spanish ducks = no bueno

Yesterday was a milestone in Robyn and my relationship with Queetie. Paquita's son, daughter-in-law, and grandson were all over visiting and eating lunch with her. So, we just so happened to get invited by Queetie herself to not only sit in her living room with them, (our first time to ever see it!) but also stay and hang out with them in there! Wow, this was a big deal. Plus, we were in there like 30 minutes and chatted it up with them. 

We talked about everything, from Queeties paintings she painted, to where we were going on our upcoming daytrips, to what we liked to do in Spain...and she then told us that she got a computer. At least, we think thats what she said. And Robyn and I feel like we were someone of an influence on her in that area because whenever she comes in our room, 99.9 per cent of the time we are on our computers. She also got a kick out of the fact that we "steal" internet from her neighbors. She promised she wouldn't tell on us. haha! 

Today we have spent our afternoon studying away for my 2 tests tomorrow and Robyn's 1 test. We decided to go to our favorite, Retiro Park. When we got there we saw a bench with pedals attached so as to get a workout while sitting on a bench. Genius! There were several people chatting away while getting an excellent leg workout. So of course we had to try it for ourselves...

We then walked around a bit and came upon the lake where, for 4 euros, you and 3 of your friends can rent a paddle boat. We are most definitely returning to try that one out. 

Oh, and did I mention I got pooped on by a bird while being a good student and studying? It landed right in my book. Guess I can't study that chapter anymore. And, sorry Caitlin for making fun of you earlier when you got pooped on. I feel your pain and now share the same hatred towards spaniard birds. I like to think the target us Americans.

Other than that, I leave you with observation #3: Spanish men are extremely friendly towards American girls. We feel like we are going down a catwalk most of the time we are walking through the metro, down the street, etc. And they have tried to get our attention through numerous ways. Some of which are:

1. the common whistling to get our attention

2. making a clicking noise in their mouths

3. saying something in broken english like, "hey pretty ladies"

4. making various animal noises like barking like a dog, saying "here kitty kitty" and baahing like sheep.

5. making a noise similar to what the oompa loompas make on Willie and the Chocolate Factory like "ee oo, ee oo, ee oo" 

Note to spanish boys: making the above noises will NOT attract you an american girlfriend.

Hasta luego,

Maria