Rain

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain. Ha.

It doesn't rain often here in Cáceres, and has been a pretty dry summer actually. I've seen maybe two or three days of rain, and very short tormentas during only two of those days.

Today it rained. And for the most part it's not that inconvenient. The temperature is a lot cooler, but it's not really dreary outside. My main problem has to do with the tiled sidewalks. Don't get me wrong, I love the designs of stone and cast concrete (except when wearing heels!); however, every so often there are broken tiles or pieces that aren't set into the ground very well. This means they rock back and forth when you step on them... and that they collect puddles of water underneath them when it rains. Which means when you step on a broken tile while it's floating on a puddle, it squirts water up into your shoes and onto your pant legs.

At least it's nowhere near as bad as the horrible, horrible (nonexistent) drainage system on the Iowa State campus. When it rains there it pours, and when it pours the streets become canals of gushing water, and then it's good luck trying to get to class with dry anything on those days.