So this week is Holy Week in Spain which allows me to do some travelling. First on my list was a mini-Painter family reunion in England with my cousin Amanda. Here are a few highlights and noteworthy observations about my weekend here in Leeds.
- Porridge is basically oatmeal, but I ate it in England, so now I can say I've eaten porridge.
- My cousin, who is from Kansas, has a little English accented 2 year old. It's cute, but quite strange.
- Southern Spain has made me into a cold weather wimp. Many English people are walking around in t-shirts or no shirts while I'm trying to find more layers to put under my jacket. Not a position I'm use to being in.
- It's a small accomplishment, but over the past few days I've noticed how much my British English vocabulary has expanded during my stay in Spain. My British English vocabulary has expanded while in Spain for two reasons. The first is that my students' textbooks use British vocabulary. The second is because I have a couple friends from the UK here in Spain. Why does it matter? You know those "who we think we are, who society thinks we are, etc.." things floating around facebook? Well, those of us young folk who travel abroad like to think of ourselves as very knowledgeable about the world and other cultures so it's a small personal victory every time we go somewhere and already know "how things work" in some form or another. Makes us feel like all globally minded and stuff.
- I've now been to York but still haven't been to New York.
- 90s shorts are "in" in England! Never again would I have thought I would have seen women walking around in shorts that nearly bordered their bellybuttons. I'm not a huge fan of the style but being hopelessly attracted to women with English accents gives them a pass.
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