Our host families usually give us a little snack to take to school to eat between classes, magdalenas (muffins...also very very common), cookies, or some fruit, an apple or an orange. My host family usually has oranges. And about these oranges, I have realized something that I had never really thought too much about: an orange that peels easily is worth a lot more than one might imagine.
I normally get a break after a couple classes, have time to relax a bit. But on Tuesdays, I have classes from 9AM to 3 PM without a break. (ok there's like one 5 minute break, but I have to use that to go to the bathroom and to actually arrive on time to the next class...so no, there's not really a break to chat with friends or grab something to eat...) We will call these days, "Tuesdays from Hell." Also, in Spain, it's a lot less common to see students eating in the classroom. So anyway, the seconds, literally seconds, that I have to eat something, it is very helpful if that "something" is easily edible.
Some days, the oranges are very hard to peel and after about 10 minutes of digging my nails into this silly little orange for a supposed "quick" snack, I end up with orange rind underneath my nails, sticky orange juice all over, and my hands smell like an orange for the rest of the day. (doesn't smell too bad, but still annoying). And then there are the days when I can thank God for the creation of these little mandarin type oranges that peel in seconds. It makes life much easier :)
So, this all might sound silly. But, it made me think. It is just a funny recognition really. I ask myself how many of you have ever thought about the ease of peeling an orange. If you have ever lived in Spain, I'm sure you have...
'tis all. ta ta. until next time.
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