Pigs and Salty Babies

It's been one of those weeks...the rain hasn't let up. My umbrella broke due to the forceful winds that often come along with the rain here...and maybe due to the fact that it was 3 euros and tiny. I walk many-a-mile every day so I'm perpetually drenched. Therefore, I've felt very toad-like recently. I just realized I've even started wearing more greens and browns...perhaps this is me subconsciously trying to embrace my new identity. If it's something I gotta face, it might as well be something I embrace!

But yeah, just one of those weeks. I made a nice presentation on animals for the first graders, complete with google images of domestic and wild animals and videos of creatures dancing together. And then, of course, I arrived, ready to present, but the mouse was malfunctioning and clicking every which way without me touching it, skipping through my slides with great fervor and then bringing up random pictures of children eating, pictures that weren't even part of the presentation. So that was a failure. Then my friend Antonio tells me he's planning to visit me...but of course, a few days later, decides he was just kidding. Not visiting after all! So that was cool. (Sarcasm.) And how wonderful that tomorrow is good old Valentine's Day, which always seems to arrive at exactly the right time of year. (Sarcasm, again.)

But I just like complaining. Seriously, over all, life is swell. Can't complain about being in Spain. And I'd take the rain over the freezing weather any day. And back in Northampton, I doubt I'd see a big, black pig trotting in the middle of the highway, the seemingly-unfazed owner following behind. (I was with some fellow teachers when this happened...none of them seemed to think much of it. But yeah, that's Extremaduran life for ya. Here in the middle of nowhere, pigs are on the loose.) And of course, I very much appreciate the kids, despite their rowdiness. Really quite a charming, hilarious bunch. Recent gems:

(My 11-year-old student mentioned she likes to draw.)
Me: What do you like to draw?
Her: Mostly just human brains. (Proceeds to draw a brain for me.)

A three-year-old girl: Where's your sister?
Me: I don't have one.
Her: Yes! You do! I saw her on TV!

14-year-old student: You look a lot like Taylor Swift.
Me: Really? I've never heard that before.
Her: Well, the main difference is your eyes are more Asian than hers. You have very Asian eyes.

6-year-old student: How long have you been learning English?
Me: Since I was a baby.
Her: Wow, you must have been a really smart baby.

I've also learned some strange, new phrases recently, which is always fun. Maybe if I spread the word, they'll become phrases in America, seeing as I'm incredibly influential, and thousands of people are fixated on my blog:

1. Me comería un coto con patatas.
Literal translation: I would eat a calf with potatoes.
Meaning: I'm super hungry.

2.  En negrita.
Literal translation: In black.
Meaning: In bold. (In reference to typed words...as if words that aren't in bold aren't also black...?)

3. Qué salado (pronounced "salow") es el bebé, niño, perrito, etc.
Literal translation: How salty the baby/child/puppy is.
Meaning:What a cute baby/child/puppy.

4. Qué rico es el bebé, niño, perrito, etc.
Literal translation: How rich the baby/child/puppy is.
Meaning: What a cute baby/child/puppy.

5. Meterte en un rollo.
Literal translation: Put yourself in a roll.
Meaning: Get yourself in a sticky/dangerous/boring situation.

So despite the rain, malfunctioning mouse, and dread for Valentine's day, thanks to the amusing lil 'uns,  funny phrases, and, of course, the pig-spotting, my week has been enjoyable nonetheless.