El 14 de febrero a las 14:43

So I really love learning the colloquial terms, and want to share some of them with you:

Vale: This word is used as often as ‘like’ or ‘ok’ in English. It is a catch-all word for ok, go, yes, and I agree. I hope to be able to use it normally while I am here.

Bombón: In addition to meaning bon-bon, it also means a beautiful woman

Quince: Instead of being a ‘10’, a good looking person is a ‘15’

Cotilla: Busybody, gosssip

Hombre: dude, man

Vago: lazy

Some other things I have noticed:

When I cross the street, I am used to giving the 'thank you' wave to people, but the first few days here I did that and got weird looks. I guess they don't do that here? Amanda and I have become pros at crossing the street though :)

When I first met Carmen and during our first days living with her, I learned that age can transcend cultures. She is very set in her ways and we get 'yelled at' if we do something wrong. She too has completed puzzles hanging up on her wall and other decorations that seem 'grandmotherly'. She has huge pictures of her grandkids on the walls and always calls us 'cariña' or 'reina' or 'guapa'. She always tries to get us to eat more food as well :) I told her the other day that I need to fit into my clothes!

Speaking of her grandkids, she has brought over three of them so far, Daniel, Candela and Pablo. They are 3, 4 and 10 years old. They are very fun to play with and another example of how kids act the same in all places. We don't really need to talk that much with them, but can tell what they are thinking.

A few final notes about happenings in Sevilla:
Tomorrow I will take a tour of the Barrio Santa Cruz, an old Jewish quarter. We then meet our Intercambios! I signed up for a trip to Morocco at the end of this month. I am so excited to go! I believe we get to ride camels, which will be awesome :)

Alright, I just finished my 'manchado' (little coffe, more milk), so hopefully I will not be up all night like Monday :) Adios amigos!

Emily