Salt in my ears

I've been wind-blown, wave-rolled and sun-kissed today. This city is exhilarating. I have no pictures or words to do Cádiz any justice. Isabel, si estás leyendo esto - ME ENCANTA TU CÁI!!! 

The luminosity is incredible. Yesterday was way to hot do to anything, so I mainly sat at home either a) watching the heat outside, 

or b) watching the ceiling fan turn.

In the evening I went to Miguel Vargas' and Esperanza Fernández' opening show of their summer class. It was in the Centro Flamenco de la Merced, which is a small building in the middle of Plaza Merced, a small town square. It was built to host all kinds of flamenco events for free. How nice is that? Their sons Miguel and David performed on cajón and cante and it was really endearing. 

I woke up in the night to the wind blowing. When it blows, it blows! I'm not used to being so close to the sea and it's a bit intimidating. Today the weather was cloudy first and lightened up afterwards. I decided to get out of the apartment (my landlady is a sweetheart, but the family vibes are a tad oppressive... I won't go into any details on this public blog) and spend the day at the beach. Someone recommended to try the beach south of la Caleta so there I went. These crazy waves were rolling there all day and people were having all kinds of fun in them! 

Of course there are only another million people at the beach on Sundays:

There is something really powerful about the sea. I really enjoy swimming and the water is so refreshing, too refreshing to some ("Mamáaaaa! El agua 'ta congeláaaa!") Theses waves push you around, and you are completely helpless. It's such a beautiful feeling to be in this element, the water, the mother force. You know the sea is in full control of your body. You want to surrender and it's always a relief to be back on solid ground and lie on your towel and feel your heart beating fast against the sand.

I think I need another pair of sunglasses, these ones keep sliding down my nose:

And tonight everyone from next week's class is going to hit the bars. Off to shower!