Light

So it's been quite a while since I've last blogged. I would apologize, but I honestly don't think anyone really reads this stuff, so we'll just get on with it, okay? I'm so surprised at how tired I am all the time. I still haven't gotten used to the difference in hours here in Spain. Everything is closed between 2 and 5, the time when I usually go shopping, and I stay up late because I always have late classes. By the time I get home, it's almost 10 pm and I still have to eat dinner and finish homework.

Kerry and I finally received our reimbursements and paychecks, so I was no longer worried about money. Although, I really do need to stop buying so many sweets. I know I walk everywhere, but I can't keep using that excuse for the next several months. Otherwise, I will gain several extra pounds. My mom and my aunt are coming the weekend before Easter and staying until after Easter. We're going to spend a few days in Madrid and then return to Caceres. I'm so excited about that! However, I am a little bummed out that my roommate is leaving Wednesday for Valencia and will be gone until Sunday, so I'm going to find it hard to keep myself busy without her here. But, I am going to Toledo this Saturday and Friday is a holiday, so no classes! I don't think I have much cause to complain.

For at least two straight weeks, it rained here. It was cold and windy, too. I lost two umbrellas, one of which I lost on the day I bought it and then found it again. Not to mention, the ground was so wet that my socks were making squishing noises in my boots. Yuck. I kept asking myself, "Where on earth is the Spanish weather that's supposed to be here?" Well, it finally came. At least the sun did. After being cloaked under cold rain and clouds for so long, I can finally see the light. Spain is like an awakening. Not quite like seeing the light for the first time, but finally being able to be exposed to it and to see everything for what it really is. We're expecting more bad weather soon. Naturally. But, all I can do is brave it and I'll get through it stronger. So bring it on.