Come se dice "The Machine Ate my Card?"

Yes my nightmare became reality today when I attempted to withdraw money out of an atm. I put in my debit card and tried to withdraw money; sounds pretty standard yes?. Well it asked me for an 8 digit number which I didn't have (it's the Euro version of a pin number) and when I pressed cancel, the card wouldn't come out. Not only did I lose my card but I had to be the sketchy american who sat by the ATM until I could come in contact with someone who could speak English. When I freak out, the ability to speak Spanish isn' the first thing that comes to mind- then again, it doesn't really come to me when I'm relaxed, which explains why I am in a lower proficiency class than everyone else...

Anyway my Profe informed me that the machine sucks the cards in, in order to prevent someone from stealing them. That being said, the bank will also probably shred the card to further prevent someone making a false claim for it. Hmmm so a million miles away from home with 15 euro and the inability to speak the countries language. I think it's time to copyright this bad boy and make a movie. Perhaps Liam Neeson will come to the rescue? Better yet my dad since he claims he has all the same skills sans a machete.

In addition I almost just put face wash on my toothbrush. Time to get a grip

I attempted to go for a run today around the park and near my apartment; by the end I was quite exhausted and was certain I had run a lot. What I thought was a marathon turned out to be less than 2 miles. I am truly losing it in every sense of the word.

I completely forgot to mention (typical) yesterday how we walked around the city. We saw a beautiful monastery, the major church, and some other cool places that I can't seem to remember the name of. Or I simply don't know what their names on because I can't understand my teacher when he talks. Either way...

Here are some pictures from that tour- I loved everything I saw, just wish I could better describe them:

Picture 1: The University of Medicine. According to Fatima, if you can manage to make the patient's leg kick, you can get a medical degree.

Picture 2: The Monastery

Picture 3: Las Augustinas Church

Picture 4: Graffiti / my love for Nike Dunks

Oh and there are lots more pictures on my facebook! check them out if you can!