On Being Tan

For the first time in my life (since I have managed to never go anywhere warm for spring break) I have a tan in April. I'm pretty smitten with it-- keep checking to see if it is still there. And I figure, sans a week in Paris, the weather is just going to get better from here. I figure by the time I get back to Greece summer will be full-on and I will unrecognisable by the time I get back to America. Whenever I think about being deeply tan I think of Rich's comment about seeing me for the first time when I moved to NH in 6th grade. "I really thought you were black."

I can't really figure out, come to think of it, why we like being tan. (Or, most of us.) Is it some kind of fad (people used to want to look pale and white)? Or maybe people really do look better tan... it seems to cover up inperfections and makes me skin all glowy and nice. And I don't feel a need to wear much makeup, if any. Why bother cover up a bronzed face, right? (Note to my British loves: I don't know how you spell it, but I had to go back and correct that word because I spelled it "bronsed" Eep.)

So I'm still here in Corsica. Still enjoying the weather and the landscape and being able to relax. I'm also working a lot which is somehow more relaxing here... I guess because I'm only doing Mirrix work and my brain isn't muddled with mindless English exercises and I'm not fretting over my next trip to Athens.

The only problem I have here is that I really really miss Alex. For the past few nights I haven't been able to fall asleep because he's not there holding me. I could handle it for the first few weeks but it keeps getting more difficult. I guess you get kind of addicted to those things... and a warm body to hug does wonders when you tend to do all your worrying-- and I have a lot of worrying to do-- at night. These next few months are going to be tres stressfull... trying to figure out how exactly I'm going to get home... and how exactly I'm going to take Alex home with me. I think I've pretty much decided on mid-August as time to go back... but we'll see what happens. Anything is pretty possible right now. I guess I just have to relax and let things happen... (easier said than done).

One last thing, check out mom's new Mirrix blog: http://www.mirrixtapestryandbeadlooms.com/claudia.html