Everyday I'm Corto-ing

Whatsup Pappis y Mammis

Day 2 in Granada is going pretty sweet.  I'm getting more used to the Colegio life, which means I'm getting used to waking up in arctic winter and having to walk across a hallway to the shower. Regardless its pretty sweet and I'm meeting more Spanish students...unfortunately they are all dudes, I don't know where all the mamisitas are. But I'll find them eventually, there are a boatload of bars. Pretty much every corner street has like 3 or 4 tapas bars. Here in Granada if you order a beer it comes with a free Tapas which can be anything from fish, sliced ham on bread or croquetas which I have no idea what they are made of but are delicious. Pretty much you order a beer and get given what you're given. It is a pretty sweet way to have inexpensive dinner while getting your drink on so to speak. Last night a group of us Americans went out. When I say group I mean like four groups of 15 people or something like that. Not too easy to fit into a bar like that but you know I'm just living my life, or as I say now estoy viviendo mi vida, pappi. I've been talking alot about speaking to spanish chicks by saying oye mamisita soy pappichulo but I haven't done it yet. Probably won't be a good thing. In Granada tapas bars stop serving at 12, but then people go to pubs until 3 am and then if you are still craving the night life you hit up las discotecas.....which I don't think any of us have "hit up" yet. Pero es muy temprano.  

I'm really liking the IES group. On the first day we all got suckered into buying phone plans called appelcom which no one in my dorm full of spanish students have ever heard of. They are all just shitty Nokias but if you know me it is barely a downgrade from my Razr. Anyway if you are in the service and want to speak to others in the service all you need is a Corto, which is just a 4 digit number. It is not only easy to remember but Corto is a fantastic word. For example, one could use it such as 

"Hola Mammi, I could get yo corto?" 

or "Corto me later."

Last night we went out and went to a couple of tapas bars. We're obviously americanos. Some girls started getting hit on my some gelled up Spanish pappis. Us Americans can't compete with that. But they looked like some of the Colegio people who I have mentioned are a little big distant with us Americanos. Maybe this will be a conversation starter, how'd you go with those chicas americanas? Alot of us ended up at an Irish pub though which I found out how to ask for my go to drink after beer, the rum and coke or Pallido Cola. Pallido is a type of rum, it was iight. 

People in Colegio are becoming more and more friendly. Each day someone new will introduce themselves. For example, we met another Pablo today who invited my roomate and I to ball next week. 

Thats it for right now....above is another picture of where I live...im on the 3rd Floor.