1.27.2012

Hey all!

So as I´ve been blogging over the last two weeks, I´ve talked about all of the things I´ve seen and done, but haven´t really talked about how I´m doing. I´ve been getting a lot of questions about this so I figure I should write about it. Here it goes:
I´m actually doing pretty well! I like my host family and roommate and have made some good friends within my program. This month I took one class for four hours a day with two professors who taught for two hours each. My professors were really nice, but for the most part I found the class to be pretty boring. Overall the class was pretty easy and I didn´t learn all that much. However, I did learn a few new ways of looking at grammar which are completely opposite from the way Spanish is taught in the States. I´ll spare you all the nerdy explanation of grammar but if you happen to be interested, I would be more than happy to have a conversation about Spanish grammar with you. I also learned a few phrases involving food. Here are a few of my favorites:
1) "Dar una torta (literally "To give a cake")" means "To slap someone"
2) "Ser pan comido ("To be eaten bread") means to be easy or as we would say in English "a piece of cake"
3) "Vete a freir esparragos ("Leave to fry esparragos") means "Leave me alone!"
Today I took my exam for the class, which was also pretty easy, and have a week off before the semester begins. On Wednesday I´ll be going to London with my roommate and a few of our friends. I´m really looking forward to it!
Many people have asked if I´m homesick. I wouldn´t really say I miss Ohio too much, mostly just the people. Two things I really miss are watching OSU basketball and taking showers for as long as I want.
Overall, everything is going well. I´m looking forward to discovering more of what Spain has to offer and improving my Spanish. I´m sure I´ve forgotten some stuff on here, but I suppose I can add it all later. Be sure to leave a comment on this post if there´s anything you want to hear about! Thanks for reading, friends!