Around and About

Well, I'm still in Ciudad Real, surprise surprise. I have got my scrapbook going, my guitar un-cased, and my blog to update, and all I've done the past couple of days is read. The library is so close, just across the park, and it's air-conditioned, so I've spent a lot of time there. I've been re-reading the Hobbit/LOTR, and just started the final book today. It's been sooo hot!

I cooked an NZ dinner for my flatmate and some friends on sunday. I wasn't too sure of the pavlova so I made a mini-one Saturday, which actually worked out quite well, and the one for Sunday was just gorgeous! I am a Pavlova Queen. Despite the fact that I had to make them by hand, as we don't have a food processor. It was very tiring. Tip for anyone who wants an arm workout: make a pav!
I also made way too much cold potato salad, we're still eating the rest of it, but it is very good so I don't mind. Tomatoes and pesto were a hit, and macaroni cheese went down well. But the most-liked part was BBQ'd sausages with bread and butter and onion. I enjoyed eating them again too!
They seemed very impressed that I'd cooked it all myself, although it wasn't that much work, and one of the comments when they left was 'now you're ready for marriage'. Ha! Ha! I think the days where cooking was a pre-requisite for marriage are long gone! It was nice of them to 'compliment' me though. Lol.

Yesterday I went to the Extranjeria, Immigration essentially, to renew my residency card (it's only valid until the end of september). I had an appointment but I still had to wait an extra half an hour even though it was right at the start of the day, although I suppose it could have been worse. I have grown to detest the waiting corridor though, it is a horrible place and it must be so much worse if you are wondering whether you're going to be kicked out of the country you've made your home in. I feel sorry for migrants everywhere.

After I left I sat by a fountain and read my book for a while, and some lady came and sat next to me, and started talking to the sparrows. Then she pulled a tame one out from under her shirt and chattered at it nonstop, while she threw a few breadcrumbs to the wild ones. It was very strange and a little un-nerving. I can usually read through just about anything but this was hard to ignore so I got up and left. There's one in every village!

That's pretty much it. I am kinda bored and I can't wait til uni starts, but I've got a few things to do I guess. But now it's dinner time! We tend to eat together and both of my flatmates are good cooks, one even works as a chef, so I haven't had to do much (except for sunday). I try to wash the dishes though!

See you :)