I went to Spain in high school. In fact I turned 18 in Spain. Spanish girls almost ruined girls for me. I remember they were the first girls who smoked without looking like they did it just to look cool. They drank really strong coffee and laughed at the way I pronounced their names. They also dressed really differently. They were on that leggings tip way before girls back home. They wore dresses out at night and ate dinner really late. I remember in Barcelona, they had that adorable lisp-accent that all people born in Barcelona speak with. I walked Las Ramblas with this girl and I was convinced I was in love. She talked about art and liked Black Flag. I know Black Flag! At the end of the night as we were finishing our drinks (she had a rum and coke which she ordered as Cuba Libres, which only further strengthened my urge to become an expat and only converse with arty Spanish girls) I think I said something young and dumb like “I could fall in love with you.” To which she replied “Don’t be silly, of course you could.” Then she kissed me and walked away into the night.