No Charlie Murphy
I had so much fun there at the Improv and he was so funny! Surprisingly he's alot shorter in person, and..
I didn't really go see Charlie Murphy. My friends did. I had a more experience filled trip though. I went to my girlfriend's family's friend's home to celebrate the birthday of a family friend's. Up until now, I didn't realize how accomplished the guy was.
It's always the same. I get there. Practice my spanish. Feel alienated first few minutes. I say hi to absolutely everything (emphasis on everything). It begins routinely, but it always never ceases to build up to something unexpected.
Tonight it was dancing. Amidst being with my girlfriend the whole night, I had a conversation with her aunt-in-law. It's funny. I noticed myself not listening to her but hoping my girlfriend and her brother wouldn't leave me. I by no means am fluent in spanish as I lead people to believe.
Lucky for me, my girlfriend and her brother did leave me alone with their aunt-in-law. She was talking about Dominican Carnival, and how people whipped each other with intestines? I lost her after the first minute. It got bad when I started to laugh because of how I am just literally staring at her face hoping she gives off some facial expression so I could return it with the same expression. I was doing facial diplomacy.
Then we got into an interesting political conversation so I could at least command what she was talking about.
'Y como son los haitianos in el republico dominicano?'
'Negro.'
Shortly after that my girlfriend came around and saved me. The dancing was about to begin. As much as I love dancing though, I hate dancing in these situations. I love dancing with my girlfriend (my best dance partner though, is my sister). Having my every move being watched by her entire family can be a little intimidating.
The night ended with a final group dance-off. Me with the aunt, my girlfriend with her father. We danced next to each other.
Even though I wasn't dancing with my girlfriend, I kinda was.
I didn't really go see Charlie Murphy. My friends did. I had a more experience filled trip though. I went to my girlfriend's family's friend's home to celebrate the birthday of a family friend's. Up until now, I didn't realize how accomplished the guy was.
It's always the same. I get there. Practice my spanish. Feel alienated first few minutes. I say hi to absolutely everything (emphasis on everything). It begins routinely, but it always never ceases to build up to something unexpected.
Tonight it was dancing. Amidst being with my girlfriend the whole night, I had a conversation with her aunt-in-law. It's funny. I noticed myself not listening to her but hoping my girlfriend and her brother wouldn't leave me. I by no means am fluent in spanish as I lead people to believe.
Lucky for me, my girlfriend and her brother did leave me alone with their aunt-in-law. She was talking about Dominican Carnival, and how people whipped each other with intestines? I lost her after the first minute. It got bad when I started to laugh because of how I am just literally staring at her face hoping she gives off some facial expression so I could return it with the same expression. I was doing facial diplomacy.
Then we got into an interesting political conversation so I could at least command what she was talking about.
'Y como son los haitianos in el republico dominicano?'
'Negro.'
Shortly after that my girlfriend came around and saved me. The dancing was about to begin. As much as I love dancing though, I hate dancing in these situations. I love dancing with my girlfriend (my best dance partner though, is my sister). Having my every move being watched by her entire family can be a little intimidating.
The night ended with a final group dance-off. Me with the aunt, my girlfriend with her father. We danced next to each other.
Even though I wasn't dancing with my girlfriend, I kinda was.