Same old everything

I've been quiet because I've been waiting for nearly a month on some job news.  I'ms till waiting, but my brain is full of "life in Spain" thoughts.

I've now been here for over 13 months.  I've been in my new apartment for almost two months.  I have a new residence card that doesn't expire until 2014.  All of which is weird, since I'd hoped to be planning my (permanent) trip home (or at least to the US) by now.  Instead, I'm faced with the prospect of another summer in Donostia.  There are worse things, of course, and worse places to spend the summer than by the sea.  But I'm ready to go home.

I can tell I've been here for a while because nothing is a surprise anymore.  Today, my bus stopped at the stop before mine, and the driver announced that we all had to get off.  It turns out there was some sort of march or protest near my office, and the bus couldn't drive us to our normal stop.  So, my normal 15 minute walk to work from the bus turned into a 30 minute walk.  But that's just a typical day here.

Hopefully, I'll be back soon with good news ...