Priceless
Hello my favorite blog friends!
I am sitting here watching the weirdest spanish tv show ever. Apparently, transvestites are normal here for a variety show. The awful, scary part is, they have beards. Eww! Anywho, I have talked my wonderful roommate into feeding my weird homesickness for the holidays by watching my third christmas movie this week. The best part is we are watching National Lampoon´s Christmas vacation. She has never seen it! Keep in mind she has lived in Spain her whole life. It brings me joy that I can introduce her to her to this American right of passage.
As for me, beside homesickness, I have come down with a cold. During the day, as I drink lots of fluids I am fine but by the end of the day, my voice turns to some kind of raspy man voice. The funny thing is, I sound like most of the old women here. Maybe if I could keep it, I could speak spanish with a true Andalucian accent. However, as I improve, my raspy voice will soon disappear. Oh well, its probably for the best, I doubt all of you back at home would enjoy me with a man voice.
I just wanted to write to update you on how I am doing. Sadly, I am homesick for Northwest Arkansas in the fall, Thanksgiving at home with a fire in the fireplace and comfy socks on Carpet, Decorating the house in Christmas lights and Christmas trees as I sit on the couch with only the ilumination from Christmas lights, watching a christmas movie or Charlie Brown's Christmas. These things are so cultural. These things are home.
Here in Spain, The leaves don´t change, they only turn brown and fall off the trees. Plus, there is no such thing as Thanksgiving nor Marshmallows on Sweet potatoes. Christmas is known as Three kings day and is celebrated on January 6th. Its not wrong just different.
Luckily, I found a ticket to Germany to visit my sis on the 5th to 12th of December for only $40. I love European travel sometimes. A little family time will do the trick or at least I hope.
These are the things I think about overseas. Sure my life is exciting. I live in Europe, I speak spanish daily, and most importantly I get to step out in faith daily. Still there is a part of me that desires the small things of comfort.
I didn´t write this so you would feel sorry for me. These are just the things I think about. So when you are enjoying that time with the family and comfy socks and a fire in the fireplace, I hope you remember to thank God for those little comforts. They are priceless.
I am sitting here watching the weirdest spanish tv show ever. Apparently, transvestites are normal here for a variety show. The awful, scary part is, they have beards. Eww! Anywho, I have talked my wonderful roommate into feeding my weird homesickness for the holidays by watching my third christmas movie this week. The best part is we are watching National Lampoon´s Christmas vacation. She has never seen it! Keep in mind she has lived in Spain her whole life. It brings me joy that I can introduce her to her to this American right of passage.
As for me, beside homesickness, I have come down with a cold. During the day, as I drink lots of fluids I am fine but by the end of the day, my voice turns to some kind of raspy man voice. The funny thing is, I sound like most of the old women here. Maybe if I could keep it, I could speak spanish with a true Andalucian accent. However, as I improve, my raspy voice will soon disappear. Oh well, its probably for the best, I doubt all of you back at home would enjoy me with a man voice.
I just wanted to write to update you on how I am doing. Sadly, I am homesick for Northwest Arkansas in the fall, Thanksgiving at home with a fire in the fireplace and comfy socks on Carpet, Decorating the house in Christmas lights and Christmas trees as I sit on the couch with only the ilumination from Christmas lights, watching a christmas movie or Charlie Brown's Christmas. These things are so cultural. These things are home.
Here in Spain, The leaves don´t change, they only turn brown and fall off the trees. Plus, there is no such thing as Thanksgiving nor Marshmallows on Sweet potatoes. Christmas is known as Three kings day and is celebrated on January 6th. Its not wrong just different.
Luckily, I found a ticket to Germany to visit my sis on the 5th to 12th of December for only $40. I love European travel sometimes. A little family time will do the trick or at least I hope.
These are the things I think about overseas. Sure my life is exciting. I live in Europe, I speak spanish daily, and most importantly I get to step out in faith daily. Still there is a part of me that desires the small things of comfort.
I didn´t write this so you would feel sorry for me. These are just the things I think about. So when you are enjoying that time with the family and comfy socks and a fire in the fireplace, I hope you remember to thank God for those little comforts. They are priceless.
posted by Jess at
3:10 PM
1 Comments:
Jess, I admire you so much for all of this....
and here I am all excited to go home, get away from all my problems and start a new year back here in January....and your life is completely different....you are so IN it...
love you!
(you might wanna turn on word verification)
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