I was having a pretty up and down day in Madrid on Thursday, mostly down, because I couldn´t understand 90% of what was said at the orientation that day. I was even thinking that I shouldn´t be here and that I should go back home, that I wouldn´t be able to live here for 8 months. And then I checked my email and learned that Chelsea, my youngest niece, had been diagnosed with leukemia. All my worries suddenly became trivial. Chelsea started chemotherapy yesterday, which will last for 4 days. For more details about what´s going on check Carey´s blog --- cbranam.blogspot.com