Wednesday:
It started out as a normal day. Except that when I was on the metro, sitting and reading my newspaper, I completely missed my stop for school! Oops. My whole group got off and I was in the clouds I guess. The lady sitting next to me started laughing when she saw my friends standing on the platform looking for me. We had a good laugh as I rode to the next stop and turned around to finally make it back to where I was supposed to get off in the first place.
Grammar class as usual. It's actually really fun for 9am. I even look forward to it. That's how cool my teacher is.
In culture, we split into groups and made posters representing our impressions of Spain. We cut out pictures from newspapers and magazines. It was pretty fun too.
We had group meetings after class and ended up discussing the nuances of Spanish culture. It was an interesting conversation.
After a quick siesta, me and Courtney met about 10 Samford people in a local restaurant to watch the España vs. Switzerland futbol game. It was actually a really exciting game. I've never seen a soccer match before and I'm kind of hooked. Not to mention, it must be a requirement to be gorgeous to be on Spain's team. Just saying ;)
After all that hard work (by La Roja) we lost, against Switzerland. Boo. Our Swiss roommate wasn't so "neutral" today as he flaunted their victory with a happy dance in our room.
Dinner tonight was some type of pesto soup and tortilla with tomato sauce. Quite the combination.
We went to see the opera Carmen tonight. It was really good but really confusing. It's a Spanish story that takes place in Sevilla but they sing everything in French. Turns out I don't speak French and had trouble reading the plot in Spanish. It got creative let me tell you. The sweet lady next to us helped us decipher what was happening. It was also over 3 hours long. Wow. However, the leads were super talented and I really enjoyed the singing and parts with flamenco dancing.
Courtney, me and Caitlyn before the Opera
The cast of Carmen
It's off to bed now--Oral exams tomorrow at 5pm. It's a 30 minute interview in Spanish with the professors. Ah! Now is when I really need your prayers to push through!
you can do it! i wish i was there to help you study, me being a spanish expert and all! your story made me laugh, i would most definitely do something along the same lines!
ReplyDeleteilly ann...I don't think it would matter what sport they were playing...you just think the Spanish boys are hot!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with Jennifer. :)
ReplyDeleteI'll be praying for your oral--I hope it goes superbly!
Were there cough drops at the opera? eh? I'm so proud of you for going ;)