Well everyone. The time here has started to fly. It seems like we have been a year, and just a week ago it looked on the calendar like we haven't been here that long. Now, it's the 22nd and the test for the month is coming up and we will see how it goes.
I am feeling a lot better, my cough is almost hone, which is really helping with the mood thing. Classes are going well too. They were really hard today, but that is okay. We are studying past tenses, and there are not this many tenses in English, so it is diffucult to comprehend. The culture class is going well. I just had to do a ton of research on Semana Santa and we are all going out for tapas tonight for class so we can learn the names of them and order some. I only know what a few are, and the waiters are usually really nice about trying to explain what things are. Our favorite tapas bar, Cero Grados, has great food. The bartenders/waiters/owners there know us all and they are really nice and usually our check comes up a few euros short of what it should have been. They also make sure we get our "boquerones" everytime. I didn't even have to order mine the other day, he already had it written on the ticket when he came over. The "boquerones" are anchovies (I think) with vinegar and olive oil and some other stuff, on top of a small bread thing. They are delicious. They gave them to us the other day on potato chips. Which was amazing!
Also, I rarely eat non-flavored potato chips here. The most popular kind is HAM flavored. Yes, HAM. I have had the Ham and Cheese, but never the straight ham ones.
The weather is really chilly. Yesterday and today have been really cold, but no rain, which has been nice. I got a new jacket at the market on Sunday for 3€. It's a red leather jacket that I really like but it's not too warm and I can't layer it which is the only bad thing.
We had our seond dance class last night and it also is getting harder and harder. We practiced with music, and it is a lot faster than we had been going before. There was a lot of tripping and cursing, thankfully none of which our teacher understood. Her name is Ausi, and she is really cool. She is very very patient with us when we just can't seem to get it right but she does get frustrated sometimes, but we all do.
Well, I don't have time right now for a long update, so look for this post to get extended later today or tomorrow or something. For now, I need to go home, eat and work on packing and doing homework.
Why packing you ask?
WELL,
because tomorrow I am off to visit Sam in Ireland! Kind of excited to get out and see someone from home, and to go somewhere that speaks English. As comfortable as I am getting with Spanish, I just want to be able to talk in English all day for once.
Love you all, and miss you all.
-Erin
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