PDA

I'm not sure there is a translation for this in Spanish, but if there was I'm pretty sure it would be the equivalent of "do whatever you can wherever you can." I'm not a super touchy person, and I'm not a big fan of watching others get all up in each other's space and pretend their in their own little world. (Its all of ours world and we can all see you.) Perks of having divorced parents: I never had to experience this at home, and lets face it, in the States, its not that common in public. But here...

So to all you Ecua couples out there, please please set some boundaries. For instance, if I'm standing next to you on the bus, don't bring me into your personal make-out session by bumping up against me. And you two sitting in front of me on the other bus, you each have your own seat. Use them. And to that girl practically being carried by her boyfriend at school today, here's a news flash: you don't have to be hugging him all the time. Seriously, he must be exhausted from holding you up all day. We get it. You're an item.

You don't have to believe in what we Americans like to call the bubble, but please let me have mine.

And here's something strange: for all the kisses on the cheek I've gotten (its how you greet women) and all the PDA ALL THE TIME, no one hugs here unless youre dating. Seriously, haven't been hugged in almost 3 weeks. So weird.

(Kaylee Burgess, prepare yourself!)