So, I was having 1€ tapas and jarras de cerveza last night with a few friends, one of which is from El Salvador and had his one year anniversary of living in Madrid yesterday as well. Anyways, he asked a question that kinda suprised me. Its something I´d never heard of as being an issue, or non-issue... depends on how you look at it. But he asked if in the U.S. we are taught that being from the United States and being American are interchangeable? Which is true. We, people from the U.S. are Americans. No question about it right? But what about him? Is he not an American as well? He is from the americas, just the one further south. It was a first time hearing that for me and I was pretty suprised by it. I was just wondering if anyone else I know has ever considered the same topic.
Anyways, life is going well for now. I am actually able to afford a three day trip to Granada where hopefully we will have a free place to stay with the other kids from the IP program. Me and 6 other girls are leaving tomorrow at 18:30 and come back Monday about the same time. I guess we´ll be missing a parade and a festival, but it doesn´t seem to be too big of a deal, so I´m okay with missing it. and next weekend one of my best friends, Sarah Chase, is coming to visit!! Super stoked on that! Its weird that I have people nearby to visit and to have visit me. Who would have really thought this would happen in Europe? I mean, I can barely get people to visit me when I live in Long Beach, which is an amazing city itself as well.
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