Hola!
Today is another beautiful day in Salamanca and it was another good day of teaching. On Wednesdays I get done with my classes for the day by 10:15am, which is awesome because now I have to rest of the day to get things done (or relax).
On my way home I started reflecting on how awesome it is that I am back in Salamanca and living in one of my favorite places in the world. Immediately, a million things I love about being here came to mind. I decided that y’all may be interested in why it is that I love Spain so much, so here’s a list of the top 10 things I love about Spain/Salamanca:
10. Wine is cheaper than water. No, really. A half-liter bottle of water costs me 2 euros. A bottle of wine costs me no more than 1 euro.
9. Siesta.
8. The plaza mayor.
Enough said.
7. Salamanca is the cleanest city I have ever seen. They have trucks that go around every single night that pour water onto the streets and scrub them clean. So clean I could eat off the ground. Just kidding.
6. Panaderías. They are on every street corner because no one here can have a meal without bread. I swear to you, I am eating a whole baguette every single day.
5. THE WEATHER. I don’t think one day has gone by without me walking outside and sighing and thinking to myself, “goodness, it is a beautiful day!” So far it has never been above 85 degrees and there is never a cloud in the sky.
4. The cathedral. See previous post about the cathedral. But also, as a reminder…
3. You don’t need a car because everything is within walking distance. This also helps keep the weight off because I probably, on average, walk at least two hours a day and it is pretty hilly here, so I’m staying in pretty good shape and not even on purpose.
2. Spanish is the official language (duh), which means I am forced to speak Spanish all day, every day.
1. The people! The people here are so caring. I mean, they cant be bluntly honest, which is something I am not very used to, especially living in the southern United States my whole life, but the people here are so warm and genuinely care for one another.
So while being here is obviously wonderful so far, I do think about home every single day, and there are definitely things I miss about Texas/the United States…
10. Bryan/College Station and getting brunch at the Village café
9. Roxy and Marley! Every time I see people with dogs here it makes me miss them so much!
8. Texas BBQ and bagels from the Bagel café
7. Good beer. Also, home-brewed beer made by the Coolmans/Batistas
6. Going shopping with my mom and Abuela
5. Driving. As much as it is nice to walk here, I miss my car. I just don’t miss having to fill it up with gas!
4. Southern hospitality. Service at restaurants here sucks.
3. Free water at restaurants. Like I said earlier, wine is cheaper than water.
2. Air conditioning.
1. YOU, my dearest friend or family member reading this blog. I honestly think about all of you every day, and no matter how wonderful the Spanish people are here, none of them could ever replace you in my heart.
Happy hump day, errbody!
XOXOXO
1.5 my cousin roby who is the awesomest cousin in the world cause he is catching up on all the blogs and addicted to them as if they were a t.v. show waiting and anticipating the next one to hurry and come!
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