Hola todos. This post will be much shorter. Not too much has happened because life seems to be starting a routine. It'll be nice, but a little less exciting. I guess that will make the special occasions even more special and this whole ordeal less of a vacation in my mind. I'm loving it nevertheless.
We had our first day of classes. I'm in the 5th level of 6, which I felt good about. We only had two classes today, history and grammar, and there wasn't much content in either. It was a special day since they kept us out so late last night. I think I'm going to like them a lot. We're focusing on two time periods of Spanish history (when Spain was the biggest empire in the world and from the Civil war until today pretty much). Agustin (our prof.) is very passionate about the subject and really nice. He's probably a little crazy, but he wants us to enjoy the class and history as much as possible, so I'm excited for it. We also apparently have one of the best professors for grammar ever. She also seems very nice, but we didn't do much work in grammar today. We'll be working a lot on the subjunctive (GAG!) but by the time we leave, we should be pros. That's the whole point anyway, right? Anyway, I think it'll be good. I don't really prefer taking classes, but if all of my professors here are like Beatriz and Agustin, it'll be a good semester, and I'll learn tons.
We also managed to get ourselves home by bus, except we're going to walk from now on. Our host mom asked us to so we're hungrier for lunch, but she just makes so much food. Today we had pasta with broccoli, and I don't normally like broccoli, but it was delicious. There was just way too much and she thinks that we don't like the food. So from now on, I'll be walking even more. Yay for my waistline!
Katie and I seistad again. God I love naps. Seriously, best idea ever. I could really get used to it. Then afterward, Kelsey, Andrea, Katie, and I went to go find our grammar books. It was an adventure. We got a little lost, but not too badly. Katie and I are learning how to navigate this city. Unfortunately the bookstore didn't have the books we needed, but I got a notebook and pencil for class tomorrow. All the notebooks here are like graph paper. It's super strange, but whatever. I'm becoming European now, haha. Then we had to head on home for cena (which is dinner) and it was at 8:30. I can really get used to the times for food here. I like it a lot. We had tortilla espanola again with tomatoes. The food here is amazing, and dinner is always manageable for Katie and I to eat.
After dinner, we made our way to Cafe Espana to see flamenco. It was like a little show in a coffee house back home. It was really awesome and I wish I could have gotten some pictures, but they were all horrible quality, so I deleted them. We also got bebidas (drinks) there. I tried a mojito, and me gusta mucho. I'm gonna have to stop having a drink every night. Tonight was the first night I had to pay for it, but it's really expensive, so it will have to be special treats, because I don't want to be poor. It was a fun night, though. I wouldn't mind getting to see more of the culture in that way, but probably not on school nights. Class starts at 9:30, but we need to be on the bus by 8:45 in order to get there on time. I wonder how long that will take to get home. I guess I'll find out tomorrow.
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