We have a lot of information to cover so I will just begin with the basics. I have been giving the opportunity of a lifetime to study spanish in Segovia, Spain for six weeks. I know what you all must be thinking where is Segovia? Segovia is about 50 to 60 minutes outside the capital of Spain which is Madrid.
I guess I will start off by talking about what I was feeling before I left the United States on May 15. A lot of emotions ran through my head like. Will I like the food? Will I get accustomed to living in a different country without my family and friends? Will I be living with a great family? Will I feel alone sometimes? Will I miss the commodities of the United States such as my bed, food, toilet paper (yes, they dont believe in it here for some strange reason)? Well let me tell you the feeling I got when I did get off that plane. I basically felt like I was home. These past two weeks have been the experience of a life time and honestly.... I feel like I should have been born in Europe. I have never felt more relaxed, happy, and excited about experiencing the world that has been so distant from me for the longest time. I honestly never want to leave. If I got the chance to move my family and friends here, I would never go back to the United States ever. I know what you all must be thinking, she is a horrible American, but life on this side of the world is completley and utterly different, and thats why I think I like it so much. Ok done with all that sappy,emotional stuff.
OK DETAILS. DETAILS. DETAILS. What the heck have I been doing for the past two weeks in a nutshell here we go.
Basic schedule every day:
Wake up at 7:15 am, get dressed, eat breakfast. Let's talk about breakfast for a sec. We get zumo de pina o uva(pineapple and grape) which is juice in Spain and then magdalenas... Which is a muffin type bread thingy.. Im honestly can NOT eat another one... Im all magdalena out... But this week I got the courage up to ask my "madre raquel" for some cereal and she asked me what kind and I said anything chocolate like a child... and just so you know.. the milk aint cold here either. Its like luke warm... I don't even wanna talk about it, but it is ok. I got used to it. My sisters on the other had Aroa and Naomi eat wierd stuff. Like the other day.. I came into the kitchen and she was eating crackers crunched up into a thick chocolate milk substance.. It was odd to say the least, but that is what I like about Europe. Everyone is constantly doing odd things. It's like a new adventure everyday watching these Europeans.8:45 am off to school to meet Cassie Ann (another American student/best friend) outside of her house and we walk a mile to school everyday. OK can we talk about walking for a second. Walking is NO JOKE here in Segovia. They do not mess around about walking. We walk everywhere, probably more than 8 miles every day on average, but me and Cassie Ann have recently figured out the bus system so we are taking advantage of that every chance we get.
9:00 am- 1:50 pm. Time for school... 9-10:30 Spanish Grammar Class, then on to History class in Spanish for another hour and a half. Then Spanish Literature Class for another hour in a half. Can I just say it is not easy to sit in the same chair, in the same classroom when it is blue skies and rainbows outside and you are in a desk... BOO ON SCHOOL. I know it is why I am here, but can we not at least have fridays off??
After class Cassie and I scurry home (one mile again...) to have COMIDA which is lunch here in segovia. Around 2-5 stores, shops, and work closes down so all the families can come home to eat a bountiful lunch together as a family. This is the biggest meal of the day for segovians and spaniards. We typically start off with a carb like rice, potatoes or some type of vegetable. Then we proceed to the next course which is usually a filete (fillet) of fish, lamb, or chicken which is either plancha o frito (seered or fried). In my family we usually eat lamb.. and honestly not a big fan but oh well. Then after that we usually clean the palate with a piece of fruit. I usually ask for honey due or watermelon. Then we have an ice cream or something. Then off to my favorite part of the day SIESTA (nap time).. YIPPEE. until around 4:30 or 5.
Then me and Cassie usually meet up to go down town where the famous aqueduct is to go to a café and meet up with other students to do homework or have a glass of wine or have a tapa (appetizers).
Around 9:30 we all head home to have dinner. My dinner as well as many other segovians do not have dinner until 11:00 at night, and our dinners usually consists of some type of egg, bread, and fruit...
Although we did have enchiladas the other night which were very yummy and good for a change.
My next post is about my weekends in Madrid.
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