It's Too Darn Hot

We've broken the 90s. We get some relief at night when it gets down into the 70s. I'm glad I leave Sevilla before it gets too much hotter. I really don't mind the heat that much, it's the bugs that get me. Little tiny black bugs are flying around everywhere, and I keep finding them on me. They stick to sweat, too, which is a little bit gross. Like almost every building in Sevilla, mine doesn't have air conditioning. I leave my window open at night to keep my room from getting too stuffy, but we don't have screens. Two nights ago I got four bug bites, all on my left arm. Today I found four more, two on the left hand and two on the right. I have eight itchy bug bites. Yes, Mum, I'm putting Neosporin on them periodically.

Tomorrow is my last day of regular classes. I give my presentation on Jews in Spain tomorrow, I turn in my seminar portfolio Friday, then all I have to do is study for finals. This weekend we're going to Cádiz with the Geranios program. Cádiz is famous for it's beautiful beaches. I'll bring some study materials with me so I have something to do while sitting on the beach.

I'm very, very excited about seeing Marc in just under a week and a half. I think that time is going to go by very quickly. I've done all my Pitzer essays and finished just about everything I need to do before I leave that I can do at this point. (If anybody knows someone who needs a Spanish cell phone or internet router, let me know, I'm hoping to sell them before I leave.) We've got most of our rough plans for Madrid, Paris, Venice, Florence, and Rome, and I know we're going to have an amazing time. Blog posts may be less frequent during the two weeks after I leave Sevilla.

Next Tuesday is my last day seeing Miriam, the Spanish girl I volunteer with. I've had a really fun time with her this semester, and we plan on keeping in touch through email after I leave. She doesn't want me to go and says she'll miss me, which is very sweet. I'm going to miss her too. I recently started teaching her to play a very fun card game called SET (thanks to a wonderful Hanukkah present from Marc's parents), and she's getting better at it every week. I've enjoyed my time with her a lot, I'm glad I had the opportunity to do some volunteering in Spain.