Today we didn't have class but my friends and I were meeting for breakfast so I was able to sleep in a little bit, but not waste the whole day. Alex, Colby, Emily, Sophie, Natalie, Conner, Martín and I all met at Zocodover before heading to a restaurant to get breakfast. we got churros and everyone either got chocolate (that was similar to pudding) or café con leche. I got café and finished Natalie's chocolate. Martín is from China and part of their culture is to give gifts before saying goodbye and I received a postcard which he wrote his name in Chinese on the back, we also learned how to pronounce it but I'm not that good at it. We also compared the Chinese money with Euros, which have more similarity with each other than American dollars. We took a group photo and Colby got 'attacked' by a falling bird's egg. We decided that animals in España don't like Americans since we've been 'attacked' multiple times. After breakfast we finished getting all of our presents for people back home. We are finally able to take short-cuts with out being afraid of getting lost. At one point I was approached by someone wanting signatures for a petition who thought I was an Española which made me a lot happier than being confused for German or French. At one point we were in one of the very narrow streets and had to get really close to the wall when cars past by and Emily got a photo of everyone lined against the wall.
I headed back home to eat lunch as well as pack and I decided that I am a horrible packer and don't want to leave. I'm not quite sure how everything is going to fit into my suitcase. For almuerzo we had huevos fritas, cuban rice (white rice with tomato sauce) and chizos (hot dogs). After lunch I gave Sandra the presents I brought from Nebraska and attempted to explain what Kool-Aid is and why it's a Nebraska tradition. She asked about other traditions and places in Nebraska. I showed her pictures online and told her about game days and Husker traditions, the stadium and it being the 3rd largest 'city', the Omaha Zoo, and Hastings' Kool-Aid. She wanted what Lincoln looked like so I utilized Google images and maps. I then googled my addresses and compared the architecture and style of houses. After Sandra took Lara to the doctor because she wasn't feeling very good, I caught up on blogging and went back to packing.
After packing and a shower I headed up to Zocodover to wait for everyone else and get rid of some of my coins. I ran into Colby in the bus and we went shopping together. He was looking for a gift that would represent either the 3 cultures or a sword. We spent about 5 minutes sitting on the floor deciding between two swords- it was hilarious. I then found a mosaic turtle that captured my attention. We then started to run into ESTO people. We ran into Alex, Emily and Sophie, and got some helado. I got frescas, mini Lacasitos and dulce de leche on top of mine- it was delicious and the best combo of everything available. We then got our group of nine (adding Conner, Martín, Natalie, and Mariah) and went for pizza. The man told us that 2 people could share one pizza but that wasn't true once he brought the pizza to the table. It was about the size of two pieces of sliced bread put together.
After dinner I went back to my casa because I really wanted to spend my last night in Spain with my family. Either before or after dinner my plan is to go see the Luz Greco somewhere in Casco. Lara still isn't feeling well so I don't if they'll come with me. We watched an episode of a t.v. that was a police drama that I was able to follow along with and understand about 75% of it. Lara was then feeling well enough to go home so we said our goodbyes. For cena we had fried ham and cheese sandwiches, ensalada con tomatoes- I was excited! and for dessert we had the same fruit that we've been eating lately and I finally had the guts to ask exactly what kind of peach it was: paraguaya, a saturn peach.
After cena I went to see Lux Greco. It is a light show with pictures on the buildings of Toledo accompanied by sounds. I first went to Puerta de Cambron and was close to the front. It was absolutely amazing! I really liked when they had a silhouette of El Greco projected on the building. I then went to Puerta de Bisagra. When the performance started it was extremely loud and I was sitting really close to the front and the speakers so I jumped a little, okay I eeped and jumped while sitting f that's even possible. This one was loud and scary at times, for example when the eagle crest was projected and then fought its way off of the wall, and then in the next 30 the show was very calm and tranquil. It was totally worth it though.
This is my last night in Spain and I'm not sure how I feel about it. I'm ready to go home and see everyone, but at the same time I could stay here for another month. I will see you all later "today" since it is a little after midnight here in Spain. Oh timezones and I are not going to get along very well.
Love you all!
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