My day begins early, which is quite a shift from unemployment! I get up at 6:30 to shower and get ready for school. At 7:30 I go down for breakfast, which is usually fruit and something else, like cornflakes or a quesadilla or a ham sandwich, and a cup of coffee. Then I go to take the bus to school, a walk of about four blocks. The bus costs 5 pesos, or less than 50 cents!
Driving here or riding the bus is crazy. People drive at warp speed, and there is no such thing as easing on to the brakes or the gas. Crossing the street is crazy.
It takes about half an hour to get to school. When I get there, I have about half hour to hang out, do email or blog before class starts.
Class is intense. There are two other women in my class, and we go from 9 am to 1 pm with a couple of short breaks. Today, luckily, I found the coffee shop so I can pop over and get a cappuccino, which costs about $1. There is no such thing as skim milk here.
At 1, we go to lunch. We can go to a vegetarian place or a Mexican place. Both are okay. At 2:30 we meet at the Zocalo (the town square) to meet our guides, who change each week. Then we can do what we want, conversing all the while, of course. I´ve gone for coffee, and gone to some churches and museums.
After conversation, I go back to the Institute for more email, blogging and homework. I head home on the bus around 6 or 6:30. At home, I do more homework, listen to podcasts and talk to Eduardo and Lorena, and their family if anyone is there. I have been going to bed early, because I´m so tired out!
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Are you speaking no English at all? Are your classmates also English-speakers, or are they trying to learn Spanish from a different language base? I wonder also if you notice any difference in your speech capability yet. It seems as though just having to use Spanish so much in a concentrated period of time--even a short time--must have made a big difference already. I'm loving the posts!
ReplyDeleteSo far it´s making a difference. What Í´ve noticed is that I have more confidence, and my mouth is getting over its laziness in pronunciation. I am learning some vocabulary, but I wish I were making more progress there. In class, we are learning complicated verbs, and I´m kind of confused, but I think it will clear up. You don´t learn grammar, really, until you study a foreign language.
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