Lo siento, I know I haven't updated in awhile. I've been incredibly busy with things to do, and trying to get some sleep, that I haven't been able to find the time. On top of that, the internet here is very very slow, muy lento, and it's hard to get a lot done in a short period of time. I'll try not to ramble on here as I recap the last four days.
Monday was the placement test. I got into the third level, intermediate, with another member of my group. Today another girl transferred into our class whose in our group as well. I really like our teacher. She's animated, happy, funny, young, and keeps the class light. It's mostly reviewing the different tenses right now. She hasn't given us much homework, so knock on wood that it stays that way. Some people have a lot more homework than we do. Especially those in the advanced classes. Even though we're not technically learning new grammar, you learn just by speaking and listening. In class it's taught completely in Spanish. We get a ten minute break and a half hour break for coffee or a tapa. Monday night a lot of us went out to the bars. We stopped at La Chupeteria to get our favorite shot, then to the Irish Rover. One of the girls works there and she gave us free drink cards. Not that the drinks are a lot anyway.
Tuesday we stayed in and relaxed because we knew we would be out and about for the game the next day. Class is at 10, ends at 2, then it's lunch, a nap or whatever, dinner, etc. We do a lot of walking around and checking stuff out. I have yet to buy a watch, since siesta is during the hours after class and all the stores close. Tuesday we did go out after five and we bought jersey's and face paint for the next day.
Wednesday, or yesterday, we had a walking tour of the city. If you can imagine walking for two hours in almost 100 degree weather, that's what it was like. By the end I felt like I was on the verge of heat stroke, which I used as an excuse to get some mango ice cream. The ice cream is amazing here, close to gelato. So many different flavors and they are all over the place. It's hard to resist when it looks so delicious! and cheap, a small ice cream is about 1,70 euro. The tour was beautiful. I took about 80 or so pictures of the beautiful buildings and sights. We got to see the famous churches in Salamanca, and a statue of a bull that had been there since the Roman era, probably 100 BC.
After that, we changed and went to la corta igles for the semifinals. Spain won 1-0 against Germany. Afterwards the streets were insane. So many people celebrating, honking their horns, flying flags. Some people even had little fireworks that they kept lighting in the streets. We went to the plaza mayor, which was packed, for something to eat afterwards and hung out.
We also decided that many of us are going on a trip for a weekend to an island called Ibiza. It's absolutely gorgeous there. Mostly we're planning on going to the beach and relaxing, which we're all really excited to do.
Today, we went to class, and wanted to buy a watch. It's very hard to travel without a watch. But, because of siesta, the store was closed. So we ate a quick lunch and went to the pool. It was a short bus ride away and the pool was pristine looking. They don't allow cameras or I would have taken a picture. We relaxed, took a swim and cooled off. Now I'm back here. We're planning on going out to eat tonight, get some Italian food which I'm incredibly excited about. Although the restaurant where we get our food from is fine, it gets a little boring sometimes and is definitely not a great representation of the Spanish cuisine.
Adios para ahora.
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