So I've finally been to all of my classes, and honestly, I really enjoy them. This week has been crazy- actually getting into a routine of going to class, etc. I've mastered my morning commute and now it only takes me 25 minutes to get to the university from Las Arenas- all of that power walking has helped me out! haha. Normally, I go to school in the morning and come home for lunch (around 1ish) and head back to the university/Bilbao for the rest of the afternoon and early evening (depending upon when I have class, etc.). I don't generally get home before 9pm. The Spanish have insanely long days. I'm learning to adjust. I've eaten a lot of frozen pizza (my host mom loves it) and I've managed to find several good bakerys that sell goods at half price on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The baked good here are wonderful! I'll post more pictures on facebook after this weekend so get excited. CIDE is taking us to Madrid next weekend, so hopefully, I'll have more interesting stuff to write. I know this is kinda borning, but I'm sure my parents appreciate it (btw- I love yall!). Next up on my agenda- a lot of reading, shoe shopping, finding a bank that will change my currency, and trips for the next few weekends!
SPANISH III ALTA- my 10 hour class...
My professor for SpanIII is hilarious and is really doing all he can to help us master the language. I'm definitely the slower one in the class (of 7), but I feel like that's halfway expected since I've only had 1 year of Spanish and everyone else has had many more. Today we drew pictures, and of course, mine was THE best. haha. My professor laughed at it... I wish I had a picture of it.
CONTEMPORARY SPANISH CULTURE & POLITICS- oh jeez...
I've been to this class twice and I really like it. It's basically all about Spain and the people and customs and why they do the things that they do. I think I'm gonna learn a lot, and my professor probably has the coolest accent I've ever heard- a mix of Spanish and British. The class is taught in a combination of English and Spanish. I don't really have a problem understanding my professor because she speaks clearly and pretty slowly. I'm excited about the opportunity to learn about Spain (alas, I never did in high school... only France). More to come on this class later...
EUROPA EN EL MUNDO- if only I understood more Spanish... ha.
Okay, so this class is taught primarily in Spanish. Sometimes I have a hard time understanding the professor, but he does his best to get his point across. This will probably be my most challenging class because of the language barrier. Most of the readings are in Spanish which tends to take a little bit longer to get through. I'm hoping my speed will pick up the longer I'm here. This class is kind of like my AP Comparative Politics class- a look into the governments, economies, etc. of European countries and the EU. I'm pretty excited about it.
EL FIN DE SEMANA- we're working on plans...
Futbol is huge here- think on par with Americans and football. Bilbao has a team and they're playing at home on Saturday night, so a bunch of us are gonna go experience a little bit of authentic Spanish culture. I'm not a soccer fan by any stretch, but I think it'll be fun. Some people from the program are headed to San Sebastian this weekend, and if I can find someone to go with, I might just go for the day on Friday. I'd rather see the soccer game than spend all weekend in San Sebastian (a town about an hour away).
GOD iS GOOD ALL THE TiME, ALL THE TiME GOD iS GOOD!
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