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Its raining again in Valencia, and I don't want to go outside. It has been raining off and on for about two weeks now, and I have come to realize that while a little rain every once in a while is wonderful, constant rain is unbearably depressing. I am definitely a sun person. I like hot warm to hot weather and sun. So I am hoping that the sun comes back before I go absolutely stir crazy. I am sick of my apartment, and I would love nothing better right now than to be outside at the beach with the sun, or at the very least shoping for groceries, even if it is raining. I lost my umbrella though.
Wow has it been a long time since I posted! I am very sorry that I haven't written in such a long time.
In my accidental hiatus from not only livejournal, but most social interaction, a sort of change in perspective has taken place. life, i have learned, is so much easier when you just forget to do things. I haven't really traveled around Spain or Europe, despite my desires becuase it would either be too expensive, or time just slipped away from me. It hard to believe that I only have about 3 1/2 months left in Spain. its about time I start making the most of them. I now am forming plans to go places in the ramining months that I have, with or without anyone to go with. I can see Europe on my own. I am sensible enough not to get myself into too much trouble, and I think it would be good to prove to myeslf that I can. I have this fear of going to countries where I don't speak the language, but people have done it for centuries, and I am sure that I will be fine. it would be a learning experience and an adventure. Besides, many people speak at least a little English, I can read maps well, and I am not a picky eater, so I should be fine.
Organization, I have realized, is not that hard to keep up with, and it makes life so much easier. I cleaned and organized my room the other day, and besides making things easier to find, a clean space also put me in a better, more productive frame of mind. I think it really is true that physical cluter must be managed before mental clutter can be remedied. I am now trying, like my mother always suggested, to pick up my room a little bit everyday. I have hopes and faith that I can make this a durable habit.
I have also known for some time that I have difficulties in keeping up with corespondences, but I think that like my goal of cleaning up a bit everyday, I will try to respond to an email, write a letter, etc. everyday. I am trying, and hopefully I will make a bit more progress on this personal improvement front too.
Like they always say in Spain, 'poco a poco', I hope to improve little by little. I think that my progress is a bit two steps forward, one step back, but I believe that I am slowly moving in the right direction. Spring, I blieve is really the best time to make resolutions. In the spring things are changing, flowers are blooming, the weather is warming up, and for me, spring has always made me feel like changing myself. So instead of New Years resolutions, I think people should make Easter/ Spring resolutions. Spring cleaning shouldn't be just for the house, but for all parts of our life.