Bueno

Ahh what craziness! This past weekend we went to carnival in Cádiz which was insane. Kate and I took a 5 hour bus ride there to party for 7 hours and then took a 5 hour bus ride back. It was a good time but I will definitely not be going again this weekend. Everyone had really funny costumes and ours were kind of lacking but not much could be done about it. Some spanish girls stole them anyway.

There hasn't been much improvement in the weather, still rains every day. At least today is little warmer but I think it's about to pour again. : ( I am still so grateful I brought my umbrella, it's the only thing that I use every day. Apparently this is very unusual for Andalucia but I'll believe it when I see it. The residencia has improved a little bit, it's still quiet all the time but getting better. I've discovered that its easier to talk to the girls during the weekend when some of them go home. It's way less intimidating to join a conversation with 3 people than 10 people. My classes are not great but they are definitely manageable. And I planned out my schedule for next year so I don't have to worry about that anymore. I already missed a homework assignment though, I think I spend most of the time during my 8:30am class trying not to fall asleep and so I forget to listen. It's much harder to listen in Spanish than in English. When classes are in English it's easy to space out and still know what's going on. Luckily, I think having my classes in Spanish last semester really helped me improve my listening ability.

I am worried that I am not learning the language as quickly as I should be but then I remember I haven't even been here 3 weeks yet. It seems like it's been so much longer. I think most of the time I am just using the stuff that I already know and not trying very hard to try things I don't know. The same thing happened in Italy though and I eventually ended up learning a lot.

If it's not raining this weekend we might try to go to the beach for the day. It won't be super warm but I have heard it's so beautiful. Then the following weekend we are booked to go to Dublin. I can't wait!

I heard from some of the people I met at the intercambio and I think we are going to meet with Fabián y David el viernes to get coffee and talk a little bit. I am so looking forward to it, I love when I get the opportunity to talk in Spanish and don't have to worry about being right or wrong. I'm sure they will be able to help us a lot.

Anyway, time to go back to class. Hasta luego, or ta luego as they say here in Granada.