Monday was pretty nice weather. It varies so much I can't keep up. And just like at college all I do is look out my window and pretend the rest of the day will bring the same. Example: I woke up Monday and rode my bike to class after having walked around in El Centro all morning. BUT after having class for 5 hours it was pouring when I got out and I was forced to ride the bus home, leaving my bike at school. BUT Monday morning was worth it - I bought my textbooks for the 2nd half of the semester, a few postcards, and hung out in Plaza Guipuzkoa - a little park with benches and shops and cafes surrounding.
Tuesday I walked to school so that I wouldn't spend money on the bus which took about an hour. It was a very long walk - of course I get bored, but I just put on my ipod and watch the waves - the walk is mostly along the beach. When I got out of class about 5 hours later it was actually still nice so Kelly & I both rode our bikes home. She's smarter and checks the weather and decides whether or not to ride and I guess Tuesday was okay. Then I walked to the gym - working out is so interesting with the variety of people. At night is when all the families are there - tons and tons of little Spanish kids, soo cute. The cutest thing was probably the swimming lessons with the 5-7 year olds. I went back to my apartment around 8 because my host mom said Paula (her granddaughter) was coming over to eat with me. But she ended up having to eat with her family so I just got to watch some TV with her for a little while. The funny conversation of the day: Paula & my host mom trying to explain to me what a rabbit was - another new vocab word learned. They described it as a cat but smaller, soft, and white. Of course I had to have them repeat the word a hundred times and ask my host mom a few hours later so I could look it up. So I guess Paula has a rabbit named Pinkie and a turtle named Pepito. But she wants me to come see them so that should be fun.
Today is one of my friend's (Maria) birthday. She'll be 25 or 26, I can't seem to remember and she hates birthdays but we're going out for dinner anyways so that should be fun. Hopefully we'll try something new. Her teacher said that in Spain the tradition is to buy all your friends drinks for your birthday so if it's your birthday you usually spend tons of money. I won't have my birthday while I'm here so why not! Just kidding...we're going to buy her dinner don't worry. And maybe I can find some candles somewhere! Tomorrow though we have our final for the first section so that'll be pretty tough - hopefully I can get some studying in tonight, then I have all morning tomorrow. I'm a little nervous, but it's weird to think we're 1/4 of the way done! Also, this morning the weather was amazing! I rode my bike to the gym but my mind was on the weather so I couldn't handle staying inside long and ended up riding to the beach and watching the waves/reading for awhile. Then rode my bike to school. And of course now it is POURING. Hopefully I can wait out the rain for an hour or so but I might have to take the bus :(
Love, Jill
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We are having the cold but not the rain -- in fact it was to get in the 30s last night and again tonight but should warm up into the upper 70s next week -- we can hardly wait. Today I read my book with my jacket on over a sweater -- these houses don't warm up too easily. We are enjoying picking bananas daily from a stalk on one tree -- it may have formed when you were here last summer -- they are particularly good and with the cool weather aren't going freckled too fast -- the only good thing I know about the weather. We still have oranges but they are at the top of the tree and haven't figured out how to pick them -- the mango tree is in full bloom. Fortunately near the water this way, our temperatures are a bit more mild and so far we haven't had frost where inland there is hard freeze and strawberry and tomato growers are having a problem. We have such wonderful local strawberries this time of year. I have mostly stayed in all week and I need the exercise of walking the beach and watching the waves is an added joy. Our tide has been so low on the inter coastal behind the house that lots of low areas are not covered with water. The birds love that and peck away.
ReplyDeleteNice there is a granddaughter you can enjoy -- must be fun with the Spanish at that age and good experience for her too.
Love
Gma