Feb. 9

Ok, I think this is finally working. Hopefully if you click the link, it will lead you to some photos. They load quite slowly, so hopefully I will get more up soon. I had my second day of class today. It is kinda long, but fun. Our profesora is very nice and funny. I have not felt overwhelmed by the amount of Spanish being spoken, which I suppose is a good thing. I am frustrated with my lack of vocabulary and ability to communicate simple things. I feel that in Spanish one and two we learned how to ask for food, try on clothes etc. but then mostly learned grammar the next years. While that is all very important as well, my amigas and I find ourselves forgetting simple phrases. I´m sure we will learn. I do love love love learning all the slang language though. I try to learn at least one new phrase every day and use it. That goes along with learning the dialect here. Sevillanos do not pronouce their ´s´sometimes and leave off the beginning or end of words. Our taxi driver asked if we were ´etudiando´aqui, which is really ´estudiando´. They also say tal luego instead of hasta luego which means see ya later. While it is a challenge to listen, I love it. We had our first flamenco class yesterday, which was so amazing. I am by no means a dancer, but it was fun to try to get the hang of it. The movements are mostly with the feet and arms. It is a very elegant dance, and when our profe danced for us, I was amazed. I would like to write more about my observations, but I will save that for the next post. Hope everyone is doing well!
Besos,
Emily