My little sister is studying in Spain this semester. She emailed me sometime during the night to inform me that one of her two cats was found dead at the entrance of my parents' neighborhood. They think he was hit by a car. Of the two, he was her favorite.
She is trying to absorb this news while maintaining focus on preparing for final exams. The final stretch has included a not-so-brief introduction to the mother of all Spanish verb tenses: the subjunctive. Anyone who has ever studied Spanish groans in sympathy.
Please remember her this week. It's not gonna be an easy one.
