Friday, February 26, 2010

Europeans...

Europeans do some really cute things that take me back to fifth grade...

*Pencil bags....everyone has one that they bring to class filled with pens, pencils, markers, rulers and so on. In fifth grade I had a Winnie the Pooh pencil bag.

*Sweaters....everyone wears sweaters not sweatshirts. Girls are always wearing cardigans and the boys like to wear v-necks or sweater vests. In fifth grade I wore a cardigan instead of a sweatshirt.

*Leggings...your not European unless you wear leggings at least once a week girls. They say its a trend coming back in and they aren't behind, like it came back in the US five years ago. I loved to wear leggings, bight bold colors and crazy patterns until the fifth grade.

*Reeboks with the strap...yes they wear Reeboks with the strap, high-tops, sneakers, crazy colors, bold patterns, they wear it all. I wore white Reeboks with the Reebok symbol in blue in the fifth grade.

*Purple...its a very popular color amongst the boys and girls here. The girls wear a lot of purple shirts and scarves, boys wear a lot of purple hats and jackets. In fifth grade I had a purple jacket with purple mittens.

So at the gym, they don't wear shorts they wear spandex or sweatpants. I just started wearing my running pants and leggings, I blend right in.

I have a sweater crush on this kid...hes so cute, he likes to wear sweater vests with a tie and collared shirts all the time. It is so cute!

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Tea Party

Today I attended my very first tea party without stuffed animals and baby dolls. Kelsey, this american girl Kelsey (my roommate) and I met at the gym, invited us to her house for tea and then to church. So she picked us up in a tiny but very cute car and drove us to her and her husband's (famous soccer player) house. She had the cutest little tea party set up for us. We snacked on brie cheese with crackers and grapes, fresh cut fruit, homemade tortilla chips with tomato, mozzarella, and cilantro on them, and a salami salad that included black olives, red, green, and yellow peppers, onions, cheese, chick peas, and cheese with Italian dressing. All of it was delicious. She had a real teapot with matching cups for us. There was an assortment of tea for us to choose from and actual cups for milk and sugar. It reminded me of being little and setting out the tea party in the living room, where ours was held as well, and setting places up for my favorite stuffed animals or baby dolls. So we spent the next hour or so talking like old friends and laughing at each other's jokes and stories. We then proceeded to church where we were able to get headphones to listen to an English translation. The English translation wasn't the best and was really hard to follow but I was grateful nonetheless. Mass (if that is what you call it for a nondenominational ceremony) was nice and most of the songs they sang was in English, but I didn't know them. After our lovely afternoon, Kelsey dropped Kelsey and me back off at home, each of us promising to get together again soon.