Well, I am having the time of my life, except for the whole I have to go to class thing. I kinda don't like that part. I am in Spain, one of the most beautiful countries...and I am right next door to other amazing countries and places...and I am sitting in class!! That bothers me! But I suppose I am learning quite a bit, especially since my teachers don't speak any english. Neither does my "madre," the host mom that I am staying with. I live in a little flat not far from the center of town with a sixty two year old retired and divorced lady who is extremely sweet. We eat together (she's a great cook!), and she helps a great deal with my spanish, as she cannot speak any english either! Actually, last night we stayed up until about 2 AM talking about all kinds of things. She's sixty two, but don't let that fool you. Sometimes she stays out dancing with her friends until 4 AM, and when she does this, she's usually up the next morning by about 8. It's pretty insane, but she's great!
Moving on... Even though I dislike class, we only have class four days a week, so we are free to travel and check out other things on fridays as well as during the rest of the weekend. Bascially I go to class in the morning, come home to eat lunch(la comida), and return for class in the late afternoon. Some nights my friends and I sit in the plaza and chat, but some nights I catch up on rest/homework. But the weekends are another story. Here is basically a condensed version of my schedule...(you'll notice I am skipping the maximum amount of class possible): The first weekend I was here, we went to Madrid and checked out the city (all of which I still have yet to see). Three days of class, then I went to London (amazing!!). Three more days of class…then I went to Amsterdam….(we are in the present at this point, because I have only just returned from Holland this week!)….four days of class…London again!! Four more days of class…Toledo. Three days of class…my mom and ellen come!!! Four days of class…art trip to Museo del Prado….four days of class…trip to Granada….three days of class….trip to Northern Ireland to see my missionary friends!! (Dwight, erin, and john)….four days of class…two day trips to el escorial and Segovia….four days of class…another art museum trip….two says of class….paris for nearly a week where I am meeting some of my friends from California who will be on vacation there….four days of class….weekend in barcelona….three days of class…trip to north Africa…four days of class…study for exams…3 days of exams…come home!!!!!
So that's sort of the condensed version of what I am up to...somewhere in the midst of all of that I think I am learning some spanish. maybe...
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