Time Lapse

I’ve been busy, happy, good.

Sam came to visit me from Arizona two weeks ago and it was incredible. We had such a great time. We went to Segovia, Toledo, and around Madrid. We spent a lot time just walking and talking. It was wonderful. We hadn’t had a good heart to heart in a very long time. We caught up on life, guys, school, and all that fun stuff.

After she left I had a pretty normal week teaching English classes to adults during the day and teaching lessons to the children in the evening.

I found a great routine last week. During one of our many talks I mentioned to Sam that I missed reading and wanted to get back in the habit when I got back to the States. She had a copy of “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” by Betty Smith and gave it to me. I read it on the hour long bus ride to work and the hour long bus ride home. I finished it in a week. Saturday, I picked up the latest novel from one of my favorite authors Tracy Chevalier. I’m reading on the bus and will have it done this week. I need to find a good used book store so that I can afford to keep this habit going. Unfortunately, the library doesn’t have much of a selection of English books.

Last weekend was nice and relaxing. It was my first weekend in Madrid in almost a month. I stayed home, read, went for runs, and enjoyed the rain and sun mix.

This week is going to be pretty low key as well. I have nothing exciting planned and for now that’s fine by me. My sister Sophia will be coming to visit me in a couple weeks and I’ll need to save my strength. We are going to be busy sightseeing, going to Barcelona, and catching up on some sister/sister bonding.

I only have 70 more days in Spain. Can you believe it? I can hardly believe it. Some of my adult students were telling how young and naïve I am to be excited to get back to Seattle to work and get an apartment and all that goes with those. They told me I should stay away as long as possible and explore the world before I take on any real responsibilities. I just smiled and nodded.

I’ll put up my favorite pictures from Segovia and Toledo soon.