Frog spotting in Salamanca

Hola!

Well, there was no update yesterday because I was not feeling too well. I woke up with a sore throat and decided to lay low all day. I’m glad I did because today I feel so much better. I also let myself sleep in rather than attempt to get in line at the police station this morning.

Today is my last full day here in Salamanca because tomorrow I leave to go to Madrid for the weekend for training and whatnot. I am not going to bring my computer because it is too heavy and I am only going to be gone for a few days so this will be my last update until Saturday or Sunday. In my next post I’ll let y’all know how the training went!

Also, as y’all may or may not know, since I still don’t have Internet I have been going to McDonald’s to be able to get wifi so that I can check my email, update my blog, etc. As I was walking here I passed a building here that I pass everyday, and for all of you Aggies reading this blog, I can’t help but think of the Century Tree every time I walk by it. For those of you who are not Aggies, the Century Tree is an enormous tree on campus, and it is said that if you walk under it alone you will be alone for the rest of your life, but if you walk under it with a significant other, that you will be together forever (or something like that…). Anyway, I guess no matter what country you’re in, people have similar superstitions/traditions (whatever you want to call it), because Salamanca has it’s very own version of the century tree, more or less…

That is the Univeristy of Salamanca façade, and amongst the detailed carvings on this wall is a tiny skull with a frog sitting on top. It is said that if you can find the frog that you will be married within the year. No matter when I pass by the University façade there is always couples gathered around it, standing there hand-in-hand, heads thrown back and straining their eyes to try and find it.

You may be wondering if I have found the frog or if I have even attempted to look for it. Well, friends and fam, I have, indeed, found the frog. I, however, cheated and had some Spaniards point it out to me when I was here last summer. Not sure what that means about my marriage prospects, but I’m not too worried about that right now, hahaha.

There he is!

Have a good rest of your week/weekend! Ill update again as soon as possible!

XOXOXO