Happy Siesta!

It's siesta time right?

I still haven't adjusted to the eating and napping schedules of the Spaniards yet, but coming back to chill after a fair amount of walking seems just about right.

Before I left my flat this AM, my Swiss roommate Natalie gave me the low-down on flat rules I was potentially breaking:

1. If you're the last girl in at night, check to see if everyone's rooms are closed (indicating they are inside) lock the chain-lock of the front door.
        I wonder if I locked someone out last night?
   
2. No heater until around 6PM because it uses too much electricity (apparently we have to pay if our electricity goes above a certain amount).
        I think I can handle this once it starts getting warmer. Plus, my bed is super cuddly at night. 
3. Keep it down on Skype at night. Apparently, she is in the middle room so she can hear everything.
        I can only hear outside, nothing from the other rooms, so I didn't know.

Even though it was a little awkward, I'm glad I now know the "rules" so I can avoid annoying my roommates. Too bad they leave in two weeks anyway.

That's a pretty fancy door for
the changing rooms at the gym

What a classy seal.

Kayla, Brad, Natalia and I met up at Plaza Circular (a huge roundabout) at 10 AM. After chatting with a few elderly Murcianas, we pretty much gave up on taking a bus, and opted to ride the tranvía. We were a little put off by the lack of officials coming by to check our tickets-- a weekend honor system? We rode to Campus Espinardo to check it out before classes start in a little over a week. This campus houses all facultades minus Liberal Arts and Humanities...so again, I won't be having classes there. If I were athletic, perhaps I would patronize the gym...haha.

The campus was full of interesting architecture--mostly modern, but definitely European-looking. I wish I knew architecture lingo, otherwise I would describe the buildings better. Right when we hopped off the bus, there was a Rock "Museum": rocks next to signs explaining the age, description, and location where the rocks could be found...huh.

Turf grass near the parking lot?

We noticed the vast differences in the Murcian landscape--very dry climate= no grass= turf grass in unexpected places. The landscape seemed to be relatively flat, dotted by huge boulders, then cradled by jagged mountains. I think we all agreed that we need to go backpacking.

We ordered empanadas and Coke for 2,50 at one of the campus cafeterias. I'm starting to like the idea of tapas before lunch; I'm hungry but not starving for a huge meal.  I also like the portion sizes here. If you're going to pay for a meal, you might as well finish it!

Tonight we're planning to go out for Amanda's birthday (which girl is that?) for dinner and...who knows? I guess I'll enjoy the siesta and work on figuring out my class schedule until then!