On the eve of my 25th birthday I felt a little sad. I had previously always been extremely excited about it. But suddenly I felt time was moving too quickly and that I was growing up a little too quickly. I still don't feel that I'm a real grown up and yet my age would …
One more sleep.
I got a call from nurse Irish today to tell me she would arrive, at the latest, at 7.10am tomorrow to administer our PCR tests. I had been planning to enjoy the final morning of having air conditioning and being all tucked up and cosy under a duvet but having the test done so early …
Language progression…
Hiking with masks makes you thirsty, thirsty. We went on a hike a few days ago. Some of the best hikes are those that end with cold, cold beers afterwards (I now understand why after hiking the volcano at home as kids, the grownups so delighted in stopping at the rum shop at the bottom …
Still in Granada.
I've been in my new place for two weeks now and have settled in pretty well. I had the place to myself for a week before my flatmate Susana got back from Madrid. I haven't lived with anyone in five years so I can admit that I was a bit wary about the change but …
Goodbyes.
I've got less than an hour before I have to return my keys. I have to move. I wouldn't have chosen to and I'm sure there will be some positives but before the pandemic I had no intention of giving up this lease. I adore this apartment. I think it also represents even more to …
language and identity
“We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives," ― Toni Morrison. My aunt wrote to me about my last post and commented that it really does make you think about how much language is tied up with identity and it really resonated. …
Some thoughts that have come up from learning a language.
Last week I returned to my language school. In the past I've had classes everyday and that's been a big chunk of my life here in Granada. There aren't many students around at the moment and so for the now they're only twice a week for a total of 3 hours. That means I still …
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Skin colour.
I haven't watched the video of George Floyd dying. I have read about it and seen some stills but I haven't watched it. For the first time in months the focus on the news is not Covid-19 but the protests in the USA. A friend in Boston posted to his Instagram stories a list of …
Tough.
I find myself struggling more with the deescalation and return to normal life than the quarantine itself. Of course I had bad days but I think I did pretty well for the most part. And with every new phase that we enter I have to readjust and take on new information (I know we all …
Spanish lessons.
Here's me thinking that my Spanish, although extremely far from perfect, wasn't terrible. There's always room for improvement but I reckon I don't ALWAYS make a fool of myself when having a conversation (but fully accept that I will do so more than I'd necessarily like). Yesterday, after knowing Lucía for over 2 months, something …
But Who You Be, Really? 