I LOVE Sundays here in Spain. Nothing is open so I am “forced” to stay in my house which is good for me because I’ve now deemed it my “domestic housewife” day lol just meaning it’s the day that I clean my whole apartment, do laundry and some cooking. And now that it’s starting to be rainy out, the fact that there’s nothing to do on Sundays is a great excuse for me to stay inside…where its warm…well at least a little warmer.
So today I decided to retry making the Spanish Tortilla, with a recipe this time, and it turned out great. Along with the tortilla I also made some more of the spinach & breadcrumbs mix as well as a variation on tuna salad (I found the recipe on a great website that has tons of Spanish food AND pics! Check it out at: http://www.adelgazar.net/cocina/recetas.htm ). Tonight I will also be re-making the stuffed pork loin and I’m hoping it will come out prettier this time. Check out all the pics on my “cooking” page which is listed right above all my posts…and under the “spain, spain, spain” title. GO LOOK!!!
Well I suppose I should fill you all in on the rest of the week.
Let’s start with Wednesday, right after I posted the last post. I did head to pilates class right after my posting but got there (15 min early) and it was already full- there’s a 20 person max- so I’ve learned my lesson and will be earlier next time. No big deal though because this would give me some downtime to relax. I also had 2 English conversation classes that night too but the first one canceled (she was sick) so I had 3 hours all to myself! It was great and I caught up on some desperate housewives and modern family while getting my chocolate binge (thick hot cocoa and bread covered in Nutella)! Haha
Then the next day (Thurs) I got to sleep in since I don’t work until noon! After work I went to Elena’s house (she’s now deemed my Spanish mom) and had lunch with the family. I love it when she cooks because I always get to try things that I’ve never tried before (like the morcilla)! After lunch I headed to my first spinning class- I’m not planning on going twice a week because I absolutely loved it and the instructor is great (she’s always the same instructor I have for pilates). I ended up skipping pilates that night (thinking my body would hate me the next day if I did both spinning and pilates) and went to my friend Steven’s place to help him with his blog (I don’t know if I’ve mentioned him before but he’s from Pennsylvania and doing the same program here as me). After doing that I finally went home and did what??? Got ready to go out of course! I mean its Spain- what else would you do with your free time?!?! Thursday night is a kind of a big night to go out. I mean not as much as Saturday but it’s about as popular as in the states (at least for college kids).
I’m so glad I went out that night because I met some great people. I met one girl who’s from Spain and learning English. She just has a great attitude and is super excited to learn English so I thought she was great. She’s also looking to move and work in the states for a year if she can so please let me know if you hear of any internships or opportunities for international people/students (I don’t think she’s a student currently though). I know she would greatly appreciate it!
With this new friend and a few other people we ended up going to about 5 different bars, it’s pretty typical to bar hop here (in Lucena at least) especially since in this city there are no cover fees. The last bar we went to got interesting because a fight almost broke out right next to me right in the middle of a conversation I was having with a guy who sells furniture. Luckily some people broke up the fight so all was good. Anyways this guy that I met sells quality furniture to many different countries (I think he said France, Africa and a few more) and is interested in expanding business to the US…we’ll see if anything comes of this :) If anything I have just made a great contact and person! I probably ended up meeting 10 new people that night which was great for me because I love meeting new people! Well, when all was said and done I ended up getting home at 5am…no that’s not a typo lol The next day…or rather, later that day I was exhausted to say the least.
Friday was pretty much just as exciting for me because I got to learn how to make some new dishes with Teresa (another mom that I’ve adopted here in spain lol. I also work with her in the school). Before I got to her house though I stopped by the ATM. As I was putting some money on my phone (here you can do it at the ATM) I looked to my side and there was one of the teachers from the school. We don't talk that much but every time he sees me he says "hi" (in English) so the same happened when I saw him. I guess I forgot I was in Spain for a minute because as soon as he said hi I started talking to him in English...but the thing is-he doesn't really speak english. LOL Basically the conversation didn't go very far and I had to run anyways. I hope I didn't confuse him too much lol. Anyhow, I got to Teresa's place around 2pm and she had already started on some paella, which was delicious, and showed me how to make so VERY BASIC other dishes. One of them was just small heads/stalks (or whatever you would call it) of romaine lettuce covered with some wine vinegar and a sauce just made from olive oil and some sautéed up garlic (minced). The other dish was pretty much some big prawn just cooked with salt only in a big electric grill pan. Of course all the food was super good- like always! Also, Teresa had ordered a new macbook air and it had arrived while I was there! So I got to see the amazingly slim laptop- seriously this thing is THIN! Here's a pic with it as compared to the macbook from 2 years ago:
After listening to flamenco and drinking too many glasses of wine (but it was so good! AND completely organic/natural, yay!) we headed to the next spot to eat lunch. This place is seriously not even 5 blocks from my place and I pass by in every time I go “into town.” We got there and they were starting to close down but apparently this guy (Juan Carlos) is best friends with everyone so they let us stay and made us some AMAZING food (even though they were already shutting down the kitchen). I don’t even know how to describe some of the food we had because it was SOOOO good. They also had some of the best olive oil that I’ve had here yet…at its only like 3 euro!!! Anytime I have someone visiting I’m taking them to this place! Just to give you all a glance at the food we had:
So after I was completely stuffed and halfway to a coma from the delicious food we headed to another bar. We got there and ended up seeing one if his friends who just happened to be sitting with the girl I had met the night before (the one wanting to travel to the states)! We stayed at that bar for a while just chatting and in addition I made another friend although this one is only 9 years old lol. In most (if not all) bars in Spain and I think pretty much all Europe, kids are allowed to go into bars as long as they’re with their parents, so it’s not unusual to see kids running around in bars. So that night I got my hair done by this girl and we played a bit of hide and seek lol. I loved it!Well, like I said, after that bar we headed to another. At that point I was getting really tired so I only stayed there for like 20 min, if that, before I had to head home so I wouldn’t just fall asleep right there on the bar. Needless to say, I SLEPT IN this morning! Another reason why I love Sundays here!
Tonight will be pretty chill. I’m planning on hanging out with my friend Niki (the Irish girl) and then just resting up for another week, which is sure to be filled with plenty of events! I’ve also added another English convo class bringing me up to 5 hours/week right now. It’s great for me because I love talking!
Well remember to go check out my cooking page as I’m adding directions for another recipe!
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