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June 17, 2007, 9:29 am
Filed under: Spain

Things I Don’t Like:
Let’s get this out of the way first, since it’s a shorter list.

– My brain hurts. I can’t think.
– I slept 12 hours last night.
– I have spent the last 24 hours inside this building
– I’m not outside right now because of a huge lunch and I’m tired

That was quick!

Things I Do Like:

– I’m going on a walk in a few minutes, once my lunch settles.
– Lunch was fantastic. Sra. Perea prepared a delicious yet simple salad, a paella-type dish (she refused to call it paella since it wasn’t cooked in a paella pan over an open flame yet all the ingredients were the same) and then a ton of fresh fruit for dessert. I’m stuffed.
– I have had a small glass of wine with two of my meals. This is the way that it should be.
– The olive oil is fantastic, as is to be expected in a olive-growing region.
– The air is incredible. There are no bugs coming through my open window. I saw one housefly earlier.
– The apartment is tall and thin, many levels, with windows (and terrace and porch) only on the front. The inside is white walls and tile floors, and it feels delightful.
– No one turns on the lights in the darker back part of the apartment unless completely necessary. This is how I like to live at home so I find it wonderful.
– My room is downstairs which is cooler. The house is quiet with no AC running since it’s cool enough to not have to leave it on. I don’t even know if they have AC, actually – maybe these vents are only for heat.
– No one in my new family is slowing down their Spanish, which is great. I feel lost constantly and don’t care. I could identify by name all of the ingredients in my lunch (all three courses) so that’s good, right? Right! Zanahoria! Lechuga! Pollo! Cerdo! Aceite (de aceituna)! Gamba! and so forth.
– It’s time to go outside.

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