March 25,2009 Wednesday

Today was the last day of Spanish. I am going to miss it. It reminds me of the fun I used to have in high school with 10 kids, and the only 3 girls in class are my besties, and we are beginners which means we collect the largest partiers on the trip. Each kid has a personality. We have the dumb one, the lippy one, the sassy one, the funny one, ect. We each have our roles, and the whole class we just laugh. I am the lippy one (who is dumb). And today Jody got directed a movie by our teacher by using will you form, and Erin wrote a note, that I think he just asked you on a date. And I added about eye contact in pencil and passed it to Jody. Christian wasn't looking when I gave it to her, and of course Robbie had to say "Rachel are we in middle school", which everyone knew we were passing notes. I told Jody to "Swallow it" and the class went crazy. Everyone was hung over and had a case of the "Soho", where the teacher had the case of "Apollo". Everyone was bumping into things! I am so sad Spanish is done. I was always guaranteed a fun day at class. I laughed the hardest I do on the trip in there! I love the kids in my spanish clsas, and how we all know each others humor spots and where we can make fun of them!

Today I gave into the peer pressure of my friends, and Europe. Everyone waxes everything in Europe. And I mean Todos. And my city friends here are like "everyone waxes" so I am like fine I will give it a try. Never again will i wax. I am fine with hair. I actually like it. I don't feel like I'm 12. The pain was a bitch with the middle strip, and the side wasn't bad at all. I didn't feel like it was sanitary, but the lady who waxed me had a smile on her face, and was singing to Katy Perry. I had to wrap my legs around her at some point, and she was waxing in my crack, and the cooter region, and she loved her job! The pain was so horrible sometimes and not bad in others. But I don't shave my legs, so why should I shave anything but my pits. Friends peer pressure, psh. But I get the most action on this trip to a lady who was so happy! And I felt like i needed to bite down on a piece of wood like during the civil war amputations when it happened. I was so glad when it was over. But once again. I feel 12. I hate it.

After all the stress I decided I needed American food. So I got my first meal at Mcdonalds. Fries, Burger, MCFlurry. Amazing. I was in heaven. It made me feel so much better. And then Steve called me and was like we have to go to lunch. SO i had to shove a bocadillo down. Oh god the food. But oh well. I loved lunch with Steve, he knows how to make me laugh! We can relate on so many levels!

I took the train to Tibidado to go to one of the best science museums in Europe for class. It was amazing. It was all hands on and it was huge. I learned about mathematical equations, and the golden equation. Then I saw in a greenhouse the prettiest trees, and crocodiles. In this forest there were fish in the ponds and behind the glass that were half the size of me. I freaked out! They were huge. But this museum was so amazing and you could learn so much from it. It had geology, meteorology, science, ect. But the math was the most interesting! Tibado is officially my favorite neighborhood. The most gorgeous houses, prettiest gardens, and quiet streets are located up here. It's classy like Gracia, but more uptown! You can see the classic amusement park and the cathedral from the mountain. All the buildings are older, but with a modernermisme architecture. It reminds me of the homes my the Minneapolis art mueso. Gorgeous and someplace i would love to live in the future.

My senora made me eggs rolls and rice. My favorite meal. Which made me realize microwave meals here are amazing. They are far better quality than in the states and I love them.

*I love pan amb tomate. end of story
*I love how people say bon dia, adeu every time you get in and out of the elevator.
*I love uptown regions of cities. I would like to live in one.
*The Easter bunny comes on Mondays here. All the chocolate shops have huge exquisite chocolate eggs displays. But it just isn't chocolate eggs, they are full creations that are detailed and real images. Like there was a chocolate family of the Simpsons! And dogs have coconut noses and every shop has them, and they are so creative! I love how holiday are so different, and there are so many different traditions!

I CAN'T WAIT FOR MALLORCA TOMORROW.
AND ITS NATHAN BABIES BIRTHDAY TODAY:)