Thus far...

Some of you have been interested in hearing more of the little things that have been going on while I have been here. So here goes.

My internship is still in full swing. I have about 44 hours as of today. All of the women we watch over have grown accustomed to us, and I have grown attached to some of them as well. The only downside to the job is that many of the women either have alzheimers or have had strokes. So it is always hard when they are having a bad day, because when its bad its bad. We try to keep them occupied with crocheting and the garden and those sorts of things. This one lady Carmen who has more bad days than good, sometimes will just grab your hand and want to hold it while we sit on the porch. The job takes a lot of time and hard work, not to mention the actual class work that we have to do, but I feel like it will definitely be worth it. I hope that when I am done with my 70 hours that I will still have time to visit them a few times before I go back.

The first half of the semester is just about over. We have our finals on Monday and Tuesday. Then we go to Lisbon for 5 days and then the next round of classes will start. I will be taking Intro to Literature, Spanish Life and Culture, and will continue to take History of Spain.

I have become a little frustrated with my Spanish lately. I have grasped the hard things but just keep forgetting little vocabulary words that I should know. I am however getting a better ear for the language. I can seperate words better and usually understand! So there has definitely been progress.

I had a dream last night that I went to a grocery store and found Dr. Pepper. It was the best dream ever!! But unfortunetly it can't come true :(. I will definitely have a list of food that I will want my mom to bring with her to the airport. But there are a lot of foods here that I will surely miss as well. Croquetas for one. They are a tapa, or a kind of appetizer, at most cafes. The easiest way to explain it is that it looks like a mini corndog, but inside is pureed pork and cheese. I will miss the churro and helado stands on every corner, and the Magnum McFlurry. Haha yes, I have caved and eaten at McDonalds. But only the icecream. The Magnum McFlurry has dark chocolate chunks and dark chocolate fudge swirled in. It is to die for!

The half way mark of my stay is already around the corner. I can't believe how time has flown. I only hope that the next 2 months will be filled with lots and lots of learning and fun new experiences, just as the first half was.