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and shortly I won’t be able to keep track of the days, so I should abandon that Day X convention right now.
The check-in process at Nashville was completely painless, as was the flight to Philly. Here in the Philly airport I did some magic and made euros appear where US dollars once were, so now I am prepared to catch a taxi immediately upon arrival in Málaga.
I also ate some food court Chinese which in retrospect may not have been the awesomest idea. We’ll find out shortly when I go back up into the sky.
Oh, also, I couldn’t find anything in paperback on my bookshelf at home that called out to be read, so I took a gamble and waited until I got to the airport. I’m not sure it paid off, as now I’m the proud owner of the newest M. Crichton jawn, the name of which escapes me at the moment. I’m already 150 pages in and the names of the main characters also escape me at this moment, plus the plot is unbelievable and clichéd. Therefore, I declare the book an amazing success.
THERE IS NO INTERNET HERE IN PHILLY. I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THE WORDS I JUST WROTE.
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time has passed since I was panicking right there, and I am now safe and sound in Málaga. My brain is a pile of moldy socks and my body is rebelling against being up this late (this early? who even knows what time it is?) but I’m staying up just a short bit longer to force myself onto a normal schedule. IT COULD WORK. givemycreationlife blah blah quoting young frankenstein
I won’t bore you with the details of the rest of my flights other than to remind you that each of my femurs is longer than you can hold your breath, and the airline seats are shorter than shortcake, and so any overseas flight is pretty hellish. I slept fitfully to say the least.
Oh, hey, and THEY LOST MY LUGGAGE (OF COURSE) IN GATWICK but who cares, I have spare underwear and t-shirts and socks in my carry-on because I am smart – SMRT – and so I’m not worrying.
I’m here, I’m with my new temporary family and their daughter (no comments from the peanut gallery) and their dog Roy (why a family in Spain has a dog named Roy I don’t know) and two other students. It looks like it’s gonna be a full house.
I have had Spanish pounded into my head for hours on end just now. I’m swimming in a sea of conjugations and unknown nouns. Discussing how to use cloves, honey, and oranges to make a Christmas ham just about took everything I got.
I’m pooped. I’m going to sleep. You all behave while I’m out.
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and now even more time has passed. It’s now Sunday morning. My luggage finally arrived so I can charge my laptop and post this message to you. I crashed for 12 hours last night and now feel a little bit like a normal human.
I had instant coffee with breakfast this morning. There’s something really really wrong with that idea. I’m going to see what can be done to rectify that when I go on a walk around my new neighborhood here shortly.
I think there’s a lot more to say, and I think I have too much sunshine outside right now to say it.
Oh, for those of you keeping track, I broke my brand new sunglasses. C’est la vie.
Tha’s it! I can’t write no mo!
p.s. I never finished that Crichton book. It started to really suck.
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Glad to hear you’re still in one piece and the trip was bearable. So, where are the other students from? Are they American?
Hope you’re havin’ fun today.
Comment by JTJ June 17, 2007 @ 9:11 amOne student is Swiss, the other American. Both speak English, but I’m only using Spanish if possible.
Comment by Kevin O'Mara June 17, 2007 @ 9:14 amsoo.. i have a question….
when you type things on your computer there does it all come out in Spanish first?
tee hee
hope you had a good time on walk-about
Comment by Kyla June 17, 2007 @ 1:22 pmIt sure wants to. After hours of taking a beating in Spanish my brain desires to conform.
Comment by Kevin O'Mara June 17, 2007 @ 3:33 pmfreakin’ awsome. Is the daughter cute? eh? wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more!
Comment by DoubleT June 17, 2007 @ 5:57 pm