And time flows on...

So, it feels like everything yet nothing has happened since I last updated, so I might as well go ahead and write down what may or may not have happened... if that makes sense.

Anita (one of the long-term volunteers) headed off to Mexico shortly after we arrived back from Ceuta - she was close to burn-out, so it was definitely time for a break. Work is going well and I'm constantly growing easier about working where I am. My roommate remains awesome, and we enjoy going out on walks and photo taking sprees, which gets me moving some.

In the vein of food/exercise, we had a visitor this week who is an AMAZING cook - she graciously cooked lunch and dinner for us on Wednesday and holy moly - yum. She made us Spanish rice and chicken, followed by potato pancakes and plain fried green peppers for dinner. So good.

I have also been working on trying to diversify my diet a little and have conquered risotto, as well as similar methods with noodles, all of which have resulted deliciously. Yes, as Steve so astutely pointed out, I'm highly food-centric, but it's part of what is different here from home. A couple of my friends from GT have mentioned all of the fast food places opening up there, and really, I don't look forward to/envy them at all. I haven't had true fast food (ok, maybe churros) since I left the USA, and I really really love it. I feel so much better, even without moving much, and plan on keeping that as much as I can when I get home. Well, moving more, but less fried shtuff.

I've also come to the conclusion that study abroad isn't going to happen, sadly - too many specific courses to be taken, not enough general courses, so I might as well save the money and stay at GT. But that means more time with friends, so I'm all over that.

The main question at the moment is what I'll be doing about living quarters in Spring time, but that is all hinging on when I find out about my possible summer job for next summer, so I'm waiting for the results of that to come through before committing to anything yet.

And my aunt Jette in Denmark has been absolutely stunningly amazing about helping me come up with a game-plan for while I'm there. She's helped me find a language school to take an intensive Danish course to get language under control, has a possible house-keeping job for me to earn some money while I'm there, and is also asking around with her museum/tour guide friends if they need volunteers... I won't be bored. This doesn't include staying with any of my other cousins, such as my lovely Tante Dorrit, who is going to be teaching me family secrets of cooking... yes, you heard me Anita, I will be a Conradsen girl! Well, in training at least. But that all seems to be shaping up, which is good - one less thing to worry about.

I'll be leaving on September 10th and flying from Spain to Denmark on the 12th, which will be interesting, as I have to be at the airport at 6am (at the latest) - bleh. Oh well. Early flights are the easiest, so I shan't complain. And then my return date to the USA is up in the air - if I end up taking the full language course in Denmark, it'll probably be mid-November until I'll have finished that, so that'll determine when I come home. But the entire trip is for me to learn and have fun - so I plan on doing just that.

Also, it's almost fig season here - you have no conception of how excited I am ^_^