On Thursday afternoon I went for a run. This time I made it 7 miles. Pretty sweet. I hope this continues. Afterwards I went out with Eddie to meet up with 3 of the teachers from his school. We hung out a little bit and it was fun. I love meeting new people. Afterwards I hung out with my friend Giovanni. He’s pretty funny.
On Friday I didn’t have class so I just kinda hung out for part of the day. I did my first load of laundry and when I went to hang my pants on the clothesline, and they fell on to the patio on the first floor. So I had to go down and ask for my pants back, but no one was there so I had to leave a note. I was slightly embarrassed, but the woman brought them back when I wasn’t around. I had been out with my intercambio (my language partner) Felipe. He somehow found me on Facebook and asked if I’d help him with his English and offered to help with my Spanish. He’s great even though he’s a Barca fan and he hates Enrique Iglesias and all other Spanish music I like. But he really wants to improve his English so he can get a job in Germany which is where his girlfriend is studying. Jobs are hard to find in Spain these days and apparently there’s a need for computer engineers in Germany, which is what he does. But it’s good to have another friend here in Quintanar.
On Saturday Eddie and I built my wardrobe. It was quite the project because there were no instructions. We had to imagine how it went and do it trial and error style. It went a lot smoother than I thought.. In the evening we went to the one bar around the corner to watch fútbol. Felipe told me it was the best place to watch the games because they project the games on a big screen. It’s fabulous. We caught part of the Atleti game, the Barca game (which started so good and then ended bad) and the Madrid game (which was fabulous the whole time through, except for the fact that my Ramos was injured and therefore not on the field…) but the owner is a Madrid fan too and he would get really excited about things. It was fantastic.
On Sunday we finished my wardrobe so I finally got to unpack everything and decorate with my pictures so now it feels more like home. And I got to watch Doctor Mateo. Now I made Eddie a fan of it, which proves that it’s not a Spanish soap-opera but that it’s actually a good, funny show.
Today I was back to school. Mondays are interesting. My one class of 4 year olds is… AWFUL! Honestly, I hate it. It’s the longest hour of my life. They scream, run and do everything but listen. And the teacher just kinda lets it happen and I don’t feel like it’s my place to discipline which sucks since I’m used to having to do so and it drives me crazy to have such chaos in a classroom like this. Like I can’t handle it. But then I end the day with my favorite class, my fan club of 5 year olds. They all just so funny. Later I helped with the 2 classes with the teachers. I love the teachers at my school. They’re fantastic. Afterwards I met with Felipe for coffee and then I had my first evening class with the adults. My lesson was short because I mainly wanted to see what level they’re at. And then we spent the second half just talking in English which was really good. I think I’ll have fun working with them, but it’s a little intimidating cuz I’ve never taught adults before.
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