Hola amigos y familia!
So far in Spain I have learned a few things. First, I learned that sometimes, no matter how fluent you sound, you can walk into a restaurant, order your food in Spanish, and still have the person respond to you in English! It’s almost like they KNOW you’re not Spanish! I thought my blondish hair and light skin would help me look like I’m from Spain...?
Secondly, Spaniards can’t handle the name Kaitlin. I was wondering how I should introduce myself to Spaniards since I knew when I went to Juarez and lot of people had trouble with my name, but I thought I would give Kaitlin a try first since it is my real name. However, after receiving blank stares from the man behind the counter asking for a name to go with my order I changed “Kaitlin” to “Catalina” which he immediately understood, so I guess that is who I will be to Spaniards!
Thirdly, I learned that sometimes if you look cold when you are on a tour in Spain, you just might be lucky enough to get a scarf from your tour guide! We had an awesome tour guide today to take us through the beauty of Toledo. He was hilarious and so nice! But anywho, I guess he thought I looked cold so he asked me if I wanted his bufanda (scarf), I said “esta bien” but he took it off and tied it around my neck anyway! It was a really warm hand-made scarf though so I was a lot warmer with it on!
A word to the wise, if you ever go to Spain, GO TO TOLEDO!! It is a small town, but it is so beautiful! I forgot how much I love this little city until we got here! We are spending tonight in Toledo and then tomorrow we finally make it to Sevilla to meet our families! I can’t wait!
Les extrano a todos!
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