wolas, olas!

It's been rainy lately, and with it have come these big waves that are really impressive to see. Wednesday night I visited the Peines del Viento again and finally saw water come up through the holes in the ground. Yesterday night I went running along the Zurriola, and it was really neat to see and feel... the mist of the water coming over the wall, the waves roiling beside me... all those clichéd phrases about the fury of the ocean and all that seem to come true. The waves were jumping over the Paseo Nuevo as well, so they closed it and got all the cars to move. I wanted to see the water, but it's honestly scary to get close. Anyway, I looked to see if there were any videos of the waves here, and the stuff that came up from a couple years ago is much more dramatic than now, but cool to watch. This is a short video from a news program showing the damage the waves can do: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XRq6d2fwok&NR=1

And this is a longer video with some corny music, but the views of San Sebastian and the waves are crazy. At the beginning he is at one end of the Zurriola beach: I tried venturing down that dock-type thing, but it was a veritable flood. The last five minutes I think he is filming the Paseo Nuevo. Both places are where I run. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERfw1sQYUjE&NR=1&feature=fvwp

Highlights from this week: extra job = extra money (if all goes well, an extra 450 euros a month! Now that's money!); my first time rock climbing (yes, indoors); and a schedule that's finally settling down in the schools. I will be at the one school every day now with my extra job, and at the other school two days. Lotsa work... which will hopefully equal lotsa money. I have enough free time; just gotta figure out how to use it. Happy weekend!