Learning a new language and being immersed in another culture can be quite the challenge. This past week I felt like I was constantly lost in translation. Most of the time I know what's happening around me and I'm able to understand when people speak to me...but then there are those times when I just feel completely lost... like our lovely experience at the Málaga fútbol game.
We were sitting with our Spanish friends, Juan and Ernesto, when they asked us how many horses are in our cars. Jessica and I looked at each other and asked him to repeat the question. I could not understand why he was asking us how many horses we have in our cars but finally I just decided to take a shot in the dark and answer. I guessed maybe two horses can fit in a [big] car. He and Ernesto looked at each other and started laughing. Obviously this wasn't the right answer in their mind. They then told us "No, 200." Um excuse me, 200?!??!? No way. There had to be a misunderstanding somewhere in the mix because there was no way one could fit 200 horses in a car. Jessica, being the bright one, finally said, "OH! They mean horse power!" We spent next few minutes laughing and laughing.
I look forward to more funny and interesting stories like this. Until next time :).
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