¡QUÉ FUERTE, TÍA!

I'm 23 and today, I had to buy medical-life insurance-coverage in the event that I die here in Spain and "I" need to be shipped back to America. As of this morning, that could happen legally now, and the government would know that someone was paying for it.

Creepy, weird and little depressing.

What happened to looking out for our brothers and sisters?
Taking care of each other because it's actually the right and natural thing to do.

The government is creepy, weird and depressing.

Also because, this is the 3rd year having legal residency in Spain and I've never had to have this kind of medical-life insurance-coverage. This is my 2nd year doing this program and neither last year or this year did anyone ever mention this as a step in the Visa/residency process. As I wait for a response from my program directors, I keep thinking that, because I'm a foreigner in this country, "they" can request that I have this medical-life insurance-coverage before issuing me my renewed Visa/residency without any other reason except: they want my money. Not just mine, because my tiny purchase this afternoon wouldn't even pay for a bottle of wine at the restaurants these people eat at, but.. because I am one of thousands and thousands and thousands of foreigners living in this country or even this city, it all adds up.

This is really frustrating as I know many other people who have studied abroad here in Spain and even other people doing the same program as I am and no one has ever talked about this. Is it a totally random selection process?

Well, I guess I'll feel less negative about this once a director contacts me about these concerns.

In other news, Barcelona is as beautiful and alive as ever!
Here's to a really incredible weekend for everyone!

UN ABRAZO MUY FUERTE!