6/3/13
6/3/13
Hola, this is Blake, Drew and Kyle. We had our first day of school today.
Today we learned how to salsa like a pro… kinda. This was the first of the two days that we learn how to do the salsa. It was a bit confusing at times but I thought that it was very fun. I thought that one of the best parts of the class is when we split into groups and watched each other dance. I really liked this part because everybody was having fun and joking around at the same time. The class was so much more fun than I thought that it would be. It may not seem like it, but I don’t mind doing the boogie every once in a while. I cannot wait until we have our next salsa class!
The food in Spain is different but it is great!
Since we have arrived in Spain, we have tried lots of different food. In Spain, people usually eat a light breakfast, eat their largest meal (lunch) at about 2:00 and eat dinner at 9:00. At first, having such a different schedule was hard to adjust to, and by the beginning of our first dinner in Spain we were all very hungry (especially Sarah). For breakfast, we usually have a light one with a lot of bread products, especially from a panadería. For lunch, the biggest meal of the day, we had rice with a red sauce over it, eggs, bacon, and ham. It was all really good! Usually in between lunch and dinner, we have gotten gelato from a heladería (ice cream shop) because it is really good here in Spain. For dinner we had a lighter meal with la sopa (soup) and a type of lasagna. We all really like the food here in Spain!
Even with the salsa dancing and delectable food nothing tops our first Spanish classes today.
It started off as a difficult transition for all of us. But nobody ever said it would be easy. The teachers in Spain have a unique method of teaching: they like to to talk about Spanish in Spanish. Confusing. In a normal classroom we would learn vocabulary, grammar, and other concepts with a teacher for the most part explaining in good old English. But when most of the teachers at the school don’t speak a word of English it makes most of us a little uncomfortable. Almost everybody had to drop down a level after the first session because most of us were a little too confused. For now, most of us process Spanish speaking and listening slowly and it requires all of our efforts. We usually only pick up a few words here and there. However, with time our heads will adjust the fog should clear. We just need to keep our heads screwed on and practice more and more as the days pass. By the end of the week, it wouldn’t be a surprise if we could all speak casually and with rhythm.