One month!

It has already been a whole month since we landed in Spain. In some ways it feels like a year ago, and in most ways it feels like I just got here. It is nice to have gotten into a routine and to know my way around Alcala and more generally in Madrid. The weather here is cold but still sunny and beautiful, which is all I really care about. My hermanito is getting better because he is more used to me and doesn't try as hard to get my attention by doing bad stuff. However, he did come into my room today while I was asleep and started turning the lights on and off. Me telling him to dejame (leave me alone) did nothing, so I had to physically usher him out of my room. God bless his grandmother for watching him every night so I don't have to see (or hear) him.

Besides being woken up by a 4 year old, I have a lot to look forward to. Some planned trips I am really looking forward to include a trip to Cadiz for Carneval in 2 weeks and a trip to Sevilla the weekend of March 6. And of course I can't wait for my parents and sis to come over spring break! (Dad- Kath told me you like to read my blog out loud.) This weekend, we are going to El Prado in Madrid and hopefully (fingers crossed) staying in Madrid for a night game of Real Madrid versus Espanyol. We are hoping to buy tickets early that day to avoid online charges and get the best price. But can you really but a price on seeing Ronaldo and Kaka in real life? Probably not.

In terms of school, Alcalingua classes are going really well, though at times they can be really long. Today was our last day of history class with Rafa, one of my favorite teachers I've ever had. He has the voice of a voice-over actor for movie trailers or maybe a sports announcer and at least tried to make learning hundreds of years of Spanish history fun. We have a test tomorrow, which I should probably study for. I think our group will move onto literature for the next two weeks, but we will see on Friday.

So there you have a small life update while I procrastinate reading La moza de cantaro for class tomorrow. Hasta luego! (will update over the weekend) :-)