End of quarter exams!

I hated exams as a student...I hate them more as a teacher.  Writing them is horrible.  I was sick last week and work is really hectic write now because I recently found out I have to do exams for all my company students.  AND since it's the end of the month, I need to do evaluations for all of them too.  I just want it to be summer again so I can be unemployed and going to the beach everyday.

Felicidades!!

I have INTERNET!

I am sooooo excited about this.  No more having to meet with people in person.  No more talking to real people.  No more wasting my time doing productive things.  No more having to read an actual paper map to find my way around.  Oh internet, how I've missed you.

Quick weekend update...

Friday, Bente and I went to a lesbian mud wrestling match.  It was pretty fun and we met some really cool people including the owner of the Cat Bar in Barcelona.  There were tons of promotions at the club and people were giving out free chuptos of Jagermeister which was nice.  Unfortunately, when it came time for the actual match, I couldn't see anything because all of the tall people decided to stand in front of me.

Saturday, some friends and I met up at the now regular bar, Foxy Lady and then migrated over to Oddland.  Afterwards, most of them went home.  Alex and I rallied and went to Otto Zuts to dance our asses off.  the music was even better than the first time I went.  Who goes to a dance club and gets to crazy to 90s alternative????  This guy.   Also, props to my Ethletics (the eco-ethical version of Converse) for allowing me to jump up and down on broken glass the whole night.  Spanish Style - I got home at 6:30 in the morning, walked the dog a couple hours later, then went to bed again.

Sunday was mostly me being in a coma.

I'm the a loner geek...

With a laptop in one of the coolest bars: La Porta del Raval.  I'm talking to the interweb instead of real live people in this happenin place.  However, I have good news.  Apparently, the 20 day wait for internet is no longer 20 days.  If all goes as planned, I should have internet at home on Saturday.  Otherwise I will become an alcoholic buying glasses of wine at bars so I can justify using their internet.  Wine is about the same amount as water in a lot of places, so I feel obligated to drink it...that is not a complaint.

In other news, my Moroccan roommate is moving out so we shall see who takes his place!

Oh internet, how I miss you

I currently don't have internet at my house.  It's supposed to be there within 17 days or so.  :/

Things are going pretty well.  My home is turning into a Mexican soap opera, except no one's actually Mexican and I'm not involved (so it's wildly entertaining).  I've picked up a couple more students which is good.  I also got some great feedback from my groups so it's good to know that I somewhat know what I am doing.

It's actually starting to get cold here, but I can still walk outside most mornings with Duke in a t shirt and sandals.  As mentioned before, it is startlingly similar to SoCal.  The nights have a very dry sort of cold to them even though we have lots of clear, sunny skies during the day.  There has been some rain here and there, but I haven't had to use my umbrella yet.  That might also be several years of desensitization to bad weather in the Pacific Northwest.

OH!  Major discovery: Carrefour near my house carries gluten free products INCLUDING beer.