On May 19th we traveled from Madrid to San Sebastian by bus. From this bus we could see all of the beautiful parts of Spain, and I refused to sleep! Basque country is so green and dramatic, that I was constantly taking pictures! However this drive was 5 hours long and we got extremely bored after hour 3, so we watched the Lion King.
No more than 20 minutes into the movie, Laurita and I started drawing parallels between our friendship and Timon and Pumba. The real kicker was in the scene posted below. I'm pretty sure we woke up the entire bus with our laughing. (Incase it isn't obvious, I am Pumba and Laurita is annoying little Timon)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVRXtalL5MI
Anyways, we were greeted in San Se (That's the shortcut name for Laurita's city) by her parents' with big hugs and fast spanish and we drove to her home. Lauritas mom cooked some UNREAL food for lunch (which was at 4 o'clock by the way.. what?!). I am not sure if I have ever had a meal where I did not recognize a single thing on my plate, and it is a common recurrence here in Spain. Thankfully, I am loving all of it! (except pig blood)
After lunch we went and hung out with many of Laurita's friends as they showed me around the city. San Se is so pretty! They were able to speak in english while they made fun of my little spanish...so fun! At one point we stopped and hung out at a little outdoor patio and they asked me to start imitating accents for them. (Spaniards can't speak in British accents because their Spanish accent is too thick) So, we all started joking around until one boy said "You sound like Penny from Big Bang Theory!!" For some reason I thought that it was hilarious! To people here, Penny is the closest blonde American that they can relate me to! Just for fun (and jet lag) here is my favorite Penny clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy_mIEnnlF4
We had dinner with Laurita's parents that night, which was so delicious! Laurita's mom is killing it! (sorry mum).. we then went to bed and were so excited about not having to set an alarm...
The next day, on May 20th, I woke up refreshed and happy. I looked at my phone and realized it was 3:45 IN THE AFTERNOON. yes. I slept for over 16 hours. Jet lag: 1 Amy: 0.
Laurita took me to the Monte Igueldo at the southern part of San Se. We rode a funicular up to the top of the mountain and were able to see all of San Se! (look for pictures below) It was so pretty, but unfortunately pretty rainy:( I LOVED the funicular!) We spent what was left of the day walking around town with Inigo! He definitely thinks that I am crazy! (sorry Inigo) They taught me how to play darts and the conclusion has been mad that I am a CHAMP. (Don't fight me on this one laurita) The highlight of the day was when some tipsy South Americans came and took over our game of pool while trying to teach us how to play. The man was extremely nice, but was too tipsy to even make a shot! We couldn't stop laughing at him while his buddies made him leave us alone. We also made a quick stop at Mr. Antonana's work to say hi for a little bit... he is a busy man!!
Laurita's parents later took us to a restaurant for Pintxos. I had never tried Pintxos before and found the whole concept so interesting! All of the food was ready at the bar, and we simply grabbed what we wanted! There weren't any waiters and they went on a type of honor system when we paid the bill.. extremely different than in America! Her parents then took us for ice cream and we walked home. Conversation with them is so funny because we want to talk to each other so badly, but their English is just as much of a struggle as my Spanish is! We somehow make it work and laugh a lot along the way!
We ended the evening watching bullfights and baseball. Laura's parents don't understand baseball and I did my best to explain. I was doing well until a runner stole second base. The whole concept was too confusing! hah!!
It is now 4 in the morning and neither Laurita and I can sleep. SOS!!!! This jet lag is no fun at all!!!! But if it is the worst part of the trip, then I am a happy girl.
Besitos,
Amy (Pumba)
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