Missing Diary ... Have you seen it?

So I will probably be using my blog a lot more ...

Okay. I know where it is... it is in Bilbao, with my watch, school books, my international student card (super important), Aunt Kathy's package, and most of my friends. Reason behind me leaving so much up there, was that I didn't exactly know that I was going to Madrid, until the day before. Which is awesome and rad. -.-*

So! I will hopefully be going up there some weekend soon to meet with my peeps again, get my stuff, and go to the Guggenheim. Just as soon as I talk to my Tutor lady, and February rolls around.

Why February you ask?

AFS students are not allowed to have independent travel (within Spain) until February.

Why do you need to talk to your Tutor?

All trips, travels, and journeys need to be approved by AFS and by my parents.

Why hasn't you Tutor talked to you?

This, I do not know. Most likely because I am to clever and cause problems.

Tuenti!!

I now have a Tuenti! Tuenti is like the "Facebook" of Spain. More similar to a Video/Picture hosting site. People have profiles and put pictures or videos on them, like how "Facebook" was before it had games and nifty things. I encourage you to apply for one if you would like to practice Spanish the way teenagers use it, also see how teenagers act, look, and so forth. It does have a "English" option, where all of the instructions are in English, and also an "Euskera", "Catalan", and that "other funky "G" one that I don't remember" options, If you would like to see the three other languages of Spain.

Yep.

Madrid, Christmas, and New Year

Well, I am now living in Torrejon de Adroz, just east of Madrid, with my permanent family. They are great! Mom= Carmen, Dad= Jose Luis, Sister= Ana Belen, Brother= Alvaro.

entonces....

Christmas... is celebrated, as the birth of Christ. Santa does bring gifts.... but most of the gift giving is saved for when the 3 kings come. Actually instead of going to see Santa (Papa Noel) you go and tell one of the 3 kings what you want for Christmas. The Kings will come this week.

Christmas dinner consisted of a lot of sea food and pork roast.

New years. some fun traditions here. Red unders, you wear red panties for luck in the new year. Also as the clock strikes, you eat a green grape for every toll. So, you end up with a mouth full of seeded grapes... chunchy. Then you have the champagne. Later you go out to party ... if you weren't already... I went to a party in the city and tried to learn how they were dancing ... ie: traditional Spanish dance.