Day 52 and 53 - Sleepless in Granada

Közzétett: 25.12.2017

Well, that's not what I expected. It all started with dinner the day before yesterday evening. Just thinking about that pasta sauce makes me feel nauseous again. Totally oversalted and somehow sour. Hunger and politeness were probably the reason why I dutifully finished the plate. During the night, I spit it out and got a fever at the same time. Meanwhile, the host family had organized a pre-Christmas disco. Around 3:30 in the morning, I couldn't take it anymore and went downstairs to see if the music was coming from the neighbor's. Because there's nothing you can do about it. Everyone can do whatever they want in their own house. Outside the front door, the two male family members (the father of the two grandchildren had shown up) were sitting, with a cell phone and a speaker cube between them, overpowering the music. That's supposed to make sense. But it wasn't a problem. Night 1 without sleep.

Christmas Eve and over 38 degrees fever. Headache. Great. I spent the whole day in bed. Eating was out of the question. I had enough time for extensive internet research and self-diagnosis to rule out that it's dengue fever or chikungunya fever. Downstairs, cooking and sizzling was going on. But it wasn't until around 10 p.m. that the party really started. Have you ever tried to fall asleep next to a disco speaker box? That's about what it's like. Christmas Eve is celebrated with fireworks, basically the whole evening. The 15-minute highlight at midnight was the least of my worries. At some point, I asked to lower the volume of the music a little bit. "Lower" is relative. Night 2 without sleep.

Today I felt much better. It would have been a shame if I couldn't have attended the Christmas party at the project. They had already set up big things in the morning: three bouncy castles. Music blasting. Popcorn and cotton candy machines. The pizza was already on its way, calculated for about 300 people. Each child had received two tickets: one for pizza and one for popcorn OR cotton candy. I was supposed to ensure the smooth operation at the popcorn machine. The possible excuses to get multiple portions quickly spread: stolen, lost, forgotten at home, Keeley said... Some things are the same everywhere in the world.

Gusty wind, felt like 28 degrees, slightly cloudy.

Válasz (4)

Franziska
Liebe Marion, ich bin es Sini. Ich wünsche Dir frohe Weihnachten und hoffe sehr, dass es Dir wieder besser geht! Mit den Wünschen für eine RUHIGE Weihnacht hat es ja leider nicht geklappt...Heldenhaft, wie Du trotz aller Unbilden weiter reportierst und sogar noch Deinen Humor behältst! Deine Beiträge gefallen mir sehr gut! Alles Liebe und Gute von Sini

Jutta
Hallo Marion, schade, dass dein Weihnachtserlebnis in der Fremde nicht so schön war. Ich hab es dir anders gewünscht. Schön, wenn du jetzt wieder auf dem Damm bist. Und schön, dass offenbar bei der Feier im Projekt alle großen Spaß hatten. Tolle Fotos! Vielleicht reißt Silvester noch einiges für dich wieder raus. In Sachen Böllern scheint es ja vor Ort eine große Kompetenz zu geben.😉Ich wünsch dir einen guten Rutsch und alles Liebe. Jutta

Kleiner
Liebe Jutta, ich weiß noch gar nicht, was ich Silvester mache. Wenn ich mit der Familie feiere, muss ich auf jeden Fall gesund bleiben, damit ich mit ihnen bis zum bitteren Ende mitfeiern kann. Komm du auch gut rein und liebe Grüsse an den Angetrauten!

Kleiner
Liebe Sini, ach, Du bist das! Ich hoffe, Du hattest frohe Weihnachten! Und Silvester geht Ihr bestimmt alle Salsatanzen! Das fehlt mir. Ich habe die Hoffnung hier aufgegeben. Aber es ist nur aufgeschoben! Liebe Grüße und guten Rutsch!