The best November EVER!!!

Is pretty much what I´m feeling right now.

I have soooo much to tell!! I was definately feeling the bottom of my "U" in October, but I could tell November was going to be AMAZING and its proved itself to me. Haha!

Reasons why November was freaking awesome!!

#1) I MOVED OUT of my crappy living sitch!! And in to the best possible situation for me too! I love my new house and all my new roommates... meaning the family I live with. There´s AnaOla who goes to school at the Compultense too and is 18, her sister Aurora who´s 15, their parents Jose (AKA Pepe) and Ana and their somewhere between 55 and 50, then there´s the grandparents, Salvador and I keep forgetting the grandma´s name... but she loves repeating her story as to why she´s not educated bc during the Civil war her dad didn´t want her going to school with boys. Haha! And then there´s Tommi who´s a Monday-Friday maid and she is sooo awesome! I like waking up to her and coming home from school to her to chat with. She doesn´t clean my room, but she´s really helpful if I have any dudas.

#2) OBAMA won! ... but thats a given. Great way to start my month off right there.

#3) We had our excursion to Sevilla the weekend after elections.

... and in Sevilla me and my friend Darlene hung out with a couple of friends that we know from Madrid, but are from Sevilla and they showed us a good time. And Sevilla is SO beautiful and the weather is SO perfect! I didn´t want to leave! The cool thing is we want to go back for their festivals in February I think... or April? Hahah... there´s some in Cadiz too that we want to go to, but for sure Sevilla´s in we can. Anyways, me and Dar might be joingin our Sevillan friends for New Years in a house they usually rent as a group... which means I get a mini-vacay during my winter break since I´m too poor to go to the UK with Sarah after all. I hope it all works out... here are some pics of Sevilla... none are from me though. I wasn´t in a picture taking mood while I was there. I just wanted to embrass it all!

#4) The following weekend my very good guy friends from Gilroy, Gibbs and Neil, paid for a flight for me to go to Amsterdam!!! I love them soooo much for that!! I flew out Saturday morning and was greeted by 3 of the most beautiful faces in my life! Sarah met us at the airport too and they made a cute little sign so I could find them! Haha...
Neil´s brother was kind enough to recomend a hotel we should stay at... little did we know this hotel was in the damn boondocks of Amsterdam. Haha! It was about a 20 min bus ride to the airport, where we then had to take a train to Amsterdam Centraal. Still fun though.
We checked in then made our way to the center on Saturday night. Walked around a lot... we hit up the Redlight District a little too early and only got to see a few not so pretty hookers. We found a bar we were really comfortable in and somehow the last 6 hours of our night flew by! We made a new friend and had some issues figuring out how to get back to the hotel from the airport... Eventually (around 6am) we made it. And napped until 2...
We showered and got ready and headed back to the airport for lunch at the BK lounge and after that the lovely Ms. Sarah left me and the boys. :-( We went back to the center and attempted to get to the Heinekin Brewery on time to take a tour, but failed and insteaded went to the bar next door for a few drinks. Went back towards the center and walked around the Redlight District A LOT in search of a certain alley where supposedly the best hookers are... After we found it we went to the same bar as the night before. They were closing at about 1, so we decided to make it an early night since the guys had to leave around 4 the next day, so we headed home. Or tried too. What ended up happening was the fastest train to the airport was first going to Utrecht (where Sarah lives and also about 40 mins the opposite direction from where we needed to be). Haha... So we napped for a while, and eventually got back to our hotel.
The next morning we packed up and headed to the center. We finally made it to the Heinekin Brewery and took a tour! You get 2 free drinks with admission! Haha... after that we grabbed a bite to eat and the boys went on their way. So I wandered for a while by myself... I had wanted to visit either the VanGough Museum or the Anne Frank House. But, I didn´t think I´d have enough time for either and I couldn´t quite understand how to get there. All in all the trip was awesome and seeing some of my best friends from home really helped me cope with my "U" issue.

#5) This past weekend was full of fun... Some of Emma´s friends from Barcelona came down and I spent most of Friday with them until nighttime came and they were heading of to Capital, a huge 7 story club that costs a lot and I wasn´t down to go to. So I went with Dar to meet up with our Sevillan friends in Sol. Funny little thing to mention... I´m kind of seeing one of our Sevillan friends. His name is Carlos, he´s 30 and has a bald spot on the back of his head. Haha... he´s really cool and fun to talk to. Yes, we talk to eachother in Spanish and he as well as the rest of my spanish friends agree that my Spanish has improved greatly. We communicate a lot better now than we did back when we met at La Noche en Blanco. Anyways... just thought I´d throw that in there.
On Saturday night however, a big group of us went to a party called Sensation White and it was AMAZING! It was a techno concert that started at 8:30 and ended at 3... sooooo FUN!!! My body was really sore after dancing for that long, but it was definately worth it. Definately.

#6) And lastly... I´M DONE WITH MIDTERMS!!!!
Haha... yeah, so they say spanish students don´t have to take them, but us americans do. Screw that... but whatev... THEIR DONE!!!