hecha polvo

Since I last wrote I went to Portugal and had a great time. Because all of us that went are Richmond alums and it was homecoming weekend, we made it our own little Portuguese homecoming weekend. I did not get a lot of sleep because we went out and enjoyed ourselves too much and that didn’t leave much time to sleep. I liked Lagos a lot more than Faro. The beach was beautiful and the town had a cooler vibe. Faro was fun too as it is a university town but I still enjoyed Lagos more. We befriended a guy from Australia who came to Arcos this weekend with his two travel partners (another Aussie and a guy from California). They all got along really well with my roommate. They said that they have met a lot of people in their travels but Juan Carlos is someone they will never forget. My friend Kate who I met during orientation in Sevilla also came to Arcos this weekend. I had a great time with her as well. But after having 4 houseguests I definitely spent a lot of the weekend cleaning and doing dishes.
Becca and I enjoy being Arcos tour guides though and showing our friends around our beautiful town. Some days we would rather not walk up the enormous hills but we keep hoping we will have buns of steel by the end of the year so that makes the uphill trek worth it.
Again, I had a sleepless weekend. I woke up on Friday morning with a headache and took excedrine at 730am. The headache went away but because there is caffeine in the medication I could not fall back asleep. Friday night I was up until at least 3am. On Saturday evening I could barely keep my eyes open and ended up falling asleep in Becca’s bed and on her couch. Because Kate had come to visit us, I felt badly about not going out to the discoteca with everyone so I was suckered into waking up and joining everyone. I had a great time and somehow got a second wind. I did not go to sleep until 830 am!!! I slept until 43 pm on Sunday. I think this is a new record for me. On Sunday Kate came down with a fever and I played mom to her…I’m taking vitamins every chance I get because I do not want to get sick.
Other than the sleepless weekend, not too much else to report. I have been teaching classes in the evening at the high school where I work to make some extra money. I am also giving private classes once a week to the children of another teacher at the school. I am staying rather busy but I would rather be active than bored. I’m sad I won’t be home for Thanksgiving but Becca and I will somehow have a makeshift meal…her boyfriend is sending her some supplies from the states to aide our effort.

Hugs and kisses!!

CeCe

pictures are from the weekend visitors in Arcos and from Faro and Lagos, Portugal