I am now moved into my apartment with the roommates. We are sharing a four bedroom place and picked our rooms last Wednesday. There are two large and spacious bedrooms with queen beds and then two small bedrooms. We have drawn names to see who gets which room and of course, I got stuck with a small bedroom with a twin sized bed. I got very creative though and put the twin beds together to make myself a king sized bed and I am very happy with my bedroom.
Our apartment is nice but lacks a few things that are very common in the U.S. For one, it lacks an oven. I didn’t realize that the apartment was oven-less until I tried baking my frozen pizza on the stove. The apartment does not have a dryer either, so we hang dry all of our clothes. All in all, I am thankful to have a nice place to stay during my Spanish lifetime.
I spend most of my free time going to Almerimar, which is the beach that is about 6 Kilometers from our apartment. I have walked there twice now and it takes about an hour and a half but I always seem to take the bus on the way back and it only takes about a half hour on the bus. The beach is breathtaking, the water is warm, and the breeze is relaxing. I am going to go to the beaches here in Almeria as much as the weather allows.
The food here is very different. Spaniards eat a lot of ham and seafood. At the grocery stores, I find it hard to find chicken and cow meat. One of the things I miss the most from the U.S. is hot sauce (both the powder and liquid kind). But to be honest, I miss all American and Mexican food. I ordered tacos de carne last Friday night since I saw it on the Tapas menu, but what I got was a plate with small pieces of lamb meat mixed with some creamy white sauce. No Mexican tortilla or burrito wrap included.
I have been surviving off of Mediterranean pizza which mostly consists of the pizza bread, tomato sauce and seafood or ham on it. I have yet to find a pizzeria that offers pepperoni, but pizzas seem to be my go-to food here in España nonetheless.
My roommates and friendly Spaniards are what make me love this country. The lovely views of the Mediterranean are not bad either J
I start teaching English on Monday!
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