Approaching the end

Hey there!

It’s official, finals have begun.  I had my first one (Spanish) this morning at 9 AM.  I think it went well, but we’ll see.  Some of those grammar questions can be tricky!  My second final (philosophy) is in 2 hours, so I’m going to review a bit and then head back to campus.

I realized a few days ago that I never wrote about my most recent meeting with Sonja.  She and Henry came to Madrid last week for a few days, and I had dinner with them on Thursday.  We ate at a restaurant that I went to with Dad, Maggie, and Michael.  It was so nice to see Sonja again and catch up with her.  And Henry is absolutely wonderful—adorable and very well behaved.  He doesn’t know much English yet, so he read a book during dinner.  Cute!  This past Sunday/Monday, Sonja had a flight to Chicago, so she got to stop in L-ville for a few hours to see Mom, Dad, and Emma.  It’s great to reconnect with friends!

Yesterday was my last day of classes.  And I didn’t even go to both of them… In Positive Psych, our professor, Eduardo, was leading a meditation for the final class.  To be quite honest, I have no interest in meditation, so I skipped class and spent that hour and fifteen minutes productively by studying for philosophy.  I think it was a good choice.  I did go to school after that though.  Before I left the apartment, I checked the weather, and, even though it wasn’t supposed to rain until 6 PM, I grabbed my umbrella.  Good thing too, because when I was about halfway to campus, it started raining cats and dogs.  I literally was caught in a deluge of rain.  But somehow, I was in a really good mood and smiled through it.  The storm (complete with thunder and lightning) only lasted about half an hour and then it was partly sunny again.  Weird weather.  Anyway, I had my last art history class, which was just a review for the final.  Then I walked home with Victoria and started my studying.

I suppose that’s all for today.  I am officially down to less than a week until I leave to go home.  I can’t wait to see everyone when I get back!

All my love,

Elizabeth