10 Good Things

cheerfullllllllll

A different kind of post today. So I was quite sick last week again and was pretty much confined to my room for a few days. Anyway, it all got a little miserable lying in bed not being able to move or eat or drink without large amounts of pain and even though it's not the first time I've been sick since I've been here (hello weak immune system) it was definitely the worst case of "I want to be at home where someone will take care of me" I've had so far and it definitely didn't help the feeling of being behind with classes and being afraid of failing the (still very far away) exams. My flatmate and I had a chat in the kitchen last night about how much harder and quite lonely it is being unwell when you're away from home, even when it's nothing serious. This morning I was well enough to go back to college and sure enough being outside and talking to people helped things get a little bit more positive. To focus on that I decided to tell you all 10 things about Seville that make life a bit more cheerful lately.

1. The Christmas lights being up on the Avenida de la Constitución. 

2. The oranges on the trees finally ripening and providing some colour in the dull weather.

3. Knowing what's going on in most lectures.

4. The smell/ heat that comes out of the roast chicken shop (such a thing exists here) on the way to my flat. Also the chicken that comes out of said shop. Om.

5. Finding new and more convenient places to do things like buy phone credit/ stamps/ top up my bus ticket that just make life easier.

6. This video from Vodafone... not 100% what the point is but it is completely spot on when it comes to many Spaniards' take on the English language. 

7. Being able to get into bed and chill out without feeling guilty because I actually went to all of my classes. For once.

8. The Christmas carols being played in the nativity markets around the Cathedral.

9. Wandering around various Chinese multiarticulos shops and finding the oddest things that you never knew you needed... until now!

10.  When I'm getting the bus back from my language classes and it's driving past the particularly grim blocks of flats around Santa Justa train station... but you can still just see the statue on top of the Giralda in the distance. Nice to find the beauty in an otherwise dreary scene. 

I'll resume normal service tomorrow, I am wiped out after today. Hasta luego muchachos x