07.10.2008

October Seventh, 2008

I have begun meeting with my grammar teacher´s wife, Maria, after school and we converse in Spanish and English. She is a professor of music education here at the university of cantabria and she needs to practice her english because she is part of a congress? she told me of her peers. she meets with people from other universities and they have meetings in english so she needs to practice her english just as i need to practice my spanish.

we speak in spanish for half an hour and english for another half an hour. today was my first day. I can understand pretty well but im slow of speech. im going to be meeting with her every day though so im excited that my spanish will be improving that much faster and im glad i can help her with her english.

Tomorrow my friend Dolly and I have to give a presentation in conversation class. I think we´ll either talk about the differences between the health systems of the united states and spain, or los pitufos (the smurfs). i dont really know much about the smurfs so i think we´ll talk about health care. i don´t really know much about health care either though. so im having fun, learning a lot and enjoying school. i wish i could get some pictures up here,but the computer won´t let me. im just buying more SD cards for my camera and ill probably end up uploading my pictures when i get back. ill have a ton of pictures though. not only mine but myself and Dolly, Anna, Michelle and Briann are all going to make CD copies of our pictures and share since we´re in eachother´s pictures. so im going to have a ton of pictures to show you guys when i get back.

ive really gotten into junk food being over here. don´t worry mom im brushing my teeth...but im always hungry. like for morning break i end up buying a donut with my coffee and i eat churros con chocolate with are basically huge deep fried bread things that you dip in chocolate and taste awesome and i usually get ice cream every day. i think im getting a little spoiled.