the 40th of May

So the Spanish has some expression...It's something like "Always wear your winter wear until the 40th of May." Which translates to June 10th or so. I'm glad my student explained this to me , because it finally makes sense why, despite the 80+ degree heat the past 10 days or so, people look at me funny if i wear a dress without tights, or even worse, open-toed shoes!
I maintain that this saying has to do with their insistence of being classy on the street at all times, but my student says it is actually for one's own protection...you know, in order not to catch a chill.
yeah..they're strange.

Besides this, everything is still good. Last weekend we went to La Pedriza, a mountain range about an hour north of Madrid for some really amazing hiking. There was a river rushing throught the mountains and parts of it were really green and foresty while other parts we walked along the sides of giant rocks.

We will see what this weekend brings...