Does anyone remember back in the 90´s (geez, that makes me sound old!) when Crayola introduced the Box of 94 crayons? With the colors like Robin´s Egg Blue and Granny Smith Apple and Macaroni and Cheese? I remember begging my mother to buy it for me. Naturally, she gave in. I thought I was hot stuff back then. Only to show up to school and see that everyone else in my class had 94 crayons as well. But that year with my 94 crayons was one of the best ever. I vividly remember being able to color something different shades of blues and greens, and any other hue for that matter. And then I think it was the next year that Crayola released a box with 100 colors or something like that. Ahh, the neverending economy.
Let´s flashforward to 2010. This week, I have had my students color pumpkins. We are reading a book and then coloring in celebration of Halloween....Some of the kids have just regular boxes of colored pencils and markers. But then there are those who have elaborate systems. At first I thought it was just a notebook that had a zipper - like the portfolios people carry around. Oh, how I was wrong. Once my students open those things up, it´s amazing. Endless amounts of markers and colored pencils. And of course, not one, but two pencil sharpeners. All perfectly kept, neat and in order. I have to admit, I´m a tad bit jealous. I mean, these things are like the coolest thing since sliced bread. Or maybe I´m a nerd and get overly excited about these kinds of things. Hmm....
Tonight, my friend from high school, Hassan was in Madrid. I had not seen him since we graduated, until this summer when we ran into each other on Baxter Avenue one night when we were out with the same group of people! He´s over in Spain teaching as well this year. With him, were two other girls from back home, so the four of us had a nice little evening. We ate dinner at this sandwich place which was awesome and cheap. (Even better!) Then we walked around Sol and ended up walking by the cathedral and palace at night. We completed our circle with a walk up Gran Via and back to Sol.
I leave for my retreat with church this weekend and really am looking forward to getting out of the city for the weekend, even if I´m only an hour train ride away. We have free time on Saturday, so I am hoping that the weather will be nice enough to allow us to go hiking. I have no hiking boots....My Timberlands are sitting in the bottom of my closet, collecting dust. I only brought a pair of tennis shoes with me, and those are really running shoes, not walking shoes. Ugh, they will have to do. (Why is it that as many pairs of shoes I have, the ones I should have brought with me, are sitting thousands of miles away from me??!! Think I will definitely be buying a pair of Sperry´s to bring back with me when I go home in TWO MONTHS!)
I will be sans my laptop this weekend. Shocking, I know. I will update later when I return to Madrid. Have a great weekend!
Quote of the Day: "Never place a question mark where God has placed a period."
Spanish Word of the Day: goloso/golosa - a person with a sweet tooth
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