i guess it slipped my mind.

so, i guess i didn't remember that i said i would never go out until 5 am. because i did it the next weekend. twice. oops. it's all ghassen's fault. had we not met up with him, it wouldn't have happened two nights in a row. or at all, really.

anyway. i find that i'm not counting down the days anymore. and even though it took me a while to get used to everything, here i am. it's really quite lovely. my friends are incredible here and with help from ghassen, i get to speak spanish more...and it seems to me that i'm improving, if only slightly. i used to be adamant about being able to cross off days on the calendar, but now, i rarely remember to do it. it's a good feeling, but a little bittersweet - i'm only here until next month. it seems so unreal.

on another note, i think that the family i live with takes things from me. not like steals things and never brings them back (unless we're talking about in the case of socks, which my senora has lost 2 of and i'm not happy about it), but little things. like the laundry detergent in my closet, or the hair ties on my bookshelf...and even my computer. that one is a fact. i turned on my messenger the other day to see that my 'sister' has been using my computer. no pasa nada, i suppose. had she asked me to use it, it would have been a different story, but she goes into my room when i'm at class, takes it out to the balcony and uses it before i get home. that sneaky little...ok, it's not that terrible.