I’ve been in Spain for not quite a week. My flights over were terrible. Wind in Philadelphia caused a lot of issues. I got rerouted thru Lisbon and arrived in Madrid like 5 hours later than normal. Which all would no have been that bad except that my bags of course got lost in the process. But, luckily, they made it to me about 48 hours later. I have to admit I was nervous they would be gone forever. Spain did not instill me with much confidence. I started out the week in Cáceres for orientation. And the city was pretty nice, but I didnt try to hard to get to know it very well since I knew I was not going to be back again. The university in Cáceres is pretty famous and classes were about to start so the university students there were partying pretty much 24/7. It was really hard to walk through the Plaza Mayor. The old part of the town was very beautiful, but of course, my camera died before I could take even one picture... oh well.
Orientation, overall, was a little pointless, but it was good to meet all the language assistants of the region. Right now, there are six of us that are living in Don Benito. My piso (apartment) is really cute. It’s a two bedroom with a big living room. My room is pretty small, but I don’t really need anything big. I’ll try to put up pics later.
I met one of the teachers I am supposed to work with this year on Friday. She was pretty helpful and very talkative. She told me a lot about extremaduran specialties. I think I will learn a lot from her.
I forgot how frustrating the siesta in Spain can be. On one hand I love it because I do love naps, but on the other when I am trying to have a productive day, it is impossible because of those three hours. For those who don’t know, all the stores shut down from 2 to 5or 6. And then stay open till like 8. Restaurants stay open of course, but other than that nada.
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