So my first full week in Huelva hasn’t been that exciting. Sorry folks. It mostly consisted of house hunting, moving in and exploring a little bit. And spiced in there has been some shopping, job interviewing, relaxing, and more exploring. So is the Spanish life, poor ol’ me. But basically, there really hasn’t been much going on. This week I finally found an apartment to live in, complete with 2 Spanish roommates and a German. I got really lucky and am living in what once was a family home, so it’s fully equipped, has a washing machine, dish washer, all utensils and plates and stuff, and 3 bathrooms. One is in the master suite, which is where the landlords daughter lives, and there are two in the hallway where my room is. Unfortunately, I have to share a bathroom with a boy!! (cue Monica’s voice Friends when she moves in with Chandler). Ah well, I suppose it’s not the worst thing in the world. So, here’s some photos of my new diggs.
So that’s pretty much where I’m living. My bedroom is decent sized, and the rest of the apartment is really nice and big. And, bonus, it has an oven!! Yea, you’d think that that was weird that it’s a bonus, but seriously, people don’t use ovens here, they just use the stove top and the microwave for everything…so an oven is pretty awesome. So i’ve been bumming around, and getting my stuff together. I bought some new sheets for the bedroom and a pillow too, because I really like pillows, so I needed not a small tiny one (although I have no idea what I’m going to do with it once I leave….) and then got a few other things to help get myself in order. The apartment also has a tiny terrace, which is nice.
So since moving in I’ve been able to get to know my roommates a little bit more. I really only knew Laura, the landlords daughter, when I moved in because the German boy was never here both times I came, and the Spanish boy hadn’t moved in yet, he is moving in now as I’m writing, so I’ve learned a couple interesting things while living with Europeans.
1. Pants are totally optional, for both genders. When the girl woke up when I was here signing my contract, she wasn’t wearing pants….it was strange. And tops are also optional if you’re a man, with your pants hanging down low to show your boxers.
2. They are quite direct when talking to you. I’ve already had multiple conversations with people involving very direct questions about my personal life. Woah buddy, back off, I’m not sharing too much with you right now.
3. Boys are quite stupid, no matter how old they are, and apparently asking questions is not on their radar when it comes to some things. Like, the German boy, he didn’t bother asking where the cloths line clips are, so he just put his clothes on the line and then proceeded to lose two shirts when it got windy
Other than those revelations, right now everything has been going pretty well. I am finally saving money and cooking meals at home, although I’m probably just spending as much with my horrendous shopping habit here. (All the clothes are so pretty!!) Also, my friend from Windsor got here on Thursday, so I’ve been hanging out with her a lot while she looks for an apartment. And today we walked around the city a little bit to explore and found the library!!! I had a hard time remembering where it was and resisted the urge to ask someone “Donde esta la biblioteca!?” (the one questions everyone in the world knows how to ask), but we found it. It’s a bit hidden, but magnificent!
So me and Sarah walked around and explored all parts of the library and found the hidden gem of Huelva. Figures that I’d find the library and then be fascinated and feel so at home. Granted, everything is in Spanish, but hey, when it Spain…The library has 6 floors, and each floor has different things. There’s a floor dedicated to the adult novels (just regular books), children’s books, movies and CD’s, for studying and then for various other things. We walked up and down the whole thing and were so engaged. The minute I have my NIE I’m so going to the library to get my library card. They have a cooking section so I can learn how to cook, and I can use their languages section for tutoring or for learning Spanish, and I can watch terribly depressing awesome Spanish movies as well. I can’t wait to get my library card. And the best part, it’s only 5 minutes from me. Eeeee!
Oh! I’m also pretty sure that I just scored a second job. Yay me! The Spanish are very informal when it comes to job interviews of auxiliaries and stuff, so my coordinator brought me to meet an auxiliary from a couple of years ago that now works at a private language academy. So I went on Thursday, and little did I know that it was a job interview, good thing I always make sure to dress to impress when I walk out the door now that I’m in Spain. Anyways, they just asked me about my knowledge and experience, and BOOM, I got a job. I went over yesterday with a couple other auxiliary friends and introduced them as well, pretty sure we all got jobs. Basically, we’ll be working 4-6 hrs extra a week for this company called Covet Gardens. They have a couple different classes that they need covered, ranging from elementary to companies who need to teach their employees English. But the pay is decent, about 12.50 euro an hour, so it will cover my rent for the month for sure, and then the rest that I’m earning can go towards other things, such as food, shopping and traveling!
That’s really all I’ve been doing. I had a bad cold yesterday so I stayed in, but now I’m ready to rumble and stay out tonight!
Until next post, toodles. <3
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