Episode 3 : Let it snow... or not

Holà!

Partying on a pirate ship... life is GOOOD

New article after more than a week of silence. What happened? So let's just say I've been freezing those past few days in my appartment (I know you must hate me) but I promise it's true: it's really cold inside the appartments in South of Spain: no heating system, no isolation, no nothing! It's actually warmer outside than inside! However, I all the same want to make you guys jealous, so maybe I should tell you about the weather yesterday, which turned out to be the most perfect day of december I've ever had the chance to see in my life: not even one cloud in the sky, and more than 24 degrees in the afternoon... I was just wearing a t-shirt: quite cool for early december, isn't it? The city center looks amazing for christmas, they put a lot of decorations, and at night, when the lights are on, it's really beautiful... it still doesn't feel like Christmas for me though, because Christmas means cold weather for me. Here appartently, it's normal to be hot. Well, I'm not going to complain :)

It can be quite cold in the evening: look at what I'm wearing!!!

Something that sucks in my fucking appartment: my houseowner... I used to like her, but now she's getting on my nerves, because she does not take care of the appartment. I mean, my window has just broken, there's a crack in it. I told her about it, she put tape on it but she does not want to fix it properly before January because she does not have any money????!!! Let me laugh, she asks so much from us for this crappy appartment, it's clearly overpriced for normal spanish rents. For french people, it's cheap though. Anyway, she's a bitch... she's not the one that's gonna get cold at night now!!!

Otherwise, everything's perfect here... a lot of things have changed in a couple of months: Prescilla moved out to another appartment 2 weeks ago, and Ciciel lives with us right now. So basically, the appartment is now composed of : Mel, Ciciel, Carmen and I. Everything's going on quite well.



I did not do anything with my day... Oh yeah, I went to the hair dresser: 5 euros to get my hair cut... and it looks quite nice! Spain is so cheap compared to France!

I was out last night on a huge 18th century ship at the port, disguised as a pirate. It still feels like a dream, because I was way too drunk to remember everything I did or saw. Not my fault, I blame it on Tinto de Verano, a famous wine-based drink in Andalousia. It was fun, and I went there with Miranda, Arno and others to get wild with other Erasmus people. Fun fun fun. (By the way, big thank you to Mel and Amal for puting make up all over my face for the pirate look haha)

I'll go back to France for Christmas in two weeks, only for a couple of days but just the thought of it makes me feel so weird. I mean, I've been here for 4 months now, and it's going to be really awkward to come back to my "normal" life, see everyone, face troubles, see my family again... Plus, I don't even know what I'm going to tell them about my life here, don't know what to start with. My life is so different here, but in a good way. It's "only" been 4 months so far, but still, I can already tell Erasmus is a fucking great and intense experience. Every student should have the chance to do it once in his life. Being far from your everyday life, meeting new people, discovering another culture and learning the language... It also helps you be more independent and learning more about who you really are deep inside. I already feel like I've changed so much in a couple of months, in a good way I think. I've learned so much about myself and I really feel like I'm finally growing up for real lol. It's an amazing feeling. I'm not sure anyone can really understand it as I do though because it's quite personal and you have to experience it to get it. Have I convinced you now??? Go away from home and go on Erasmus! You won't regret it!

Christmas tree in Malaga

However, before going home and facing the cold Alsacian winter, I'll be welcoming my boyf who'll be doing all the way from England to visit me here for a week... sooooo happy. I'm going to take him to Sevilla, never been there before but I heard it was a romantic city. Can't wait, I'll tell you more about it.

Studies, studies... it's not really the case to be honest. Okay, I have more classes than most erasmus students here: I have to follow 8 different ones per week with 3 hours per subject. However, it's not that difficult and I have to admit I skip many hours (naughty me) but I don't really see the point attending a class when the teacher takes her notes from Sparknotes.com or Wikipedia, just saying.

Okay, now I have to go, enjoy my blog ;)

Hasta luego!