I'm so Bored that I walked in the rain (but did not sing or dance)

In case anybody forgot, I'm currently living on an island in the Mediterranean.

Yup, be jealous

Usually, this means the weather is fairly warm, and lately, it's meant that I've left for class in the mornings without taking a jacket.

And my host mom makes fun of me for dressing like it was summer.

So today, I got up, waited forever for the bus, and went to class.

I still haven't quite figured out the bus route, and I'm often left standing in the median watching the bus pull up across the street...

I should have known something was wrong when I got off the bus at school and it was already drizzling, but I thought it would stop by the time class got out.

It didn't.

I walked all the way across campus in a hailstorm, and then had to stand at the bus stop for what felt like forever, holding my umbrella sideways as a shield against the hail and wind.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

By the time the bus got there, I was soaking wet, so the only things I could think were "I wonder if there's water in my foot?" and "What's the Spanish word for 'wet'?"

The word is húmedo, btw

The walk home from the bus stop just made me really miss American sidewalks, because I swear the sidewalks here are less even and more slippery.

I finally made it home, though, where I got to take a long hot shower and watch the first papal address of Pope Francis I (or as we would say here, Papa Francisco I), so all in all, not a bad day.

Bored Game Time!

Answer: molinos. Move forward 1 space.

Question: What was Papa Francisco I's name before he became pope?

I'm so Bored that I started reading Don Quijote

Ok, actually I'm reading it for class, but whatever. The point is that this is accurate:

Ice cream is really important to me, okay?

The list of things I would rather be doing than reading this book is rather long and includes actually walking up and down stairs (and y'all know how much I hate that).

Part of the problem with the book is that it's written in rather archaic Spanish, and I just barely understand modern Spanish, so another pie chart is warranted.

This is actually drawn to scale

Of course, spending so much time thinking about Don Quijote really makes me miss my childhood.

And this version's in English!

Bored Game Time!

Answer: I'm guessing no, but if I'm wrong, you may move forward 6 spaces. 

Question: What is the Spanish word for windmills?

I'm so Bored that I missed America

Today, I woke up with a mild cold. It's not bad enough (yet) to make me completely miserable, but it did make me realize that there's a lot of things I miss about the good ol' U.S. of A.

1. Pepsi products

 

I don't know why, but I haven't seen a single Pepsi product since I arrived in Spain. Coke is everywhere, but I really haven't seen any soft drinks at all except for Coke, Sprite, and orange soda. 

2. Junk food

I know  this sounds silly, but when I have a cold, I don't want fresh salad and wine. I want popsicles and crackers and Campbell's soup. Maybe it's because I've come to rely too much on the munchie marts at my school as a main source of food when I'm sick, but all my favorite comfort foods come pre-packaged, either in cans or in bags from the freezer section.

So what if the food we eat in the states isn't actually real food? It still tastes good. 

3. English

Even though the above statement is not true.

I love Spanish; don't get me wrong. When I'm tired and groggy and stuffed up, though, the last thing I want to have to do is try to explain how I'm feeling in a foreign language. Luckily, I have enough drugs legal medications with me to last a lifetime, so I probably won't need to explain my symptoms to anybody at a pharmacy. 

Buying an ankle brace was difficult enough

4. Netflix, Hulu, and Pandora

Yeah, anytime except when you're in Spain

My favorite pastime when I'm sick is watching TV (not movies - I don't really have a long enough attention span for that), but I discovered soon after getting here that Netflix and Hulu don't stream outside of the U.S. 

Pandora doesn't work either, which has left me alone with Spotify.

The reason they gave was something about being afraid of pirates.

I didn't read the whole thing, but I'm offended by the implication that all one-legged people are pirates

5. My husband

It's times like these I'm glad I did a blog post about Cinderella

I know, I know, I don't have a husband. But my theoretical future husband probably currently resides somewhere in the United States. 

And if he were here, he would presumably bring me junk food and Pepsi products, convince Hulu to stream in Spain, and speak English to me, so I'm adding him to the list.

Bored Game Time!

Answer: Add a laugh track. I am intelligent enough to know when to laugh on my own, thank you. Move forward 2 spaces if you agree.

Question: Does anybody actually play this game?