Spring has sprung

The beautiful orange trees are blooming and the smell of the flowers on the trees send a chilling feeling up my spine, its amazing. Its so good! I have seen a lot of rain this year and through all the ickyness, I still love this little town. It consists of going out with friends from Denmark, Sweden, Brazil, Spain, Belgium, France, Chile and of course other Americans. I love it. I am consistently learning about new cultures, geography, new foods and new traditions. It is amazing that I can look for a trip on a plane to another country for a cheap price. I met a small town spanish boy and he has made me see things in another light. The other night we were sitting on my couch listening to Alejandro Sanz and Alicia Keys- Looking for Paradise. I would whisper in his ear translating the english words to spanish and he would do the same in spanish so I could understand. It is hard for me to understand songs for some reason. It was cute and I wished the moment could have lasted longer. It seems too good to be true sometimes but I am enjoying every moment of it.

I was sick for three days straight with the flu-AGAIN! I felt so alone, in my stupid bed for three long days. Tomorrow is the day of the juego...game...where we will be given teams of students of all ages in the school and we will go around to play games and learn about Europe as we go. I have Sweden, a country I dont really know too much about so my friend, Emilie from Sweden is meeting me to tell me more about her country. I plan to bring yellow and blue face paint tomorrow to paint on the childrens faces. There are alot of Suecos or Swedes in this area and I never thought to ask them about their country but with a school project, I will. I found out that they were a pagist country at first before Christianity and Catholism became influent. They can have up to 11 hours of sunlight in the summers and 9 hours of darkness in the winters. It is the third biggest european country after Spain and France. They have the longest life expectancy in Europe of 80 years, teh highest percentage of working females, and highest number of Mc Donalds in Europe which is only half of the number we have in the USA. ABBA, The Cardigans and Ace of Base came from Sweden. They speak Swedish but it will be hard to find someone from Sweden who doesnt speak English. Interesting huh? I thought so! Now, Im off to meet Emilie who we all call Fergie (because of the first time i met her, she looks like Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas...the nickname caught on and everyone calls her that now).