The Guggenheim

    Today the CIDE Group (which is the program I belong to) took a trip to the Guggenheim Museum which is located across the river from my university.  It is said to be responsible for the great economy in Bilbao.

    The museum is home to many modern art pieces.  There isn't much to say about an art museum :p

    The rest of the day was free for us to do whatever we wanted.  The plan was to go shopping with my friends at the mall right across the river from the school, but by the time I got home and had lunch the jet lag kicked in again.  I ended up taking a 3 hour nap while listening to MTV shows in Spanish.  Believe it or not, Jersey Shore is just as trashy in Spanish.

    I just got done eating dinner with my family. They invited two couples over for dinner tonight which didn't start until 10 pm.  We got out the fancy dishes for supper and I suppose it was because the dinner was in honor of me.  I barely know what is going on most of the time :s  There were tons and tons of questions about America and for some reason I couldn't understand a word anyone was saying tonight.  I was really overwhelmed and ended up zoning out most of the night even though my host mom was very good about explaining what the conversation was about.  

    Tonight I was going to go with a group of friends to watch the Athletic Bilbao soccer team play in a nearby bar (since I'm drinking age here even though my host mother likes to pretend I'm not).  We were going to head out around 9 but the dinner party didn't start until 10 so I unfortunately had to miss that.  I'm sure I didn't miss much since it was soccer.

    Lunch in Bilbao comes around 3 each day and supper is usually at 9 (which is a little past my 6:30 sharp scheduled eating time).  Tonight we ate even later because we were waiting on my host brother, Martin.  It's very common for the kids to stay with their friends and play after they get out of school at 5.  I usually don't see Martin any earlier than 7.  I always see kids walking around to the shops throughout town or running around in the plazas without supervision.  I'm guessing that's a good sign for my safety.  

    Tomorrow I have plans to go shopping with my friends.  I'm excited to live within walking distance of a mall and hopefully I'll find lotion somewhere!  All of the girls in our group are excited because there is an H&M right down the street from the school and my house. 

    Feel free at any time to comment or ask questions!