Finding My Way

At the end of my third day in Spain, jet lag is waning and I have used the metro (which is really nice, by the way)! I also got a pre-pay cell phone, which will aid immensely in my next big goal, which is to find an apartment. What I am hoping to do tomorrow after our language placement exam is to make some calls and get appointments to see some “habitaciones” on Saturday. Something kind of cool that happened this morning was when I was walking from la Facultad de Geografía e Historia (the building where Reunidas, my program, is located) with Lindsay and Mary (from Tulane) when a woman asked us where a building was, and we knew! That at leas means that we don’t look completely like hopeless foreigners! Also, at dinner, one of the Spanish students came to our table and asked for our soup and then kissed the face on the Obama shirt he was wearing, that was pretty funny. I think said event may have had to do with the practice of “novatear”, or initiation of the new students in the building called “novatos”. I’m really glad that I brought my eastern wisdom day-by-day calendar; here is today’s quote,
“Life is a song…sing it.
Life is a game…play it.
Life is a challenge…meet it.
Life is a dream…realize it.
Life is a sacrifice…offer it.
Life is love…enjoy it.” –Sai Baba.
It reminds me that, even when being over here feels difficult, I just have to keep on going and doing things well.