cebada

cebada is castellano for barley. people here roast barley to make malta, a drink that reminds me of coffee.
the family grew cebada for the first time this year and katherine and i were responsible for pulling up the cebada, tying them into neat little bundles and then letting them sit around to dry. on day 3 of this operation (last friday), i decided it was a good idea to stab myself in the eye with a cebada stalk. accidentally. oh the pain.

apparently, eye doctors don´t work on friday afternoons so i went to see the eye doctor this morning after laura pulled some strings to get me an appointment. i don´t understand much castellano, but i think the doctor said i would survive. if not, i should return after a week.

my parents are coming at the end of the month!