So it has been a really long time since my last update and I don't think I can remember everything I have been up to!
I am enjoying my school, Juan Ramon Jimenez. Tomorrow is my first day starting my new schedule aka a now three day work week at JRJ!! WOOHOO!! My kids are starting to love me! Last week one of my 2nd graders gave me his cookie! Then that afternoon, a teacher gave me a cute pen and notepad because I went out of my way to help her make Halloween booklets for her students. My cookie boyfriend has some competition though with this chubby student named Manuel. Every time he sees me he covers me in kisses and leaves my cheek covered with slobber. On Thursday he said if he was 21 he would marry my. Then he said, "I love you! In Spanish, it's te amo!" So cute!
My second job at the Centro Idiomas Covent Garden is going well too! I have three separate classes. All classes are Adults that work for the company called Atlantic Copper.
On Monday and Wednesdays I go out to the plant and teach 5 people that are low intermediate. Mercedes is the most fluent in English but all are so nice. Last week I taught them about the difference between fun and funny and all the little things like that.
On Tuesdays at the Centro Idiomas Covent Garden I teach two adults, Manuel and Christina. Christina is so talkative and I love it! Manuel might be a little difficult to keep interested in the class but hopefully I can come up with some fun and interesting topics for class.
On Wednesdays when I get back from the plant, I teach Bella. She is a wonderful woman who is already fluent in Spanish. She is a young mother but such a delight. She grew up in Germany and is now fluent in English, too. She only wants to learn the colloquial English that comes from America so my job is easy! I have taught her about different sayings, and she had taught me a few things in return.
Last weekend Rosio, one of the teachers at my school, invited me out with some other teachers for dinner and drinks. She is so sweet and I had a blast with everyone. Sarah, my roommate, and I met them for pizza and then we went out to a bar and had a couple of beers. It was quiet at times because of the language barrier but I enjoyed being out and feeling apart of the group at my school!
Monday was Halloween so I showed up to my school, even though I am not scheduled to work Mondays anymore, to celebrate with my kids. We played pin the face on the pumpkin and pass the apple. Both were so cute and I loved seeing all of the ninos in their scary costumes! (In Spain Halloween is still new and everyone only dresses scary... witches, zombies, vampires, etc.) I dressed as a witch and during my 4th grade class the kids tried to sing a Halloween song.. they were so cute. The only thing they really got down was trick or treat!
Monday night Jen and I went to our friends apartment for a party. Anna, Sarah, and Lisa had their piso so cutely decorated. People from out program all joined together to drink and celebrate! There were people from all over the US, England, and Scotland! Pretty neat, huh? Some guy pulled out his guitar and harmonica.. so no matter where you live, there is always that one person that brings the tunes I guess! Jen and I put on our game faces and attempted to play beer pong. I guess we are both rusty! After the game everyone decided to venture out into the town. We ended up at Mombosa, this awesome bar that has a huge rhino in it. We drank, sang, and danced once we had enough to drink, then found out way home late in the night.
This weekend was a blast, too but in a completely different sense. Well first off, let me tell the lovely story of our internet..
So we signed up for internet ONE MONTH ago. Oh man, do you have to wait for everything in Spain or what!? So on Thursday night and all day Friday I was on the phone with Yacom and Telefonica trying to get someone to tell me where my internet was!! Finally on Friday our router came in the mail, but of course it did not work because our line was not installed correctly. I am proud of myself for not only staying on the company's ass to get someone out to fix it, but I am also proud that I was able to speak Spanish to every person over the phone and communicate with them. Yay I am slowly accomplishing my goal to learn Spanish! So eventually I got a hold of the guy from Telefonica who told me he would be at our apartment in an hour. An hour and fifteen minutes later I called him again. He said he would be right there. Fifteen minutes later he shows up, messes around with a few things, then tells me he would be right back. An hour and a half later, I call him asking where are you?! He tells us that he is crossing the street and to open the door for him. Again, fifteen minutes later he returns and our internet was finally working! Thank goodness!
What was the first thing I did after getting internet you ask? Well, after calling Ray jumping for joy, I watched Jersey Shore. Man I missed that show! Don't judge me. Saturday night Jen and I made homemade chili and watched the rest of the season of Jersey Shore. Now I no longer have to wonder...
During the day on Saturday though, the girls and I woke up early to meet Sarah's PE teacher and bilingual coordinator to go hiking in Galaroz, Spain. There was about 10 of us as we drove an hour and a half north of Huelva to the tiny city of Galaroz. We started hiking at 11:30 and we were supposed to hike to another town, have some coffee, and hike back. We got incredible lost so we ended up turning around about 3pm and heading back. But the walk was still amazing. There were Chestnuts everywhere. We would just pick them up and start munching away. Also, there were madroño trees everywhere, too. They are berries that are kinda sour but very good. If you look at the flag of Madrid, you can see the tree of which the bear is climbing. The fall leaves, which are not found in huelva, were beautiful. It finally felt like Fall for the first time since I have been here. The mountains in the background were amazing and it really made me miss my Georgia Landscape. I had an absolute blast just enjoying the outdoors and taking things slow. I hope we go back again before it gets too cold and rainy.
That about sums up my past two weeks. On Saturday my handsome boyfriend will finally be here to start our mini vacation! We are going to Portugal, Gibraltar, Morocco, and Sevilla together. 2 continents, 4 countries, 8 cities, in 10 days. I am so excited. I've missed him so much and we always have fun together so I know this will be a blast!!
