Taxis

Back home, I rarely ever take a cab. However, when it gets late over here, we have the option of either taking a cab or waiting for the night bus. A couple of us went to a hookah bar tonight, so afterwards, we just wanted to get home asap. I took a cab home solo and got in. Now in Spain, you can either talk with the driver or just have him/her take you where you need to go. The driver seemed like a nice guy, so I decided to chat it up.

Even though it was only a 10 minute ride back to my house, it had to be THE best conversation I have had in Spanish since I got here. I could tell he was excited to have me practice my spanish with him and I got across everything I wanted to tell him. He was a real cool guy. We talked about the U.S., California, Bay Area, San Diego, New York, Miami, girls, the economy, my activities back at UCSD, my major, my future plans, my trip in Barcelona so far, etc.....all in 10 minutes.

As we pull up to my house, he tells me about this restaurant on the beach that his brother owns. He gave me his name, the name of the restaurant, and his phone number. He told me if we name dropped, we would get just about everything for free. No problema! If we had an issues, he told me to just give him a call and he would help us out.

From now on, I'm gonna keep striking up conversations with the drivers. It reminds me a lot of my dad, actually. Everytime I have been with him in a cab, he always starts talking with the driver. I guess I get it from him!

Great guy, great night, and now a great connection. Ahhhh, Barcelona. I'm in love with this city!