First Week of School

My first week of classes went really well. I go to school Monday through Thursday for about three hours a day. I love the idea of not having Friday classes! J I am taking intermediate Spanish, introduction to phonetics, literary analysis, and Spanish conversation. However, the literary analysis class was a little out of my league. So three of my friends and I decided to go the easy route and enroll in Theater: theory and practice. We have no homework, no exams, just a performance at the end of the semester. Besides the fact that I have never acted before, it sounds like a breeze. There is anywhere from 6 to 15 students in each of my classes, so there is definitely no sleeping during class. I feel like each class is a private lesson with the teachers. I live about 2 miles from the school, so my friends and I walk to class everyday. The 30-minute walk is not bad now but as winter approaches we will have to figure out a different mode of transportation.

I really like my host family. We are slowly beginning to communicate better. They eat, drink, and talk a lot. So far the food has been pretty good and I have eaten basically everything. Sometimes it is just better that I do not know what I am eating. After dinner the other day, I found out that I had eaten rabbit. But the next day she made me pizza, which tasted amazing!

So the other day I realized that the apartment is still a mystery to me. I have only seen the kitchen, living room, and my room so far. My friends make fun of me because I do not even know who all lives in the same house. I think either one or two of her daughters live in the house but I am not sure.

Anyways, this weekend my friends and I are going to Madrid again. This Saturday is a festival called “La Noche Blanco.” All museums as well as the metro are open for free all night. There is a party in the streets with different activities, exhibits, and musical performances all over the city. It sounds like a once in a lifetime experience, so the girls and I are staying the weekend to experience it! I will post again after this weekend is over to tell you about it! Hasta luego!