Wednesday, 2 October 2013

Me gusta y no me gusta

Sometimes it takes a lot of effort to write down everything that has happened so I'm just going to write every thing that I have like or not liked since arriving here. First what I like.

Me gusta :

  • The lack of rain. Its so comforting to just check the forecast and be certain what is going to happen. sunny most days and then that odd day where it REALLY rains. 
  • People I have met here. From people I met in the hostel, to those on my course and even friends of friends. Everyone has been so nice. And when they speak fast spanish they are always ok to slow down and explain things again. But apart from the spanish I have met more people from continents around the world in these 2 and a half weeks than my life.
  • Prices. Compared to London and exeter nearly everything is cheaper. This one I was expecting as we have all been on holiday to europe and once you venture outside the tourist bubble its cheap. the only exception to this is ice cream (as in you can buy on the go in cup/cone). Cheapest I have seen is 1 scoop for €1.50. Don't get me started on how cheap alcohol is here, haha. 
  •   Living in a city so beautiful. I am yet to put most of my photos up but here are 2 I took. With building that I pass everyday. 





No me gusta:


  • The mosquitoes. Its october for goodness sake and whenever I forget to close my window I get bitten. =[ This is one thing that I did not realise was the case here and it certainly sucks (pun). 
  •  My flat. I was so desperately to leave my flat I moved into the first habitable place (so the other 6 that I saw were not habitable). The shower and kitchen are crap and its expensive. If I didn't have friends with flats that I could I visit or places to go out with them I would be having a pretty crappy time here. 
  • When people don't speak to me in spanish. Just because I'm pale and ginger some people have approached me in english and numerous times in german. Guten tag, danke! I may have to start reponding perdon? No hablo aleman/ingles. 
  • Things that make me look like a tourist which I can't help. Its so hot for me here I began by wearing shorts and flipflops however now I have started wearing trousers and shoes, but its still hot. Not being able to tell the euro coins apart is another good. There are many other tell tell signs that you are not spanish/european. 
  • Vino de naranja. 
  • The tiny dogs pissing/shitting in the street everywhere.