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amorousodious) wrote2008-04-09 08:16 pm
amorousodious) wrote2008-04-09 08:16 pm
Spain Part 72 – La Migraña
This might have been another normal day, except for the fact that I woke up with a migraine. It was bad enough that it would have kept me from concentrating in class, so I stayed home for the day and slept it off, all day. I woke up around 15,00 and decided that I should probably have something to eat, even though my head still hurt and was telling me to stay in bed. I ate, took more ibuprofen, and tried to sleep some more. I woke up again around 19,00 and felt much better.
I studied for a little while until Alicia got home from class and Danzas del Mundo. Nacho had finally brought the violin, so now I have a violin to practice on!!! I’m really excited, even though I don’t have music or anything yet. That’s the next step. While we were eating la cena (soup with potatoes, onions, carrots, and fish) Alicia received a very sad phone call. Her family had called to tell her that her grandmother had passed away.
I feel so sorry for her and I know that if it were me, I would feel so guilty for not being there, for being halfway across the world when my family needed support. Her grandmother has had Alzheimer’s disease for years, and she was in a hospice but it doesn’t make the actual death any easier to handle. Apparently it was very peaceful though, and she was surrounded by friends and family when she died. I hope that Alicia will be okay, even though I know she probably is feeling crappy right now.
Situations like this make me realize just how far away we are, and how different it is here. I think I’m going to go through reverse culture shock when I get back. Either that or I’ll just have a bad case of jet lag like everyone else.
I studied for a little while until Alicia got home from class and Danzas del Mundo. Nacho had finally brought the violin, so now I have a violin to practice on!!! I’m really excited, even though I don’t have music or anything yet. That’s the next step. While we were eating la cena (soup with potatoes, onions, carrots, and fish) Alicia received a very sad phone call. Her family had called to tell her that her grandmother had passed away.
I feel so sorry for her and I know that if it were me, I would feel so guilty for not being there, for being halfway across the world when my family needed support. Her grandmother has had Alzheimer’s disease for years, and she was in a hospice but it doesn’t make the actual death any easier to handle. Apparently it was very peaceful though, and she was surrounded by friends and family when she died. I hope that Alicia will be okay, even though I know she probably is feeling crappy right now.
Situations like this make me realize just how far away we are, and how different it is here. I think I’m going to go through reverse culture shock when I get back. Either that or I’ll just have a bad case of jet lag like everyone else.