a warm climate

OMG! This is my first time LIVING in a country with a warm climate and I am loving it! Summer is over, so all the Spaniards don't even go to the beach anymore, which makes it all the better for someone like ME that doesn't care what season it is, as long as its HOT I'm THERE! So almost every evening I take a walk on the beach, put my feet in the water, write in my journal or read a book. Sometimes I run by the beach with my bathing suit under my running gear and I strip and take a dip. It feels so great because the sun is so strong and when I'm running, all I want to do is cool off and what better way then to jump in the cool Mediterranean Sea! ahhhh... this is THE LIFE!

Two years ago I lived in Northern Ireland where it was about 50-60 degrees all year and rain and clouds almost everyday. I loved it there, but the weather did not cooperate with what my lifestyle is, OUTDOORS, SPORTS, SUN, NATURE, GOOD HAIR, etc!

So I am living the life right now. Thank you Spaniards for not going to the beach in the fall even though its 80-90 degrees, because I have the whole beach to myself! And I am SOOOO appreciating my life right now and NOT taking it for granted! ahhh...

Columbus in Spain

So I am here is Spain for Columbus Day, which they celebrate with a big parade in Madrid, and a national day off on Monday. Similar to the US. I found out a tid-bit of information yesterday that i'd like to share with ya'll.

There's an ancient cathedral here in Malaga, its only 3 blocks away from where I live. Yesterday, a spanish woman that i know and myself were talking about today's holiday. She told me that Christopher Columbus was in Malaga, but he didn't have enough money to fund his voyage, so he was looking for ways to travel and discover the new world. At the same time, this huge cathedral was being built. SO- the rulers of the city gave Columbus the money that was originally going to be used to complete the cathedral. The Cathedral eventually got finished, BUT there is a missing column inside because there wasn't enough money to finish it all!

i thought that was a great story that I wanted to share and for all of you who thinks Columbus left from Italy, it's BS cause there is a map in a museum here with the voyage route that he brought back in 1493. Anyway, no one can know for sure unless we were there, right?