This past week brought a big change in my life in Burgos, as I am now all moved into my new home! With the help of Laura and Monica, I was able to carry all of my belongings over to the Brazilians (now Brazilimerican) apartment in just two trips. Luckily, it is only about half a mile from the other apartment so it was fairly easy. I am now completely settled in and I love my new roommates, Thais and Caetano, who are from Rio de Janeiro.
Despite the apartment being much smaller than the other, I like it a lot more because it definitely feels very much like home. Instead of each person staying in his/her own room, we are always in the common area, talking, cooking or just doing our homework together. Plus, our neighbors are always stopping over to hang out or just say hi.
Tuesday nights have become “Abuela Buela” nights, in which my friends and I go to a bar called “Abuela Buela” to listen to a band play music. I always think of my brother, Luke, when I go to listen to them because they are more like a jam band and improvise songs every week. I know it’s something that he would love, and it’s a lot of fun to go and just listen to them play. After they finish playing, they ask people in the crowd to come up and play also. Last week, my friends (along with the bartender and band) tried to convince me to go up on stage and play piano! I might go up and play tonight, but it has been a couple months since I last played so I’m feeling pretty nervous.
The rest of the week was pretty uneventful, as my classes have loaded me up with projects and homework for some reason…do they not understand that I am an Erasmus?! Although I am working hard, it is definitely hard to get my homework done here because Burgos is a very distracting city! However, I do need to get everything done in these next two days because on Thursday a group of 14 of us is going to the Canary Islands! I am very excited for this trip and hoping to get some color on this pale skin of mine.
Burgos is beginning to feel more and more like home. I have become very comfortable with my new life here and I love my big, Erasmus family. Despite it being a very large group of about 30 of us, we are all very close-knit and look out for each other. We go to class together, live together, eat together, go to parties together, we do everything together! It is an amazing feeling to have such a big group of friends from all over the world. Although I haven’t gotten homesick for Elizabethtown, USA at all, I know that when I return in July, I will definitely be homesick for my beloved Burgos, Spain.
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| My bedroom |
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| ...the living room (don't mind my laundry!) |
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| Kitchen |
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| View from the kitchen window...we can sit on this ledge! |
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| My new roommates: Monica (who will be moving in in May), Caetano and Thais |
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| Just thought I'd add a quick snapshot of my American chicas, (from left) Steph, Monica, Laura and Bri (she was just visiting) |
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