It's weird because I can say I've been here a week but I've actually been here 8 days because I got here last Friday.
Today I decided to clean my room and my bathroom (not that they were filthy or anything!) and I'm also going to paint my toenails and redo a bit of my hair so I feel human again. Might treat myself to a cute pair of Nike trainers for €50 though I can't justify it after my ASOS and Amazon shop (oops!)
This morning I watched some of the show Catalunya Experience which is really cool if you wanna find out things about this region of Spain. The Pirinese are the border between Cataluynia and France which explains why Català sounds like French with words like d'accord and merci.
I'm gonna study for my strange Spanish class today and have the weekend completely for resting. I'll answer my university emails too. I keep in touch with my course adviser and the two supervisors from my placement in the summer but I have to filter through so many unimportant emails first!
I was so optimistic in the morning but I didn't do much except cleaning and taking photos
I tried going to a few bars on my own but I wasn't having a confident night. It might have been because of my sandals and socks combination:
I was going for cute Topshop cutie but I was more like your Uncle Bob. This big white dog wouldn't stop looking at me, like I thought it was gonna eat me. The first bar I went to was quite nice but I obviously got there at the wrong time because within 10 minutes of me arriving everyone left. I thought I was being brave asking these two guys if I could watch their darts match, they obliged, but they were finishing and I was left with the barmaid who apparently couldn't understand "vodka and cola" and the owner who must've been depressed that by 11 everyone had left. I don't even drink vodka I just thought it was the easiest thing to say.
The next bar was a younger crowd and I liked it more but didn't talk to anyone. I'd been on the phone to a friend from England and I felt so uncomfortable talking to strangers. The rest of the bars that my host parents recommended were closed so I just went home.
I have made a friend though, me and the girl that works in the shop are going for a coffee on Sunday. I'm looking forward to it so much. The au pair life is strange. Overwhelming socialising and loneliness at the same time. Maybe I'm being dramatic. We'll see
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