Update

Hello all, was I missed?

My sincere apologies to all 5 of my readers out there. I got slammed with exams over the past two weeks and I´m just now on the upside of recovering from them. I´m on vacation right now in Spain and I´ll be heading back to the states on Friday. The weather here is great (compared to DC) and if I didn´t have to finish my bachelor´s over the next few years, I just may have thought about staying (I make it sound like getting a visa is so easy).

I just finished up with my stay at a hostel in Zaragoza. I´m heading to my host family´s house this evening and I´ll be staying there until Thursday, at which point I´ll head to Madrid and either overnight in a hostel or get to the airport super early. The hostel I stayed in was nice, and probably as good a room as you can get for 36 euros per night. I recorded a video two days ago of some of the food that I bought upon my arrival so as soon as I get back to the states, I´ll create a youtube account and post the video on my blog.

One thing I have to mention about the food here is that when I eat, I don´t have that heavy, brick-like feeling in my stomach when I finish. For some reason, that feeling is inevitable when I eat cooked foods in the states but it´s like a world of difference here. In the video I´m going to post up, I talked about some fruits and vegtables that I bought here that were super cheap and tasted pretty decent. I´m going to head out and buy some more today that´ll hopefully last me until I leave...I just have to be careful not to offend my host parents by bringing my own food into their house. Maybe I´ll hide it?

If I get to another internet cafe in the next few days, I´ll post some pictures from my camera (which I don´t have at the moment). I´m often so easily blown away by the beauty of this city, its people, and its architecture which is the reason why I feel I need to share it with you.

Take care everyone and more updates to come...promise. And sorry about the survival guide thing. Maybe a reflection instead?

Raw. Love.
-Natalie