Gibraltar and everything in between

Okay I basically suck at keeping a blog, so I’m just going to tell you guys a few things that have happened (a lot has, but it’s all in one big, jumbled pile in my head, sorry).

I went to Gibraltar on Saturday with my friends Nicolette, Izzy and Iga. The weather turned out to be really nice and the day was amazing! Gibraltar is a piece of land on the southern tip of Spain but it isn't Spain…it’s actually England. You can see Morocco from Gibraltar, which was my first time seeing Africa so that was wicked cool. We had to bring our passports and as soon as we crossed the border, there were red telephone booths and everything was in English. Gibraltar is really small and has a huge mountain/rock thing on it that is known for its monkeys. 

They told us not to feed or touch the monkeys but they got SO close to you. One got too close to my roommate, Nicolette, so she impulsively threw her ham and cheese sandwich at it. We saw it a few minutes later on top of the roof eating it… I got a monkey on me too which was awesome. There were these old men whom the monkeys listened to very well and one of the men touched my shoulder and the monkey just jumped on! Best part of the day I tell ya. 

Monkey trying to cop a feel, whaaat

This reminded of Moo and I. Two little monkeys taking on the world....(they started biting each other right after I took this) 

One of the unhappiest monkeys I have ever seen, hence why I didn't get very close haha.

Then we went to an English restaurant and ate bacon and egg sandwiches and fries with Heinz Ketchup (they don’t seem to have that in Spain which is rough). I also got Skittles (they don’t have those here either…)

The countryside in Spain is absolutely gorgeous. We drove by a part where it had tons of those energy efficient windmill things. The grass was super green and there were rolling hills. Reminded me of teletubbies for some reason?

Don't even tell me you guys aren't expecting that creepy baby sun to pop up and start laughing.

I might have a coffee and avocado addiction, but I am perfectly okay with that.

I have my first leather jacket so now I feel like I officially belong.

The dogs here are so well-trained. They walk on the crowded streets with their owners with no leash. I’ve seen people leave their dogs outside restaurants and the dogs just lay there waiting for them to come back, so cute.

I like “tinto de verano” which is wine and something soda-like but it just tastes likes juice. And for those of you wondering, I have not been plastered yet, but last night I did take a Bailey’s shot with whipped cream that was in a chocolate shot glass, so I ate it afterwards…

The people in Sevilla unfortunately choose fashion over comfort so my feet hurt almost every day from the flats and boots…(it’s a daily struggle not to wear my Nikes) I have not seen one Spaniard in yoga pants or a comfy sweatshirt! I do not know how they do it. They roll out of bed and look perfect…crazy I tell you.

Took a picture of Spain, from Gibraltar ;)

I’ve started running on a path along the river. A lot of other people walk, run and bike there but it’s still really nice. Whenever I go, there are always crew races or crew practices going on which is awesome to watch. And today there was an unusual amount of puppies which made me happy.

I guess I should throw in something about my classes! They’re good, I’m surviving them hahah. I’m taking a culture class, vocab class, art history and gender views in Spanish lit. 

I promise I WILL write another one of these, but I'm not going to say when because I've been trying to write this one for the past two weeks. So until then, live long and prosper (never seen Startrek I promise, that just popped in my head). Adios guapos y guapas!