Teaching english in Benalmadena

I was invited to go to a high school in Benalmadena to answer questions that the kids had prepared so that they could hear the American accent. One of my friends from one of my intercambios had invited me and I thought it could be a fun experience. When I got there, I found myself a bit nervous but when I entered the class, it was like teaching back in the States. (Over the summer, I volunteered to teach the highschool kids about Spain and traveling outside of the States to learn about other cultures and learning the language in the culture.)
I found the students were nervous to ask questions so I talked a bit about myself. I told them how I got to Spain and what I discovered while I was here, why I came and how I planned to stay only 6 months....which turned into 2 1/2 years. The students started to ask me about things...What did I think of the Spanish people, what was the worst thing that happened while I was here (my coat and ipod were stolen in Madrid) and one student asked me how i liked the guys here. I couldn't answer this question. Overall, in the Costa del Sol, it seemed that the guys cheated a lot. It happens everywhere but here in the coast, where lots of tourists come in for the summers, it seems oh so easy to have a fling without anybody knowing. It causes a huge trust issue in relationships. I was dating a guy recently and he broke it off we me because he thought I was cheating. I didn't do anything and he was really paranoid that I was cheating so he broke it off.

I couldn't answer the students question because I was still really hurt and the pain from the relationship was so fresh still. I don't think all the guys are like this because two of my really good American friends found really nice trustful Spanish boyfriends. There are good guys out there... We can always find nice people in every culture, we can't generalize, its not fair to. I had a great time talking to the students and thought it would be fun to do it again maybe at the end of the year in May. Afterwards, I set up an intercambio in Benalmadena with a few friends and we spent the day walking around Benalmadena talking in Spanish and English. I always speak both languages these days. Its hard to stay in one. Sometimes, I'll speak in one language and a word will come out in the opposite language in the middle of the conversation. Its kind of funny. All of us do it.

Luciano, Katarina, Nandi, Irene y yo quedamos y pasemos muy bien alli en Benalmadena. Afterwards, I went home to Fuengirola for a short while then back out to Malaga for a night of fun (although it was raining). Karmen and Luciano were trying to hook me up with a friend of theirs and I wasn't going to have it. He was a Spaniard and I was content on being alone with my girls. He took my hand a spun me into his arms. He spun me back out and started to dance salsa with me. I was shocked that he knew how to lead me so well. Little by little the people in the dance club backed away and started watching us in admiration. I felt like I was in Dirty Dancing. My heart jumped when he dipped me at the end of the song and I knew I couldn't avoid him any longer. It is amazing that you always find things when you aren't looking.