Week 2 of mid-terms commences tomorrow. When the rest of Spain is on vacation. I wish the words here we go were had a positive effect for me. But they really don't....
I have a huge list of things I am bringing back with me to Spain in January. Sweatpants. A box of cards. Stationary. And a stack of movies. I have tried to stream movies online and it is impossible! Tonight, I attempted to watch Eat, Pray, Love online. I finally found a version that allowed me to watch it sans setting up a "free account" with some stupid provider. Only to find out that this version was in Swedish or something. Maybe I should have watched it with my friend Vikki. She would have been able to translate for me :) Of course, bringing things back with me means I will have to swap things out, in order to maintain the one hundred pounds of luggage I am limited to. I guess some clothes will have to go home, as well as maybe a few pairs of shoes. Or, I could throw away flip flops and buy new ones in the spring....there's a thought :) Geez, this is going to be hard.
I slept in today until one o'clock!!!! Last night, I woke up at 4 am with another pain in my ear. I freaked out because there was a bloody fluid coming out of my ear and I called my mommy :( I popped some more ibuprofen and eventually fell back asleep around 6 or 6:30. We had lunch around three and then I met my friend Brenna for coffee and dessert. I was planning on going home, but then I called Sol, to see if I could come over on Tuesday, instead of today. She asked me where I was, and told me that Vicky (her daughter) and Santiago (the baby) were at her house and it was a surprise for me! Naturally, I hopped on the metro and visited with them. I had not seen Vicky in over two years and I was so excited to finally meet Santiago. he is absolutely adorable!
I came home just in time for dinner. (Gosh, my timing is impeccable when it comes to food!) We ate the Spanish version of hot dogs and french fries and then watched the rest of the movie, "The First Knight." I was able to talk with Mom and Dad both tonight and now here I am, sitting in the bed. I need to finish prepping for my mid-term tomorrow....
We all need to start praying now that I do well on my Spanish mid-term on Thursday. I'm already dreading it. I cannot wait to take the English-Spanish translation class next semester. I think that will really help me out. But first, I need to pass this class. And I hear that even native speakers get a C in his class. Not good!!!! That doesn't help me at all.
Once again, let me take this time to vent my frustration to my school. Why can't we celebrate Spanish puentes again? Why is it that I must go to school tomorrow and we are the only university in the entire city of Madrid that will be in class tomorrow???? And to add insult to injury, I have to take a mid-term? I am secretly hoping that my two professors who are Spanish will decide to stay true to their country and take a puente. But I'm not counting on it. I mean, neither of them went on strike, so I'm fairly certain they will be in class tomorrow. Grrr....
Okay, enough ranting for tonight. I'm getting all worked up. For nothing. Story of my life....(insert sound of Fanta Limon can opening....such a holic, I am!!!!)
Quote of the Day: "There will be an answer. Let it be." -The Beatles
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