Thursday, January 24, 2008

So...

I did not think to really describe what I am doing, so here goes.

I live with a family here in Spain, a husband & wife and their two kids, who are 22 and 26. I also have a roomie. It´s nice, the family is great! I had all of these expectations that I would live with a family who smokes, but I don´t. I wonder if they made arrangements for me, but either way, I appreciate the fact that I don't. So, basically, we are getting into the routine of classes. I have classes every day, the earliest being at 10, so it is a lot like my schedule in the states, except the classes are at different times each day instead of the same time. I think that is just a scheduling thing, because we only have two classrooms, and less of a Europe/Spain thing.
We aren't at a university, we are at a small classroom center in the middle of the city that is just for us. It is only a few minutes from where I live, which is on one of the best streets in the city, so I got lucky yet again.
I am still adjusting to the classes, to the schedule and such, but other than that life has fallen into a regular routine.
We go home for lunch around 2, which is the biggest meal of the day in Spain. Almost everything shuts down completely during this time, and people stay at home spending time with their families or sleeping. I am not a big fan of the siesta, as i am not much of a napper, but it is a great concept. My roommate loves it!
Things start waking up around 4:30, stores reopen, etc, and everything stays open until between 8 and 9. Then, things close for la cena, or dinner, and that is usually around 10, only bars stay open, where people can go out for dinner, etc. Then, after dinner, people go back out! We did that a little the other night, but not much. I think we might tonight, because we have no classes tomorrow. If this works, there's pictures above!

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