10/31/10 Halloween!

Ok, so I have been neglecting this blog for a while.  My reason:  midterms.  I spent a while studying and taking them, so I haven’t had much time to write.  I’ll write about all the highlights of my last week though.  I will start with Halloween.  They don’t really celebrate Halloween here, except for the college crowd who uses it as an excuse to party, so I don’t have anything to say about Halloween.  However, this day was kind of a big deal, because Pepita left for her Mediterranean cruise.  I met with my friend Morgan to study for our exams in the afternoon.  Finally the weather felt like what I expected Barcelona weather to be… high 60’s.  Morgan and I studied all afternoon and we were really productive.  By the time I made it back to the apartment for dinner, I was greeted by my temporary host family.  Pepita’s daughter Francesca, who usually comes for lunch, moved in with her family to take care of me while Pepita was gone.  I wasn’t really looking forward to living with a new family, mainly because I had midterms coming up and I didn’t really want to be thrown out of my routine.  The idea of Francesca, Neuz, Sergi, Cristobal and their dog Kira seemed kind of overwhelming, but ended up working out great.  I always communicated my needs (like whether I would be home for a meal or not) and they were pretty respectful of my studying.  Occasionally I would take a break and draw with Neuz.  She seems to think I’m a really great drawer, which I’m not.  I’m probably only one level above stick figures, but it’s nice having someone praise me as if I were Picasso or Van Gough. We had a nice family dinner when I got back and I spent the night studying some more.

holiday.