Hi Ma, meet your new teacher

I want to let everyone know that there will be a second voice on the blog; that of the lovely and talented Miss Melissa. She will be sharing some of her thoughts about Spanish culture, politics, literature, philosophy, festivities, travel… marshmellow cream and other deep, deep thoughts. An indepth profile on Miss Melis COMING SOON…

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Kelly:  She draws really well.

Enrique*:  No she doesn’t. She is terrible. I want to jump out the window.

Kelly:  OK, then go. Jump out the window.

Enrique:  Ladies first.

*Enrique is one of my 15 year old students

It’s official!!!

After four years of inching my way towards Lavapiés, I have finally made it! Toma ya! See kids? Dreams do come true if you get kicked out of enough apartments. But don’t worry if you get kicked out, because your very own little apartment in the immigrant neighborhood is just a slumlord away.  Here’s a nice shot of Lavapiés in all it’s glory:

Just kidding about the slumlord part. Our slumlord is super sweet and gives us aloe vera plants and sets of knives. Slumlord love! Oh, and our place isn’t a slum. Pictures coming soon…

Back from the… dead?

I am going to try to start writing in this again. There are so many funny things that have been happening to me and I want to try to record some of them and share them with all of you, and also I am going to eat curry for 365 days and blog about that and see if I can get a book deal out of it. Just kidding…

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

I’m in Chicago watching the pres. debate with Nate, Tom and Mirko. But you know what? I don’t even care. I don’t give a rats ass. And do you wanna know why?

This is why.

ESPAÑA CAMPEONES DE EUROPA!

Hi Madre! Sorry for not posting in a while. I’ve been all too consumed with EUROCOPA 2008 to take time out of my busy futbol watching schedule! Tonight we, er, Spain, won the Europe Cup against Germany.

photo borrowed from as.com

I so wanted to call each and every German exchange student we ever had and obnoxiously cheer into their voice mail box (Florian above all). My boyfriend, Iker Casillas, is fantastic. He’s super excited about winning and hardly had to do anything, Spain was playing so well. That’s good for me because he needs to save his energy for things like cleaning the house and rubbing my pies (pies = feet, duh!).

Erika “soon to be Darmon” Oblak

Hi Momma! I got a dress on-line from J. Crew for Erika’s wedding. I guess she like, wants me in it, or like, something. I’m glad that the only friend that has ever asked me to be in a wedding has really good taste, because now I’ll have not only a really expensive dress, but an actual wearable, really expensive dress. I wonder if some women go through their lives without ever being asked to be in a wedding? I can’t really think of anyone else I know who would ask me to do it. I’m actually hoping that no one else does because I’m not sure if I trust their brides maid dress judgment as much as I trust Erika’s (did I mention she let us choose from three? Now THAT’S a friend!) Anyway, here’s the dress. It’s so cute. And the color? Kelly green!

PS I know the dress that she’s going to wear but I’m not tellin’

Kelly and Emilio

Hi Mom! Last night Emilio and I took some practically professional pictures… with my MacBook camera. We are looking really good. I think taking up nude cycling has really paid off!!!

Spanish sports

I’ve been interested in getting in shape lately. I joined a gym a few months ago. I’m going fairly regularly. Sometimes I go running in El Retiro park with Mirko. Sometimes I shop all day. But I was thinking of taking up cycling. This is what sparked my interest:

Where I chill out