Today I (sadly) woke up around 7:30am, before the sun had risen, and took a shower in warm water (I had to wait about 10 minutes for it to warm up) before school. The bathroom got nice and steamy and warm, and I didn't want to step out of it into my chilly room. I met Hannah downstairs, and we walked to el metro together to meet Amit and go to school for our first "real" day of classes. We are in 4 classes right now, but they are like mini-classes because we only go to them for 2 weeks then we begin to take semester-long classes.
Today we had conversation and grammar. Juan Miguel (our director/adviser) teaches conversation, so that is nice because I really like him. Though, when he was teaching about the history of Spain today, I almost dozed off a few times, partially due to my lack of 8 hours of sleep and partially due to the fact that I studied Spanish history last semester. My grammar class seems a lot harder than my conversation class. I like the professor, but I can tell he means business and doesn't want us to make any mistakes, which is completely impossible right now. I hate the feeling I get when I know I make a mistake but it is too late to fix it. We did some oral exercises which were not too difficult, but I definitely need to review some things before our next class.
After school, we took el metro back and went to our homes to eat lunch. Carme made a vegetable and lentil soup which was one of my favorite things I have had, a salad with tomatoes, delicious cheese, and oil and vinegar, and some small pieces of pork chops. She always asks me if I want more after giving me tons of food that I can't even finish. I keep telling her I don't eat a lot, but she still asks if I want more every time. She is so sweet and is very easy to talk to. She helps me with mistakes I make which is very helpful.
Last night we were looking at books at El Corte Ingles (a large department store with American brands), but they were soooo expensive (think $15+ for one children's novel). I talked to Carme about it, and she said her granddaughter has a lot of books that I could borrow. Just a few minutes ago, her daughter (Quica? I don't know how to spell it) brought me "Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal". I am very excited to read it! I think it will help me a lot.
I am currently eating some Cadbury mini eggs that I smuggled into Spain and about to go get some more chocolate caliente with Amit and Hannah, because that stuff is just so good. I think I might splurge and get an ensaimada also. I am having a great time here, but also missing everyone back at home very much! I wish they could all be here with me to experience everything I am. I love you all!!
Un beso,
-Lynne
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