First of all, let me just say how lucky I am to have friends from all over the world. One friend from school lives in Switzerland and went home this past weekend. She came back to campus today and brought with her, this gargantuous bag of chocolate. Now, chocolate in itself is amazing. But chocolate from Switzerland on the other hand? That deserves its own category. So here I am, happily typing away, and snacking on a piece of Swiss chocolate. I promise the next time I go to Switzerland, I will bring back a bag to share with everyone! It's that good. On to more important things....
I just realized that I have been clean for fifty five days. From Starbucks, that is. Shocking. I have yet to walk into a Starbucks here. For those of you who know me well, I have been addicted to Starbucks BEFORE Starbucks became this huge globalized company. I was a mere eleven years old and fell in love with Starbucks (in Seattle, nonetheless) back in 1997. That was a full five years before the first one hit Louisville. And considering the fact that I practically lived at Starbucks with my friend Jessica during the summer, this is quite the feat. Starbucks just doesn't mean the same to me without being able to order drinks like Caramel Apple Spiced Cider (my fall drink) or a non-fat white chocolate mocha (my winter drink). No, I think I'll just save money and wait until I can go on a binge back home!
I received all of my mid-term grades today. Considering the fact that I have been out of school for two years, they're decent. The thing I hate about mid-terms though is that they only reflect one assignment. At least now I know what my professors are expecting. They weren't as good as I would like them to be, but they could have been far worse. The good news is, I did better than I expected on my Spanish test that I was dreading! And here I was thinking I was going to fail it. (I'm pretty sure he was more than generous with a curve as well!) Professors here though really like to use the plus and minus signs when giving out grades. Which can bring down your GPA if you're on the minus end....
In more important news, I'm rich!!!! Tonight, one of my families whom I give private lessons to, told me they wanted to raise my pay by 33%! I told them that was not necessary, but they insisted. (Hey, at least I offered!)
One thing I learned tonight is that the heat in my apartment building only stays on from 3 pm until 9 pm. The entire building has controlled central heat and these are the only hours it stays heated. Apparently, the government of Spain is trying to regulate the use of heat, thus the controlled schedule. My mother would not be able to make it!!!! This really helps me out a lot, considering I leave the house at 8:50 am, come back at 1:15 pm, leave again at 2:00 pm and arrive home at 8:45 pm....Just saying. What about people who work third shift? I'm beginning not to like this whole controlled heating thing. What am I going to do when it gets cold? Oh yes, risk my life by sleeping with an electric blanket. The perfect solution!
More tomorrow.
Quote of the Day: "Choose to live so it will matter that you did."
Spanish Word of the Day: (in honor of my mother) Tiritar - to shiver
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