The title is a lie. I don’t know if there is a key to living abroad and if there is, I certainly don’t have it yet. However, this blog IS about Spanish keys. This all started because I was planning on blogging about piso hunting (finding an apartment), but I don’t have too much to say about that. I took the Fulbright commissions’ advice and wrote a list of things I really cared about and starred my dealbreakers (no smokers, clean, good vibe, certain price range etc.) and then took advice from a former Logroño Fulbrighter about where to live (Dakota, you’ve saved my life many a time). With those limits I had about 5 rooms I could look at, I had a favorite going in, visited that apartment, loved it instantly, and said yes. My apartment-mates seem super nice, I have my own shelves in the kitchen, fridge, and bathroom and my room has bunk beds. What more could you want? So basically my piso hunt was not normal. However. Keys. I’m not going to say I’m any kind of master of keys at home, but usually I can get in and out of places just fine. I didn’t think much of it when I arrived, especially when I was able to easily unlock the door to the building and the door to the actual apartment of the airbnb. So when my landlord gave me the keys and an explanation for which key goes where, I looked at them in utter confusion because one is shaped like those fake keys they give people who have done good for a city, but assumed it wouldn’t be any different than my other key experiences. That was until I left for the first time and realized there were five deadbolts. Well, that’s fine, I thought. We’re clearly very safe, I won’t have a problem. So I left to do whatever it was I was doing and when I returned I placed the key in the lock and turned. And turned it and turned it and turned it and turned it to no avail. Being the logical person that I am, I reversed my key turning direction. So I turned it and turned it and turned it and turned it and turned it again until it was completely stuck. I tried forcing it more in that direction then the other direction. I prayed that my landlord wasn’t hanging out inside listening to this. And then I turned it some more. Thankfully Nelli and Alison were with me, so I asked if one of them would try and in two seconds Nelli had it unlocked. Naturally, I assumed she was a key genius and we went inside. When it was time to leave again, I figured I should make sure I could get back inside because I’d most likely be alone when I returned. I warned my roommates about what I’d be doing and stepped outside. I proceeded to attempt to unlock the door for between 10-20 minutes while Alison took photos and Nelli laughed. Each time I couldn’t, Nelli would reach over and do it easily. FINALLY I was able to unlock it. I practiced a few more times so I was sure I could get it done alone and then the three of us started going downstairs, laughing at how long it took me to figure it out. As we were walking and laughing, Nelli dropped the best gem of all with, “and they gave you a Fulbright?” Which I’m sure many of you (ahem, Dad) were already saying to yourselves. I’ve since been able to unlock the door at least twice and can update you once I’ve returned. Shoutout to my roommate for keeping a straight face while I explained why it would sound like someone was trying to break in, to Nelli for her unlocking abilities and for her quick wit, and to Alison for her photography and for also not being able to unlock her door and thus making me feel not quite as bad.
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