¿Hay alguien que tenga frenos?

Well, the five day week is long gone, and it wasn’t too bad. We now only have a few more, then back to the United States. I try not to think too much about it. My friend and I made a list of all the things we want to do before we leave, and are trying to soak up every moment possible. This past week on Tuesday, I went on a field trip with the school to the Museo de Bellas Artes. It is housed in an old convent and is a beautiful building. We began on the first floor and saw painting from the baroque period and renacimiento. The second floor housed paintings by Spanish artists, mainly from Sevilla. It was really neat to see the Feria, toreros, the Guadalquivir and other Spanish scenes. Later that evening, I went on a walk by the rio with a friend, then met up with some more by the torre del oro to hang out. Las noches are very warm here, but in a nice way.
The next few days, I had a lot of classes and was working hard on two final papers. On was for Anthropology and the other for Civilizations of Spain. I ended up writing both on the subject of Muslims, Moroccans, and their relationship with España (that was I only have to do half the research). I have befriended un montón de gente who are students at the University de Sevilla and are from Morocco. It is really neat talking to them especially since I went to Morocco and kind of know what they are talking about when they mention Morocco. Interviewed a few of them about their life in Sevilla and how it is different than their home.
Thursday, I taught my second English class. I was to facilitate a discussion about the news and then teach the present perfect simple active and passive. Do you know what that is? I didn’t either, until I looked it up ☺ I knew what it was in Spanish, but my English grammar skills are a little lacking. The class went really well. The students were very talkative and seemed to enjoy conversing about the news. The grammar part was a little shaky, but they understood it at the end. I am very thankful to have such a willing class for my first teaching experience. Oh-before the class, I went to the river to hear my friend play the guitar. It was so peaceful and nice to sit outside so often.
Friday morning we took the placement tests that we took when we first arrived here. It was pretty easy, and was nice to recognize some things that I had learned while I was here. In the afternoon, we had our cultural realities class (basically talk about your feelings class). It is with this woman named Conso who is like a grumpy old man in a woman’s body. She is always complaining about something, but in a funny way. On Friday, we were all complaining about how we didn’t want to be in class, and suggested that we go to a café. Conso agreed, and took us all out to Los Angeles where we sat around drinking tinto de verano and talked about our experiences in Spain. It was the best thing ever and so Spanish. On the way over, we saw the receptionist guy and one of the cleaning ladies drinking cerveza at the bar. This place is great! I had one more class to go-Anthropology. We presented our trabajos then began watching El Otro Ldo de la Cama, which is a romantic-comical-musical set in Spain. It is a very fun movie with hilarious songs. That evening, a few friends and I went out with our intercambio, Daniel. We met up with his friends, and had a great time exchanging English and Spanish words. It was also a good practice for us, because they speak rapidly with the Andalucian accent. Add in the fact that they all speak at the same time, and you have yourself a tough combination.
This weekend was relatively relaxing. I went to a few markets and browsed the jewelry, notebooks and scarves. I did some homework and sat by the river. We meant to go shopping on Saturday, but it was workers day, so nothing was open. Sunday was mother’s day, so I bought Carmen some flowers. Her family came over and we hung out with her grandchildren, Daniel and Marina. They are 3 and 10 and very fun to play with.
Well, that’s all for now…hasta luego!