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I can't believe it's only Thursday...and I can't believe it's already Thursday.

There's not really much to say about this week. I've been really worn down and kind of nauseous all week...I feel like I've been on the edge of being sick all week (my host mom keeps saying any day now I'm going to come down with the flu...) but I haven't really felt that sick, just uncomfortable. I felt better today though, so I'm hoping that by tomorrow I'll be back to 100%!

A couple stories from my week:

1) I absolutely adore everyone in my grammar class and, honestly, I wish I was able to keep taking grammar classes the next few months with them. Yes, I just said that I wish I were able to keep taking a 3 hour a day grammar class, 5 days a week. What is wrong with me? It's just that I love my classmates so much! We're having an 'international dinner' next weekend, ha! Everyone is bringing something 'typical' of their country...guys, I'm stumped. What do I bring?! I was thinking apple crisp or something...not too difficult to make and pretty typical, right? Or is that just me wanting fall treats? Anyway, I'm hoping that I stay in contact with them. They're all so awesome. And it's nice that they don't speak English, so we have no choice but to speak in Spanish (although Mariana speaks English and some of the Japanese students know some English). But yeah, I'm psyched for next weekend.

2) Yesterday I met the SWEETEST little Jehovah's Witness ever. Seriously. She stopped me in the street to talk to me. Her name is Maria Salud and she's like 80 years old, I swear. She was the nicest lady ever, and she wants to get together some time and talk (about religion...lovely). I can't decide if I want to, because I don't really know very much about what Jehovah's Witnesses believe, and I already feel like I can't communicate my thoughts very well in Spanish...I can't imagine trying to express my beliefs. I mean, I can, and I have, but I wouldn't want to say something wrongly, you know? I guess if my intention is good then that's that. I don't know, I want to see her again, she seriously was the kindest, sweetest little Spanish lady I've ever met in my entire life. Hahaha.

3) So I have these (super cute) flats that have beads on the toe area, and a couple beads had fallen off a couple weeks ago. My mom saw them when she was cleaning my room, and asked what they were for, and I had told her they were from my shoes, and that was that. Or so I thought. Today, I wore them again for the first time, and when I went into the kitchen my host mom was like "Did you see that I sewed the bead back on your shoes?! I even found clear string that I had so you can't even tell that I did it! Don't they look good?!" You guys. Seriously. It was precious. In that moment my love for her, like, DOUBLED. I don't even know if that's possible, but I seriously get spoiled every day by how much I'm cared for and I feel so loved here.

In other news, I have been craving candy corn and Moulin Rouge. No surprise there, really...

This weekend the group is going to Granada...should be fun! I'll update again at the end of this weekend...or beginning of next week, maybe. :) Miss everyone at home and wish you could send some of the WONDERFUL Oregon fall weather my way...I'm missin' me some cold weather and rain over here! It's been cooling off here, enough to wear pants and my jean jacket in the morning (although I feel a liiittle warm in that), but by the middle of the day it's like 80 still. Which is fine in pants and a tank top, but carrying around the jacket is sort of annoying. Uh, first world problems? Also, I don't know what has happened to me that I'm like "Huh, it's going to be eighty degrees today, sounds like I'm gonna be wearing pants." Gosh, going back to Oregon's cold weather will be rough. At least I'm coming back in the summer? Hahaha

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