I bet my perpetually dirty feet disgust my familia

Another weekend and another few hundo dropped. Good times, gorgeous city. The difference between traveling with my friends and traveling with my family is that we estudiantes tend to have no idea what is going on. We waltz in without much of a game plan and get lost in the city— a feat which is definitely an adventure in and of itself. We will stumble upon local cafés and bars per suggestion of the concierge at wherever we are staying— only to discover thousands of people and counters crowded with churros con chocolate or sangria con tapas... all places which are obviously local favorites. I kind of like this spontaneity. 

There are definitely times when I wish I were just with my family— when we have a nice rented car and hotel and dad whips out this extensive itinerary of hikes, museums, restaurants. I guess you could say I just miss my family. Oh and I also like being taking care of. All part of growing up though. 

I cannot help but feeling like I am still 14 years old when I just smile and act like I know exactly what is going on. That seems to happen quite a lot here. If you act like you have it all together, I think you eventually will. It sounds cliché but honestly I don't know one person in our group here who is too scared to go out and try something new just for the hell of it. It takes a lot of guts and trust in yourself but that is the awesome thing about this kind of opportunity. The idea of being somewhat "settled" right now or anywhere in the near future scares me to death. 

I keep picking up little Spanish idiosyncrasies and using them in everyday speech, which is superb. They say vale after like everything. Necesita apuntarse en la lista. Vale? Which was really weird getting used to because I has never heard it before. It is the equivalent to us saying something like "ok" or "got it?" after sentences. 

My family ordered pizza for dinner last night and it was like an hour and a half late. By 11, Angel, mi padre, was so frustrated I felt a little bad for the delivery guy. It was hilarious. I understood the whole ordeal though and proposed they should get their food gratis. Very proud I got what was going on.