adjusted.

sunday we attempted to go to the mall...this was one of my few bus experiences because i don't need to ride it to get to school like other people so i use my bus pass rarely. but mercedes looked online which bus to take and where to get off. so we set off excited for the rebajas (sales) which they really only have in january and june so everyone makes a big deal of them...so we missed the stop and had to wait til the bus reached the last stop. and when we did the driver made us get off and sit at the bus stop while he smoked...normal? then he told us the right one to get off at and when we arrived we realized all the stores are closed on sundays. great. so we just ate at the food court and had some ben and jerrys (you pay the same if not more than in the us for probably 4 bites of ice cream) and headed back onto the bus. we went to an internet cafe, jas and i watched summer heights high and kate and aide skyped. 

then we went to noca noca-this little cafe in the plaza zocodover (main plaza) that we have come to really like. they have the best hot chocolate, bocadillos (sandwiches) and pastries and of course, coca-cola light. we attempted to read our first assignment-a 40 pg. play in spanish (written around the same time as Shakespeare...) and i am still not done with it yet. that is going to be my goal tonight. 

after dinner, i had just stepped out of the shower and i heard christmas music so after i got dressed i walked into the family room and mercedes was watching "las vacaciones" or "the holiday" with kate winslet and cameron diaz so i sat down to watch it...all spanish voice overs and no subtitles, good thing i had already seen it or else i would have been completely lost. and the commercials are hilarious and they last a lot longer than in the us but they dont come on every 10-15 mins...probably every 30 min or longer-interesting. but i couldnt watch the whole thing i was too tired so i left mercedes to finish it. but my first experience at watching a spanish movie-without subtitles!