Las Clases

Today was our first day of classes. We made it to the school early with no problems- which is quite a feat because we changed trains 3 times! My grammar class was first and we only had about 7 Samford students that make up our class. The rooms are very small because the school rents a flat in a very expensive part of town. Our professors names is Marcos and he is 30. He is hysterical, especially when he attempts to relate to us in English because everything he knows about Alabama he learned from Forrest Gump. We basically spent an hour and a half getting to know each other and reviewing the basics. It was a good warm-up.

The lights in the building kept going on and off for the first hour. We ended up having class in the dark for almost 30 minutes. It was quite a challenge.

After a short break we had our first culture class. We shoved about 15 Samford students into the same sized room with another teacher, Rosa, and talked about our expectations of Madrid before we came on the trip.

I already have homework! I have to read a newspaper for my grammar class and do a presentation on the region of Catalonia on Wednesday for my culture class.

After a quick lunch in the park, me and Courtney headed home for the best siesta of my life. We left the lights on and the windows open and still passed out for a good two hours.

We then woke up and ate paella mediterranea with chorizo and a cauliflower pie with Minnie and Ann, the other girls staying with us. After that, we went back near the school to hang out with all the Sampere students and have some sangria.

We're back at home now...exhausted. Que duermas bien.