It is our second day of school and Drew is so sick that he attempts to get up and get dressed, but then heads back to bed and doesn’t make it out. In class, I learn the difference between “enfermo” and “resfriado” and pass all the notes and homework on to him, hoping I understood the homework correctly. I also do a trek to the supermercado, and stop at the post office along the way and the pharmacy on the way home. To go to the store roundtrip, we need about a 2-hour window of time. Although today I did spend a lot of time trying to find resfriado medicine at the grocery store. The security guard was looking at me funny because I kept circling the aisles that apparently need guarding. But I guess no medicine can be found in grocery stores. All the over-the-counter stuff is at the pharmacy, even the candy-strength sore throat drops we got in Portugal when I had the sore throat.
School Day 2
Back to School…Back to School….
Last Day of “Vacay”
Happy Groundhog’s Day! We heard about the shadow, and I’m trying hard not to be jealous of the record-breaking snow dumping in Colorado. I know, I know. But I can’t help it. Also, our friends are gearing up for the Superbowl, but it doesn’t start until 12:30am here and we need to get our beauty sleep for our first big day of school tomorrow. We worked on the travel blog all day and it’s looking good for a soft launch! Funny, what was going to be a simple upgrade from blasting Facebook has turned into a big weekend project.
We also took our daily exploratory walk, back to the ATM where we seem to be frequent visitors. I chatted with our neighbor from Holland, who has been out of work for over two years and just landed a job here because wages are cheaper. He said that Spain is worse than Holland in terms of the jobs crises, but he got this job where he’ll be working 7 days a week for maybe 12? hours a day. We feel so lucky to have the flexibility and the demand that the U.S offers.