I am enjoying my school, Juan Ramon Jimenez. Tomorrow is my first day starting my new schedule aka a now three day work week at JRJ!! WOOHOO!! My kids are starting to love me! Last week one of my 2nd graders gave me his cookie! Then that afternoon, a teacher gave me a cute pen and notepad because I went out of my way to help her make Halloween booklets for her students. My cookie boyfriend has some competition though with this chubby student named Manuel. Every time he sees me he covers me in kisses and leaves my cheek covered with slobber. On Thursday he said if he was 21 he would marry my. Then he said, "I love you! In Spanish, it's te amo!" So cute!
My second job at the Centro Idiomas Covent Garden is going well too! I have three separate classes. All classes are Adults that work for the company called Atlantic Copper.
On Monday and Wednesdays I go out to the plant and teach 5 people that are low intermediate. Mercedes is the most fluent in English but all are so nice. Last week I taught them about the difference between fun and funny and all the little things like that.
On Tuesdays at the Centro Idiomas Covent Garden I teach two adults, Manuel and Christina. Christina is so talkative and I love it! Manuel might be a little difficult to keep interested in the class but hopefully I can come up with some fun and interesting topics for class.
On Wednesdays when I get back from the plant, I teach Bella. She is a wonderful woman who is already fluent in Spanish. She is a young mother but such a delight. She grew up in Germany and is now fluent in English, too. She only wants to learn the colloquial English that comes from America so my job is easy! I have taught her about different sayings, and she had taught me a few things in return.
Last weekend Rosio, one of the teachers at my school, invited me out with some other teachers for dinner and drinks. She is so sweet and I had a blast with everyone. Sarah, my roommate, and I met them for pizza and then we went out to a bar and had a couple of beers. It was quiet at times because of the language barrier but I enjoyed being out and feeling apart of the group at my school!
Monday was Halloween so I showed up to my school, even though I am not scheduled to work Mondays anymore, to celebrate with my kids. We played pin the face on the pumpkin and pass the apple. Both were so cute and I loved seeing all of the ninos in their scary costumes! (In Spain Halloween is still new and everyone only dresses scary... witches, zombies, vampires, etc.) I dressed as a witch and during my 4th grade class the kids tried to sing a Halloween song.. they were so cute. The only thing they really got down was trick or treat!
Monday night Jen and I went to our friends apartment for a party. Anna, Sarah, and Lisa had their piso so cutely decorated. People from out program all joined together to drink and celebrate! There were people from all over the US, England, and Scotland! Pretty neat, huh? Some guy pulled out his guitar and harmonica.. so no matter where you live, there is always that one person that brings the tunes I guess! Jen and I put on our game faces and attempted to play beer pong. I guess we are both rusty! After the game everyone decided to venture out into the town. We ended up at Mombosa, this awesome bar that has a huge rhino in it. We drank, sang, and danced once we had enough to drink, then found out way home late in the night.
This weekend was a blast, too but in a completely different sense. Well first off, let me tell the lovely story of our internet..
So we signed up for internet ONE MONTH ago. Oh man, do you have to wait for everything in Spain or what!? So on Thursday night and all day Friday I was on the phone with Yacom and Telefonica trying to get someone to tell me where my internet was!! Finally on Friday our router came in the mail, but of course it did not work because our line was not installed correctly. I am proud of myself for not only staying on the company's ass to get someone out to fix it, but I am also proud that I was able to speak Spanish to every person over the phone and communicate with them. Yay I am slowly accomplishing my goal to learn Spanish! So eventually I got a hold of the guy from Telefonica who told me he would be at our apartment in an hour. An hour and fifteen minutes later I called him again. He said he would be right there. Fifteen minutes later he shows up, messes around with a few things, then tells me he would be right back. An hour and a half later, I call him asking where are you?! He tells us that he is crossing the street and to open the door for him. Again, fifteen minutes later he returns and our internet was finally working! Thank goodness!
What was the first thing I did after getting internet you ask? Well, after calling Ray jumping for joy, I watched Jersey Shore. Man I missed that show! Don't judge me. Saturday night Jen and I made homemade chili and watched the rest of the season of Jersey Shore. Now I no longer have to wonder...
During the day on Saturday though, the girls and I woke up early to meet Sarah's PE teacher and bilingual coordinator to go hiking in Galaroz, Spain. There was about 10 of us as we drove an hour and a half north of Huelva to the tiny city of Galaroz. We started hiking at 11:30 and we were supposed to hike to another town, have some coffee, and hike back. We got incredible lost so we ended up turning around about 3pm and heading back. But the walk was still amazing. There were Chestnuts everywhere. We would just pick them up and start munching away. Also, there were madroño trees everywhere, too. They are berries that are kinda sour but very good. If you look at the flag of Madrid, you can see the tree of which the bear is climbing. The fall leaves, which are not found in huelva, were beautiful. It finally felt like Fall for the first time since I have been here. The mountains in the background were amazing and it really made me miss my Georgia Landscape. I had an absolute blast just enjoying the outdoors and taking things slow. I hope we go back again before it gets too cold and rainy.
That about sums up my past two weeks. On Saturday my handsome boyfriend will finally be here to start our mini vacation! We are going to Portugal, Gibraltar, Morocco, and Sevilla together. 2 continents, 4 countries, 8 cities, in 10 days. I am so excited. I've missed him so much and we always have fun together so I know this will be a blast!!
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