Discoveries

Week two of classes flew by fantastically. I really enjoy my IES classes. This is going to be an academically excellent semester, I believe.

I think I have finally found a class I can take at UGR that fits all of my preferences: History of Spanish Film. Unfortunately, that puts me at 5 classes on Mondays, but…No pasa nada. In exchange, my weekends always start at 10:55 on Thursday mornings when grammar class ends. Besides, I may as well get the worst day of the week over with at the beginning.

A wonderful discovery I have made: Old books smell equally amazing everywhere in the world (as far as I have seen). Hannah and I went to UGR’s Modern Language Center which has a library with a delightful selection of books available in English. Hannah suggested Steinbeck’s Cannery Row to me, so I checked it out. It has the same sweet smell as my old books that I left at home. Perfect.

I have decided that for extra-curricular reading, my goal is at least one book in Spanish and at least one book in English per month. I’m here to learn Spanish, but I’m still an English major through and through. <3 being a nerd!

Other than classes, this week was pretty uneventful. We got rain again—slightly disappointing—but as of today that’s supposed to be over, hopefully for a long while. Tulsa weather is still my internet homepage, so I’ve been jealous of your 70 or so degrees over there this week. What? Oh, the midwest.

Yesterday morning after class, Hannah and I went to the St. Augustine Market (an indoor many-stalls butcher place) to get ourselves some more ham for stay-home dinners. This was definitely a good idea: We got more ham for less money (than at Hipercor) and we know it is fresh and local. Also, afterward, we went to our favorite bread lady in Plaza Trinidad for some pan salado (salted bread, quite tasty) for second breakfast, but she was out of it; instead, we got some pan con azúcar (bread with sugar) from her. The bread was between the consistency of normal bread and that of a donut, and it had a generous layer of powdered sugar on top. ¡Qué delicioso!

Also on the sugar theme: Last night I had a gofre con chocolate y nata (waffle with chocolate and whipped cream) for dessert—definitely a winner. My friends and I might become once-a-weekend regulars at Café Fútbol…there are a lot more sweet things left on their menu to try! (That’s where we had churros and chocolate last weekend.)

Oh, I found out that the family gathering on Monday was due to the fact that it was Pepita’s birthday! She never even told me… What a rascal. ha!

Well, for today I’m just taking it easy at home, reading, homework, updating you all :)