I now have a choice. I had resigned myself to staying in Spain for Christmas and spending the holidays with my other loser friends who couldn’t afford to fly home. But when I called my dad the other day and told him of my decision, he was very surprised. I guess he just assumed that I’d be coming home for the holidays. So I began to think. Do I want to go home for a week or so? Yes. So why don’t I? OK, I will. And the next day I called the travel agent to book a flight home. Now, I have to work up until Dec 23rd so I asked if I could possibly get a flight on the 24th. Christine, the travel agent, told me I was very brave for making such a request (being the day before Christmas and all). But when she checked the computer, it turned out that I was just about the only one who wanted to fly on that day so it wouldn’t be a problem. I booked the flight right then and there. The next day I told my friends what I’d done and they asked me how long I’d been here in Spain. I said that when I go home for Christmas it’ll be about 100 days. It then occurred to me that “officially” you’re only allowed to stay in Spain for 90 days and then you must return to your country of origin for 90 more before returning. So, if they choose to uphold the law (which they rarely do), I’ll be allowed to fly home no problem and then not be able to fly back when they see my passport. I’m working on some things now and asking as many people as I can what I could do. If it’s safe, I’ll be home for Christmas. If not, I’m going back up to Xavi’s cabin. I’ll keep you posted.











