Journal July 12th 9:00 am

Just another manic Monday. No not really I just like that song. Although I did almost get runover this morning (I always forget that people park in the buildings)! 11 days until the course is done! That means I have 11 days to teach 4 classes, do the materials project and student profile, and get to any places I haven´t seen yet. It seems much shorter when I think about it that way.

If someone had asked me a couple months ago what I would be doing ow I know I wouldn´t have said counting down the days until I leave.

I just found out that morning class is cancelled! I should have expected this really, the night after Spain won the World Cup. So now everyone is just sitting around waiting ni the computer lab, we have to wait and see if we teach today.

I´m glad I didn´t go down to La Rambla, hearing my classmates talk about what happened, I think I would have been petrified!

Oh, the reason class is cancelled is because one of the trainer´s mother died :( (Open mouth and insert foot!) How sad. I wonder if it´s normal to feel sad for the loss of someone you don´t know at all and have only heard a tiny bit about... I think maybe I feel a bit too much... I feel happy for others and sad for them and angry for them...

4:02 pm

So far today has consisted of a surprise and two mistakes. The surprise was that I didn´t have class or have to teach so I had the whole day off. Mistake one was wearing my sexy new shoes for the walk to and from school (I have about 5 nes blisters and holes in my feet)! Mistake two was deciding to spend my surprise free day outside. I´m still recovering from Saturday´s sunburn, I clearly was not thinking. But the trip was amazing (possibly even worth stinging skin). I went up North toward Tibidabo to La Palau Reial de Pedralbes and El Monestir de Pedralbes, can you say gorgeous!?

I feel like I use the same adjectives over and over.... amazing, gorgeous, beautiful, wonderful, etc... but I mean it. If there were more incredibly fantastic adjectives to use I would rain them down on Barcelona like mana from heaven.

9:38 pm

Okay options time.....

Stay in Spain and work--pros--Spanish experience and travel opportunities
--cons-- lonely!, no job security, not applicable to Masters, not much money, no work in August

Go home and work in the US--pros--not lonely, some job security
--cons-- not applicable to Masters, no travel, no Spanish, missed opportunities

Go work in S.A.--pros-- Masters applicable, Spanish experience, travel opportunities
--cons-- lonely!, not much money, job security?

Peace Corps+Masters (and work)--pros-- travel opportunity, Masters, possible Spanish experience
--cons-- 2 years, lonely, may not get in

So there they are, my primary options... I was hoping writing them out would help but it really didn´t... it never does, it just organizes the chaos, but it´s still chaotic.