Last night Andrew and I went over to our friends Paola and Yadira's place for cena (which is Spanish for a light meal that is eaten in the evening.) Paola cooked chicken and a tortilla with potatoes. We brought frozen yogurt and blueberries. Where Paola is from, Argentina, it is a tradition that when invited to someone's home for cena you bring a dessert. Yadira is originally from Colombia. Both girls are currently learning English. As you prolly already know, I'm learning Spanish. Andrew had four years of it at the high school level something like ten years ago. This makes conversation a bit challenging at times. At one point in the evening, Paola attempted to convey "Teflon." She didn't know how to say it in English and neither Andrew nor I could comprehend it in Spanish. I finally figured it out for the both of us. One point for Crystal :).
Today was pretty laid back. Andrew and I had talked about seeing an exhibit called "Caliphs and Kings" at a museum, but we decided to just hang around here instead. I straightened the apartment while Andrew worked a little on adding some links to one months worth of my old entries (he completed September, in case you are interested in checking it out.) I saw my first cicada today... it was brown in color and it was still in it's nymphal stage. At the time it crawled into view Andrew and I were out in front of our apartment building trying our hands at charcoal grilling some free-range hamburgers (free-range simply means that the beef comes from cows that only consume grass and not grains) along with some peppers and onions on kebob sticks. The hamburgers were excellent!! We must not have used enough charcoal because by the time we got to the veggies there weren't any flames left. Well, I guess we know better for next time.
Oh yeah, I finally finished reading Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman. That's one down and 11 more to go. I may finish Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser next or And Eternity by Piers Anthony, not sure which I will feel like later on tonight. Right now I'm going to finish my wine cooler (my second one of the evening... estoy una poca borracha) and answer some e-mail.