"gracias a Dios por la palabra escrita."

(Thanks to God for the written word.)


In my Women Writers of 20th Century Spain class, we've talked a lot about feminism (!!), equality, lives of different women around the world & their rights, and now we're getting to the women writers. and to preface this, my professora, magdalena, spoke about the 4 major writers in Spain that wrote works, hoping that in inspired hope within other women during the hard times of fraco (the dictator from the 30s to 75).
the written word has an unbelievable power. i never thought of it before until she said that exact phrase: gracias a Dios por la palabra escrita. i learn best with examples: the Bible, the bill of rights, journalism uncle tom's cabin, watergate....the list really goes on and on. but think where we'd be without such written works?
especially lately i realize how powerful it is. to receive long emails from friends at home. to write pages and pages in my journal reflecting on my life here, to write here to the people at home...
it all means a lot to me.
i'm not sure where i'd be, personally, if i wasn't able to write everything i've felt in these last 8 weeks (that's right. it's been 8 weeks). i'd probably have exploded on some street or in my señora's apartment by day 5.