It was my first day in the Spanish conversation class. I am in the class with 6 others with various skill levels(most are high).I felt a little uneasy as I wasn't able to communicate my thoughts I'd answers to the questions. I hope it improves as the week progresses.Since the class started at 1:15, I felt like it was difficult to actually go and do something touristy. This week, there are several Corpus Christi events happening. Most will be held just ou...

I slept in this morning and have been keeping a low profile so far today.I went for a walk to an area of the city I have not been. Sadly, I gotlost but was able to use my ipod to establish my location. I found myway back as soon as I saw a recognizable landmark. I noticed that onSundays , most shops are closed. I'm use to having things open onSundays back in Canada. I was going to shop for some souvenirs todaybut I will have to postpone that for later this...

My European tour is now half over. Where did the time go? Well at least I have thousands of pictures to refer to!Today we went to the Alhambra. We walked up the steep hill. It wasexhausting. They do have a bus that goes up but it costs money. On theway up they have benches so you can rest. We stopped once to catch ourbreath.I couldn't have asked for a better day. It was overcast but still warmand beautiful. The sun peeked out a few times but it was not as...

Hola de España!It's been a pretty easy day. Same routine as the rest of the week withregards to school. I found out today that I'll gave 1:00 classes nextweek, but private speaking lessons. So hopefully my Spanish willgreatly improve.I had a nice siesta again today. The weather once again was amazing.I went out later in the evening to enjoy few more tapas with friends from the residence here.Tomorrow we are going to attempt to get into the Alhambra. I&...

Today in class we learned how to ask and tell time in Spanish. We alsocompleted several exercises on irregular verbs. We read a few passagesto work on our pronunciation. Of course, we were assigned a few morepages of homework.I walked back to the residence with a few other students, had some leftover pasta and had a little siesta. I´m obviously settling in to this lifestyle!!It's just way too hot mid-afternoon to do anything outside. I wanted totour around ...