Today in Spanish class we did a mini personality questionnaire to practice Spanish words, and between "puntual" and "impuntual" can you guess which one I was. Yes, I came out (mainly) as "impuntual" (or unpunctual, in English). I'm late on writing this, I know, but I've been rather busy, quite tired, and without large chunks of time to write an update. So now, here I am. I hope I haven't caused any trouble or worry, but I'm guessing you are all pretty good at being patient with me by now ;)
Well, I left off at two Mondays ago. The following Tuesday from that (the 15th of January) we again had a switch of students in class. T. who had joined us on Monday was also switched to a lower level, but A. (she is originally from China but is now from London) stayed in our class. We also got a new classmate, J.. She is from Haiti. They both have had some pretty fun stories and they are both very fun and add a lot to class. Our class dynamics are really good and we've all gotten comfortable with each other and we have a ton of fun. As I said last week, we have a fabulous teacher, so that helps too. (For those of you wondering why I'm using initials instead of names, it's for safety and privacy. We went over this before but's it's been a while. Some people's names are not very common and listing them in a certain context could pinpoint them. Also, for people I don't know very well, such as classmates, I don't know whether they would want themselves broadcasted to the world on the internet or not, so I avoid their names for privacy's sake).
That evening I had dinner with my host family while watching the Real Madrid fútbol game. Good day.
Wednesday, our teacher was out sick with an ear infection, which kind of sucked for her, but we managed to get along with the substitute.
That evening I went to M.'s foot doctor to see if we could find out why my toe had been giving me trouble. It turns out it wasn't my toe at all, but rather the nerve between my third and fourth toe. I must have pinched the nerve, causing it to be prone to agitation, which is why walking on it had caused so much discomfort and pain. And the doctor said that usually when that specific nerve is pinched it's felt in the fourth toe, which is why I thought I had done something to my toe. I got a prescription for little anti-inflammatory pads that I was supposed to put on my foot to decrease any swelling so the nerve wouldn't be rubbing up against things. Well, that night after the appointment we went to the pharmacy but they didn't have what we needed just then and they told us to come back tomorrow and they should have it. Well, I didn't really go out on Thursday and Friday I forgot to take the prescription with me and then by the next time I went by there, though I had the prescription, I forgot to stop in because the pain was pretty much all gone. Anyways, I never got the prescription, but now, last night, it started hurting again (I must have repinched it or something), so I'm planning on actually getting it tomorrow and following through with the doctor's orders this time ;)
Wednesday evening I had a discussion for about thirty minutes with my host mother, mainly about different languages and education systems (high schools and colleges), but it was awesome to be able to mainly keep up and be a part of an actual conversation.
Thursday was plain and simple. School (our teacher was still out and we had a different substitute), lunch, relaxed afternoon (which included doing some homework and studying), dinner, more relaxing, bed. Nothing all that exciting.
Friday morning when I sat down on the bus I could smell a very strong perfume. Well apparently the lady in front of me could smell it too because she leaned over in front of the girl sitting next to her, took a huge, long sniff, and then sat back up as if nothing out of the usual had happened. I guess she was just seeing if the girl next to her was the one wearing the perfume, but it was just so funny. It took all my control not to burst into laughter. That totally made my morning :)
We had our teacher back for school on Friday, she still wasn't completely better, but she was able to be just as fun and animated as ever. I've started spending the break with our classmates in the cafeteria. It's nice to have some coffee and conversation in the middle of the day as a break from class. It gives some revitalization.
Reneé and I had lunch at the Abuelos, M.'s parents. I love food, and good company, end of story.
Okay, not the end of story, I do still have stuff to say, but end of that part of the story. For dinner I went out with my host brother and three of his friends to the Real Madrid Stadium's TGIFriday's. It was a good night, except for the fact that I didn't really understand most of what was going on, including the part where we ended up in front of a night club and I realized that this was the next part of the evening. Long story short, I was sort of the party-pooper and we all just ended up going home after I was like, "Wait, woah, no me gusta."Ya, it was kind of awkward. I had offered to go home alone if they wanted to continue on, but they wouldn't allow it. Sorry guys that bringing the American kid along cut your night short, though I'm not sorry for my not liking night clubs, that's really not my thing.
Saturday was a sleep-in and relax and do homework day. In the evening Reneé and I went with the B. family to see "the Hobbit, an Unexpected Journey" in 3D. I'd already seen it, but I still enjoyed it (even though I am still a bit upset about how unlike the book it is).
Sunday afternoon I got to Skype my teammates in Thailand, which was super cool, as well as refreshing to see such lovely faces. That night I watched the Real Madrid game, of course, with my family :)
Nothing has really happened since then this week. We've had school, which is going well, even if it's a little hard sometimes. We're learning a lot, but it can still feel sometimes like we've only made a dent of progress compared to the crater of knowledge that it feels like we should be making. But hey, little by little, step by step, poco a poco. What's the point of life if it doesn't include experiences, challenges, failures, and accomplishments. And God too, he's kind of important.
Last night I did get to babysit little baby N.. He is so cute, and we had a great time together. And think we're developing a mutual love for each other, makes me so happy! :D
So you know how I've mentioned, multiple times, how I love sleeping and taking naps? Well here is Spain they have these totally awesome shutter things called persianas that are in most every window that completely block out all light, so I can take a nap anytime of the day in complete darkness. It's so nice!
I've also added some new music to my iTunes library these past weeks. I had some iTunes credit from birthday and christmas gift cards, so I got Gungor's CD "Beautiful Things," mainly for the song by that same title. But since I've listened to the whole thing I've really fallen in love with it, he's a really good musician and artist. Some of the other really good songs besides "Beautiful Things" are "Late have I loved you" and "The Earth is Yours." That's some really good music right there. I also downloaded Laura Story's "Blessings," which is just a totally, completely incredible song in every way. And then today I got the Tangled soundtrack, which was long overdue, such good, fun music. Oh how I just love music! Isn't it just like one of the coolest things? (And I believe it's one of the greatest proofs of God, like seriously, how could humans ever come up with something so beautiful, banging rocks against other rocks? I don't think so. It's too complex, too perfect, so great). Yes, I love music very much!
Well, as do most things, this blog has come to an end. Thanks again for putting up with my tardiness. I'll try not to be so late again, but it will probably happen a few more times, so bear with me. As usual, if you have any questions or comments or concerns or whatever you can post those here on the blog or send them to me through my communications girl extraordinaire, Hope, at constanceh.95@gmail.com. Also, if you would like to be included in my prayer request updates you can contact Mike at biblebeach@hotmail.com.
Thanks again. I miss you and love all you guys so much.
Adios amigos,
~Asher Fickett~
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