>School supplies are different here. There is no lined paper or folders. Notebooks have graph papers and are much longer than in the US (Although, they do have Bic four-color pens!)
>To say chubby in Spain you say hermoso, which also means beautiful!
>Taxi drivers in Valencia are A LOT friendlier and talkative than in Barcelona.
>Kids get out of school at 5pm (the bus stop is right outside my apartment window) and they take normal city buses, not school buses.
>If you talk to a European for more than a minute the chances of them asking you "who is going to win, Obama or Hilary" is VERY high
>Spaniards are very defensive about their siesta break. They adamantly insist they do no actually nap during the day. (Nevertheless, I still find the mid-day siesta break very inefficient. I see stores bring in all their stuff off the sidewalk and close their shops around 1:30, then have to put everything back out around 3:30 only to put it all away at 6:30.)
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Have you heard the expression, "Me mola" at all? I think it means that you really like something. Ask about it when you get a chance. I hope you're having fun! What are you eating that you like? I lived on chorizo sandwiches when I was there. The tortilla espanola was fine but a bit blah for me. Try Licor 43 y Coca Cola. That was big...20 years ago! Te hablo luego.
Sorry I haven't responded earlier! I guess i just assumed no one really reads this, but I am glad you find it interesting! I have not heard "me mola" at all, but i will look out for it. I absolutely LOVE tortilla española, we are hoping our RA will teach us how to make it. I pretty much live on bread, cheese and ham. I also love patatas bravas and croquettes de jámon. I had my first churros con chocolate today and they were very good too. As for drinks, haven't heard of licor 43 y coca cola, but this beer called Estrella Damm is very popular. Also I order cuba libres, which I just found out is spanish for a rum & coke. I hope to update my blog soon, so keep reading! Hope all is well!
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