It´s been a while

So, I´m currently in a locutorio (internet cafe) down the street from my pension (place of lodging). I´ve been staying there for the past few days, killing time until I go to Madrid for my program´s orientation tomorrow. I think I was the only person in the whole place until yesterday (I heard someone taking a shower), however, I´m pretty sure hookers bring their johns there since I´ve seen random immodestly dressed women followed closely by older men with shame on their faces enter at odd hours. Whatever. It was cheap and tonight´s my last night there.

In other news, I met my roommates.


























They are fun!













They are going to have to drink a lot more than that in the coming months. I will make sure of it.














After much running around, calling people who didn´t call back, seeing disappointing places, and being taken out for a beer by the greatest leasing agent ever, we finally found a place, which we´re moving into on Thursday. Glad the hunt is over.

What else? I´ve eaten a lot of food here. The portions are great!


















THAT is what I´m talking about. They hook you up in Bilbao. Look how much chorizo and sausage is on that plate.














MMM....those patatas were out of control. Delicious!

Usually, I Just eat my weight in tortilla, however. It´s cheap and effective.













There is also a LOT of Engrish here.












I don´t know if you can read that, but the menu says ¨Pasta in Gorgonzola cheese creamy sauce.¨ CLEARLY they need my services here. That isn´t even the worst of it. It´s everywhere.

Here´s a picture of the one thing everyone comes here to see:













It´s much more impressive in person than in pictures. I have yet to go inside it, but apparently, the outside is better anyway, and they have the audacity to charge like 12 euro for admission. My sister has been inside and according to her, it´s filled not with classics, but with a succession of creepy installations. Maybe I´ll go one day. I´d hate to have lived here yet not gone inside.














That´s a taste of what is to come inside, apparently. It´s a ¨piece¨at the entrance of the museum. It looks like copper or bronze steps with crazy laughing dudes all over them. My sister couldn´t resist becoming part of the art. She left yesterday morning =(.

Anyway, it´s on to Madrid tomorrow for the orientation. I´m excited to meet other auxiliares and find out when school starts.