Type type type...Week 5: Wednesday and Thursday

Wednesday:

Lunch: Soup with rice, beef, and carrots; pears

We went to school at five to work on homework and had our Wednesday night movie at six. It was Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside), starring Javier Bardem, a true story about a man in Spain who was a quadriplegic and campaigning for legal euthanasia. I followed it pretty well even though I was working on my literature paper at the same time.

Supper: Tortilla de patata, watermelon

Tonight on the Olympics Spain won their first medal of these games when a woman got a silver in one of the swimming events. Evidently, she's only the second woman in history to win a medal for Spain.

Thursday:

6:00 run: 2.31 miles

Last night Mercedes was out really late, later than when we went to bed. We both woke up hearing her come in at 2:00. Evidently one of Mercedes' friends, María, came from out of town, they went out, then she slept over. We met her this morning at breakfast, when we had just got back from our run and were gross and dripping sweat; great first impression, I'm sure. She was really nice and has lived in Barcelona before, and told us places we should see when we go this weekend.

In both history and literature, we've reached the twentieth century. I'm very curious to find out more about Franco's dictatorship because I feel like it's a time in Spain I should know more about, so I'm glad we're getting there.

Lunch: Soup with veal, potatoes, carrots


Worked on our papers at school from 5-8, ugh


Supper: Ham and cheese fillets, french fries, watermelon


We watched a little bit of the Spain-Great Britain basketball game. It looked like Spain was going to win.


Tomorrow we're going to Barcelona!