Otra vez en McDonalds

So this week is not going exactly as I had planned. I mean, I haven't even been here a week and I already have a cell phone, an apartment, and a bank account set up here, but getting my residency card has been proving to be very difficult. Yesterday morning I went to the police station and after sitting in line for more than an hour, they finally called my number only to tell me that I was in the wrong line but that I have have to come back tomorrow (today) because they were no longer giving out numbers. So this morning I got to the station even earlier and I was turned away at the door saying they were no longer giving out numbers. I'm going to keep my fingers crossed for tomorrow. Third time's a charm, right?

What I can't complain about, however, is the weather. It has been so beautiful here! In the mornings/at night it has been in the 40s/50s but during the day it warms up to the 70s. There is never a cloud in the sky. No matter how frustrating getting set up here may be, it is so hard to be anything but happy when you're walking outside in such beautiful weather.

One of my favorite things about Salamanca is the Cathedral. First thing in the morning, during the middle of the day, or at night, it is absolutely the most breathtaking structure you've ever seen. And truly, there is something undeniably magical about the Cathedral. Maybe it's just the sheer size of the enourmous building, or the incredible architecture of it, or the very mystery that surrounds it. The Cathedral was built in the 15th century, nearly 500 years ago, and what continues to puzzle Salamancans and people from around the world is an astronaut that has been carved into the building. The carving has been there since the building was built, but astronauts and space travel were very far from happening 500 years ago, and no one can explain the presence of the very out-of-place astronaut on the Cathedral. Check it out:

Anyway, I miss you all and hopefully Ill get internet soon so that I dont keep having to update my blog from McDonalds haha. Ill update again soon!

xoxoxo