Today I went to the beach for the millionth time so far, and for some reason I got a little toasty! The sun must have been extra powerful today. When we returned to the house, lunch awaited us. We had AMAZING grilled lamb, tomatoes and bread, all grilled over a wood fire.
Tonight Eva asked me if she could give me a ride anywhere, like to Tarragona or Reus, or to the movies. I was thinking yeaaaah um, who will I go with? But I hit up one of my 5 friends here and they said they were going to have a few early drinks in the Plaza de la Font in Tarragona and invited me to come along.
The group consisted of myself, Lucie (my friend, she is French), her boyfriend Felix (Guatamalan), and another friend but I can't remember his name (it's funny because he is only 17 and we are all 22-23), and we were joined by a group of 4 Italian girls. So we go have a couple beers and it turns out to be one of the best nights I have had here. Her boyfriend Felix and the other guy speak next to no English, Lucie speaks French, Spanish, and English, and I am clearly in the learning stages with the Castellano. Amazingly, we all communicated brilliantly and had many laughs. It was one of the few times here so far that I have felt successful in getting my points/feelings/jokes across. I hitched a ride home on the back of my "Dad," Francesc's vespa which was nothing short of awesome. Good night all around.
Friday night...
Friday night Cristobal and Carlota (now 15 days short of 9 months pregnant with twins), hosted about 20 of their friends for a sardine party at El Mas. There was great food, great people, and tons of kids. Most of the couples were either good friends or were familiar with my cousin David, who lived here for a year after college. Many of them spoke English and wanted to practice with me. They cooked the large sardines over an open fire. They were accompanied by Catalunyan-style pizzas, gazpacho, olives, and chorizo. YUM. I ate my weight's worth of everything.
Bad news: Last night I must have had mosquitos in my room because I woke up at about 5:30AM itching all over. Awful. Have about 30 itchy bites all over my legs right now. Its turrribul.
Tomorrow we wake up early and join some friends in Salou at their beach house. I will let you know what goes on there! Bringing my camera!
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