I did it! I swam, in Spain! I brought my swim stuff with me, hoping I would find a pool. I found the pool, got a pamphlet, and had Josh and Gina help me translate. But then, for a few days I was still too chicken to head for a swim. As I've mentioned, the language barrier is difficult. I can only handle one daunting, new task per day. Tuesday was the grocery store, Wednesday was the computer store, so I guess today was the day for a swim. It was nice. The pool is 50m, and got pretty crowded, but I managed. It felt really good to feel comfortable someplace. I may not have mastered the language, but I was definitely one of the best swimmers at free swim. The swims cost 4 euros, kind of a lot. I might buy a pack of 10 for 29 euros and make a pledge to swim 10 more times while I am here. The crazy thing is thats only about every other day. . . 21 more days!
Time to walk to the bus station, I'm going to try and snap a few photos along the way.
Wish I could be at home begging my cat to sit with me while I settle in for another episode of Grey's Anatomy. . . oh well, conversations with Belgians and Germans will have to suffice for today.
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