For the first time since ive been here, its raining :( It's quite depressing actually. Unlike London, which is accustomed to rain and bad weather, Granada is a city that prides itself on its beautiful weather and almost shuts down during a storm, which i discovered today.
I have class from 9:30-2:30 at the Sociedad Hispano Mundial and we get a quick break at about 11:50 for 15-20 minutes. Usually this means a quick run to the grocery store for a pastry and a bottle of water. Water is not a small fortune here like in the US, a 1.5 liter bottle costs about 0,21 cents. Take THAT Aquafina! Today it was a bit dreary, but we made the 2 block trip nonetheless. when we got there it was packed! I have never seen that many people in line, and by that many i mean about 7, but only one register. So we got our sweets and as we were waiting it started to pour. After our 5 min in line we ran back to school and showed up soaking wet. the teachers, natually, thought it was hilarous and took the opportunity to teach us the word for wet/damp, which i have already forgotten.
It is Friday, which means i dont have to get up for anything the next 2 days and that in itself is comforting. With all this rain all i want to do is curl up with a cup of hot cocoa and watch a good movie...
Sun in the City, Paris
16 years ago
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Liz -- Just now catching up with your blog. Hope the rain has let up and that you are finding things to do that will let you learn more about the country and the people around you!
Have you met Jose's family yet? What are they like? Is the family structure like ours in the U.S. -- mom work outside the home? Kids in school 8-3? Organized activities after school?
We're thirsty for details!
Love your comments about the differences between your Rotary club there and ours -- have you had a chance to find out about other meetings? Are there Interact or Rotaract clubs?
I took some pictures at our club meeting and I'm going to post them in the photo album on our website -- go to www.orbrc.org and click on Photo Album on the left side. You should be able to download any that you like (look for the ones of our famous retired heart surgeon, Dr. Barry, dressed in his vampire outfit, looking for "new blood" at the membership meeting in August!).
Have fun, girl!
Karen
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