Seriously! Why is it so windy here? Every night I wake up to my window getting attacked by nothing but air. It's a lot louder than you think it would be. There is even a gust in our house that forces my door open and pulls it back so it makes the most obnoxious creaking noise. The wind was so strong on Thursday it even killed a few people in the north! I don't understand! At least it's not raining...
So this past week was busy, busy, busy. I had a lot of homework (that takes me a bit longer to do because it's all in Spanish) and another tour of Toledo, but it was awesome. Though they can be inconvenient and take two hours, it's really nice to see new and different parts of the city. Sorry Kit that we complained a lot about time constraints this past week!!
However the weekend didn't come soon enough! I'm not sure what I'll when I return to America and I won't have a three day weekend every week. I took it slow this weekend, hanging out with friends and relaxing around the house. I caught up with TV shows and actually did some homework ahead of time! I ate at two really good restaurants but nothing compares to the food my host mother makes. Marisa is a great cook! I just feel really bad when I can't finish everything. They eat so fast and so much here that I can hardly keep up. Alberto actually told me that I needed to eat more and was shocked at the amount I left on my plate tonight. (I actually did leave more than usual tonight, it might have been the peanut butter and banana I ate at 7). He wasn't mean about it, just surprised that I don't practically lick my plate like he does.
Needless to say our dinner was delicious tonight. It was a soup with peas, ham and fried egg. I love it when we have soup for dinner because I can actually finish all of my bread (because I dip it in)! They loveee bread here and I can see why. It's so delicious and Marisa buys it fresh at least every other day. I feel bad for the people who don't have great cooks like I do, I've only had one meal that I didn't like and that's because it had a ton of mayonnaise.
This upcoming week will probably be another busy one. I'm sure I'll get a lot of homework from my literature teacher and I have to examine a church by Wednesday for my culture class. We have another tour of Toledo, community service (an hour to speak with a class in English only), intercambios (1/2 hour in Spanish, 1/2 hour in English) and an excursion all day on Friday.
I don't mind all of the extra activities because I would be bored if I sat around all day, but it does suck that I live so far outside of the casco. I need to leave at least 30 minutes early to wait at the bus stop (5-15, depending on the day and time), ride the bus into the casco (15 minutes) and then walk to school (10-15 minutes) to get anywhere on time. I hate wasting over an hour each day traveling to the main part of the city, but I do like where I live. It's newer and has a lot of great stores, restaurants and sites around. Every part of Toledo is amazing.
I might complain about homework and travelling to and from school, but I am excited for community service, intercambios, our ruta and our excursion this week. I love it so much here and I thank myself everyday for deciding to stay until June. It is a long time and I miss my friends, family and Ohio University more everyday but I don't regret my decision at all.
I need to get back to translating a song for literature. Until next time, hasta luego!
So this past week was busy, busy, busy. I had a lot of homework (that takes me a bit longer to do because it's all in Spanish) and another tour of Toledo, but it was awesome. Though they can be inconvenient and take two hours, it's really nice to see new and different parts of the city. Sorry Kit that we complained a lot about time constraints this past week!!
However the weekend didn't come soon enough! I'm not sure what I'll when I return to America and I won't have a three day weekend every week. I took it slow this weekend, hanging out with friends and relaxing around the house. I caught up with TV shows and actually did some homework ahead of time! I ate at two really good restaurants but nothing compares to the food my host mother makes. Marisa is a great cook! I just feel really bad when I can't finish everything. They eat so fast and so much here that I can hardly keep up. Alberto actually told me that I needed to eat more and was shocked at the amount I left on my plate tonight. (I actually did leave more than usual tonight, it might have been the peanut butter and banana I ate at 7). He wasn't mean about it, just surprised that I don't practically lick my plate like he does.
Needless to say our dinner was delicious tonight. It was a soup with peas, ham and fried egg. I love it when we have soup for dinner because I can actually finish all of my bread (because I dip it in)! They loveee bread here and I can see why. It's so delicious and Marisa buys it fresh at least every other day. I feel bad for the people who don't have great cooks like I do, I've only had one meal that I didn't like and that's because it had a ton of mayonnaise.
This upcoming week will probably be another busy one. I'm sure I'll get a lot of homework from my literature teacher and I have to examine a church by Wednesday for my culture class. We have another tour of Toledo, community service (an hour to speak with a class in English only), intercambios (1/2 hour in Spanish, 1/2 hour in English) and an excursion all day on Friday.
I don't mind all of the extra activities because I would be bored if I sat around all day, but it does suck that I live so far outside of the casco. I need to leave at least 30 minutes early to wait at the bus stop (5-15, depending on the day and time), ride the bus into the casco (15 minutes) and then walk to school (10-15 minutes) to get anywhere on time. I hate wasting over an hour each day traveling to the main part of the city, but I do like where I live. It's newer and has a lot of great stores, restaurants and sites around. Every part of Toledo is amazing.
I might complain about homework and travelling to and from school, but I am excited for community service, intercambios, our ruta and our excursion this week. I love it so much here and I thank myself everyday for deciding to stay until June. It is a long time and I miss my friends, family and Ohio University more everyday but I don't regret my decision at all.
I need to get back to translating a song for literature. Until next time, hasta luego!
1 comment:
Hi, Amanda...Mrs. Hoover here. Sarah emailed me the link to your blog and I just finished reading all the entries. You are such a lucky girl! You are on the trip of a lifetime, and it sounds like you are enjoying and appreciating every aspect of it. I spent a semester in Vienna when I was in college, and your experiences bring back many memories. Have fun, keep writing (you write very well, by the way), and I'll keep reading! Take care.
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