Digestive Cookies

So Maria Jose has these things in her fridge called "Digestive: Galletas de leche y chocolate" Translated, that means: Digestive cookies of milk and chocolate. For some reason, one of my roommate's and I decided to try them the other night. Countrary to their name however, Digestive cookies are delicious. Christi (my roommate) and I have eaten several- so we're planning a trip to the supermecado to buy more today after siesta. I'm not sure why they're called Digestive cookies. I'm gonna google them. :)

It is now day seven in Spain and I feel like I'm beginning to adjust. I woke up this morning and felt normal in my room, instead of wondering what foreign walls and window I was looking at. Classes are also becoming normal and I feel comfortable in them. The first class I have is a Spanish writing and literature class. It is challenging, but will help me to practice my Spanish. The second one is more of a culture and history of Spain. The teacher is kinda funny, but I know I'll learn a lot!

Yesterday was definitely one of the highlights of the trip to date-- can you guess where I went? La playa! (The beach!) It was not quite as "beautiful" as I expected--that is, it was not a tropical paradise you see on google images, but it was still very nice. I got plenty of sun rays and salt from playing in the waves. A group of about 11 of us went, so we had a great time. This weekend we're going to another beach as a class, which also happens to be in the town where one of my Spanish professors from U of I lives. We're going to try to visit him which would be so much fun! We have a class trip almost every Saturday, which is cool because they take us on private (air-conditioned :)) bus to all the tourist places we should see before we leave Spain.

Before I go to do homework and have some down time, I want to share with you a small list. Enjoy :)

Differences in Espana from the US:

*The beds are much harder, or more firm.
*Electricity is conserved. People actually turn their lights off when they leave the room :) Even if it's only for a few minutes.
*Lunch is at 3, dinner is at 9 or 10.
*The whole city takes a nap from 2-5. The people, the stores, the businesses all have "siesta" in the hottest part of the day.
*Women are ALWAYS dressed very nicely. If I walk to the park in my running clothes, tennis shoes, and ipod in hand I get very funny looks. Nice blouses, jeans/skirts/dresses and cute shoes are the norm.
*People walk everywhere, even what we consider far distances.
*The whole city literally goes on sale from July 1-end of August. I was told not to buy a thing until then!
*Dogs are very well-behaved. I see people walking their dogs down very busy streets without a leash.
*Everything is much more relaxed. Meals take longer, conversations take longer, businesses don't always open on time. There seems to be more patience. :)
*It is not uncommon or looked down upon for a son or daughter to live with his or her parents for a very long time. Often single 27-year-olds will still live in the casa.
*Americans are not very well-liked or valued. :) We gotta try to blend in con las esapnas!

There is much much more, of which I will fill you in on later. How are you guys doing? What's the latest in the US? Sevilla just won some cup title in futbol (soccer)! It was a really big deal apparently. I must follow the good teams- first the Colts, now Sevilla. :)

Miss you guys and wish many blessings upon you! Thanks for your prayers and thoughts and comments! I love them. :)