas
-Siesta.

Worst things about Spain:
-Snow. All day. It's so cold in the D....(coren, omar, and brian)
-Deeeeeep accents. My most frequently used word : Como?
-So cold.
-Long walks in the cold.
-Ice.
-Siesta.

I've met many people, most all of them exchange students. From the US, Germany, Italy, Australia, and France. The South Americans come this week I think. Everyone is friendly. In fact, a Spanish "Dale Meier" had a large party with all the new and old exchange students. Yes, Coren, he exists. We stayed up till probably 4am, when people were still just arriving at the bar, but I had already had wine, beer, vodka, whiskey, tequila, some mixed drink, and some other ....thing.

I'm rooming right now with a German, Niklas, with a family. The old lady's son, whos seems to be around 30, only speaks of food and women while making wide-eyed, obscene gestures. He's perfect.

I wasn't able to find spanish speaking roommates, but I am rooming with Niklas, Michelle from Australia, and Christina from New York. They are serious about learning Spanish, though, so I still plan to learn much, and next semester I should be able to find an apartment with spaniards.

Our Apartment....is.....the shit. It's in the old part of town, extremely beautiful, roomy, and fairly cheap. We all went to speak to the lady who is renting it out, and a group of 8 could barely decipher what she was saying. Although it didn't help that she and her husband couldn't agree on anything and always spoke at the exact same time.

I'm very sorry that I haven't spoken to many of you yet, not only have I been extremely busy, but my phone still does not work, and I can only use the internet in noisy cafes when I can find the time. My dad almost shat his pants when I didn't call for the first 24 hours. I start spanish classes Monday, and then have to move in to the new place while figuring out my bank account on campus and buying X number of things for the apartment. We plan on installing internet, but it might be a while.

My computer is about to die, I don't have an adapter and the plug is across the room anyways, but I'll find some more time to write this week.

I miss you all.