A Day on the Town

    Well, when I say a day on the town I actually mean a short afternoon, but you catch my drift.  I woke up with just enough time to shower and chill before our super late lunch.  We've been having a lot of fish lately.  Fish and fruit!  After, I headed out on my own to Moyua, which is a pretty nice shopping district and the nearest metro stop to my apartment.  This district has a lot of businesses and restaurants and tons of shopping.  There are tons of small specialty shops and also big department stores.
   
    I only brought 60 euro because I didn't want to spend much money.  I spent exactly 60 euro.  I feel like I can rationalize buying 4 scarves.  People here wear scarves every day.  I have to keep up with the trends.  And it's still Rebajas season.  Rebaja is the Spanish word for sale, and my personal favorite word.  I also got a pair of red skinny jeans for only 10 euro and a sweater.  I probably could have survived without buying the umbrella but it had just started to rain when I was leaving so I had to buy that as well.  I took a different way back from Moyua so that I could practice finding my apartment.  I went quite a bit out of my way before I figured out where I was (always look for the skyscraper) but on my way I found a big park that looks like it will be great for walking in someday when it's not pouring.

    *Cultural Note* Tax is not added at the register.  What you see on the price tag is exactly what what you will be paying!

    I've been trying my best to put myself in situations where I have to speak Spanish.  I try to get out of my room more and play games with my family or ask questions to a sales person.  Even though I feel myself getting better, I'm still pretty bad.  It's pretty obvious that my host brother thinks I'm an idiot.  He never understands what I'm asking him, but I'll say the same things to my parents and they always know what I'm talking about.  Today, I asked him what he wanted to watch on TV and he thought I needed help using the remote (which are just like ours by the way).  This would be the second time he's taught me to use the remote instead of telling me which channel he would like to watch.  I've never had to talk to a real 11 year old on a daily basis so I have no idea how to even start a conversation with him (Jake skipped over this age range and is at about a 14 year old level right now so it's definitely not the same).  I guess this is only the second week so we will warm up to each other more.