Tues & Wed in San Sebastián

Tuesday began with a long orientation at the Universidad. We found out how we did on our placement exams! I tested into the classes that I planned on! Definitely a relief! There are so many people still trying to figure out why they tested badly or switching classes around to find where their Spanish level is. It's just one less thing for me to worry about which is great! We had a guest speaker talk to us about the history of the Basque Country. If you didn't know, the northern part of Spain is considered teh Basque Country as well. San Sebastián is the most bilingual area in Spain with Spanish and Basque. It is a very difficult language but we see it everywhere. There are lots of political differences between the Spanish and Basque and it was interesting to find out about the history and how it affects the modern are and people.

I didn't spend any time in my apartment on Tuesday because we were quite busy! It did rain all day though and was very very cold!! I did go grocery shopping. What an adventure!! Ended up only getting breakfast stuff: naranjas (oranges), jugo (juice), y yogur (yogurt). It was pretty fun and I'm excited to start buying random things and creating meals for myself! I had to buy another blanket at a store because Monday night was spent wrapped up in a ball freezing cold all night!! Things are much better now! Jill and I got our computers configured for the internet at campus which is very exciting! I also have internet when I sit on my porch at my apartment! So thankful for that! I spent a lot of time with Jill, my roommate Maria, and my new friends Angela, Megan and Peter on Tuesday! We went to dinner together, shopped, hung out in their apartment y went out for a glass of Sangria after dinner!! Muy divertido!

Wednesday, today was my first day of classes. I have all my classes in the afternoon and evening other than Friday. My Friday class is in the morning because they want to be considerate of students with travel plans! The weather today was beautiful and sunny!! We were enjoying the warmth as we were walking around. Before my classes I went grocery shopping for lunch and dinner stuff. Salami y cheese bocadillos (sandwiches) for the next week!! Jill and I bought cell phones. That was interesting process all in Spanish. Hopefully it will work out!!! I only had one class today and it Spanish with Maria Hernandez. She is wonderful! I can tell she is an intense teacher but she seems very understanding and enthusiastic about teaching! I think I will learn a lot from her! After classes Jill and I bought a textbook and spent time checking emails and preparing for our other classes. I don't think I will have any different classes this week but I will keep you updated on what it is and how it goes! Thanks for all the comments as well! :) I have kind of forgotten to take pictures since I've been here, so I will get on that and start posting!