Last week was a pretty lazy one for us Texas Tech students. We didn't have an excursion during a three day weekend for the first time, so we had a lot of time on our hands. On Saturday, we all took a bus to Cádiz for Carnaval. It was a big city sort of celebration. I am honestly not sure why it's a thing. All I know is that it's two weeks long, and people dress up like they do for Halloween. I was a ring leader of a circus which was fun! I'm not one for big crowds and lots of people in a small space, so Carnaval wasn't really for me. At least I can say I've gone to one!
This week was pretty slow too. Tuesday was Día de Andalusia, so a lot of things were closed for the festivities. There was a March for Dignity that happened right by our school. They were protesting Andalusia's high unemployment rate (27%) and the government for not helping. There were also other groups like communist protesting. Some people protested diabetes, and some protested education. It was a large mix of people. One of my friends who was in it said, "Nuns are walking side by side with communists. People from all over the world came to partake in the March." I've never seen a protest like that up close, so it was really eye opening. Police had traffic stopped and directed the protesters through the streets. It was a very peaceful protest too. People called at us through our school's windows to join them in the March even!
Tomorrow will be exciting because I am flying to Barcelona! My cousin who is studying in England is meeting us there, so I am also very excited to see her and catch up. We have a lot planned, and I can't wait to upload pictures and write a blog post about that experience.
Also this weekend, I have an online interview with the PreLaw program at Tech to (maybe) become a PreLaw ambassador! I am beyond excited at the opportunity to be interviewed, and I am very hopeful that I will get a position, God willing. The time difference and a Skype interview is going to be interesting to see how it works since I've never done an interview like this before. I am nervous but ready.
That's really it from me. Now that I am realizing how fast time is passing, I kind of want it to slow down. At first, I thought I would be here forever, but time is sprinting right now. I feel like February was so short, and March will go fast too. From here on out, I have three whole weeks of school off too which just makes me more anxious about the end coming soon. I finally feel like I am settling here, and soon enough, my roots will be ripped up. Don't get me wrong though. I miss home so much, but I could probably wait a little bit now that I'm getting into the swing of things.
xoxo,
Caroline
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